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Emergent Treatment of Acute Cholangitis and Acute Cholecystitis

Seminars in interventional radiology, 2020
Acute pathology of the biliary tract including cholangitis and cholecystitis can lead to biliary sepsis if early decompression is not performed. This article provides an overview of the presenting signs and symptoms and role of interventional radiology ...
R. Navuluri, M. Hoyer, Murat Osman, J. Fergus   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Low Preoperative Prognostic Immune Nutritional Index on Survival and Postoperative Infectious Complications in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The prognostic immune nutritional index (PINI) is increasingly recognized for its potential clinical utility. However, multifaceted evaluations of its ability to predict oncological outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its association with postoperative infectious complications remain limited.
Shinji Yamashita, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Hiroki Imaoka, Tadanobu Shimura, Takahito Kitajima, Mikio Kawamura, Yoshiki Okita, Masaki Ohi, Minako Kobayashi, Yuji Toiyama   +9 more
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Prognostic Utility of the Preoperative Cachexia Index in Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The preoperative cachexia index, incorporating muscle mass, nutritional status, and inflammation, predicts in‐hospital and one‐year mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. This simple index may aid in risk stratification and perioperative decision‐making in high‐risk surgical patients. ABSTRACT Aim Emergency laparotomy is associated with
Naoko Fukushima, Takahiro Masuda, Kazuto Tsuboi, Masami Yuda, Keita Takahashi, Fumiaki Yano, Ken Eto   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of diverse bacterial communities in human bile samples with biliary tract disorders: a survey using culture and polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis methods [PDF]

, 2016
Bacterial infection is considered a predisposing factor for disorders of the biliary tract. This study aimed to determine the diversity of bacterial communities in bile samples and their involvement in the occurrence of biliary tract diseases. A total of
Alebouyeh, M., Alizadeh, A.H.M., Majidi, M.R.S., Sherafat, S.J., Tajeddin, E., Zali, M.R.   +5 more
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Validation of the Safe Application of Tokyo Guideline 2018 (TG18) Severity Grading and Treatment Algorithm in Super‐Elderly Patients Aged 85 and Over With Acute Cholecystitis: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background With population aging and extended healthy life expectancy, the management of acute cholecystitis (AC) in patients aged ≥ 85 years has evolved. However, the Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) for AC provide no specific risk assessment criteria for this population.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shinogu Hatano, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altered microbiome of serum exosomes in patients with acute and chronic cholecystitis

BMC Microbiology
Background This study aimed to investigate the differences in the microbiota composition of serum exosomes from patients with acute and chronic cholecystitis.
Qing Zhu, Min-Xian Li, Ming-Chin Yu, Qi-Wen Ma, Ming-Jie Huang, Chun-Wei Lu, Chun-Bing Chen, Wen-Hung Chung, Chih-Jung Chang   +8 more
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Cholecystitis after yttrium-90 resin microsphere radioembolization treatment: Clinical and pathologic findings

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2016
Background: Radioembolization with yttrium microspheres is an established therapeutic modality for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies, with studies demonstrating improved overall survival.
Sagun Parakh, Sivakumar Gananadha, Robert Allen, Desmond Yip   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educational Impact of Artificial Intelligence‐Navigation Surgery on Anatomical Landmark Recognition in Medical Students

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the educational impact of artificial intelligence (AI)‐navigation surgery that provides real‐time anatomical landmark recognition during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for medical students. Thirty students were randomized into surgeon‐guided, self‐learning, and AI‐learning groups, and their performance was assessed using Dice ...
Shigeo Ninomiya, Yusuke Matsunobu, Tabito Oyama, Hiroomi Takayama, Takashi Masuda, Teijiro Hirashita, Yuichi Endo, Tatsushi Tokuyasu, Masafumi Inomata   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do changes in health reveal the possibility of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? Development of a risk-prediction model based on healthcare claims data. [PDF]

, 2019
Background and objectiveEarly detection methods for pancreatic cancer are lacking. We aimed to develop a prediction model for pancreatic cancer based on changes in health captured by healthcare claims data.MethodsWe conducted a case-control study on 29 ...
Baecker, Aileen, Hendifar, Andrew E, Jeon, Christie Y, Kim, Sungjin, Nuckols, Teryl K, Pandol, Stephen J, Pisegna, Joseph R, Risch, Harvey A, Wu, Bechien U   +8 more
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Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

Journal of British Surgery, 1994
Abstract Clinical, radiological and pathological findings in 31 patients with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis have been reviewed. The spectrum of presentation was similar to that of cholelithiasis but fewer patients had biliary colic (17 per cent) and there were more complications (32 per cent).
J P, Houston, M C, Collins, I, Cameron, M W, Reed, M A, Parsons, K M, Roberts   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources