Search results for "General surgery"

Adherence to Guidelines among Italian Urologists on Imaging Preoperative Staging of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results from the MIRROR (Multicenter It…

2011

Objective. A number of evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management of prostate cancer have been published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the adherence of Italian urologists to the guidelines concerning the preoperative imaging staging of prostate cancer.Methods. In October 2007 a multicentric observational perspective study called Multicentric Italian Report on Radical prostatectomy Outcome and Research (MIRROR) was started in 135 Italian urology centers. Recruitment was closed in December 2008 and 2,408 cases were collected. In this paper we have taken into consideration all examinations carried out for preoperative imaging staging, evaluating compliance with the recommen…

Metastatic colorectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

2014

E. Van Cutsem1, A. Cervantes2, B. Nordlinger3 & D. Arnold4, on behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group* Digestive Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Hopital Ambroise Pare, Assistance Publique – Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Klinik fur Tumorbiologie, Freiburg, Germany

Zur therapie der �sophagusvarizenblutung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (West) ? Ergebnisse einer Urnfrage

1991

An 1076 chirurgischen und internistischen Abteilung in der BRD (West) wurde eine Umfrage zur Behandlung der Osophagusvarizenblutung durchgefuhrt. Es uberwiegt die Akutsklerosierung bzw. die Ballonsondenbehandlung mit nachfolgender Sklerosierung bei der aktiven Blutung. Die abdominelle Sperroperation wird bei der konservativ nicht stillbaren Blutung noch vor dem portokavalen Notshunt bevorzugt. Betablocker werden vor allem in internistischen Abteilungen zur Rezidivprophylaxe eingesetzt. Erst nach mehrfacher Rezidivblutung trotz Sklerosierung sehen etwa die Halfte der Abteilungen eine Indikation zum elektiven Shunt. Der distale splenorenale Shunt nach Warren and die portokavale Anastomose dom…

Hereditäre Pankreatitis - Eine klinisch relevante Ursache des Pankreaskarzinoms? -

2001

UNLABELLED Hereditary pancreatitis is an autosomal dominant disease. Recently, the genetic defect has been mapped to chromosome 7q35 and consists mainly of a point mutation in exon 3 of the cationic trypsinogen gene which causes an Arg(CGC)-His(CAC) substitution at residue 117. In patients with hereditary pancreatitis the estimated cumulative risk for pancreatic carcinoma to age 70 approaches 40 %. Thus, the role of hereditary pancreatitis in the pathogenesis of pancreatic carcinoma is of interest. PATIENTS AND METHODS DNA was extracted from peripheral blood (n = 16), fresh tumor tissue (n = 29) and formalin fixed and paraffin embedded tumor tissue (n = 5) of 50 patients with ductal adenoca…

Clinical strategies for the management of intestinal obstruction and pseudo-obstruction. A Delphi Consensus study of SICUT (Società Italiana di Chiru…

2016

Intestinal obstructions/pseudo-obstruction of the small/large bowel are frequent conditions but their management could be challenging. Moreover, a general agreement in this field is currently lacking, thus SICUT Society designed a consensus study aimed to define their optimal workout.The Delphi methodology was used to reach consensus among 47 Italian surgical experts in two study rounds. Consensus was defined as an agreement of 75.0% or greater. Four main topic areas included nosology, diagnosis, management and treatment.A bowel obstruction was defined as an obstacle to the progression of intestinal contents and fluids generally beginning with a sudden onset. The panel identified four major…

Quality-based assessment of camera navigation skills for laparoscopic fundoplication.

2020

Summary Laparoscopic fundoplication is considered the gold standard surgical procedure for the treatment of symptomatic hiatus hernia. Studies on surgical performance in minimally invasive hiatus hernia repair have neglected the role of the camera assistant so far. The current study was designed to assess the applicability of the structured assessment of laparoscopic assistance skills (SALAS) score to laparoscopic fundoplication as an advanced and commonly performed laparoscopic upper GI procedure. Randomly selected laparoscopic fundoplications (n = 20) at a single institute were evaluated. Four trained reviewers independently assigned SALAS scoring based on synchronized video and voice rec…

SIUMB recommendations for focal pancreatic lesions

2020

AbstractContrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is increasingly being performed in Italy and Europe, particularly in the field of hepato-gastroenterology. Initially, it was mainly carried out to characterize focal hepatic lesions, but, since then, numerous studies have demonstrated its efficacy in the differential diagnosis of focal pancreatic pathologies (D’Onofrio et al. in Expert Rev Med Devices 7(2):257–273, 2010; Vidili et al. in J Ultrasound 22(1):41–51, 2019). The purpose of this paper is to provide Italian Medical Doctors with recommendations and thereby practical guidelines on the management of these patients. The present paper reports the final conclusions reached by the SIUMB gu…

Internal Hernia Masquerading As Necrotizing Enterocolitis

2017

In extremely preterm infants, acute abdominal emergencies are fortunately less common with improving care. Spontaneous intestinal perforation and necrotizing enterocolitis are conditions where emergency surgery is most often needed. Conservative medical management and placement of temporary drain are often used in the initial management. Internal hernia (IH) is an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction in neonates, is difficult to diagnose and unfortunately are found only at autopsy. The presentation in preterm infants, distinction between these conditions, and the need for early diagnosis of IH are discussed.

Proceedings of the Closed Round Table and Italian Consensus on Clinical Appropriateness in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery – Part I

2019

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: what factors are related to the learning curve?

2014

none 7 no PURPOSE: The factors related to the learning curve for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy have rarely been evaluated. METHODS: A retrospective study of 32 patients who underwent a laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy performed at a high-volume center by a single pancreatic surgeon experienced with laparoscopic surgery was conducted. Pre-, intra- and postoperative data were collected. The primary endpoint was the length of the operation. The secondary endpoints were the conversion and reoperation rates, overall postoperative morbidity and mortality rates, the length of hospital stay and rate of unplanned splenectomy. RESULTS: The length of the operation and the cumulative sum of the …