Infected Necrosis in Severe Pancreatitis - Combined Nonsurgical Multi-Drainage with Directed Transabdominal High-Volume Lavage in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]
Background: Infection of pancreatic necrosis is a life-threatening complication during the course of acute pancreatitis. In critically ill patients, surgical or extended endoscopic interventions are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Minimally
A. Meining+31 more
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Cyclic parenteral nutrition does not change the intestinal microbiota in patients with short bowel syndrome [PDF]
PURPOSE: To characterize of the intestinal microbiota of patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) admitted to the Metabolic Unit of a University Hospital. METHODS: Fecal samples were evaluated, and biochemical tests were conducted only in the case of SBS
Eduarda de Castro Furtado+7 more
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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency after bariatric surgery [PDF]
Morbid obesity is a lifelong disease, and all patients require complementary follow-up including nutritional surveillance by a multidisciplinary team after bariatric procedures.
Arnelo, Urban+7 more
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Magnets ingestion as a rare cause of ileus in adults: A case report [PDF]
Introduction. Magnetic foreign bodies are harmless when ingested as a single object. However, if numerous of individual magnets are ingested at certain intervals, one after the other, they may attract each other through the bowel wall and cause severe ...
Doklestić Krstina+3 more
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Robotic total gastrectomy with intracorporeal robot-sewn anastomosis. A novel approach adopting the double-loop reconstruction method [PDF]
Gastric cancer constitutes a major health problem. Robotic surgery has been progressively developed in this field. Although the feasibility of robotic procedures has been demonstrated, there are unresolved aspects being debated, including the ...
Cirocchi, Roberto+13 more
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New totally intracorporeal reconstructive approach after robotic total gastrectomy. Technical details and short-term outcomes [PDF]
AIM: To show outcomes of our series of patients that underwent a total gastrectomy with a robotic approach and highlight the technical details of a proposed solution for the reconstruction phase.
Cirocchi, Roberto+7 more
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Pancreas divisum: Analysis and therapeutic alternatives with a case report [PDF]
Introduction. Pancreas divisum is a relatively common pancreatic duct anatomic variant, firstly described in the 17th century. Case report. We reported a 2-year-old child admitted to the Pediatric Clinic with breathing difficulties and abdominal pains.
Jokić Radoica+4 more
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Divertículo de Meckel: aspectos clínicos e cirúrgicos em um hospital pediátrico de referência
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of symptomatic Meckels diverticulum in patients admitted to a specialized childrens hospital from January 2009 to December 2018.
Aline Sayuri Imagava+5 more
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Treatment challenges in and outside a specialist network setting: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours [PDF]
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms comprise a group of rare tumours with special biology, an often indolent behaviour and particular diagnostic and therapeutic requirements.
Caplin, Martyn+6 more
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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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