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Application of an enhanced recovery pathway for ileostomy closure: a case–control trial with surprising results

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been widely validated in colorectal surgery; however, few data exist on loop ileostomy closure. The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes befo...

J. Slieker, M. Hübner, V. Addor, C. Duvoisin, N. Demartines… in Techniques in Coloproctology (2018)

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Comparison of Functional Recovery is Crucial for Implementing ERAS: Reply

A. Kummer, D. Hahnloser, N. Demartines, M. Hübner in World Journal of Surgery (2017)

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The Hernia–Neck-Ratio (HNR), a Novel Predictive Factor for Complications of Umbilical Hernia

Umbilical hernia is a common pathology and surgical repair is advised to prevent complications in symptomatic patients. However, risk factors that predict such advert events are unknown. The aim of the study w...

T. Fueter, M. Schäfer, P. Fournier, P. Bize, N. Demartines… in World Journal of Surgery (2016)

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A new stomaplasty ring (Koring™) to prevent parastomal hernia: an observational multicenter Swiss study

Parastomal hernias (PSH) are one of the most frequent complications of enterostomies with a non-negligible complication rate and a significant socioeconomic effect. Therefore, preventing PSH by placing a mesh...

V. Guarnero, H. Hoffmann, F. Hetzer, D. Oertli, M. Turina… in Techniques in Coloproctology (2016)

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ERAS® et la réhabilitation précoce en chirurgie colorectale

La réhabilitation précoce en chirurgie, ou Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®), est une prise en charge multidisciplinaire, standardisée, et basée sur la médecine factuelle. L’application de ses principes per...

D. Roulin, N. Demartines in Côlon & Rectum (2015)

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Compliance with preoperative oral nutritional supplements in patients at nutritional risk─only a question of will?

Preoperative nutrition has been shown to reduce morbidity after major gastrointestinal (GI) surgery in selected patients at risk. In a randomized trial performed recently (NCT00512213), almost half of the pati...

F Grass, P C Bertrand, M Schäfer, P Ballabeni… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2015)

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Surgery for incarcerated hernia: short-term outcome with or without mesh

Incarcerated hernias represent about 5–15 % of all operated hernias. Tension-free mesh is the preferred technique for elective surgery due to low recurrence rates. There is however currently no consensus on th...

A. Venara, M. Hubner, P. Le Naoures, J. F. Hamel… in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2014)

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Aberrant Right Hepatic Artery with a Prepancreatic Course Visualized Prior to Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Liver vascularization is known to present with several different variations. Generally, a normal vascular anatomy is reported in up to 50–80 % of cases. For this reason, a precise preoperative map** of the h...

A. Venara, O. Pittet, T. L. Lu, N. Demartines… in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2013)

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Preoperative immunonutrition in patients at nutritional risk: results of a double-blinded randomized clinical trial

To evaluate the impact of preoperative immunonutrition (IN) on postoperative morbidity in patients at risk of malnutrition undergoing major gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.

M Hübner, Y Cerantola, F Grass, P C Bertrand… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2012)

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Perioperative nutrition is still a surgical orphan: results of a Swiss–Austrian survey

There is strong evidence for the beneficial effects of perioperative nutrition in patients undergoing major surgery. We aimed to evaluate implementation of current guidelines in Switzerland and Austria.

F Grass, Y Cerantola, M Schäfer, S Müller… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2011)

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Percutaneous Drainage versus Emergency Cholecystectomy for the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis in Critically Ill Patients: Does it Matter?

The aim if this study was to compare percutaneous drainage (PD) of the gallbladder to emergency cholecystectomy (EC) in a well-defined patient group with sepsis related to acute calculous/acalculous cholecysti...

E. Melloul, A. Denys, N. Demartines, J.-M. Calmes, M. Schäfer in World Journal of Surgery (2011)

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Uncommon Hepatobiliary Tumours

A large amount of data is available on hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and liver metastases from colorectal or neuroendocrine origin. During the last decade, a multidisciplinary diagnostic and th...

M. Hübner, N. Halkic, N. Demartines in Management of Rare Adult Tumours (2010)

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Long-term follow-up after combined fissurectomy and Botox injection for chronic anal fissures

Chronic anal fissures are difficult to treat. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the outcome of combined fissurectomy and injection of botulinum toxin Type A (BT).

Th. Scholz, F. H. Hetzer, D. Dindo… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2007)

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A prospective randomized comparison of two instruments for dissection and vessel sealing in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

A newly available, laparoscopic 5-mm bipolar vessel sealing device promises substantial advantages over the 10-mm instrument. This study compared the safety as well as the technical and surgical aspects of the...

M. Hübner, D. Hahnloser, F. Hetzer, M. K. Müller, P. -A. Clavien… in Surgical Endoscopy (2007)