Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · May 2003
Outcome of total pelvic exenteration for locally recurrent rectal cancer.
Local recurrence occurs in 10 to 30% of patients with rectal cancer following curative resection. However treatment of choice remains controversial. We assessed the results of total pelvic exenteration for locally recurrent cancer of the rectum retrospectively. ⋯ Total pelvic exenteration for local recurrence of rectal cancer can achieve long-term survival when curative resection is possible and the disease-free interval is long.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · May 2003
Arterial embolization in the treatment of severe blunt hepatic trauma.
The Authors stress the role of arterial embolization in the treatment of severe blunt hepatic trauma, with stable hemodynamic conditions, but with continuous bleeding, demonstrated by computed tomography scan. ⋯ Our results show that arterial embolization is useful and effective in the treatment of severe blunt hepatic trauma when, in spite of stable hemodynamic state, computed tomography scan shows persistent bleeding.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · May 2003
Prevention of adhesion formations following repair of abdominal wall defects with prosthetic materials (an experimental study).
Adhesion formation after abdominal surgery or incisional hernia repair with prosthetic materials may cause chronic pain, intestinal obstruction, enterocutaneous fistulae, difficulty in reoperative procedures and infertility in females. The aim of this study was to compare different modalities in terms of adhesion prevention in a rat model of abdominal wall defect repaired with prosthetic materials. ⋯ There is no single treatment modality to prevent adhesion formation after abdominal wall defect repaired with prosthetic materials. While intraperitoneal adhesions were less common in Seprafilm group, adhesions to mesh were less common in the Composix mesh group.