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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the nature of complications after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernia repair, and to evaluate possible links to intraoperative factors in an effort to reduce the incidence of complications. METHODS: The TAPP procedures for inguinal/femoral hernias performed between 1992 and 2004 at a single center were analyzed retrospectively. Complications were categorized according to severity and stage of the surgical procedure at which they occurred. Individual surgeon performances were examined to determine whether the rates of complications were related to surgeon experience. RESULTS: A total of 1,973 TAPP procedures were reviewed, and 81% of the patients completed 5 years of follow-up evaluation. The 74 complications (3.7%) reported were categorized as follows: 33 major (1.7%) versus 41 minor (2.0%), 66 hernia-related (3.4%) versus 8 laparoscopy-related (0.5%) complications, and 12 recurrences (0.6%). Risk factors for complications included inguinoscrotal hernia (p < or = 0.001), dissection/reduction of the sac (p = 0.02), and surgeon experience (< 50 TAPP procedures; odds ratio, 7.1; 95% confidence interval, 4.2-11.9). CONCLUSIONS: Accuracy in dissection/reduction of the sac improves the outcome of TAPP hernia repair. This effect is related to the experience of the surgeon. Experience performing more than 75 procedures is required for optimal results.
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Hernia, Femoral/surgery , Hernia, Inguinal/surgery , Laparoscopy/adverse effects , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Abdominal Wall/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Chi-Square Distribution , Cohort Studies , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Hernia, Femoral/diagnosis , Hernia, Inguinal/diagnosis , Humans , Incidence , Laparoscopy/methods , Male , Middle Aged , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods , Peritoneum/surgery , Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial , Probability , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Sex Distribution , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Cholecystolithotomy and cholecystojejunostomy has been carried out on 11 patients with severe hypertension from cirrhosis. The indications were frequently recurring attacks of biliary cholic or acute cholecystitis at onset. There was 1 postoperative death from cardiac infarction and only minor in-hospital morbidity. None of the remaining patients has to date developed post-cholecystojejunostomy sequelae. Except the case of extensive inflammation on gangrena, this procedure appears to be a safe and definitive operation, alternative to subtotal cholecystectomy.
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Cholelithiasis/surgery , Gallbladder/surgery , Hypertension, Portal/surgery , Jejunum/surgery , Adult , Aged , Anastomosis, Surgical/methods , Cholelithiasis/complications , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Portal/etiology , Liver Cirrhosis/complications , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
A case of unusual location of a M.M. in the head of pancreas is described. Evidence of a primary lesion was not achieved, still we incline to retain this case as a metastatic malignant melanoma with occult primary location.
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Melanoma/secondary , Neoplasms, Unknown Primary , Pancreatic Neoplasms/secondary , Cholestasis, Extrahepatic/diagnosis , Cholestasis, Extrahepatic/etiology , Humans , Male , Melanoma/complications , Melanoma/pathology , Middle Aged , Pancreatic Neoplasms/complications , Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathologySubject(s)
Rectum/surgery , Surgical Staplers , Suture Techniques/instrumentation , Adenoma/surgery , Aged , Anastomosis, Surgical/methods , Colon/surgery , Diverticulum/surgery , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Intraoperative Complications/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Rectal Diseases/surgery , Rectal Neoplasms/surgerySubject(s)
Carcinoma/pathology , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Adenocarcinoma/mortality , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Carcinoma/mortality , Carcinoma, Small Cell/mortality , Carcinoma, Small Cell/pathology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Female , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/mortality , Male , PrognosisABSTRACT
The Authors report the results achieved in 74 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax. The treatment was conservative in 66 patients. The surgical treatment was performed in 8 patients operated with monolateral resection of apical bullae (7 cases) or lobectomy (1 case) through lateral thoracotomy.
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Pneumonectomy , Pneumothorax/therapy , Suction , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pneumothorax/physiopathology , Pneumothorax/surgerySubject(s)
Adenocarcinoma , Lung Neoplasms , Adenocarcinoma/mortality , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Adenocarcinoma/surgery , Aged , Carcinoma/mortality , Carcinoma/pathology , Carcinoma/surgery , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Female , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/mortality , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The results obtained in 201 cases of haemorrhage of the higher tract of the digestive tube are reported. The role of early endoscopy (less than 24 h) and that of a "rigorous" selection of patients for surgery treatment are emphasized. The value of surgical resection in serious haemorrhage of chronic peptic ulcus is confirmed by the satisfactory results obtained.
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Gastrectomy , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology , Gastroscopy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Lung Neoplasms/mortality , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Pneumonectomy/mortality , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Colonic Neoplasms/surgery , Rectal Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Aged , Colonic Neoplasms/mortality , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Rectal Neoplasms/mortalityABSTRACT
The authors report the results achieved in the treatment of 62 patients with pulmonary cancer "non-microcytoma". The survival rate was 20.9% at 5 years (actuarial). The best prognosis is for patients with epidermoid cancer: 35.5%. The authors emphasize the importance of the exact stage of the neoplasm and the evaluation of the postoperative cardiopulmonary functional adaptation in the prognostic evaluation of resection for pulmonary carcinoma.
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Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/surgery , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Adenocarcinoma/surgery , Adult , Aged , Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/pathology , Carcinoma, Small Cell/surgery , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Female , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Lymphatic Metastasis , Male , Mediastinal Neoplasms/secondary , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Staging , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Prognosis , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
A review of cases treated in 1978-82 revealed 1 case of lipid cell carcinoma of the breast out of 310 mammary carcinomas. Given the rarity of this histological type and the generally poorer than average prognosis, it seems likely that it should be considered separately from the other cases.
