Annales de chirurgie
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Annales de chirurgie · Jul 2000
[Surgery of the internal carotid: locoregional or general anesthesia?].
The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the advantages of regional anesthesia over general anesthesia in carotid artery surgery. ⋯ These results, in agreement with those of the literature, confirm that carotid artery endarterectomy is associated with a low rate of neurological mortality and morbidity. Although regional anesthesia was associated with a lower rate of complications, we are not allowed to conclude to its superiority, as the present study was retrospective and the difference was not statistically significant.
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Annales de chirurgie · Jul 2000
[Surgical treatment of Crohn's disease of the large intestine: do rectal complications influence the results of ileorectal anastomosis?].
The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the morbidity and long-term outcome of patients undergoing total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) performed for Crohn's colitis with or without associated proctitis. ⋯ Moderate proctitis does not increase the morbidity of total colectomy with IRA for Crohn's disease. The risk of reoperation and secondary protectomy is higher when proctitis was present, but the IRA was still functional in one-half of patients after more than 10 years of follow-up.