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BACKGROUND
Laparoscopic techniques are being applied to the surgical management of various intestinal conditions, but few reports describe their use with Crohn's disease.
METHODS
Over a 2-year period, 31 selected patients with Crohn's disease underwent laparoscopic intestinal surgery: 18 women and
While many agents have been developed to aid in weight loss, few have withstood critical assessment of safety and efficacy. Weight loss agents are held to a higher standard for safety and tolerability than medications for other conditions, because they are often used by otherwise healthy individuals
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the evidence on pharmacologic options in preventing postoperative ileus (POI).
METHODS
The Cochrane Database of Reviews and OVID databases and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Web site were searched (1950-April 2009) using the term postoperative ileus.
METHODS
Meta-analyses
BACKGROUND
Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is an abnormal epithelium-lined communication between the wall of the rectum and the posterior vaginal wall. The incidence of RVFs is low and accounts for about 5% of all anorectal fistulas. Women who suffer from an RVF complain of uncontrollable passage of gas
BACKGROUND
Improvement in patient outcome and reduced use of medical resources may result from using epidural anesthesia and analgesia as compared with general anesthesia and intravenous opioids, although the relative importance of intraoperative versus postoperative technique has not been studied.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the endoscopy-assisted laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of early colon carcinoma.
METHODS
The data of 55 early colon cancer patients, including 30 male, 25 female with mean age of 54 years(ranged 42 to 68), undergone endoscopy-assisted laparoscopic surgery at the colon
OBJECTIVE
To observe the safety and efficacy of biological patch (Biodesign Surgisis mesh, SIS) in hybrid technique for incisional herniorrhaphy.
METHODS
Clinical and follow-up data of 14 incisional hernia patients who underwent incisional herniorrhaphy with hybrid technique, using porcine small
BACKGROUND
With increasing use of glucosamine-containing supplements for the treatment of osteoarthritis, there is increasing concern in the medical community about possible toxic effects. The present study was undertaken to determine whether glucosamine supplementation altered hemoglobin A1c
OBJECTIVE
Laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) has become a technically feasible and safe procedure for early gastric cancer treatment. LAG is being increasingly performed in many centers; however, there have been few reports regarding LAG at low-volume centers. The aim of this study was to report
OBJECTIVE
Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) for gastric cancer is still uncommon because of technical difficulties, especially in esophagojejunostomy (EJ). There are many reports for various laparoscopic procedures of EJ using linear or circular staplers. On the other hands, there has been no