Annals of surgery
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To implement and evaluate outcomes from a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary debulking program in the United States. ⋯ Debulking with power assisted liposuction is an effective treatment for patients with chronic extremity LE. The operation addresses patient goals and improves quality of life, and additionally reduces extremity volumes, infection rates and reliance on outpatient therapy. A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary debulking program can be successfully implemented in the United States healthcare system.
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To define benchmark cutoffs for redo liver transplantation (redo-LT). ⋯ This study shows that redo-LT achieves good outcome when looking at benchmark scenarios. However, this figure changes in high-risk redo-LT, as for example in PNF. This analysis objectifies for the first-time results and efforts for redo-LT and can serve as a basis for discussion about the use of scarce resources.
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Determine whether preoperative dietary prehabilitation with a low-fat, high-fiber diet reverses the impact of Western diet (WD) on the intestinal microbiota and improves postoperative survival. ⋯ The deleterious effects of WD on the gut microbiota can be restored after 7 days of dietary prehabilitation. Moreover, stool markers may define the readiness of the microbiome to withstand the process of surgery including exposure to antibiotics and short periods of starvation.
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Comment Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
"Comment on: Preventing Recurrence in Clean and Contaminated Hernias Using Biologic Versus Synthetic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair- The PRICE Randomized Clinical Trial".
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Comment Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Response to Comments on "Methods of Colostomy Construction: No Effect on Parastomal Hernia Rate. Results from Stoma-Const - A Randomized Controlled Trial".