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Adult living donor liver transplantation: living donation of the right liver lobe
Adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become a routine treatment option for patients waiting for liver transplantation. In European and North American countries, LDLT for adult recipients is main...
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The costs of postoperative liver failure and the economic impact of liver function capacity after extended liver resection—a single-center experience
Postoperative liver failure (PLF) is a relatively frequent and life-threatening complication after extended liver resection. This study describes the economic burden of PLF from the hospitals' perspective and ...
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Esophageal leiomyomatosis 25 years after myotomy for achalasia
BACKGROUND: Esophageal leiomyomatosis is a rare hamartomatous disorder with cumulative proliferation of the smooth muscle layer of the esophagus causing stenosis and slowly progressive dysphagia. Children and ...
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Swedish adjustable gastric banding – an underestimated risk factor for the development of esophageal cancer?
BACKGROUND: Patients with obesity are at higher risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease and also for adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: We report on a 58-year-old male pati...
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Anatomical–coloproctological skills lab
Profound anatomical knowledge is mandatory for coloproctologists. We established a training concept for young surgeons consisting of an anatomical and surgical skills lab as part of a coloproctological trainin...
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Influence of different positioning of a local pain catheter on postoperative pain after paramedian laparotomy—a blinded, randomized trial
Continuous application of local anaesthetics reduces postoperative pain after different approaches for laparotomy. In this randomized, blinded trial, we investigated the effect of continuous application of loc...
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Perforated Diverticulitis with Generalized Peritonitis: Low Stoma Rate Using a “Damage Control Strategy”
Optimal surgical management of perforated diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon has yet to be clearly defined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate efficacy of a “Damage Control Strategy” (DCS).
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Laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy—a cost analysis after propensity score matching
Cost efficiency is important for hospitals in order to provide high-quality health care for all patients. As hemihepatectomies are increasingly being performed laparoscopically, the aims of this study were to ...