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PROMIS pain intensity and interference after pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Introduction and hypothesisPatient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) questionnaires provide valid comparisons across...
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FAPI PET uptake patterns after invasive medical interventions: a single center retrospective analysis
PurposeFibroblast activation protein (FAP)-inhibitor (FAPI)-PET tracers allow imaging of the FAP-expressing cancer associated fibroblasts (CAF) and...
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Treatment of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Liver metastases from colorectal cancer (CRLM) represent a substantial and growing burden of disease. Prognosis is worse for patients with multiple,... -
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Intestinal Stomas
Intestinal stoma creation significantly impacts the patient and his or her support system. Stoma-related complications are common; but even absent... -
Juvenile polyposis syndrome might be misdiagnosed as familial adenomatous polyposis: a case report and literature review
BackgroundJuvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of multiple juvenile polyps in the gastrointestinal...
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Systematic review: the effect of right hemicolectomy for cancer on postoperative bowel function
BackgroundRight-sided cancer accounts for approximately 30% of bowel cancer in women and 22% in men. Colonic resection can cause changes in bowel...
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Perioperative cell-free DNA trends predict recurrence of non-metastatic colorectal cancer significantly earlier than CEA trends over the first 2 years post-operatively in stage II and stage III colon cancer
PurposeWe aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of perioperative ΔcfDNA to ΔCEA (over the first 2 years post-operatively) for identifying disease...
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Gastrointestinal procedures and anastomoses can be safely performed during complex abdominal wall reconstruction
IntroductionThe literature regarding combined abdominal wall reconstruction and gastrointestinal surgery is limited and largely suggests staged...
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Surgical management of Crohn’s disease: a state of the art review
PurposeThe aim of this review was to examine current surgical treatments in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and to discuss currently popular...
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Robotic Partial Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
Recent systematic review and meta-analyses showed laparoscopic hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases is a beneficial alternative to open... -
Effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic status on surgical outcomes from inflammatory bowel disease
PurposeEvidence suggests that ethnicity and socioeconomic status of patients with chronic diseases influence their healthcare outcomes. The aim of...
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Achieving Surgical Supply Savings through Preference Card Standardization Among high volume procedures considerable variation exists in the average cost per case (ACPC) of surgical supplies used between surgeons. A...
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The Acute Abdomen
The clinical presentation of acute abdomen in an oncologic patient requires the emergency physician to consider a broad differential diagnosis in the... -
Predictive value of inflammatory markers for postoperative recovery following colorectal surgery
BackgroundUsing biological markers to predict serious complications and global postoperative recovery, to ensure safe and timely patient discharge...