Annales de chirurgie
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Annales de chirurgie · Apr 2000
[Perforated duodenal ulcer: laparoscopic treatment of perforation and ulcerous disease].
The aim of this retrospective study was to report a continuous series of 44 perforated duodenal peptic ulcers operated on through laparoscopic approach with curative treatment of the peptic ulcer disease for socioeconomic purpose. ⋯ With laparoscopic surgery, diagnosis of peptic ulcer perforation was confirmed, peritoneal lavage was perfectly done, duodenal perforation was sutured and surgical treatment of the peptic ulcer disease was performed, which is important in poor countries.
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Annales de chirurgie · Apr 2000
[Treatment of adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus and cardia: resection with or without thoracotomy?].
In the treatment of adenocarcinoma of the cardia and lower oesophagus, the choice of the approach (with or without thoracotomy) to perform a proximal oesogastrectomy (POG) is still debated. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare mortality, morbidity and long-term survival in a series of patients operated on with or without thoracotomy. ⋯ These results suggest that, for adenocarcinoma of the cardia and lower oesophagus, the theoretical carcinologic benefit of mediastinal lymphadenectomy can be balanced with an higher operative risk related to the transthoracic approach.
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Annales de chirurgie · Apr 2000
Biography Historical Article[C. Walton Lillehei and the epic of open heart surgery].
C. Walton Lillehei (1918-1999) from the Surgery Department of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis (MN, USA), was the precursor of open heart surgery. He successively introduced heart-lung machine, intracardiac repairs, pacemaker, and mechanical cardiac valves.