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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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Significant symptomatic relief after transoral endoscopic staple-assisted treatment of Zenker's diverticulum
Background: Zenker's diverticulum is associated with characteristic symptoms of progressive dysphagia and regurgitation. As most patients are elderly, the perioperative risk is usually high. We report our clin...
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Long-term results after laparoscopic unroofing of solitary symptomatic congenital liver cysts
Reports about laparoscopic management of symptomatic nonparasitic liver cysts are increasing, proving the procedure feasible and safe. However, late results of endoscopic unroofing currently are not available....
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Laparoscopic unroofing of symptomatic congenital liver cysts
Background: Unroofing is the therapy of choice in patients with symptomatic, nonparasitic benign liver cysts—either solitary or diffuse. Techniques which require laparotomy, such as cystojejunostomy or pericyste...
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CCK-8 and gastrin plasma levels in cholecystectomized and colorectal cancer patients
The elevated incidence of large bowel carcinoma after cholecystectomy has long been controversial. The pathomechanism of this entity, however, is still unclear. Many authors have demonstrated a correlation bet...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Endotoxemia Fails to Predict Survival in Severe Intraabdominal Infection
Gram-negative sepsis with consecutive septic organ failure is responsible for the still persisting high mortality rate in severe intraabdominal infection as peritonitis or superinfected acute necrotizing pancr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Laparostomies and Preplanned Revisions: A Therapeutic Concept in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Unsatisfactorily high mortality rates in the treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis led to the inauguration of numerous surgical concepts. They derive from the fact that acute necrotizing pancreatitis can...