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Waist circumference and waist/hip ratio are better predictive risk factors for mortality and morbidity after colorectal surgery than body mass index and body surface area

Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine whether body fat distribution, measured by waist circumference (WC) and waist/hip ratio (WHR), is a better predictor of mortality and morbidity after colorectal surgery than body mass index (BMI) or body surface area (BSA). BACKGROUND: Obesity...

mai 4, 2020

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Colorectal tissue engineering: prerequisites, current status and perspectives

Abstract Gastrointestinal tissue engineering has emerged over the past 20 years and was often focused on esophagus, stomach or small intestine, whereas bioengineering researches of colorectal tissue are scarce. However, some promising results have been obtained in animal models. Refinements should...

mai 4, 2020

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Low rectal cancer: classification and standardization of surgery

Abstract BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of low rectal cancer is controversial, and one of the reasons is the lack of definition and standardization of surgery in low rectal cancer. OBJECTIVE: We classified low rectal cancers in 4 groups with the aim...

mai 4, 2020

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Pre-clinical study of in vivo magnetic resonance-guided bubble-enhanced heating in pig liver

Abstract Bubble-enhanced heating (BEH) can be exploited to increase heating efficiency in treatment of liver tumors with non-invasive high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The objectives of this study were: (i) to demonstrate the feasibility of increasing the heating efficiency of sonication...

mai 4, 2020

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Short- and long-term impact of body mass index on laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery

Abstract AIM: Obesity is associated with increased technical difficulty in laparoscopic surgery. However, its impact has been measured mainly for colectomy but not specifically for rectal excision. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of body mass...

mai 4, 2020

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy following chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head

Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess oncological outcomes in patients treated with pancreaticoduodenectomy for advanced pancreatic head adenocarcinoma after preoperative chemoradiotherapy and to compare these with outcomes in patients treated with surgery alone. METHODS: From 2004...

mai 4, 2020

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