Cost-effective utilization of a private facility to perform outpatient surgery in public hospital waiting list patients.

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/AIM:Pancreatic cancer has a dismal prognosis. Ampullary cancer (defined as cancer of the ampulla of Vater or the distal common bile duct) has a better prognosis and is thought to be a biologically different tumor. The aim of this study was to find factors that could predict survival after radical (R-0) resec...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Smeenk HG,Erdmann J,van Dekken H,van Marion R,Hop WC,Jeekel J,van Eijck CH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the current management of achalasia, and the controversies regarding the different treatment options. METHODS:A review of the literature was performed. The key words used were esophageal achalasia, Heller myotomy, endoscopic balloon dilatation, laparoscopic Heller myotomy, and fundoplication. RESU...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Abir F,Modlin I,Kidd M,Bell R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Crohn's disease is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disease requiring surgery in a large number of patients. This review describes new developments in surgical techniques for treating Crohn's disease. RESULTS:Single-incision laparoscopic surgery decreases abdominal wall trauma by reducing the num...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Gardenbroek TJ,Tanis PJ,Buskens CJ,Bemelman WA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely performed in the treatment of early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Few studies have compared the long-term outcomes of esophageal ESD based on absolute indications and relative indications. The aim of the current study was to investigate the...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Liu Y,Qian D,Tang B,Fan C,Yu J,Lin H,Bai J,Zhao X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the increasing number of reports on the favorable outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder cancer (GBC), there is no consensus regarding this surgical procedure. OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to develop a consensus statement on the application of laparoscopic surgery for GBC based on expert opin...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Han HS,Yoon YS,Agarwal AK,Belli G,Itano O,Gumbs AA,Yoon DS,Kang CM,Lee SE,Wakai T,Troisi RI

更新日期：2019-01-01 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:Management of leakages of the gastrojejunal anastomosis after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) can be complex. New endoscopic techniques such as covered stents and over-the-scope clips (OTCs) have been developed and are valuable alternative therapeutic options to reoperation and drainage. The ai...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Schiesser M,Kressig P,Bueter M,Nocito A,Bauerfeind P,Gubler C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both ectopic pancreatic tissue and malignant insulinoma are rare. We encountered the combination of these rare entities in a patient demonstrating hypoglycemic symptoms. METHOD:A patient with episodic hypoglycemia, non-suppressed serum insulin levels, positive fasting test and a positive localization on bot...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Hennings J,Garske U,Botling J,Hellman P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biliary leakage after liver resection continues to be reported. Management of bile leakage has changed in recent years, with nowadays non-surgical procedures as the preferred treatment. METHODS:Biliary leakage and management were assessed in 381 patients who underwent liver resection between January 2005 an...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Hoekstra LT,van Gulik TM,Gouma DJ,Busch OR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of perioperative treatment with TNP-470 on the resistance of colonic anastomoses. TNP-470 is a drug that was developed as an inhibitor of angiogenesis. METHODS:A colonic anastomosis was constructed in Sprague-Dawley rats. From 4 days before surgery to 4 days ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： García-Olmo DC,Payá J,García-Olmo D

更新日期：2000-01-01 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:Hilar resection in combination with extended liver resections has resulted in a higher rate of R0 resections and increased survival in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA). This aggressive surgical approach is, however, associated with high rates of operative morbidity and mortality, largely due to ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： van Gulik TM,Ruys AT,Busch OR,Rauws EA,Gouma DJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is now established as the treatment most likely to yield the best outcome. We aimed to clarify the risk factors for HCC recurrence after curative resection of single HCC in patients with normal liver function (NLF). METHODS:The clinical records of 105 pat...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Shimoda M,Tago K,Kato M,Aoki T,Kubota K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents a case of a patient with a huge hepatocellular carcinoma in the right lobe of the liver with an extensive portal venous tumor thrombus extending into the main portal trunk and left portal branch. The patient underwent extended right hemihepatectomy with tumor thrombectomy with direct extraction fr...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Soyama A,Eguchi S,Takatsuki M,Hidaka M,Muraoka I,Tomonaga T,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular adenomas (HCA) are rare benign tumours occurring mainly in women under oral contraceptives. HCA bleed frequently and transform rarely into hepatocellular carcinoma. Identification of genes recurrently mutated in HCA and good genotype/phenotype correlations provided the basis of a pathomolecular classifi...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Bioulac-Sage P,Balabaud C,Zucman-Rossi J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic pancreas is an uncommon condition and is usually found in the gastrointestinal tract, such as stomach, duodenum and jejunum. However, ectopic pancreas in the ampulla of Vater is rare and its clinical presentations may be similar to periampullary cancer. It is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We present su...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Chou SJ,Chou YW,Jan HC,Chen VT,Chen TH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Curative treatment for gastric cancer (GC) comprising gastrectomy with systematic lymph node dissection can result in postoperative complications. Postoperative pneumonia is sometimes fatal, like surgery-related complications such as anastomotic leakage. In this retrospective study, we analyzed a multi-insti...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Shoka M,Kanda M,Ito S,Mochizuki Y,Teramoto H,Ishigure K,Murai T,Asada T,Ishiyama A,Matsushita H,Tanaka C,Kobayashi D,Fujiwara M,Murotani K,Kodera Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Although the diagnostic value of fluorine-18 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-18-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18-FDG-PET/CT) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported, the association between the F-18-FDG uptake in metastatic lymph nodes (FDGLN) and clinicopatho...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sasaki K,Kawasaki H,Sato M,Koyama K,Yoshimi F,Nagai H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reduction in plasma cholesterol with increase in large and lower dense LDL (pattern A) obtained by statins is usually associated with a prompt reduction in cardiovascular risk, but after bariatric surgery for morbid obesity a delay of some years is observed. No data regarding LDL pattern are available in...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Brizzi P,Angius MF,Carboni A,Cossu ML,Fais E,Noya G,Maioli M,Tonolo G

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Laparoscopy-assisted surgery has proved useful in the treatment of early gastric cancer, but its use in advanced cancer has rarely been studied. To investigate the efficacy and advantages of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) with D2 dissection of lymph nodes versus conventional open D2 dista...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Huang JL,Wei HB,Zheng ZH,Wei B,Chen TF,Huang Y,Guo WP,Hu B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ileal J-pouch-anal anastomosis is a commonly accepted surgical treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis. However, making a J-pouch anal anastomosis can be difficult due to anatomical variations of patients. We experienced an informative case of ulcerative colitis in which the ileal pouch was damaged when it was ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Araki T,Miki C,Yoshiyama S,Ohkita Y,Yasuda H,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of preoperative upper-gastrointestinal endoscopy for bariatric surgery is still understood only with controversy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of endoscopic findings and its impact on perioperative management. METHODS:Patients who underwent bariatric surgery at our center be...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Wiltberger G,Bucher JN,Schmelzle M,Hoffmeister A,Dietrich A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Most patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma are unsuitable for resection. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been applied to such lesions at laparotomy. This study aimed to evaluate the less invasive approach of percutaneous RFA. METHOD:Patients with unresectable liver metastases ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： White TJ,Roy-Choudhury SH,Breen DJ,Cast J,Maraveyas A,Smyth EF,Hartley JE,Monson JR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent trials have shown promising results for the efficacy of gum chewing for the amelioration of postoperative ileus. This finding could have a major clinical impact since gum chewing is relatively harmless and cheap while postoperative ileus has a significant impact on healthcare. METHODS:Systematic revi...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： de Castro SM,van den Esschert JW,van Heek NT,Dalhuisen S,Koelemay MJ,Busch OR,Gouma DJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection of liver metastases for locally resectable pancreatic cancer has rarely been performed. Recently, promising results regarding morbidity and mortality as well as long-term survival have been shown. Thus, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on pancreatic cancer resection with associated liver me...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Michalski CW,Erkan M,Hüser N,Müller MW,Hartel M,Friess H,Kleeff J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Little data is available on the prognosis of esophageal cancer (EC) in Iran. We studied the short- and long-term survival of EC patients treated at the Cancer Institute of Iran. METHODS:619 patients were followed who had been operated in the years 1997-2006. The 1-month to 5-year survival rates of EC and ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Mir MR,Rajabpour MV,Delarestaghi MM,Hadji M,Harirchi I,Mir P,Mir A,Lashkari M,Zendehdel K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It is generally advised to perform colonoscopy after conservatively treated diverticulitis because colon cancer may present itself with similar symptoms, laboratory and radiological results. With this study we investigated in what percentage of patients a malignancy was found by performing routine c...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Schout PJ,Spillenaar Bilgen EJ,Groenen MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIM:In the present study, we investigated the acute and late phases of splenic circulation after spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (SPDP) involving the division of splenic vessels. METHODS:An acute phase of splenic circulation was evaluated by laser flow meter and the late phase was estimated by (99m)...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sato Y,Shimoda S,Takeda N,Tanaka N,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00