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How Can Nurses Help Patients to Cope With Stoma Care and Accept Their Stoma, in Connection With Stoma Surgery?

, 2016
Innledning: Det antas at om lag 10 000 nordmenn lever med stomi. Å få stomi er forbundet med mye usikkerhet, og de fleste vil oppleve det som skremmende.
Runden, Kjersti Pedersen, Vatne, Ane Grini   +1 more
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Stoma Construction: Laparoscopic Approach

, 2014
While stomas are created traditionally with a formal laparotomy, more recently there have been many other means of creative and minimally invasive techniques that are now used to create a stoma. Laparoscopy has emerged as a front-runner in stoma creation
Luis O. Hernandez, Sands, Laurence R., Laurence R. Sands, Hernandez, Luis O.   +3 more
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Superior Labial Artery Mucosal Flap (SLAM) for Reconstruction of Major Lower Lip Mucosal Defects

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The superior labial artery mucosal (SLAM) flap is a versatile, pedicled axial flap ideally suited for mucosal lining in lower lip reconstruction. Methods This article details the surgical anatomy and technique of the SLAM flap, highlighting its role as a standalone liner or mucosal adjunct to microvascular free tissue transfer in ...
Nicholas Shannon, Takako Eva Yabe, Bruce Ashford   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viability of Tumor Cells in Bone Dust: Implications for Oncologic Skull Base Surgery

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Head and neck tumors with skull base involvement may require drilling of tumor infiltrated bone. We hypothesize that bone dust generated during this process contains viable tumor cells that may seed the surgical field. Methods Tumors with gross bone invasion were drilled, and dust was collected for H&E, cell viability analysis, and ...
Kelly Bridgham, Hani Samarah, Emma De Ravin, Hannah Kenny, Eric Mastrolonardo, Annie Moroco, Suhao Han, Oliver Abinader, Ramkrishna Mitra, Alban Linnenbach, Gurston Nyquist, Christopher Farrell, Stacey Gargano, Andrew P. South, Adam Luginbuhl   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Delayed and Omitted Postoperative Radiotherapy After Laryngectomy for pT4 Laryngeal Cancer

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) improves locoregional control and survival in high‐risk head and neck cancer, and guidelines recommend initiation within 42 days of surgery. Timeliness after laryngectomy for pathologic T4 (pT4) laryngeal cancer is poorly characterized.
George Ashji, Arun Rajan, Elias Dahl, Sudarshan Ramanan, Nishant Chadha, Yingzhi Wu, Richard J. Wong, Marc A. Cohen, Edward Christopher Dee, Nancy Y. Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technical Considerations in Stoma Creation

, 2017
Creating an intestinal stoma is commonly the final aspect of an often emergent and complicated operation under difficult circumstances. While creation of a protruding, tension-free, and well-vascularized stoma is often straightforward, one must be ...
Peter Cataldo, Alia Whitehead
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Association Between Socioeconomic Position and Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival of Patients With Stage I–III Rectal Cancer in the Netherlands

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Socioeconomic position (SEP) influences cancer care and outcomes, even in countries with government‐funded healthcare. This population‐based study examined associations between SEP, rectal cancer care and survival of patients in the Netherlands.
Suzanne E. N. de Vries, Felice N. van Erning, Mieke J. Aarts, Alice M. Couwenberg, Laskarina J. K. Galanos, Irene E. G. van Hellemond, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Robin Lurvink, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Johannes H. W. de Wilt, Marloes A. G. Elferink   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stoma care

, 2014
This package explains what a stoma is, why you might require to have one, chronic diseases that may lead to stoma, common symptoms to complications of having a stoma, physiological aspects, dietary tips , skin care to self care, medication and prognosis.
James Watt College
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Diverting Stoma

, 2013
The role of a protective stoma is to divert the flow of the feces externally, thus protecting a low colorectal anastomosis which is potentially at risk.
Nicolò de Manzini, PALMISANO, SILVIA, Simonetta Masaro, Piera Leon, Mattia Trevisan, MASARO, SIMONETTA, de Manzini, Nicolo', Silvia Palmisano, LEON, PIERA, TREVISAN, MATTIA   +9 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source