A patent accessory pancreatic duct prevents pancreatitis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Predicting models of operative morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population are important in the prevention of adverse surgical outcomes. METHODS:A retrospective review of medical records was performed for patients over 80 years of age who underwent gastrointestinal surgery from 1998 to 2008. R...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Huang TS,Hu FC,Fan CW,Lee CH,Jwo SC,Chen HY

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess our current concept and results of transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (TPLA) and retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy (ERA) for a variety of benign disorders of the adrenal glands. BACKGROUND DATA:According to the literature, minimal invasive adrenalectomy has shown to be a safe and eff...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Giger U,Vonlanthen R,Michel JM,Krähenbühl L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vagus nerve injury (VNI) is a feared complication of antireflux surgery (ARS). The impact of VNI on the functional outcomes of ARS has not yet been evaluated systematically. The aim of this review was to evaluate the impact of VNI on functional and clinical outcome of ARS. METHODS:A systematic search was pe...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： van Rijn S,Roebroek YG,Conchillo JM,Bouvy ND,Masclee AA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In bioartificial liver preparation, serum-contained medium is ordinarily replaced by serum-free medium and hepatocytes are generally cultured at high density. This study was to undertaken to evaluated the dynamic changes in morphology, viability and functions of porcine hepatocytes in serum-free medium at hi...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Chen Z,Ding Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic serous cystic tumors are considered to have a benign biological and clinical course with only few malignant cases. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data from 26 patients affected by serous cystic tumors consecutively observed in our Pancreas Unit. We explored the different clinical pictures in...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Zanini N,Fantini L,Casadei R,Pezzilli R,Santini D,Calculli L,Minni F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last one hundred years much has been written on peptic ulcer disease and the treatment options for one of its most common complications: perforation. The reason for reviewing the literature was evaluating most common ideas on how to treat perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) in general, opinions on conserva...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Bertleff MJ,Lange JF

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer is poor. This is mainly caused by the late diagnosis, the aggressive biology and the lack of effective treatment modalities. Adenoviral gene therapy has the potential to selectively treat both primary tumor and (micro)metastatic tissue. METHODS:This review pr...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Kuhlmann KF,Gouma DJ,Wesseling JG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious complications in surgical patients often originate from the intestinal microflora. In the critically ill patient, small bowel motility is disturbed, leading to bacterial overgrowth and subsequent bacterial translocation due to dysfunction of the gut mucosal barrier. The optimal prophylactic strategy should ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Besselink MG,Timmerman HM,van Minnen LP,Akkermans LM,Gooszen HG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Living-donor liver transplantation using a right-lobe graft has increased the frequency of hilar anatomical variations despite its advantage of a larger graft volume. METHODS:Sixty-seven living-donor liver transplantations using right-lobe grafts are reviewed, regarding the surgical anatomy of hilar vascula...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Ikegami T,Soejima Y,Taketomi A,Yoshizumi T,Harada N,Kayashima H,Itoh S,Yamashita Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) is a high-volume centre for pancreatic tumour resections. We found a continually increasing referral of pancreatic tumours for re-evaluation for surgery, after an initial unsuccessful attempt at resection. AIM:To evaluate reasons of initial in-operability, the feasibility of re-op...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Bhandare MS,Mehta N,Chaudhari V,Kumar NA,Pai E,Goel M,Shrikhande SV

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monocyte/macrophage plays a key role in the network of immune reactions. Dependent on activation, it is able to produce various cytokines which act on other cells of the immune system in the sense of upregulation or downregulation. In addition, it presents antigens by the HLA-DR molecule as an initial trigger of a...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Haupt W,Riese J,Mehler C,Weber K,Zowe M,Hohenberger W

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little information from prospective clinical trials is available on the influences of surgical approaches on postoperative body compositions and nutritional status. We designed a prospective non-randomized trial to compare postoperative chronological changes in body composition and nutritional status between...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Matsushita H,Tanaka C,Murotani K,Misawa K,Ito S,Ito Y,Kanda M,Mochizuki Y,Ishigure K,Yaguchi T,Teramoto J,Nakayama H,Kawase Y,Fujiwara M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) is established in the staging of esophageal cancer. In this study, an MRI protocol was designed to emulate the anatomical (T1-weighed (T1W) and T2W imaging) and functional information (diffusion-weighted imaging) provided by PET-CT. METHODS:In al...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Malik V,Harmon M,Johnston C,Fagan AJ,Claxton Z,Ravi N,O'Toole D,Muldoon C,Keogan M,Reynolds JV,Meaney JF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for patients with malignant obstructive jaundice carries high morbidity and mortality rates. Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) has been used in an attempt to improve the outcome in these patients. AIM:To review the evidence in the literature on whether PBD improves postoperative morbidity and mort...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Aly EA,Johnson CD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prove further the safety of primary closure of the common bile duct. METHOD:Twenty patients among 99 common bile duct explorations underwent primary closure. Pre- and postoperative liver function test, ultrasound and intraoperative cholangiography data, operation time, postoperative complications and the length...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Tu Z,Li J,Xin H,Zhu Q,Cai T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated the clinical significance of metastasis to the lymph node (LN) along the superior mesenteric vein (14v) in gastric cancer. METHODS:A retrospective study of 2,513 gastrectomy patients with a 14v dissection was done using the Ganken Igan Database. RESULTS:The incidence of 14v metastasis correlated w...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Masuda TA,Sakaguchi Y,Toh Y,Aoki Y,Harimoto N,Taomoto J,Ikeda O,Ohga T,Adachi E,Okamura T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the definitive tool in the management of patients with rectal carcinoma. Early failure of treatment remains problematic and is manifest in local recurrence. Development of surgical techniques and inclusion of other treatment modalities aim to reduce the incidence of local recurrence and improve survival. Th...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Lidder PG,Hosie KB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although evidence is growing that most patients who need an operation for diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon can be treated by a single-stage procedure, a two-stage procedure will still be necessary in some patients because of significant sepsis or technical difficulties. The outcomes of 65 patients w...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Oomen JL,Cuesta MA,Engel AF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different results and opinions exist concerning the use of a standard or an extended lymphadenectomy, and about the indications for portal vein resection in the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. The site of recurrence of pancreatic cancer may help to define the usefulness of different treatments in av...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Pedrazzoli S,Pasquali C,Sperti C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the early postoperative hematological changes after spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (SpDP) with preservation of the splenic artery and vein (PSAV). METHODS:We reviewed 53 patients who underwent SpDP with PSAV (n = 21) or distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy (...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Tezuka K,Kimura W,Hirai I,Moriya T,Watanabe T,Yano M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A choice of retrosternal or orthotopic route for reconstruction exists after three-phase esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis. Whether the route of reconstruction affects postoperative morbidity, mortality and recurrence patterns remains controversial. STUDY DESIGN:Patients with cancer of the thoracic es...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Wong AC,Law S,Wong J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gas in the mesenteric or portal veins (PVG) is an uncommon entity. It was first described only in patients with mesenteric ischemia and bowel gangrene. Later, several reports described other causes for PVG in which conservative treatment was successful. In the past, the diagnosis was made by vague signs in a...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Paran H,Epstein T,Gutman M,Shapiro Feinberg M,Zissin R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public hospitals' long waiting lists make outpatient surgery in private facilities very attractive provided a standardized protocol is applied. The aim of this study was to assess this kind of innovative collaboration in abdominal surgery from a clinical and economical perspective. METHODS:All consecutive p...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Vuilleumier H,Coquelin G,Wasserfallen JB,Demartines N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differentiating hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) from simple hepatic cysts (SCs) preoperatively is a challenging task. Our aim was to determine whether radiological features on ultrasound scan (USS), CT or MRI, cyst fluid tumour markers, or multidisciplinary team (MDT) outcomes could differentiate MC...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Labib PL,Aroori S,Bowles M,Stell D,Briggs C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disorder characterized by vasculitis. The aim of this report is to present a patient with BD and diverticular disease of the colon and discuss the possible association between BD and diverticulosis. To our knowledge, diverticular disease of the colon has not been previously repor...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sahan C,Akpolat T,Uçer T,Güner E,Dilek M,Danaci M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Approximately 20% of patients undergoing surgery for ulcerative colitis will retain their rectum. A single-stage proctocolectomy could be an appropriate procedure in patients who are definitely not candidates for a later restorative procedure, but it is generally not advised in acutely ill patients. The...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Balachandran R,Tøttrup A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysgerminomas of the ovary rarely metastasize to abdominal viscera and when they do, the involvement is a part of a disseminated disease. A 30-year-old woman developed isolated duodenopancreatic dysgerminoma 14 years after salpingo-oophorectomy. The clinical picture was complicated by the presence of tuberculous lesio...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Ramesh H,Philip M,Jacob G,Lekha V,Venugopal A,Mahadevan P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of CT abdomen in the localization of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The source of bleed in acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding is often difficult to localize. The role of CT in the evaluation of this group of patients has not been clearly addressed. MET...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Rajan R,Dhar P,Praseedom RK,Sudhindran S,Moorthy S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal management approach to pancreatic serous cystic neoplasms (SCNs) is still evolving. METHODS:Consecutive patients with SCN managed at the Liverpool Pancreas Cancer Centre between 2000 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:There were 64 patients consisting of 39 women (60.9%) and 25 men...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Gomatos IP,Halloran C,Ghaneh P,Raraty M,Polydoros F,Campbell F,Evans J,Sutton R,Garry J,Whelan P,Neoptolemos JP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local invasion of adjacent viscera by colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) is no longer considered an absolute contraindication to curative hepatic resection. A growing number of observational analyses have illustrated the feasibility of such resections; however, the evidence base is at best heterogeneous with a lack of...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Hand F,Sanabria Mateos R,Durand M,Fennelly D,McDermott R,Maguire D,Geoghegan J,Winter D,Hoti E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00