Embolizations of the hepatic tumors - two-year single center experience [PDF]
Background/Aim. Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and portal vein embolizations (PVE) are established methods of treatment of patients with hepatic tumors.
Janczak Dariusz +6 more
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Local recurrence in patients treated for rectal cancer using total mesorectal excision or transection of mesorectum [PDF]
Background/Aim. Rectal cancer is a major health problem throughout the world, despite the great progress in the treatment and control of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mesorectal excision type on local recurrence in ...
Milojković Bobana +8 more
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Background and Aims: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive.
Kristine H. Allin +5 more
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Background Digestive tract reconstruction in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy can be divided into two types: instrument anastomosis and hand-sewn anastomosis.
Zeshen Wang +6 more
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Incarcerated inguinal hernias surgical treatment specifics in elderly patients [PDF]
Background/Aim. Incarcerated inguinal hernias surgical treatment represents one of the most frequent surgical treatments in elderly patients. The percentage of incarcerated inguinal hernias urgent surgical treatments is growing exponentially with the ...
Pešić Ivan +6 more
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Secondary renocolic fistula caused by pyonephrosis [PDF]
Introduction. Renoalimentary fistulas represent infrequent pathology with 27 literature reports. The oldest report is from the year 1953. Nowadays, they usually arise after the cryoablation of renal tumors.
Prelević Rade +4 more
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Background Limitations exist in available studies investigating effect of preoperative frailty on postoperative outcomes. This study was designed to analyze the association between composite risk index, an accumulation of preoperative frailty deficits ...
Chun-Qing Li +4 more
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Incidence, in-hospital mortality and risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia in patients with intra-abdominal surgical procedures hospitalized in a tertiary hospital in Belgrade, Serbia: A matched case- control study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in a surgical population significantly increases morbidity and mortality, prolongs hospitalization and increases total treatment costs.
Taušan Đorđe +7 more
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Use of recombinant factor VIIa in the treatment of massive retroperitoneal bleeding due to severe necrotizing pancreatitis [PDF]
Background. Recently, a growing number of case reports and case series have suggested that the use of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) may be effective in treatment of patients with non-hemophilic acquired coagulopathy not responding to ...
Stefanović Branislav +6 more
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Safety of simultaneous colon and liver resection for colorectal liver metastases [PDF]
Background/Aim. Surgical strategy for the treatment of resectable synchronous hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess safety of simultaneous colon and liver resections and the direct ...
Stojanović Miroslav +9 more
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