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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcomas of the esophagus are rare representing 0.1-1.5% of all esophageal tumors. We report a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) of the esophagus in a 60-year-old woman. METHODS:The diagnosis was made preoperatively on endoscopic biopsy and confirmed after tumor resection by immunohist...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Manger T,Pross M,Haeckel C,Lippert H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate preoperative staging of gastrointestinal malignancies is of major importance in the decision for adequate stage-related therapy. There is evidence that laparoscopy in combination with laparoscopic ultrasound is more accurate in the detection of intra-abdominal metastases than conventional preoperative imaging...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Rau B,Hünerbein M,Schlag PM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic tuberculosis is usually unsuspected as it can present in various forms. Though an uncommon disease, once diagnosed it is potentially curable. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective review of the records of 9 patients with histologically proven tuberculosis of the pancreas. RESULTS:In none of the 9 p...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Chaudhary A,Negi SS,Sachdev AK,Gondal R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal treatment of common bile duct (CBD) stones is controversial, and depends on local expertise, the patient's medical condition and the time of diagnosis. Current practice entails a wide variation in the duration of leaving T tubes in place, anywhere from 7 to 30 days, and in the time to postoperati...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Stein DE,Sclafani SJ,Kral JG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease has been simplified by the availability of minimally invasive techniques to treat this condition. The indications and selection of patients remain the same as for open surgery and initial results with laparoscopic antireflux surgery show long-term results equa...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Hinder RA,Smith SL,Klingler PJ,Branton SA,Floch NR,Seelig MH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients with postoperative pulmonary complications after esophagectomy often have increased mortality. The purpose of the study was to examine the efficacy of preventing postoperative pulmonary complications by an intensive preoperative respiratory rehabilitation (PR) program for esophageal cancer pati...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Yamana I,Takeno S,Hashimoto T,Maki K,Shibata R,Shiwaku H,Shimaoka H,Shiota E,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：: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：:As well as the pronounced effect on body mass index (BMI), bariatric surgery is increasingly recognized as being associated with improvements in morbidity and mortality in a range of conditions, from airways disease to cancer. In metabolic disease, the impact of bariatric surgery is particularly obvious with marked im...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Neff KJ,le Roux CW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of carcinoma of the colon that metastasized to the lower gingiva is described. The patient who had carcinoma of the colon developed a proliferating lesion at the site of a recent tooth extraction. A few days later, the primary site of the malignancy appeared. The clinical features in such cases were reviewed in...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Tomikawa M,Higuchi Y,Saku M,Takeshita M,Yoshida K,Sugimachi K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emergency surgery impairs postoperative outcomes in colorectal cancer patients. No study has assessed the relationship between obesity and postoperative results in this setting. OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of emergency surgery for obstructive colon cancer (OCC) in an obese patient population with those...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Genser L,Manceau G,Mege D,Bridoux V,Lakkis Z,Venara A,Voron T,Bege T,Sielezneff I,Karoui M,on behalf of the AFC (French Surgical Association) Working Group.

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Primary distal bile duct adenocarcinomas (DBDAs) are unusual neoplasms, necessitating pancreaticoduodenectomy for cure. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prognostic importance of lymphatic and perineural invasion, long-term outcome of patients after resection, and differences in outcome with h...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Bortolasi L,Burgart LJ,Tsiotos GG,Luque-De León E,Sarr MG

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Graft failure is a critical complication associated with vascular occlusion in esophageal reconstruction with a free jejunal graft following pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of intramucosal pH (pHi) measurement using a tonometer to assess the graft viability. MET...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Kamiya K,Suzuki S,Mineta H,Konno H

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：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：AIMS:To describe the extremely rare case of an adenomyoma of the papilla of Vater. CASE REPORT:A 42-year-old woman was hospitalized for epigastralgia and high fever. The clinical presentation and endoscopic, biochemical, and radiologic findings led to the diagnostic impression of a dysfunction of the papilla of Vater....

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Kayahara M,Ohta T,Kitagawa H,Miwa K,Urabe T,Murata T

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is one of the most frequent complications of epidural anesthesia. This study aims to clarify risk factors of POUR and to estimate the appropriate timing of urethral catheter removal. METHODS:Between September and December 2014, a retrospective cohort study was con...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Hayami S,Ueno M,Kawai M,Kuriyama T,Kawamata T,Yamaue H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this review is to summarize the available evidence for changes in bile composition following liver surgery and assess their use in predicting post-operative complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A literature search was undertaken for all studies focusing on bile composition, bile volume and anal...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Gravante G,Knowles T,Ong SL,Al-Taan O,Metcalfe M,Dennison AR,Lloyd DM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The management of patients with silent or asymptomatic gallstones remains controversial. The objective of this study is to determine the complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed to treat patients under 50 years of age with asymptomatic gallstones. METHOD:207 patients, 13-49 years of age ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Coelho JC,Vizzoto AO,Salvalaggio PR,Tolazzi AR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether selection with fluorine-18-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging would result in an improved outcome in surgically treated patients with curative resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), stratified by the clinical risk score (CRS) o...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Ayez N,de Ridder J,Wiering B,Oyen WJ,de Wilt JH,Verhoef C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Pancreatitis is the most common and feared complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). We previously examined patency of the accessory pancreatic duct (APD) by dye injection endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP). APD patency was found in 43% of 291 control cases who had n...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Tabata T,Kamisawa T,Takuma K,Anjiki H,Egawa N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard treatment for symptomatic benign gallbladder disease. The identification of factors that reliably predict the need to convert LC to open cholecystectomy (OC) would help with patient education and counseling. METHODS:Between January 2000 and December ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sultan AM,El Nakeeb A,Elshehawy T,Elhemmaly M,Elhanafy E,Atef E

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PcRFA) provides alternative means of treating patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases. We previously reported our initial experience in 30 patients treated with PcRFA. We present the final long-term results in these 30 patients. METHODS:The final outcom...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

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

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proinflammatory cytokines like TNF-alpha and IL-8 have been thought to play a pivotal role in the propagation of severe acute pancreatitis (AP) and the development of its systemic complications, particularly acute lung injury. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of pretreatment with hydrocortisone on the p...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Osman MO,Jacobsen NO,Kristensen JU,Larsen CG,Jensen SL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Because the TNM system disregards the number of lymph nodes dissected and inter-individual differences exist in the number of regional lymph nodes, the lymph node ratio (LNR), which is estimated by dividing the number of metastatic lymph nodes by the number of dissected lymph nodes, has been proposed as...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Sugimoto K,Sakamoto K,Tomiki Y,Goto M,Kojima Y,Komiyama H

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The prevalence and significance of joint symptoms appearing in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) following a colectomy are unclear. AIM:We investigated the relationship between joint symptoms during steroid tapering following an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) and the cumulative risk for developing ...

journal_title：Digestive surgery

authors： Nakamura M,Ikeuchi H,Nakano H,Uchino M,Noda M,Yanagi H,Yamamura T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00