Quality of Life in Chronic Pancreatitis is Determined by Constant Pain, Disability/Unemployment, Current Smoking, and Associated Co-Morbidities [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) has a profound independent effect on quality of life (QOL). Our aim was to identify factors that impact the QOL in CP patients.
Abberbock, Judah +23 more
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Current Status of Conventional (Open) Cholecystectomy Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Annals of Surgery, 1996 For the past century, open cholecystectomy has been the conventional method, or gold standard, for the treatment of patients with symptomatic gallstones. First performed in France in 1987, laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced in the United States in 1988.
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Giant hydronephrosis: A rare cause of secondary hypertension
UroPrecision, EarlyView.Abstract Background Hypertension secondary to giant hydronephrosis (GH) is a rare but treatable renal condition mediated by the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system and tubuloglomerular feedback. In adults, GH is often diagnosed late due to nonspecific abdominal symptoms that may not manifest until advanced stages.
Ganesh Laxman Krishnamurthy +7 more
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3D Laparoscopy. A potential cutting edge in minimal invasive digestive surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Laparoscopic surgery has changed surgical landscape, providing reduced surgical trauma, shorter hospital stays, less postoperative pain and better outcomes than open surgery. Since its first development in the 90’s, 3D technology applied to laparoscopic
Giuseppe S Sica +2 more
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Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: The Impact of Obesity
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of gastro‐esophageal (GERD) and laryngopharynegal (LPRD) reflux diseases in the context of obesity as a confounding entity. A detailed review of the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease may be found elsewhere.
Abdul Latif H. Hamdan +2 more
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International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2018 Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for gall bladder diseases. Sometimes it has to be converted to open surgery because of various reasons.
Sujoy Mukherjee +2 more
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Expert Consensus‐Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic‐Assisted Surgery and Procedures
World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Remote robotic‐assisted surgery and procedures offer significant potential to enhance access to surgical expertise, optimize patient outcomes, improve healthcare efficiency, reduce costs, and increase patient and provider satisfaction, aligning with the quintuple aim.
Yulun Wang +9 more
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2016 Aim: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered the 'gold standard' intervention for gall bladder (GB) diseases. However, to avoid serious biliovascular injury, conversion is advocated for distorted anatomy at the Calot's triangle.
Mohan Raj Harilingam +2 more
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Assessment of splanchnic tissue oxygenation by gastric tonometry in patients undergoing laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy [PDF]
, 1996 W. Thaler +3 more
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Optimal timing of cholecystectomy after percutaneous gallbladder drainage for severe cholecystitis
BMC Gastroenterology, 2017 Background The Tokyo guideline for acute cholecystitis recommended percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage followed by cholecystectomy for severe acute cholecystitis, but the optimal timing for the subsequent cholecystectomy remains controversial.
Koetsu Inoue +8 more
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