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Licari L

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Colonic stenting in acutely obstructed left-sided colon cancer Clinical evaluation and cost analysis.

2015

This retrospective study aims to evaluate clinical and cost effectiveness of colonic stenting as a bridge to surgery and as a palliative treatment in acutely obstructed left-sided colon cancer.Onehundred fortyfour patients were collected between 2006 and 2012, with acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction with no evidence of peritonitis: 96 patients underwent surgical treatment, 48 underwent decompressive stenting. For the stenting we used self-expandable metallic stent in nitinol.Patients who had successful colonic stenting were 40, 8 underwent elective surgery within 10 days, 32 decompression stenting had only palliative intent. in 8/48 patients subjected to stenting decompression t…

MaleBowel obstruction Colonic cancer Colonic stenting.Palliative CareSettore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleTreatment OutcomeItalyColonic NeoplasmsCosts and Cost AnalysisHumansFemaleStentsColectomyIntestinal ObstructionFollow-Up StudiesRetrospective Studies
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Body mass index and complications following major gastrointestinal surgery

2018

Aim Previous studies reported conflicting evidence on the effects of obesity on outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery. The aims of this study were to explore the relationship of obesity with major postoperative complications in an international cohort and to present a meta-analysis of all available prospective data.Methods This prospective, multicentre study included adults undergoing both elective and emergency gastrointestinal resection, reversal of stoma or formation of stoma. The primary end-point was 30-day major complications (Clavien-Dindo Grades III-V). A systematic search was undertaken for studies assessing the relationship between obesity and major complications after gastroint…

MaleobesityMultivariate analysisGastrointestinal DiseasesIMPACTSettore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALEBody mass index; Body weight; Digestive tract; Gastrointestinal tract; Obesity; Postoperative complications; Gastroenterologydigestive tractTumours of the digestive tract Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 14]0302 clinical medicineGastrointestinal tractRisk FactorsMedicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyBody mass indexBody mass index; Body weight; Digestive tract; Gastrointestinal tract; Obesity; Postoperative complications; Aged; Europe; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Body Mass IndexGastrointestinal NeoplasmsOUTCOMESPostoperative complications; body mass index; body weight; digestive tract; gastrointestinal tract; obesityGastroenterologyMiddle AgedBody mass index; Body weight; Digestive tract; Gastrointestinal tract; Obesity; Postoperative complicationsEurope030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMeta-analysisUrological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15]CohortFemale030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyCohort studymedicine.medical_specialtybody mass indexMalignancyNO03 medical and health sciencesPostoperative complicationsbody weightSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingHumansDigestive tractObesityAgedbusiness.industrypostoperative complications; obesity; digestive tract; gastrointestinal tract; body mass index; body weightMORTALITYBody weightmedicine.diseaseObesitySettore MED/18SurgeryPostoperative complicationPostoperative Complications Obesity Digestive Tract Gastrointestinal Tract Body Mass Index Body Weight.gastrointestinal tractbusinessBody mass indexColorectal Disease
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Liver hydatidosis: reasoned indications of surgical treatment. Comparison between conservative and radical techniques Retrospective study.

2014

Liver hydatidosis is a focal benign parasitic disease that still cause high rate of morbidity particularly in the Mediterranean area. A retrospective study comparing conservative and radical techniques in a General and Urgent Surgery operative unit was carried out in order to find signs of its surgical treatment. A total of 50 patients, 24 men and 26 women, who experienced a surgical treatment from 2000 to 2011, participated, and through the Fisher’s Exact Test characteristics of the cysts, post-operative complications and relapse were compared. As a result, 29 patients undertook conservative surgery, while 21 radical surgery. There was a relationship between characteristics of the cysts an…

Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleLiver hydatidosis Parassitic diseases
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