Outcomes after aortic aneurysm repair in patients with history of cancer: a nationwide dataset analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bezoars usually present as a mass in the stomach. The patient often has a preceding history of some psychiatric predisposition. Presentation could be in the form of trichophagy followed by trichobezoar (swallowing of hair leading to formation of bezoar), orphytobezoar (swallowing of vegetable fibres). Rapunz...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Chintamani,Durkhure R,Singh JP,Singhal V

更新日期：2003-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An intro-abdominal hernia through the lesser omentum is a rare but severe condition that can cause intestinal obstruction and other life-threating complications. Until now, only a handful of cases have been reported worldwide. The diagnosis of lesser omental hernia remains challenging for emergency surgeons ...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Liu Z,He L,Jiao Y,Xu Z,Suo J

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancytopenia is a rare complication of hyperthyroidism. Various mechanisms have been described such as immunological, bone marrow suppression. The possibility of hyperthyroidism should be considered in patients with unexplained pancytopenia. There are many case reports showing the association between hyperth...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Jha P,Singh YP,Ghimire B,Jha BK

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs and attitudes of trainee surgeons regarding placebo interventions, in surgical practice and in research, and to compare them to those of senior orthopaedic surgeons. METHODS:An invitation to participate in an online survey was sent to all the email addres...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Baldwin MJ,Wartolowska K,Carr AJ

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Managing surgical site infections, with negative culture report in routine diagnosis is a common dilemma in microbiology accounting more than 30% worldwide. The present study attempted to identify the presence of bacterial spp. if any in wound aspirates/swabs of culture negative surgical site infections of h...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Behera HS,Chayani N,Bal M,Khuntia HK,Pati S,Das S,Ranjit M

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-parasitic splenic cysts are associated with elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels. We report a case in which a 23-year-old female exhibited a large ruptured splenic cyst and an elevated serum CA19-9 level. CASE PRESENTATION:The patient, who experienced postprandial abdominal pain and vomi...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Imoto Y,Einama T,Fukumura M,Kouzu K,Nagata H,Matsunaga A,Hoshikawa M,Nishikawa M,Kimura A,Noro T,Aosasa S,Shimazaki H,Ueno H,Yamamoto J

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastroparesis is a syndrome characterized by delayed gastric emptying with associated symptoms. It was reported that the symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis had been greatly improved by transpyloric stent placement. However, the use of stents in benign conditions is considered to be contraindicated because of...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Liang GG,Zhang QK,Zhang GX,Liu MC

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excisional haemorrhoidectomy is the gold standard technique in patients with III and IV degree haemorrhoidal disease (HD). However, it is associated with a significant rate of post-operative pain. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of mesoglycan in the post-operative period of patients who und...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Gallo G,Di Saverio S,Clerico G,Sturiale A,Manigrasso M,Luc AR,Trompetto M,Sammarco G,MeHAEMO Working Group.

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinico-surgical implication and successful management of a rare case of factor five (V) deficiency with portal hypertension and hypersplenism due to idiopathic extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction is presented. CASE PRESENTATION:A 16-year old boy had gastro-esophageal variceal bleeding, splenomegaly...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Chava SP,Pal S,Ghatak S,Kumar R,Sahni P,Chattopadhyay TK

更新日期：2006-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is a rare disease derived from uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). However, parathyroidectomy (PTX) seems to be ineffective at relieving TC in some patients. In this study, we investigated the relationship between PTX and TC shrinkage. METHODS:We retrospectively followed up ...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Wang J,Zeng M,Yang G,Huang Y,Wu B,Guo J,Wang N,Xing C

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fecal incontinence is a common and severely disabling disorder. For patients with severe fecal incontinence, surgery may prove to be the only adequate treatment option. METHODS:This study reports on 43 patients that were treated with a prosthetic sphincter system between 2005 and 2009 in three coloproctolog...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Goos M,Baumgartner U,Löhnert M,Thomusch O,Ruf G

更新日期：2013-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the potential benefits of surgical audit is improved hospital cost-efficiencies arising from lower resource consumption associated with fewer adverse events. The aim of this study was to estimate the potential cost-savings for Australian hospitals from improved surgical performance for colorectal surg...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Gordon LG,Obermair A

更新日期：2010-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outcomes in patients with pancreatic or ampulla tumors remain unsatisfactory, especially with invasion into the hepatic artery (HA) or the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). In this setting, pancreatectomy combined with arterial resection and reconstruction may offer the possibility of an en-block resecti...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Zhang Q,Wu J,Tian Y,Duan J,Shao Y,Yan S,Wang W

更新日期：2019-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been implicated in its development. CASE PRESENTATION:We present a rare case of laryngocele occurring in a 77-year-old Caucasian woman. The pat...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Upile T,Jerjes W,Sipaul F,El Maaytah M,Singh S,Howard D,Hopper C,Wright A

更新日期：2006-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) provide guidelines regarding axillary nodal evaluation in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), but data regarding national compliance with these guidelines remains incomplete. METHODS:We conducted a retrospecti...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Mitchell KB,Lin H,Shen Y,Colfry A,Kuerer H,Shaitelman SF,Babiera GV,Bedrosian I

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kimura's disease is a rare, benign chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that mostly affects Asians. The disease typically presents as subcutaneous masses in the head or neck region that are predominantly found in the preauricular and submandibular areas. CASE PRESENTATION:A 7-year-old boy presen...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Bi S,Gu J,Hu C

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The robotic system has advantages of high-definition three-dimensional vision and articular instruments with high dexterity, allowing more precise dissection in the deep and narrow pelvic cavity. METHODS:We enrolled 95 patients with stage I-III rectal cancer (adenocarcinoma) who underwent totally robotic-as...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Huang CW,Tsai HL,Yeh YS,Su WC,Huang MY,Huang CM,Chang YT,Wang JY

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dermoid cyst considered a cystic teratoma derived from embryonic germinal epithelium is a slow-growing benign tumour. Dermoid cysts may occur in the orbital and periorbital region in paediatric patients and are often recurrent. The surgical approach depends upon the site of the lesion, superficial or dee...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Villalón ML,Leal MLÁ,Chávez JR,Santillán EM,Lares-Asseff I,Loera V,Valencia L,Camacho B,Alvarado B,Cervantes V,Patrón L,Almanza H

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) is a rare but over the last decade increasing malignancy and is associated with poor prognosis. According to the present knowledge curative surgery is the only chance for long term survival. This study was performed to evaluate prognostic factors for the outcome of patients un...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Beetz O,Klein M,Schrem H,Gwiasda J,Vondran FWR,Oldhafer F,Cammann S,Klempnauer J,Oldhafer KJ,Kleine M

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal ischemia is an abdominal emergency that accounts for approximately 2% of gastrointestinal illnesses. It represents a complex of diseases caused by impaired blood perfusion to the small and/or large bowel including acute arterial mesenteric ischemia (AAMI), acute venous mesenteric ischemia (AVMI), ...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Reginelli A,Iacobellis F,Berritto D,Gagliardi G,Di Grezia G,Rossi M,Fonio P,Grassi R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight loss outcomes after bariatric surgery are less favorable in super morbidly obese patients (BMI ≥50 kg/m2). Non-response, either defined as insufficient weight loss or weight regain after initial successful weight loss, is a matter of serious concern in these patients. The primary banded Roux-en-Y gast...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Romeijn MM,Leclercq WKG,Luijten AAPM,Janssen L,van Dielen FMH

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been a revolutionary development in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Meanwhile, unfavorable anatomy of the aneurysm has always been a challenge to vascular surgeons, and the application of EVAR in emergent and elderly patients are still in dispute. ...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Wu N,Liu C,Fu Q,Zeng R,Chen Y,Yang G,Liu B

更新日期：2014-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is generally safe and well-accepted. In rare cases, it is associated with complications (intra- e postoperative bleeding, visceral injury and surgical site infection). Splenic lesion has been reported only after direct trauma. We report an unusual case of splenic rupture pre...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Geraci G,Picciurro A,Attard A,Modica G,Cajozzo M,Sciumè C

更新日期：2014-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim is to elucidate the true preoperative risk factors for postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), making it possible to select POPF high-risk patients preoperatively regardless of intraoperative pancreatic consistency judged by the surgeon's hand. METHODS:Among the 2...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Kusafuka T,Kato H,Iizawa Y,Noguchi D,Gyoten K,Hayasaki A,Fujii T,Murata Y,Tanemura A,Kuriyama N,Azumi Y,Kishiwada M,Mizuno S,Usui M,Sakurai H,Isaji S

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic large para-oesophageal hiatal hernia (LPHH) repair using mesh reinforcement significantly reduces postoperative recurrence rates compared to conventional suture repair, especially within short follow-up times. However, the ideal strategy for repairing LPHH remains disputable because no clear gui...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Khaled I,Priego P,Faisal M,Cuadrado M,García-Moreno F,Ballestero A,Galindo J,Lobo E

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bezoars are collections of indigestible material in the gastrointestinal tract, mostly described in children. Polyurethane "plastobezoars" consisting of composites used in the construction industry are rarely described bezoars formed in the esophagus and stomach, causing gastrointestinal obstruction, usually...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Ziaja K,Chudek J,Chlubek A,Sznapka M,Toborek T,Ziaja D

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total mesorectal excision (TME) with or without neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the treatment for rectal cancer (RC). Recently, the use of conventional laparoscopic surgery (LS) or robotic-assisted surgery (RS) has been on a steady increase cases. However, various oncological outcomes from...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Chen YT,Huang CW,Ma CJ,Tsai HL,Yeh YS,Su WC,Chai CY,Wang JY

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with cirrhosis have a high incidence of abdominal wall hernias and carry an elevated perioperative morbidity and mortality. The optimal surgical management strategy as well as timing of abdominal hernia repair remains controversial. METHODS:A cohort study of 67 cirrhotic patients who underwent hern...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Andraus W,Pinheiro RS,Lai Q,Haddad LBP,Nacif LS,D'Albuquerque LAC,Lerut J

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internal hernias include paraduodenal, pericecal, through foramen of Winslow, intersigmoid and retroanastomotic hernias. These hernias could be either congenital or acquired after abdominal surgery. They account for approximately 0.5-5 % of all cases of intestinal obstruction. CASE PRESENTATION:A 48-year-ol...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Subasinghe D,Keppetiyagama CT,Samarasekera DN

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total colonic aganglionosis (TCA) is a rare variant of Hirschsprung's disease occurring in 3-10% of the cases. Only few studies reported the long-term clinical and metabolic outcomes of patients with TCA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and metabolic long-term outcomes of children underg...

journal_title：BMC surgery

authors： Urla C,Lieber J,Obermayr F,Busch A,Schweizer R,Warmann SW,Kirschner HJ,Fuchs J

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00