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    The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical therapy and care: a cross-sectional study

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an extensive reorganisation of healthcare resources was necessary—with a particular impact on surgical care across all disciplines. However, the direct and indirect consequences o...

    Karl H. Hillebrandt, Simon Moosburner, Axel Winter, Nora Nevermann in BMC Surgery (2022)

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    Safety of transanal ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis: a retrospective observational cohort study

    Colectomy with transanal ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (taIPAA) is a surgical technique that can be used to treat benign colorectal disease. Ulcerative colitis is the most frequent inflammatory bowel disease (I...

    Aina Lask, Matthias Biebl, Luca Dittrich, Andreas Fischer in Patient Safety in Surgery (2021)

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    Laparoscopic Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction Improves Postoperative Outcomes: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis

    Minimally invasive resection for upper gastrointestinal tumors has been associated with favorable results. However, the role of laparoscopic surgery (LS) in the multimodal treatment of patients with advanced a...

    Andreas Andreou, Sebastian Knitter, Sascha Chopra in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2019)

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    C-Arm Cone Beam CT for Intraprocedural Image Fusion and 3D Guidance in Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)

    Portal vein embolization (PVE) is applied in patients with extended oncologic liver disease to induce hyperplasia of the future liver remnant and make resection feasible. Ultrasound (US) guidance is the gold s...

    Willie M. Lüdemann, Georg Böning in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (2018)

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    Routine Radiologic Contrast Agent Examination After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Is Not Useful

    Many studies have showed that routine upper gastrointestinal contrast agent examinations (RCE) for testing the patency of the anastomosis after esophagectomy or the stapler line after sleeve gastrectomy cannot...

    Benjamin Struecker, Sascha Chopra in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2017)

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    Safety and efficacy of new integrated bipolar and ultrasonic scissors compared to conventional laparoscopic 5-mm sealing and cutting instruments

    Hemostasis is a central issue in laparoscopic surgery. Ultrasonic scissors and bipolar clamps are commonly used, with known advantages with each technique.

    Daniel Seehofer, Martina Mogl, Sabine Boas-Knoop, Juliane Unger in Surgical Endoscopy (2012)

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    Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT)—evaluation of a miniaturised applicator and implementation in a 1.0-T high-field open MRI applying a porcine liver model

    To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a novel LITT applicator for thermal ablation of liver malignancies in 1.0-T high-field open MRI.

    Florian Streitparth, Gesine Knobloch, Dirk Balmert, Sascha Chopra in European Radiology (2010)