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We hypothesized that prolonged use of TIVS in SMA injuries would jeopardize EC integrity....
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PMID: 21817984
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Chronic infrarenal aortic occlusion is relatively infrequent. Aortobifemoral bypass has been the traditional treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic factors related to long-term survival and patency rates of chronic infrarenal aortic occlusion after aortobifemoral bypass.
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PMID: 21577192
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Chronic hypertension is a major concern in adults who have undergone resection of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) in childhood. In otherwise healthy subjects, exercise-induced hypertension is prognostic for chronic hypertension; however, the prognostic value in patients with CoA remai...
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PMID: 21550580
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Management of the pancreatic remnant after distal pancreatectomy remains a clinically relevant problem and a significant clinical challenge. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of duct-to-mucosa pancreaticogastrostomy for preventing pancreatic fistula development after distal pancreatectomy.
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PMID: 21600558
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We report the case of Ileal resection, in a woman aged 27 during Kerr Caesarean section, we observe two ileum bag located at 20 and 40 cm, from the ileocecal valve, the farthest and largest containing air with breaking risk. Ileal surgical excision was performed with entero-entero anastomosis with s...
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PMID: 21966821
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Authors performed reconstructive surgery for extensive skin and mandibular bone defect following gunshot injury to the left side of the face. The soft tissue and bone defect was reconstructed with the free osteocutaneous fibula flap harvested from the left lower leg, as suitable local reconstructive...
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PMID: 21454181
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To characterize the perioperative course of C-reactive protein (CRP) and inflammatory mediators in neonates ≤44 weeks' corrected gestational age.
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PMID: 21419426
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We have developed a safe and simple method of pancreaticojejunostomy in 33 patients, in whom approximately 3 cm of jejunal mucosa was cut to improve the adhesion between the loop and pancreatic parenchyma after end-to-end invagination. Furthermore, we have performed a purse-string procedure on 21 pa...
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PMID: 21367362
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Surgical technique might influence rectal cancer survival, yet international practices for surgical treatment of rectal cancer are poorly described.
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PMID: 21367378
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We present herein the case of a successfully replanted avulsion in a child who caught her hair in a go-kart motor belt, and we discuss the mechanism of injury and number of anastomoses....
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PMID: 21644098
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Currently the therapeutic gold standard for medium and low rectal tumours is the "en-bloc" excision of the rectum and total mesorectal excision (TME) preserving the autonomous nerve plexus. In very distal tumours, complex procedures such as very low anterior resections and intersphincteric resections...
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PMID: 21453590
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC), applied to "dirty" surgical wounds, is able to reduce the microbial load and, consequently, the infection rate as compared to conventional local wound treatment.
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PMID: 21389925
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the liver, is associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) in up to 75% of Northern European patients. These patients are at increased risk for the development of colorectal cancer, and the operation of choice is restorative pr...
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PMID: 21279368
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To explore the clinical prognosis of sublingual nerve anastomosis with a branch of the deep cervical nerves or accessory nerve.
To retrospectively analyze 2 cases of paraganglion tumor,in which the sublingual nerve were disconnected because of overdrawing of surroundi...
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PMID: 21553523
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis represents a clinical condition with a limited perspective concerning long term survival. The combination of surgical cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) represents a complex multimodal therapeutic management concept with promising results for...
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PMID: 21618850
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Oxygen radicals and radicals derived from nitrogen metabolism are important in wound and anostomotic healing. In particular, nitrous oxide, originating from induced nitrous oxide synthetase, retards the wound healing process by producing peroxynitride. Therefore induced nitric oxide synthase (INOS) i...
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PMID: 21520784
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We report a case of pulmonary infection by Nocardia asteroides in an immunocompetent host who had a history of sulfate acid aspiration, followed by gastric tube interposition, reconstruction of the hypopharynx and gastric-hypopharyngial anastomosis....
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PMID: 21485768
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Intraoperative anastomotic air testing of stapled colorectal anastomosis is performed by filling the pelvis with saline solution and insufflating the rectum with air through a sigmoidoscope. The presence of air bubbles indicates anastomotic leaks which are resolved during surgery....
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PMID: 21858972
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Trans-Rectal UltraSound (TRUS) has proved to be an accurate procedure comparable to that of Fluoro-cystography (FC) to assess vesicourethral anastomosis after radical prostatectomy, with the advantages of lower costs, no radiation exposure and no dependence on the radiology department.
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PMID: 21452157
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To evaluate the outcome of the modified technique of external dacrycystorhinostomy with anterior flaps anastomosis only.
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PMID: 21534450
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Anatomic correction of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) has brought about the renaissance of the atrial switch. The Senning procedure has become the most widely used variant because of the lower incidence of pathway obstruction, baffle leak, and significant late arrh...
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PMID: 21444057
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Recurrent coarctation or complex aortic arch obstruction can present a surgical challenge. The ascending-descending posterior pericardial aortic bypass offers a safe, reproducible solution for the surgical treatment of complex or recurrent coarctation of the aorta and facilitates concomitant cardiac...
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PMID: 21444058
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We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent IPAA who experienced Crohn's disease-like complications (pouch fistulas, stricturing small-bowel disease, or pouchitis unresponsive to antibiotics) after ileostomy closure. Patients were segregated according to treatment (azathi...
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PMID: 21160308
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The aim of this study was to assess the risk for permanent stoma after low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer.
In a nationwide multicenter trial 234 patients undergoing low anterior resection of the rectum were randomly assigned to a group with defunctioning stomas (n = 116) or a group with...
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PMID: 21160312
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The slit-like trachea-esophagus puncture is a reliable procedure to restore the voice in the patient who has undergone a total laryngectomy. The new voice quality could be similar to normal and could meet the patient's daily needs.
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PMID: 21171832
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Large resections of oropharyngeal tumors in the absence of a mandibulotomy create a reconstructive challenge, because flaps are often necessary, and inset requires contouring and suturing in a confined space with limited line of sight. Transoral robotically assisted reconstruction is the logical sol...
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PMID: 21124136
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We analysed a subgroup of patients with a functional single ventricle who underwent non-fenestrated total cavopulmonary connection completion with the insertion of an extracardiac conduit as the sole or predominant procedure conducted by a single surgeon at a single institute, using either an open o...
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PMID: 20810010
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Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare cardiac anomaly in which the pulmonary artery abnormally arises from the ascending aorta. Physiologically, most patients develop signs of cardiac failure due to high flow to both lungs, with systemic or supra-systemic pressu...
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PMID: 20723270
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A low anterior resection procedure for removing a rectal tumor aims to preserve the sphincter and avoid a permanent stoma. Permanent stomas are primarily necessary in cases of poor anorectal function and local recurrence. The aim of this study was to clarify whether anastomosis-related complications...
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PMID: 21178857
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We describe the findings of endoscopic surveillance of the rectal stump in a series of patients with biallelic MutYH mutations and polyposis.
This is a retrospective, observational, multicenter case series derived from 2 familial cancer registries. Biallelic, germ-line MutYH mutations were found in...
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PMID: 21178863
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We report a 60-year-old man who presented 12 years after a McKeown esophagectomy with a fistula between the tracheal carina and the gastric conduit. In view of his severe sepsis and profound malnutrition, he underwent placement of a silicon Y-stent with a successful three-stage surgical repair consi...
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PMID: 21095291
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Use of artificial biological material – acellular dermal matrix (Alloderm, ADM) – combined with pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps (PMMFs) or other cervical tissue is a feasible technique with which to reconstruct a large circumferential defect involving the oral cavity and hypopharynx.
This pa...
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PMID: 20459374
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To assess current microvascular training strategies in otolaryngology residency programs.
Cross-sectional study.
U.S. otolaryngology residency programs.
A total of 104 U.S. otolaryngology program directors received surveys inquiring about program size, the presence of fellowship training in microvas...
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PMID: 20974331
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Intraoperative fluorescence angiography has been reported to be a promising method, with rapid and high-quality image production at low cost when used for the detection of microvascular complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of intraoperative near-infrared indocyani...
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PMID: 21042107
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Complex central chest wall resection defects present a challenging management problem for both thoracic and reconstructive surgeons. Although most chest wall defects can be repaired using local and regional flaps, more complicated cases require increasingly sophisticated techniques such as microsurg...
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PMID: 21042114
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These results argue against routinely performing two venous anastomoses....
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PMID: 21042112
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1) Asymptomatic IPAA patients have a low incidence of NOD2 mutations not significantly different from patients with mild pouchitis or healthy controls. 2) Patients with severe pouchitis had the highest incidence of NOD2 mutations, suggesting that this group may have a compromised host defense mechan...
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PMID: 20940596
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Performing a stapled ileal pelvic anal anastomosis does not appear to be inferior to mucosectomy and handsewn anastomosis in oncologic outcome, and it seems appropriate in patients with ulcerative colitis associated with coexisting dysplasia or cancer....
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PMID: 20940597
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In emergencies involving the descending colon one-stage surgery may be performed without colonic preparation as safely as elective surgery in selected patients considered suitable for segmental resection of the descending colon and primary anastomosis....
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PMID: 20940601
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In selected cases, totally laparoscopic colectomy with transvaginal anastomosis and extraction of specimen is feasible and reproducible and may be an alternative technique for treatment of women with right colon cancer. This approach may provide both an attractive way to increase patient comfort and...
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PMID: 20940594
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To evaluate survival rate and complications after jejunocecostomy in horses with colic and to compare outcomes after hand-sewn versus stapled side-to-side jejunocecostomy.
Retrospective cohort study.
32 horses.
Information was retrieved from medical records and through telephone calls on horses that...
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PMID: 21034346
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We tested the hypothesis that down-regulation of Rab5a, a prototypical member of the Rab family of GTPases, leads to inhibition ofVSMC proliferation and migration in the rat model.
The intimal hyperplasia rat model was established and was used to test the expression of Rab5a at the vascular anastomo...
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PMID: 21125971
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We describe a simple technique (ghost ileostomy) to combine all the advantages of a disposable ileostomy without entailing its complications in patients submitted to low rectal resection. In case of uneventful postoperative course, the ghost ileostomy prevents all complications related to defunction...
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PMID: 20887836
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In all, 193 patients were included in this study as follows: radial-cephalic, 75 (39%) patients; brachial-cephalic, 35 (18%) patients; brachial-basilic, 33 (17%) patients; and arteriovenous grafts, 50 (26%) patients. Primary patency means differed marginally between groups (P = .08), and when grafts...
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PMID: 20723958
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We report the closure of said fistula using a percutaneous left radial artery access and the deployment of an Amplatzer vascular occlusion device via the antegrade approach....
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PMID: 20944199
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This review discusses how the bronchial artery circulation is interrupted following lung transplantation and what may be the long-term complications of compromising systemic blood flow to allograft airways.
Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that the loss of airway microcirculations is high...
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PMID: 20689435
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HISTORY AND CLINICAL SYMPTOMS: A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with acute chest pain and subfebrile temperatures. Two years ago, endovascular aortic stent-graft placement had been performed for acute type B aortic dissection complicated by malperfusion syndrome. DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT:...
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PMID: 20941681
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Anastomotic leakage (AL) is the most feared complication of colorectal surgery. Atherosclerosis is suggested to have a detrimental effect on anastomotic healing. This study aimed to analyze the calcium score, a measure for atherosclerosis, as a risk factor for AL.
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PMID: 20870213
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These results suggest that the beneficial effect of dietary FO is associated with better adaptation in the colon in weanling rats after ICR....
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PMID: 20531250
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Surgical resection and reconstruction of the trachea can be performed both for benign and malignant diseases. The main indications for surgery include inflammatory (generally post-intubation), congenital or post-traumatic stenoses, degenerative lesions, benign or malignant neoplasms. Success can be...
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PMID: 21214040
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