Radio-chemotherapy as a preoperative treatment for advanced rectal cancer. Evaluation of down-staging and morbidity [PDF]
, 2002 Background: The standard therapy for patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer is generally considered to be surgery, If the patient is diagnosed with advanced disease, postoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) is usually recommended. In our study we
Dühmke, Eckhart +4 more
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Imperforate Anus with Fistula Exiting at the Penile Skin [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 We present the case of a male neonate with imperforate anus and a fistula exiting on the penile skin. Anorectal malformations in boys often present themselves with an entero-perineal or entero-urinary tract fistula, the type of which is a key feature ...
Dimitrios Sfoungaris +4 more
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Vestnik, 2021 Свищи желудочно-кишечного тракта являются наиболее тяжелым осложнением различных оперативных вмешательств на брюшной полости, несущим угрозу для жизни больного. На сегодняшний день прямокишечные свищи являются одной из часто встречающих заболеваний в структуре хирургических заболеваний.
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Role of magnetic resonance imaging in pre-operative assessment of ano-rectal fistula
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2014 Aim of the work: To evaluate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in preoperative assessment of ano-rectal fistula and tracing its full extent and relationship.
Rania E. Mohamed, Dina M. Abo-Sheisha
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Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm ligation after orthotopic liver transplantation-a report of 7 cases [PDF]
, 1992 Pseudoaneurysm (PA) is a rare but life-threatening complication of liver transplantation. The authors present their experience on 7 patients treated by ligation of a post-OLT PA.
Gordon, R +7 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Rectal cancer with rectovesical fistula is a rare and difficult to treat entity. Here, we describe a case of rectal cancer with rectovesical fistula successfully managed by multimodality treatment.
Zhan Tiancheng +6 more
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Phase II trial of preoperative radiochemotherapy with concurrent bevacizumab, capecitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) with 5-FU or capecitabine is the standard of care for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Preoperative RCT achieves pathological complete response rates (pCR) of 10-15%.
Arnold, Dirk +9 more
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Application of Fibrin Glue in the Treatment of Rectal Fistula
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2019 Aim: to summarize the literature data on the treatment of rectal fistula using fibrin glue.Key findings: The prevalence of rectal fistula is about 9 cases per 100,000 population. Patients with rectal fistulas are frequently represented by the able-bodied
Sergey A. Frolov +6 more
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Synthetic versus biological mesh-related erosion after laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy. A systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: This review reports the incidence of mesh-related erosion after ventral mesh rectopexy to determine whether any difference exists in the erosion rate between synthetic and biological mesh. Methods: A systematic search of the MEDLINE and the Ovid
Balla, Andrea +5 more
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Vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous versus alternative flaps for perineal repair after abdominoperineal excision of the rectum in the era of laparoscopic surgery [PDF]
, 2017 Aims: Plastic surgical reconstruction of the perineum is often required after abdominoperineal excision of the rectum. Options for this reconstruction include a vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap, gluteal fasciocutaneous flap, and ...
Johnstone, Mark Scott
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