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Open AccessThe Femoral Vein as a Long-Term Aorto-Iliac Graft for Aortic Infection and Aortitis
Reconstruction of the aorto-iliac segment with femoral vein (FV) as substitute for infected synthetic grafts or mycotic aneurysms constitutes the most sustainably convenient alternative. The aim of this study ...
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Open AccessBisherige Strategien und zukünftige Perspektive zur Reduzierung der Wachstumsraten bei abdominellen Aortenaneurysmen
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Open AccessNeutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) is elevated in type 2 diabetics with carotid artery stenosis and reduced under metformin treatment
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), an acute phase protein released by neutrophils, has been described as biomarker of inflammatory states. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by in...
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Quality of life in type 2 diabetics with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a case control study
To compare health- and disease-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease in diabetic patients: a systematic review
GRUNDLAGEN: Diabetes mellitus (DM) und die Gastroösophageale Refluxkrankheit (GERD) sind in der westlichen Welt durch eine rasch steigende Inzidenz charakterisiert, die enorme Kosten verursachen. DM betrifft e...
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Esophageal cancer: International guidelines in interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment
GRUNDLAGEN: Diagnostik, Staging und Therapie des ösophaguskarzinoms sind eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung. Dieser Übersichtsartikel soll die Leitlinien von internationalen Gesellschaften über das Managem...
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Endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy: current indications and techniques
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has represented effective treatment for patients suffering from primary hyperhidrosis for 60 years. Nevertheless, knowledge within the medical community...
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The sympathetic trunk and its neural pathway to the upper limb: review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the anatomy of the sympathetic trunk and the autonomous nervous system is of great importance for sympathetic surgeons. However, a variety of different sympathetic pathways to the uppe...
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A survey and validation guide for health-related quality-of-life status in surgical treatment of hyperhidrosis
BACKGROUND: As interest in quality of life (Qol) burgeons in all medical disciplines, this review wants to analyze the development of Qol in sympathetic surgery for hyperhidrosis (HH). The most important types...
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Surgical treatment of facial hyperhidrosis and blushing: mid-term results after endoscopic sympathetic block and review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Facial hyperhidrosis (FH) and facial blushing (FB) are sympathetically mediated attacks causing dermatological diseases and psychological impairment. As a result, avoidant behaviour can lead to soc...
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Significant weight loss after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) has evolved as a gold standard in antireflux surgery. However, the association between body weight and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is still unclear, and no d...
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Limited endoscopic thoracic sympathetic block for hyperhidrosis of the upper limb: reduction of compensatory sweatng by clip** T4
Background: Endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy of T2 to T4 (ETS 2–4) has evolved into an effective treatment for severe hyperhidrosis of the upper limb. Complications such as bleeding or ...
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α-Tocopherol pretreatment reduces ischaemia/reperfusion injury in rabbit skeletal muscle
Background: Ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is characterized by the production of oxygen free radicals and the loss of high energy phosphates. α-Tocopherol (vitamin E) has been reported to play a protective ro...
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Ischaemia/reperfusion injury of skeletal muscle: Mechanisms, morphology, treatment strategies, and clinical applications
Background: Any surgical manoeuvre that involves cessation of blood supply to an organ with subsequent re-establishment of blood flow can result in ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The consequences of such inj...
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Gefäßzentren aus chirurgischer Sicht: Gefäßmedizin an der Universitätsklinik Wien / Centers of Vascular Medicine at the University Clinic in Vienna
The development of vascular surgery to interdisciplinary vascular medicine is discussed on the basis of the Vienna University Clinic of Vascular Surgery. Foundation of the Ludwig Boltzmann Research Institute o...
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Editorial: Diagnose und Therapie von Varizen