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What Is the Function of the Human Vermiform Appendix? Evolution-Based Surgery: A New Perspective in the Darwinian Year 2009
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Hemothorax caused by rupture of a primitive thoracic leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta: Description of a case and literature review
No full textEsophagogastric junction gastrointestinal stromal tumor: resection vs enucleation
No full textEsophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are extremely uncommon, representing approximately 5% of GISTs with the majority of esophageal GISTs occurring at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). The treatment options available for these GISTs are fairly controversial. Many different options are nowadays at our disposal. From surgery to the target therapies we have the possibility to treat the majority of GISTs, including those which are defined as unresectable. The EGJ GISTs represent a stimulating challenge for the surgeon. The anatomical location increases the possibility of post-operative complications. As the role of negative margins in GIST surgery is still controversial and the efficacy of target therapy has been demonstrated, why not treat EGJ GISTs with enucleation and, where indicated, adjuvant target therapy
Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients: prognostic index
No full textAn association of cancer arising in a polyp and simultaneous colorectal carcinoma. Incidence, histopathologic, therapeutic and prognostic data
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Retospective analysis of resectability, prognostic factors and outcome of cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC)
No full textretrospective study to evaluate resecability rate, prognosdtic factors and outcome of both central and peripheal cholangiocarcinom
Assessment of quality of life on home parenteral nutrition and after intestinal transplantation using treatment-specific questionnaires
No full textIn order to investigate the quality of life on home parenteral
nutrition and after intestinal transplantation
using comparable questionnaires, the treatmentspecific
quality of life questionnaire for adult patients
on home parenteral nutrition was adapted for intestinal
transplant recipients. Both instruments were
composed of 8 functional scales, 9 symptom scales, 3
global health status/quality of life scales and 2 single
items. A preliminary cross-sectional study enrolling
all the patients currently cared at the same hospital
was carried out. Exclusion criteria were age ≥ 60
years and hospitalization at time of assessment.
Thirty-three home parenteral nutrition patients (100%
answered) and 22 intestinal transplant recipients
(82% answered) were enrolled. Intestinal transplant
recipients showed a better score in following scales:
ability to holiday/travel (p < 0.001), fatigue (p = 0.022), gastrointestinal symptoms (p < 0.001), stoma
management/bowel movements (p = 0.001) and
global health status/quality of life (p = 0.012). A better
score for ability to eat/drink (p = 0.070) and a worse
score for sleep pattern (p = 0.100) after intestinal
transplantation were also observed. The results of
this preliminary study with specific instruments were
consistent with the main expected improvement of
the quality of life related to intestinal transplantation.
Further studies in larger patient cohorts are required
to confirm these data
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