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Lessons learned from 227 biological meshes used for the surgical treatment of ventral abdominal defects
The advantages of biological meshes for ventral hernia repair are still under debate. Given the high financial cost, the proper indications for biological meshes should be clarified to restrict their use to pr...
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Prosthetic mesh “slim-cigarette like” for laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias: a new technique without transabdominal fixation sutures
Prosthetic mesh rolled up and fixed with stitches like a slim cigarette (“slim-mesh”) for laparoscopic ventral hernia (VH) repair is an new technique which allows an easy intraperitoneally introduction, disten...
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Article
Prospective randomized study on perioperative enteral immunonutrition in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Perioperative nutrition for patients undergoing colon surgery seems to be effective in reducing catabolism and improving immunologic parameters. A relatively low-fiber and highly absorbable diet may facilitate...
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Les aspects endoscopiques de l’hypertension portale: diagnostic et classification
Quand s’instaure un état d’hypertension portale, des circulations collatérales entre le système porte et le système cave se forment ou s’ouvrent.
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Anastomotic stenoses occurring after circular stapling in esophageal cancer surgery
Background: Circular staplers have reduced the incidence of anastomotic leaks in esophagovisceral anastomosis. However, the prevalence of stenosis is greater with staplers than with manual suturi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
pH-Monitoring Patterns of Gastroesophageal Reflux: Differences Between Populations
Esophageal pH measurement was initialy proposed by Tuttle in 1958 [1]. The further evolution of his concept was the basis of the standard acid reflux test (SART), the acid clearance tests, and recently ambulat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Summary of the Panel on “Useful Tests in the Assessment of Gastroesophageal Reflux”
The sensitivity and specifity of scintigraphy are quite the same as those of 24-h esophageal pH-monitoring for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux if we compare these two methods in a group of typical reflux...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Reoperations After Complications or Failure of Antireflux Surgery
Antireflux operations are widely employed for relief of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) unresponsive to medical treatment. Whatever the adopted surgical technique is, long-term follow-up studies reveal that 10%–...