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AUTHOR
G. Morfino
DIFFERENZE PROGNOSTICHE NEL CARCINOMA COLO-RETTALE TRATTATO IN CONDIZIONE DI ELEZIONE E DI URGENZA
La fase ricostruttiva dopo duodenocefalopancreasectomia: l’anastomosi pancreatico-digiunale. Nostra esperienza.
The use of haemostatic agents in thyroid surgery: efficacy and further advantages. Collagen-Fibrinogen-Thrombin Patch (CFTP) versus Cellulose Gauze.
Abstract Aim: To assess the efficacy of two widely used topical haemostatic agents: oxidised regenerated cellulose gauze and Collagen-Fibrinogen-Thrombin Patch in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. Material of study: This was a prospective, comparative, non-randomised study in which consecutive patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign disease received standard treatment with no haemostatic agent, cellulose gauze, or CFTP. Main outcome measures were drainage volume 24 hours after surgical procedure and the occurrence of post-operative complications (haematoma, seroma, surgical-site infection). Results: Two hundred seventy-one (271) patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for …