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Excisional biopsy of perforated gastric ulcer: mandatory or potentially harmful?
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the morbidity associated with excisional biopsy in patients with spontaneous gastric perforation.
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Exploratory analysis of predictors of ventricular aneurysm in a cohort of 291 patients with acute myocardial infarction
ObjectiveIn this study, we explored the determinants of ventricular aneurysm development following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), thereby...
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Impact of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation on systemic inflammatory response – a randomized trial
BackgroundExtracorporeal circulation causes a systemic inflammatory response, that may cause postoperative haemodynamic instability and end-organ...
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Primary pulmonary lymphoma: a surgical series
Primary pulmonary lymphoma (PPL) is a rare entity often underdiagnosed due to its non-specific clinical presentation. Our aim is to share our...
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Surgical Cholecystectomy Score (SCS) for grading the difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
BackgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard of care for symptomatic gall stone disease. A good scoring system is necessary to...
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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing high risk cardiac surgery
BackgroundEvaluating outcomes of concurrent Cox-Maze procedures in elderly patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery.
MehodsWe retrospectively...
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Successful open surgical treatment for persistent type II endoleak following thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a case report
BackgroundThe occurrence of type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm has gradually gained increasing attention. We present a...
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Ginsenoside Rb1 reduces oxidative/carbonyl stress damage and dysfunction of RyR2 in the heart of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
BackgroundOxidative stress may contribute to cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) dysfunction in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb1) is a...
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Establishment and validation of a predictive nomogram for polyuria during general anesthesia in thoracic surgery
BackgroundTo develop and evaluate a predictive nomogram for polyuria during general anesthesia in thoracic surgery.
MethodsA retrospective study was...
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Comparative Analysis of ChatGPT and Google Gemini in the Creation of Patient Education Materials for Acute Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, and Hydrocele
Patient education is essential for managing conditions like acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, and hydrocele, as it empowers patients to seek timely...
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Is the burden of metastatic lymph node stations a prognostic factor in patients with resected lung cancer?
ObjectivesThe burden of metastatic lymph node (LN) stations might reflect a distinct N subcategory with a more aggressive biology and behaviour than...
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“What really matters to the patients?”: assessing the impact of wound healing on the quality of life in patients undergoing incisional hernia repair
PurposeWe aim to evaluate the impact of surgical wound complications in the first 30 postoperative days after incisional hernia repair on the...
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Long-term outcomes following mitral valve replacement in children at heart center Leipzig: a 20-year analysis
BackgroundAlthough mitral valve repair is the preferred surgical strategy in children with mitral valve disease, there are cases of irreparable...
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Profile and Prognostic Impact of Multimorbidity in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure: Are there Differences between Men and Women?
Purpose of ReviewHeart failure (HF) represents a pathology in constant growth, but, despite the fact that a significant proportion of its population...
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Application of the radial artery after angiography in patients undergoing total arterial coronary revascularization
ObjectiveThere is growing evidence supporting the utilization of the radial artery as a secondary arterial graft in coronary artery bypass grafting...
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Mechanical mitral valve endurance in children under 2 years
BackgroundThe management of mitral valve disease in young children is challenging. Mechanical mitral valves could provide long-term durability;...
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Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum: Correlation of Preoperative Computed Tomography-Derived Parameters with Echocardiographic Tricuspid Valve Z-Score and Surgical Outcomes
The role of preoperative cardiac computed tomography (CT) in neonates with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) remains unclear....
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Sinus rhythm restoration reverses tricuspid regurgitation in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundTricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common valvular heart disease worldwide, and current guidelines for TR treatment are relatively...
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Balloon-expandable cobalt chromium stent versus self-expandable nitinol stent for the Atherosclerotic Iliac Arterial Disease (SENS-ILIAC Trial) Trial: a randomized controlled trial
Iliac artery angioplasty with stenting is an effective alternative treatment modality for aortoiliac occlusive diseases. Few randomized controlled...
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Pediatric Electrocardiogram-Based Deep Learning to Predict Secundum Atrial Septal Defects
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD2) detection is often delayed, with the potential for late diagnosis complications. Recent work demonstrated...
