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BackgroundHepatic resection is the main treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC). However, surgery is generally stressful for older patients. MethodsClinicopathological data and outcomes after hepatic resection were retrospectively investigated for older HCC patients. The younger group(n=219) included patients between 60 and 69 yea...
Published in The American Journal of Surgery
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to identify if or not long intestinal tube splinting could really decrease recurrent adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) by survival analysis. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed on 1071 patients who underwent operation for postoperative ASBO between December 2001 and 2008 at our unit. According to ...
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Mannitol, hypertonic saline, and progesterone may blunt leukocyte recruitment after traumatic brain injury (TBI). We hypothesized that progesterone reduces pericontusional recruitment of leukocytes to a greater extent than either osmotherapy a day after TBI. CD1 mice underwent controlled cortical impact and were treated with osmotherapy (mannitol a...
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BackgroundThis study determines factors associated with deviation in length of hospital stay (LOS) from that determined by Diagnosis Related Groups. MethodsCohort study from a prospectively collected database including consecutive patients operated in a high-volume colorectal surgery department in 2009. ResultsFor 1461 included patients, average ex...
Published in The American Journal of Surgery
We identified the prevalence, common causes, outcomes, and predictive factors associated with abdominal reoperation and mesh explantation following open ventral hernia repair. Number of prior abdominal surgeries and the Ventral Hernia Working group
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BackgroundSelf expandable metallic stents can be used to treat patients with symptomatic anastomotic complications after colorectal resection. Material and MethodsTwenty patients with symptomatic anastomotic stricture after colorectal resection were treated with endoscopic placement of a self expandable metal stent. Ten patients had “simple” anasto...
Published in The American Journal of Surgery
Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein mediates the inflammatory response to gram negative infection. This study shows that quantitative determination in drain fluid may serve as a screening tool for colorectal anastomotic leakage.
Published in The American Journal of Surgery
BackgroundAnastomotic leakage after gastroesophageal resection for cancer is a serious complication. The aim was to evaluate mediastinal microdialysis (MM) in the detection of anastomotic leakage prior to clinical symptoms MethodsSixty patients were included. Samples were collected every 4 hours in the first eight postoperative days and analysed fo...
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BackgroundMultifocal breast cancers (MFBCs) present a challenge to surgeons. Although its feasibility is still controversial, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is not contraindicated for MFBCs. The investigators retrospectively evaluated the feasibility of BCS and reviewed histopathologic findings in patients with MFBC. MethodsA total of 222 patients...
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Short article summary“Excellent outcomes could be obtained with surgical repair of extracranial carotid aneurysms, which should be tailored to the anatomic types and presence of kinks”. AimTo present outcomes following an operative approach of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECAA) based on anatomic types and associated kinks. Material and me...
