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Consequences of Conversion in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2006
Laparoscopic procedures converted to open approaches have been associated with higher complication rates than laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy and appendectomy. Laparoscopic colorectal resections have relatively high conversion rates compared with other laparoscopic procedures.
Rodrigo, Gonzalez, C Daniel, Smith, Edward, Mason, Titus, Duncan, Russell, Wilson, Jacqueline, Miller, Bruce J, Ramshaw   +6 more
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Conversions in pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2022
New technology attracts necessary concerns regarding safety and effectiveness, including the risk and circumstances of conversions. This study analyses our 11-year experience of conversions from a dedicated pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery service.Consecutive patients were evaluated from a prospective database for the period March 2006 to ...
Thomas P Cundy, Donatella Di Fabrizio, Naved K Alizai, Azad S Najmaldin   +3 more
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Conversion Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer

2021
Unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (UR-PDAC) is divided into metastatic PDAC (mPDAC) and locally advanced PDAC (LA-PDAC). Conversion surgery (CS) has been gaining more attention due to the advent of effective systemic chemotherapy and surgical innovation of pancreatectomy with vascular resection and reconstruction.
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Conversion surgery for gastric cancer with PM

Journal of Surgical Oncology
AbstractIt remains unclear whether the application of surgery to gastric cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis prolongs survival. Twenty studies on conversion surgery were reviewed. Key points were the response to chemotherapy, complete resection, and a low tumor burden at the time of surgery. A bidirectional approach has been developed to increase the
Toshiyuki Kitai, Kenya Yamanaka
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What is the definition of “conversion” in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?

Surgical Endoscopy, 2009
A web-based survey was conducted among colorectal surgeons who represented members of both SAGES and ASCRS to find out how they define conversion for laparoscopic colorectal surgery.Questionnaires were designed based on MCQs, including three parts: surgeon information, different definitions for conversion, and four different clinical scenarios ...
Sherief, Shawki, Badma, Bashankaev, Paula, Denoya, Christina, Seo, Eric G, Weiss, Steven D, Wexner   +5 more
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Predictive factors for conversion in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Techniques in Coloproctology, 2008
Although laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery can be safely performed in the hands of well-trained surgeons, criteria for patient selection should be further developed in order to decrease the conversion rate. The main objective of this study was to identify predictive factors for conversion of laparoscopic colorectal surgery to an open procedure ...
N A, Rotholtz, M, Laporte, G, Zanoni, M E, Bun, L, Aued, S, Lencinas, N A, Mezzadri, L, Pereyra   +7 more
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Conversions in Laparoscopic Renal Surgery: Causes and Outcomes

Journal of Endourology, 2011
We examined conversions in laparoscopic renal surgery, evaluating the causes and outcomes.A single institution review of all laparoscopic renal surgeries, excluding renal donors, over a nine-year period was performed. Cases were evaluated for intraoperative results, conversions, and complications.399 laparoscopic renal surgeries were identified (394 ...
Bert S, Ivey, Steven M, Lucas, Carl A, Meyer, Tyler E, Emley, Aaron, Bey, Thomas A, Gardner, Chandru P, Sundaram   +6 more
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Conversion disorder after maxillofacial trauma and surgery

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1996
Three cases of conversion disorder are reported: one after orthognathic surgery and two after facial trauma. Two of the cases involved facial anesthesia and one case involved facial palsy. It was thought to be important to bring this phenomenon to the attention of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, to consider its management, and to define the patients ...
D, Blinder, L, Rotenberg, S, Taicher
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Robotic Conversion and Revisional Surgery

2018
The use of robotic surgical platforms continues to increase in the field of bariatric surgery. The advantages of robotic surgery may be particularly useful in conversion and revisional surgery. In this chapter, the authors review types and indications for conversion and revisional surgery, advantages and limitations of robotic surgical platforms ...
Melissa Felinski, Adam Purtell, Erik B. Wilson, Shinil K. Shah   +3 more
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Neoadjuvant Therapy and Conversion Surgery for Cholangiocarcinoma

2021
Survival of patients who undergo curative surgical resection for cholangiocarcinoma remains unsatisfactory, with a reported 5-year survival rate of 33%. An effort to obtain clinical evidence to support adjuvant chemotherapy after curative resection for cholangiocarcinoma has been planned in Japan.
Yutaka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakamoto
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