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Systematic review of postdischarge oral nutritional supplementation in patients undergoing GI surgery.

Nutrition in clinical practice, 2009
OBJECTIVE To determine whether nutritional supplementation following hospital discharge in patients who undergo gastrointestinal (GI) surgery is beneficial in specific outcome measures. METHODS A systematic review was conducted of randomized controlled
P. Lidder, S. Lewis, M. Duxbury, Steven Thomas   +3 more
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Task Autonomy of a Flexible Endoscopic System for Laser-Assisted Surgery

Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2022
Laser beam steering has been widely studied for the automation of surgery. Currently, flexible instruments for laser surgery are operated entirely by surgeons, which keeps the automation of endoluminal surgery at the initial level.
Hangjie Mo, Xiaojian Li, Bo Ouyang, G. Fang, Yuanjun Jia   +4 more
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Presurgical GI Evaluation in Bariatric Surgery

2012
The importance of preoperative endoscopy depends on whether it changes or affects operative management. There is insufficient data to strongly recommend routine endoscopy on all patients planning to undergo bariatric surgery. However, most experts recommend routine preoperative endoscopy in all symptomatic patients as well as to maintain a low ...
Bipan Chand, Nabil Tariq
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Radiological imaging of the GI tract after bariatric surgery

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2009
Obesity is becoming epidemic in proportion and is leading to considerable morbidity and mortality in the community. Bariatric surgery offers one tested solution to sustained weight loss and comorbidity reduction. However, it is associated with a significant number of complications.The objective of this article is to review the utility of radiological ...
Shuvro H. Roy-Choudhury, Jose C. Varghese   +1 more
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Post-CCT National Surgical Fellowship in Bariatric and Upper GI Surgery

, 2010
With fierce competition for the best consultant posts in surgery, a fellowship is almost becoming an essential requirement. There are numerous fellowships available but finding the right one and organising family life around it is extremely difficult ...
S. Agrawal
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Total neoadjuvant therapy with mFOLFIRINOX versus preoperative chemoradiation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: Final results of PRODIGE 23 phase III trial, a UNICANCER GI trial.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2020
4007 Background: PRODIGE 23 investigated the role of neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX before preoperative (preop) chemoradiation (CRT), with TME-surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) in resectable locally advanced rectal cancer.
T. Conroy, N. Lamfichekh, P. Etienne, E. Rio, E. François, N. Mesgouez-Nebout, V. Vendrely, X. Artignan, O. Bouché, D. Gargot, V. Boige, N. Bonichon-Lamichhane, C. Louvet, C. Morand, C. Fouchardiere, B. Juzyna, E. Rullier, F. Marchal, F. Castan, C. Borg   +19 more
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Joint prostheses at risk from GI surgery

Nursing Standard, 1995
Some patients with joint prostheses should receive prophylactic antibiotics before gastrointestinal surgery, according to researchers. While it is usual for patients with prosthetic heart valves to receive prophylaxis, those with joint replacements have not been considered to be at risk of infection.
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Gemox versus surveillance following surgery of localized biliary tract cancer: Results of the PRODIGE 12-ACCORD 18 (UNICANCER GI) phase III trial.

, 2017
225Background: No standard post-surgery adjuvant treatment is currently recommended in localized biliary tract cancer (BTC). Gemcitabine combined with platinum is the standard chemotherapy for advanced BTC.
J. Edeline, F. Bonnetain, J. Phelip, J. Watelet, P. Hammel, J. Joly, M. B. Abdelghani, O. Rosmorduc, K. Bouhier‐Leporrier, J. Jouve, R. Faroux, V. G. Meyer, E. Assenat, J. Seitz, D. Malka, C. Louvet, A. Bertaut, B. Juzyna, T. Stanbury, E. Boucher   +19 more
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Minimally invasive surgery for early lower GI cancer

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2005
Two technical developments in colorectal surgery-i.e. transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and laparoscopic surgery for colorectal disease-are now available for the treatment of early lower GI cancer. Benign lesions and early-stage tumours of the rectosigmoid are amenable for a transanal approach. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is performed using
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SSAT GI Surgery Debate: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas: Is Post-Pancreatectomy Acute Pancreatitis a Relevant Clinical Entity?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2021
L. Maggino, G. Marchegiani, N. Zyromski, C. Vollmer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source