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Open AccessEnGraft: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, two-arm, superiority study protocol to assess bioavailability and practicability of Envarsus® versus Advagraf™ in liver transplant recipients
Graft rejection and chronic CNI toxicity remain obstacles to organ transplant success. Current formulations of tacrolimus, such as Prograf® and Advagraf™, exhibit limitations in terms of pharmacokinetics and t...
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Open AccessEndoscopic vacuum therapy significantly improves clinical outcomes of anastomotic leakages after 2-stage, 3-stage, and transhiatal esophagectomies
Anastomotic leakages after esophagectomies continue to constitute significant morbidity and mortality. Intrathoracic anastomoses pose a high risk for mediastinitis, sepsis, and death, if a leak is not addresse...
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Reversal of end-ileostomy in patients with Crohn’s disease
End-ileostomy after two-staged ileocolic resection is frequently performed in Crohn’s disease patients at high risk for postoperative complications. However, there is paucity on data regarding the morbidity af...
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Open AccessStereotactic Percutaneous Electrochemotherapy as Primary Approach for Unresectable Large HCC at the Hepatic Hilum
Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a novel non-thermal ablative technique that combines chemotherapy and the application of electric pulses for reversible cell membrane electroporation. This method was recently perf...
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Open AccessSuper selective percutaneous transhepatic coil embolization of intrahepatic pseudoaneurysm after pediatric liver transplantation: a case report
Intrahepatic arterial pseudoaneurysms are a rare, life-threatening complication after pediatric liver transplantation. Treatment of choice represents interventional radiological management with endovascular em...
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Intraoperativer Ultraschall in der Viszeralchirurgie
Der Einsatz des intraoperativen Ultraschalls ist gängige Praxis in der Chirurgie der parenchymatösen Organe. Neben der reinen Möglichkeit, Läsionen zu detektieren, ermöglichen Perfusions- und Elastizitätsanaly...
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Risk of postoperative morbidity in patients having bowel resection for colonic Crohn’s disease
The aim of the present multicenter study was to analyze the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative morbidity in patients who had colorectal resection for colonic Crohn’s disease.
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Einfluss sozialer Charakteristika auf die Behandlungsdauer, Erkrankungsschwere und soziale Unterstützung von Patienten einer operativen Intensivstation
Ein niedriger sozioökonomischer Status (SES) ist bei schweren Erkrankungen mit einer höheren Morbidität und Mortalität assoziiert. Ob neben dem SES weitere individuelle Faktoren (Geschlecht, Versichertenstatus...
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Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Peritoneal carcinomatosis is defined as a metastatic spread of a malignant tumor into the peritoneal cavity. Previously, patients suffering from this kind of malignant peritoneal dissemination were supposed to...
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Preservation of the superior rectal artery: influence of surgical technique on anastomotic healing and postoperative morbidity in laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease
To evaluate the impact of superior rectal artery (SRA) sparing technique on anastomotic leakage in laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease.
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Evaluation of a robotic system for irreversible electroporation (IRE) of malignant liver tumors: initial results
Comparison of conventional CT-guided manual irreversible electroporation (IRE) of malignant liver tumors and a robot-assisted approach regarding procedural accuracy, intervention time, dose, complications, and...
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Extrakorporale CO2-Elimination als Alternative zur Tracheotomie bei Weaningversagen
Wir berichten über einen Patienten mit Thoraxtrauma, der nach operativer Versorgung auf die Intensivstation aufgenommen wurde. Nach Erfüllung entsprechender Protokollkriterien wurde er am 7. postoperativen Tag...
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CRS-HIPEC Prolongs Survival but is Not Curative for Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Gastric Cancer
Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a dismal feature of gastric cancer that most often is treated by systemic palliative chemotherapy. In this retrospective matched pairs-analysis, we sought to establish whether...
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Die Herausforderung akute Nierenschädigung
Die akute Nierenschädigung [„acute kidney injury“ (AKI)] stellt eine häufige und schwerwiegende Komplikation bei kritisch kranken Patienten dar. Aktuelle Daten zur Prävalenz und den resultierenden Kosten der A...
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Robot-assisted microwave thermoablation of liver tumors: a single-center experience
To evaluate and compare the needle placement accuracy, patient dose, procedural time, complication rate and ablation success of microwave thermoablation using a novel robotic guidance approach and a manual app...
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Gallefisteln und biliäre Stauung nach hepatopankreatobiliären Eingriffen
Biliäre Komplikationen nach hepatopankreatobiliären Eingriffen können schwerwiegende Folgen für die langfristige Lebensqualität unserer Patienten haben. Die adäquate und zeitgerechte Diagnose des vorliegenden ...
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„Pit-picking“-Operation bei Patienten mit Sinus pilonidalis
Minimal-invasive Operationen für die Behandlung des Sinus pilonidalis gewinnen eine zunehmende Verbreitung, allerdings sind die mittel- und die langfristigen Ergebnisse noch unzureichend erforscht.
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Open AccessmTOR inhibition improves fibroblast growth factor receptor targeting in hepatocellular carcinoma
Systemic therapy has proven only marginal effects in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) so far. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of targeting fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) on tumour and ...
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for bedside imaging in subclinical acute kidney injury
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Localizzazione altamente efficiente delle ghiandole patologiche nell’iperparatiroidismo primitivo mediante l’uso dell’ecografia con contrasto rispetto all’ultrasonografia convenzionale
