23 Result(s)
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Medicine & Public Health
Thoracic Surgery
Hong-** Liang
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Comparison of Medial-to-lateral versus Traditional Lateral-to-medial Laparoscopic Dissection Sequences for Resection of Rectosigmoid Cancers: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
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Prediction of Survival After Liver Transplantation for Chronic Severe Hepatitis B Based on Preoperative Prognostic Scores: A Single Center’s Experience in China
The aim of this study was to estimate the utility of a preoperative model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score in predicting the prognosis after othotopic liver transplan...
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Clinical Benefits of Scarless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: An Expert’s Experience
By comparison with the conventional surgical approach to thyroidectomy, scarless (in the neck) endoscopic thyroidectomy (SET) has a superior cosmetic result but a very long learning curve. The objective of the...
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Use of a Transanal Drainage Tube for Prevention of Anastomotic Leakage and Bleeding after Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
The aim of the present study was to investigate the usefulness of the transanal drainage tube for prevention of anastomotic leakage and bleeding after anterior resection for rectal cancer.
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Full Airway Drainage by Fiber Bronchoscopy Through Artificial Airway in the Treatment of Occult Traumatic Atelectasis
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of full airway drainage by fiber bronchoscopy through artificial airway in the treatment of traumatic atelectasis with occult manifestations. From May ...
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Open AccessSurgical repair via submammary thoracotomy, right axillary thoracotomy and median sternotomy for ventricular septal defects
Right submammary thoracotomy and right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy are performed for ventricular septal defect (VSD) to reduce the invasiveness of the conventional surgical repair through median sterno...
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Open AccessChanges in the levels of inflammatory markers after transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defects in pediatric patients
Transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) is widely used in the clinic, especially in China. Changes in inflammatory marker levels after transthoracic device closure of VSD in pediatric p...
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Open AccessTranscatheter and intraoperative device closure and surgical repair for atrial septal defect
Transcatheter and intraoperative device closure for atrial septal defect (ASD) are widely applied to reduce the incision size and the potential for injury during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in conventional su...
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Open AccessHealth-related quality of life in children and adolescents undergoing intraoperative device closure of isolated perimembranous ventricular septal defects in southeastern China
To investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents who underwent intraoperative device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSDs).
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Open AccessComparison of quality of life in patients who underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement: star GK vs SJM
We want to compare the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between the Star GK and the SJM valve in the Chinese population.
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Comparison of Perioperative and Survival Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy after Preoperative Chemotherapy: a Propensity Score–Matched Analysis
Comparisons of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) and open gastrectomy (OG) in the setting of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) are lacking. A prospectively maintained database of patients with gastric cance...
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Open AccessDefinitions for Loss of Domain: An International Delphi Consensus of Expert Surgeons
No standardized written or volumetric definition exists for ‘loss of domain’ (LOD). This limits the utility of LOD as a morphological descriptor and as a predictor of peri- and postoperative outcomes. Conseque...
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Continuous wound infusion with ropivacaine alone provides adequate analgesia following laparotomy
Although continuous wound infusion (CWI) with local anaesthetic has been used as an adjunct for pain relief following laparotomy, its use as the main modality has not been studied. This approach negates side e...
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Surgical treatment of esophageal cancer with anomaly of the aortic arch and its branches
Anomalies of the aortic arch and its branches rarely develop. The surgery for esophageal cancer may be challenging with the presence of these anomalies. This study is aimed to analyze the influence of these va...
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Perioperative and oncologic outcomes in young and octogenarian patients with colorectal cancer: a comparison at the extremes
In colorectal cancer (CRC), surgical outcomes in the young (< 50) and octogenarian populations are believed to be poor due to an aggressive phenotype in the former, and increased frailty in the latter. Given t...
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Open AccessSpontaneous ventilation anesthesia combined with uniportal and tubeless thoracoscopic sympathectomy in selected patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis
To assess the feasibility and safety of tubeless video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy (VATS) with a single 5 mm port under nonintubated, intravenous anesthesia with spontaneous ventilation in selected pa...
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Open AccessA rare left ventricular cardiac myxoma mimicking fibroma
In most cases, it is not difficult to differentiate common left ventricular (LV) cardiac myxomas from fibromas because they are different disease entities and have different imaging findings. Herein, we presen...
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International trends in esophageal cancer incidence rates by histological subtype (1990–2012) and prediction of the rates to 2030
We provide an up-to-date overview of recent international trends (1990–2012) and predicted trends (2013–2030) in the incidence rates of esophageal cancer.
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Open AccessCoil and n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate migration into the stomach after TIPS for gastroesophageal variceal bleeding: a case report and literature review
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a well-established therapeutic option for the management of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. The simultaneous migration of the coil and n-but...
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Open AccessLow preoperative serum fibrinogen level is associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in patients with in acute aortic dissection
Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with serious complication and high risk of mortality. The relationship between hemostatic system and the prognosis of patients with acute type A ao...
