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The authors describe 30 cases of acute arterial occlusions of upper extremity during the last 10 years (1992-2001) in a group of 27 patients. In 27 cases the occlusions were caused by embolism and in 3 cases by acute thrombosis. In the group were 12 men and 18 women. The embolus was the most frequently located in brachial artery (cubital)--17 times (63%). In one case we were forced to perform amputation of left upper extremity for gangrene. Authors accentuate that early and adequate treatment lead to salvage of extremity in 80-100%.
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Arm/blood supply , Embolism/diagnosis , Thrombosis/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Embolism/therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Thrombosis/therapyABSTRACT
Authors refer about their experiences with operations of acute cholecystitis by laparoscopy. They have evaluated retrospectively 1600 cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LCHE) realized in the period from 1994 to 2000. In 302 (18.8%) cases was realized laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, which was confirmed by histopathological finding. During the mentioned period a total number of laparoscopic cholecystectomies for acute cholecystitis (n = 302) rise a number of classical cholecystectomies for the same diagnosis (n = 227). Very important role by authors take early dispatching a patient to a department of surgery and early estimation the diagnosis with consecutive laparoscopic treatment. Rates of peroperation, postoperation complications and reoperations in laparoscopic surgery of acute cholecystitis is comparable with elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic , Cholecystitis/surgery , Acute Disease , Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic/adverse effects , Humans , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
The authors evaluated the results after classical (CCHE) and laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LCHE) in the period from March 16 1994 to June 30 1995. In this period they operated on 408 patients, out of which 208 were operated by the laparoscopic technique. There were no differences in postoperative morbidity. The mortality after laparoscopic surgery was 0% and the classical cholecystectomy reached the morbidity of 1.4%. Complicated patients were usually operated in the classical way. The time of hospitalisation after LCHE was 5.2 days and after CCHE 8.3 days. The results of LCHE were as follows: morbidity 10.5%, conversions 2.4%, reoperations 1.4%, and no leakage of the bile duct. We saved 40% of costs using LCHE. All these facts show that LCHE is advantageous, secure and well tolerated by patients. The patients prefer comfort after the operation, good cosmetic effect and a short hospital isation. CCHE did not lose its position, especially in complicated cases. (Tab. 5, Ref. 21.)
