Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Impact of Permanent Post-thyroidectomy Hypoparathyroidism on Self-evaluation of Quality of Life and Voice: Results from the National QoL-hypopara Study.
The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (mental health) and voice in patients with or without permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy. ⋯ Hypoparathyroid patients present significantly impaired quality of life, lower voice quality, and frequent symptoms. These results reinforce the importance of preventing this complication.
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Comparative Study
The Impact of Cold Ischaemia Time On Outcomes of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme.
To assess the impact of CIT on living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) outcomes in the UKLKSS versus outside the scheme. ⋯ Whilst CIT was longer in KEP, associated with more DGF and lower graft function, excellent 5-year graft survival similar to non-KEP was found.
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Observational Study
Hepatocellular Adenoma Risk Factors of Hemorrhage: Size is not the only Concern! Single Center Retrospective Experience of 261 Patients.
Our aim was to determine independent risk factors of clinical bleeding of hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) to define a better management strategy. ⋯ This series, focused on the hemorrhagic risk of HCA, shows that size, but rather more molecular subtype is determinant in the natural history of HCA.
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Preemptive endoluminal vacuum therapy (pEVT) is a novel concept to reduce postoperative morbidity and has the potential to disrupt current treatment paradigms for patients undergoing esophagectomy. ⋯ PEVT is an innovative and safe procedure with a promising potential to reduce postoperative morbidity after minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy and may be particularly valuable in highly comorbid cases.