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The Angers CT Score is a Risk Factor for the Failure of the Conservative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Prospective Observational Multicentric Study
Identifying the 30% of adhesive small bowel obstructions (aSBO) for which conservative management will require surgery is essential. The association between the previously described radiological score and fail...
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Open AccessA pilot study about the development and characterization of a Roux en Y gastric bypass model in obese Yucatan minipigs
Performing the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) in obese Yucatan minipigs provides an opportunity to explore the mechanisms behind the effects of this surgery in controlled environmental and nutritional condit...
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Lipo-Bodylift Reconstruction Following Massive Weight Loss: Our Experience with 100 Consecutive Cases
We report our experience using the Lipo-Bodylift technique for circumferential lower trunk reconstruction following massive weight loss.
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Open AccessWestern diet, obesity and bariatric surgery sequentially modulated anxiety, eating patterns and brain responses to sucrose in adult Yucatan minipigs
Palatable sweet/fatty foods overconsumption is a major risk factor for obesity and eating disorders, also having an impact on neuro-behavioural hedonic and cognitive components comparable to what is described ...
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Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: What Method of Reconstruction for Which Type of Resection?
Inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma (IVCL) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis, and its surgical resection remains a challenge. To date, surgery is the only potentially curative treatment for IVCL with a 5-yea...
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Personalized Preoperative Nomograms Predicting Postoperative Risks after Resection of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Curative treatment of perihilar tumors requires major hepatectomy responsible for high morbidity and mortality. Current nomograms are based on definitive pathological analysis, not usable for patient selection...
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Open AccessMolecular profiling of stroma highlights stratifin as a novel biomarker of poor prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a deadly cancer worldwide, as a result of a late diagnosis and limited therapeutic options. Tumour microenvironment (or stroma) plays a key role in cancer onset and p...
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Impact of Lipo–Body Lift Compared to Classical Lower Body Lift on Postoperative Outcome and Patient’s Satisfaction: A Retrospective Study
Lately, the growing number of bariatric procedures performed each year led to an increasing demand for lower trunk reconstruction. Our team previously described the lipo–body lift (LBL) technique into lower du...
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Open AccessSimultaneous combined anterior and posterior approach for en bloc resection of sciatic notch sarcomas
Monobloc resection of soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) has a major impact on overall survival and local recurrence. Anatomical boundaries, such as the sciatic notch, increase the risk of fragmentation of the lesion...
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Open AccessSOX9 expression decreases survival of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by conferring chemoresistance
Sex-determining region Y-box (SRY-box) containing gene 9 (SOX9) expression confers cancer stem cell features. However, SOX9 function in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is unknown. This study investigate...
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In Response to: “The Outcome of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older”
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Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity score analysis from a French multicentric cohort
The benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) remains controversial. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of AC after PD for DCC in a large ...
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Is systematic nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy really necessary?
Since the spread of enhanced recovery programs, early withdrawal of the nasogastric tube (NGT) is recommended after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), although few data on the safety of this practice are available....
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Postoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery in Older Obese Patients: a Matched Case-Control Study
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery (LBS) in older obese patients remains debated regarding postoperative outcomes.
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Preoperative bevacizumab and surgery for colorectal liver metastases: a propensity score analysis
Bevacizumab associated with conventional chemotherapy has become standard care in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. However, its impact on outcomes after liver resections (LRs) remains debated. T...
