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Hiatoplasty with crura buttressing versus hiatoplasty alone during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction. In obese patients with hiatal hernia (HH), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with cruroplasty is an option but use of prosthetic mesh crura reinforcement is debated.
Badiali, Danilo   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Circadian Disruption and Metabolic Disease: Findings from Animal Models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Social opportunities and work demands have caused humans to become increasingly active during the late evening hours, leading to a shift from the predominantly diurnal lifestyle of our ancestors to a more nocturnal one.
Arble, Deanna M.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Total pancreatectomy with remnant stomach preservation in a patient with a history of proximal gastrectomy and interposed jejunal reconstruction with right gastroepiploic conduit preservation: a case report

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2023
Background Pancreatic head resection following proximal gastrectomy jeopardizes the blood flow of the remnant stomach owing to right gastroepiploic conduit sacrifice, thereby necessitating total gastrectomy.
Masaru Matsumura   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastric Cancer at a University Teaching Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 232 Cases. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Despite marked decreases in its incidence, particularly in developed countries, gastric cancer is still the second most common tumor worldwide. There is a paucity of information regarding gastric cancer in northwestern Tanzania. This study was undertaken
Chalya, Phillipo L   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Retrospective Evaluation of Factors Affecting Lymph Node Retrieval Following Gastrectomies with Oncologic Intent

open access: yesRambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2021
Background Adequate lymphadenectomy is an important factor affecting survival in gastric cancer patients. Retrieval and examination of at least 15 lymph nodes is recommended in order to properly stage gastric malignancies.
Steven Fuchs, Itamar Ashkenazi
doaj   +1 more source

A surgical model of short bowel syndrome induces a long-lasting increase in pancreatic beta-cell mass [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Several surgical techniques are used nowadays as a severe treatment for obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2. These techniques are aggressive due to drastic changes in the nutrient flow and non-reversible modifications on the digestive tube.
Aguilar Diosdado, Manuel   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

How do patients' clinical phenotype and the physiological mechanisms of the operations impact the choice of bariatric procedure? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective option for the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated comorbidities. Recent clinical and experimental findings have challenged the role of mechanical restriction and caloric malabsorption as the ...
Bueter, M, Bächler, T, Le Roux, CW
core   +1 more source

New totally intracorporeal reconstructive approach after robotic total gastrectomy. Technical details and short-term outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +1 more source

Pylorus-preserving Proximal Gastrectomy vs. Total Gastrectomy with Jejunal Interposition for Proximal Gastric Adenocarcinomas

open access: yesJournal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, 2002
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the shortterm outcome of a pylorus-preserving proximal gastrectomy by comparing it with a jejunal interposition after a total gastrectomy in proximal gastric adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods: For 22 patients (12 men and 10 women) who underwent a pylorus-preserving proximal gastrectomy, several ...
Seung Moo Noh   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Case Report: Surgery for proximal gastric cancer with splenic artery aneurysm: approach and complication mangement

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
IntroductionGastric cancer surgery is gradually shifting from extensive, standardized operations to individual, precise procedures. The two surgical options for proximal gastric cancer are total gastrectomy and proximal gastrectomy.
Xuerui Shu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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