The patient perspective on colorectal anastomotic leaks: A qualitative study
Abstract Aim Anastomotic leakage is a well‐known complication following colorectal surgery, however, there is limited knowledge about patients' experiences with leaks across the care pathway, from initial diagnosis and treatment to long‐term recovery.
Danique J. I. Heuvelings +55 more
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Stricturing Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract—Current Clinical Practice
ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal stricture can occur in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and anorectum. Most of the strictures are benign. The prevalence of esophageal strictures (ES) secondary to eosinophilic esophagitis has increased. Pyloric stenosis (PS) is rarely seen in clinical practice.
Monjur Ahmed
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Incidence of the anterior resection syndrome using low anterior resection score (LARS scale)
Background Up to 90 % of patients undergoing low anterior resection, complain of increased daily bowel movements, urgency for defecation, and a variable degree of incontinence. A symptom-based scoring system for bowel dysfunction after low anterior resection for rectal cancer has recently been validated in Lithuanian population.
Dulskas, Audrius +4 more
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pooled efficacy of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) in patients with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS).This study was based on the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the PRISMA guidelines.
Stavros Chrysovalantis Liapis +5 more
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European Society of Neuroendocrine Tumors (ENETS) 2025 guidance paper for lung and thymic carcinoids
Abstract This ENETS guidance paper, developed by a multidisciplinary working group, provides up‐to‐date and practical advice on the diagnosis and management of lung and thymic carcinoids, based on recent developments and study results. These recommendations aim to provide practical recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and follow‐up of these ...
Eric Baudin +12 more
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Background To evaluate the effect of stoma-related factors (stoma or no stoma, stoma type, and stoma reversal time) on the occurrence of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), a highly prevalent condition that can develop after anal sphincter-sparing ...
Yuhan Qi +5 more
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How Should the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score Be Interpreted? [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Bowel dysfunction after low anterior resection is often assessed by determining the low anterior resection syndrome score. What is unknown, however, is whether this syndrome is already present in the general population and which nonsurgical ...
Al-Saidi, Aia M. A. +4 more
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International Forum on Visceral Myopathy 2024: Advances in the Knowledge of the Disease
As an orphan disease, where treatment is not curative and diagnosis is often slow, VSCM represents a serious health and social problem requiring research efforts in several directions. ABSTRACT Background Visceral myopathy (VSCM) is an ultra‐rare life‐threatening condition characterized by severe impairment of gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary, and ...
Pascal de Santa Barbara +42 more
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Patients' experiences of living with low anterior resection syndrome three to six months after colorectal cancer surgery: A phenomenological study [PDF]
Background Increased use of sphincter-preserving surgery following colorectal cancer has led to more people living with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), a disordered bowel function that significantly impacts quality of life.
Eide, Leslie S.P. +3 more
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Unstable Fractures of the Forearm: a project to improve clinical comprehension and to evaluate the results of the Interosseous Membrane Reconstruction [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The Essex Lopresti lesion represents the worse pattern of the Unstable Fractures of the Forearm, because of the three constraints disruption, so it can be defined as the most challenging forearm lesion for the surgeon.
Cavaciocchi, Michele <1980>
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