Annals of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Temporary fibrin glue occlusion of the main pancreatic duct in the prevention of intra-abdominal complications after pancreatic resection: prospective randomized trial.
To determine whether temporary occlusion of the main pancreatic duct with human fibrin glue decreases the incidence of intra-abdominal complications after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) or distal pancreatectomy (DP). ⋯ Ductal occlusion by intracanal injection of fibrin glue decreases neither the rate nor the severity of intra-abdominal complications after pancreatic resection.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Recurrences after conventional anterior and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized comparison.
To study the long-term recurrence rate and other complications after conventional and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ Patients with inguinal hernia who undergo laparoscopic repair have fewer recurrences and less chronic inguinal pain than those who undergo conventional open repair. The Bassini repair produces unacceptably high recurrence rates.
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Review Case Reports
Composite tissue allotransplantation and reconstructive surgery: first clinical applications.
To review the first clinical cases of composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA) for reconstructive surgery and to discuss the outcome of and indications for these procedures in the context of chronic immunosuppression. ⋯ CTA holds great potential for reconstructive surgery but is at present restricted by the risks of chronic immunosuppression and uncertain long-term results.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Immune responses and prediction of major infection in patients undergoing transhiatal or transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer.
To investigate alterations in immune responses after transhiatal versus transthoracic esophageal resection and to evaluate the role of preoperative immune functions in predicting postoperative infectious complications. ⋯ Both transhiatal and transthoracic esophagectomy induced severely depressed monocyte and T-lymphocyte cytokine production. The extent of the surgical procedure had a differential immunosuppressive impact on Th2-type but not on Th1-type cell activity, indicating that the two Th pathways were downregulated through distinct mechanisms. Preoperative interferon-gamma determination would be useful to anticipate the occurrence of postoperative major infectious complications.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Tension-free inguinal hernia repair: TEP versus mesh-plug versus Lichtenstein: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
To compare laparoscopic hernioplasty with two open tension-free hernia repairs. ⋯ Laparoscopic hernioplasty is superior to tension-free open herniorrhaphy in terms of postoperative pain and rehabilitation.