Junichi Akiyama,Andrew Roorda,George Triadafilopoulos
Junichi Akiyama
Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a well-established pre-malignant lesion for esophageal adenocarcinoma, a condition that carries a dismal five-year overall survival rate of less than 15%. Among several available methods to eliminate BE, radiofre...
Styliani Karanika,Theodoros Karantanos,George E Theodoropoulos
Styliani Karanika
Background and aim: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and laparoscopic colectomy has been established as equivalent to the open approach in terms of oncological results and p...
Mario Morino,Marco E Allaix
Mario Morino
Thanks to major advances in the field of surgical techniques and neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy, along with more accurate pre-operative staging tools and the widespread introduction of population-based screening programs, treatment of r...
BRAF mutation in multiple primary cancer with colorectal cancer and stomach cancer [0.03%]
多原发癌合并结肠直肠癌和胃癌的BRAF基因突变分析
Seung-Hyun Lee,Byung-Kwon Ahn,Sung-Uhn Baek et al.
Seung-Hyun Lee et al.
Aims: Recently, BRAF mutation testing has been introduced as a marker in differentiating Lynch syndrome from sporadic colorectal cancers or in predicting colorectal cancers with worse prognosis. Individuals with hereditar...
Surgical outcomes and their relation to the number of prior episodes of diverticulitis [0.03%]
憩室炎发作次数与手术结局之间的关系分析
Shota Takano,Cesar Reategui,Giovanna da Silva et al.
Shota Takano et al.
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the number of prior episodes of diverticulitis and outcomes of sigmoid colectomy. Methods: ...
An NSQIP evaluation of practice patterns and outcomes following surgery for anorectal abscess and fistula in patients with and without Crohn's disease [0.03%]
NSQIP对克罗恩病患者和非克罗恩病患者的肛周脓肿及瘘管手术的实践模式和结果评估
Marlin Wayne Causey,Daniel Nelson,Eric K Johnson et al.
Marlin Wayne Causey et al.
Background: Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are believed to have more aggressive anorectal abscess and fistula disease. We assessed the types of procedures performed and perioperative complications associated with the ...
Wedge and needle liver biopsies show discordant histopathology in morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery [0.03%]
wedge和针肝活检显示极重度肥胖患者行Roux-en-Y胃旁路术后的病理组织学不一致
Sekou R Rawlins,Cynthia M Mullen,Howard M Simon et al.
Sekou R Rawlins et al.
Background: Controversy exists over whether or not single-needle liver biopsies are sufficient to compare histological parameters in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. ...
Use of antibacterial sutures for skin closure in controlling surgical site infections: a systematic review of published randomized, controlled trials [0.03%]
抗菌缝线在手术切口皮肤关闭中预防手术部位感染的系统综述：随机对照试验部分
Muhammad S Sajid,L Craciunas,P Sains et al.
Muhammad S Sajid et al.
Objective: The objective of this article is to systematically analyse the randomized, controlled trials that compare the use of antibacterial sutures (ABS) for skin closure in controlling surgical site infections. ...
Arvind J Trindade,Tyler M Berzin
Arvind J Trindade
The field of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is growing rapidly. Although EUS has enhanced our ability to diagnose and treat a wide variety of GI conditions, there are many controversial issues regarding the appropria...
Autoimmune pancreatitis [0.03%]
自身免疫性胰腺炎
Gyanprakash A Ketwaroo,Sunil Sheth
Gyanprakash A Ketwaroo
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare, heterogeneous, fibroinflammatory disorder of the pancreas. It has gained increasing recognition due to a presentation that can mimic difficult-to-treat disorders such as pancreatic cancer, cholangioc...