Annals of surgery
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Although feasible, non-surgical antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis is associated with both a lower treatment success rate and higher complication rate than primary surgical appendicectomy.
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Long-term Survival in Esophageal Cancer After Minimally Invasive Compared to Open Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Evaluate the existing literature comparing long-term survival after minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and open esophagectomy (OE), and conduct a meta-analysis based on relevant studies. ⋯ The long-term survival after MIE compares well with OE and may even be better. Thus, MIE can be recommended as a standard surgical approach for esophageal cancer.
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To study the effect of postoperative complications (POC) on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) after surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). ⋯ Our findings evidence the negative impact of POC on survival and recurrence after CRLM resection.