A Clinical Prediction Model for Early Colectomy in Patients With Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treated With Tacrolimus [PDF]
JGH OpenBackground/Aims Tacrolimus is an effective treatment option for refractory ulcerative colitis; however, some patients still require colectomy due to insufficient response.
Hikaru Shimizu +16 more
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Increase in clinically recorded type 2 diabetes after colectomy
eLife, 2018 The colon hosts gut microbes and glucagon-like peptide 1 secreting cells, both of which influence glucose homeostasis. We tested whether colectomy is associated with development of type 2 diabetes.
Anders B Jensen +5 more
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Associations between social risk factors and surgical site infections after colectomy and abdominal hysterectomy [PDF]
JAMA Network Open, 2019 Importance: Surgical site infection (SSI) is an important patient safety outcome. Although social risk factors have been linked to many adverse health outcomes, it is unknown whether such factors are associated with higher rates of SSI.
Barker, Abigail +5 more
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Incidence and Prognostic Factors for Colectomy in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis with Concomitant CMV Infection [PDF]
DiseasesBackground/Objectives: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic pathogen, complicating acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC), and its role in ASUC prognosis remains a debate.
Konstantina Kitsou +7 more
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A Comparison of Laparoscopically Assisted and Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine, 2004 Daniel J Sargent +2 more
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Long-term outcomes of infliximab in a real-world multicenter cohort of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis [PDF]
Intestinal Research, 2021 Background/Aims Infliximab (IFX) has proven effective as rescue therapy in steroid-refractory acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC), however, the long-term real-world data are scarce.
Shin Ju Oh +10 more
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Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a retrospective cohort study of anastomotic complications [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2023 Purpose Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (LRH) can be performed with an intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) or extracorporeal anastomosis (EA). It is not clear which technique is best.
Jonathan Frigault +10 more
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Is Laparoscopic Complete Mesocolic Excision and Central Vascular Ligation Really Necessary for All Patients With Right-Sided Colon Cancer? [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2021 Colon cancer treatment is on the way to evolution over several decades. The minimally invasive surgery has improved postoperative short-term outcomes. Adjuvant chemotherapy has prolonged the survival of advanced colon cancer patients.
Gyung Mo Son +10 more
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Robotic left colectomy with double indocyanine green guidance and intracorporeal anastomoses
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2021 Radical surgery is the mainstay of treatment of colon cancer. Lymphatic drainage of splenic flexure colon cancer is variable, and the exact site of lymphatic dissection is uncertain.
Jan Grosek, Aleš Tomažic
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