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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study demonstrates that a preoperative FIB‐4 index ≥ 5.0 independently predicts severe complications and endogenous organ failure (EOF) following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. By capturing structural liver fragility and systemic vulnerability, the FIB‐4 index enhances surgical risk stratification beyond traditional functional markers ...
Masanori Nakamura +9 more
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A Forgotten Disease in Children: Lemierre Syndrome
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care MedicineLemierre’s syndrome is a life-threatening disease following oropharyngeal infections. A thirteen-year-old female patient presented with fatigue, facial edema, and shortness of breath. In the computerized tomographic examination, an abscessed area extends
Zekiye Aybüke Şen Ersöz +5 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease management has undergone a major transformation with the introduction of treat‐to‐target strategies and highly effective biologic and small‐molecule therapies. Although these advances have reduced the overall requirement for surgery, operative intervention remains essential for selected patients with ulcerative ...
Yoshiki Okita +4 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Long‐term stoma‐free outcomes after diverting stoma closure in patients who underwent sphincter‐preserving rectal cancer surgery with double‐stapling technique (DST) reconstruction following radiation‐based neoadjuvant treatment remain unclear.
Hidetaka Ichikawa +7 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Abbreviated Abstract This nationwide retrospective cohort study of 5458 colorectal cancer surgeries across 32 Japanese institutions examined the effects of laparoscopic surgery, adhesion prevention materials (APMs), and stoma creation on the 5‐year risk of small bowel obstruction (SBO).
Takeshi Yamada +19 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) carries a high risk of postoperative complications. Although steroids are widely prescribed for various chronic diseases, the specific impact after PD remains unclear. This study evaluated the association between preoperative chronic steroid use and short‐term outcomes following PD.
Yoshito Tomimaru +6 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Robot‐assisted pelvic exenteration (RPE) was performed with acceptable perioperative outcomes in selected patients with primary rectal cancer. It may serve as a complementary approach at institutions with sufficient experience in PE, whereas open surgery remains essential for extensive or technically demanding disease.
Shoma Yamamoto +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Staphylococcus aureus strains that produce Panton-Valentine leukocidin are known to cause community infections. We describe an outbreak of skin abscesses caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin–producing methicillin-susceptible S.
Elodie Couvé-Deacon +8 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Although randomized trials have discouraged routine prophylactic abdominal drainage after uncomplicated hepatectomy, these drains are still widely used in clinical practice. This study evaluated the association between prophylactic abdominal drain placement and short‐term outcomes after hepatic resection using a nationwide inpatient ...
Keita Kouzu +17 more
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