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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2003 Background. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the world and as that represents a huge socio-economic problem.
Bojan Krebs +3 more
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JAMA Surgery, 2018 Importance One-third of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) develop persistent or recurrent disease after initial therapy. Most patients with persistent or recurrent disease undergo reoperation, but the role of treatment with radioactive iodine (
Matthew L. Hung +4 more
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IJU Case Reports, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is effective for lumbar degenerative disorders, but rare complications such as anterior cage migration may occur. Surgical removal is usually performed via open or transperitoneal laparoscopic approaches.
Masaki Yamagata +5 more
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Guided Tissue Regeneration in Heart Valve Replacement: From Preclinical Research to First-in-Human Trials [PDF]
, 2015 Heart valve tissue-guided regeneration aims to offer a functional and viable alternative to current prosthetic replacements. Not requiring previous cell seeding and conditioning in bioreactors, such exceptional tissue engineering approach is a very ...
Gerosa, Gino, Iop, Laura
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IJU Case Reports, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction We report a case of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) following transvaginal mesh (TVM) surgery that was successfully treated conservatively using a urethral catheter with low‐pressure intermittent suction. Case Presentation A 78‐year‐old woman underwent TVM surgery for cystocele.
Miyamoto Madoka +4 more
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Factors associated with reoperation in hypospadias surgery — A nationwide, population-based study
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2017 Background/Objective: To analyze the preoperative factors associated with the need for secondary surgery following primary urethroplasty. Methods: This study utilized a subset of the National Health Insurance Research Database, which includes the data on
Yu-Chuan Lu +6 more
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Pancreatic resection in very elderly patients: A critical analysis of existing evidence [PDF]
, 2017 The aging of the population results in a rise of number of elderly patients (aged 80 years and older) with pancreatic or periampullary cancer, and more pancreatectomies could eventually be performed in such complex patients.
Moletta, Lucia +2 more
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Spine, 2017 Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. Objective. To characterize the association of annular defect width after lumbar discectomy with the risk of symptom recurrence and reoperation. Summary of Background Data.
L. Miller, M. McGirt, S. Garfin, C. Bono
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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Chyle leak (CL) is a relevant complication of pancreatic surgery, but its incidence, risk factors, clinical and oncologic impacts, and nutritional relevance remain inconsistent and limited. Methods We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer from 2007 to 2023 at a single ...
Jae Seung Kwak +4 more
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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background/Purpose We evaluated the outcomes of a new reconstruction method that we adopted in 2017 for small children with biliary atresia, involving aggressive resection of the sclerotic portal vein (PV), larger anastomotic orifice, and proactive vein graft interposition.
Hikaru Aoki +9 more
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