World journal of surgery
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The da Vinci robotic laparoscopic incisional hernia repair with intracorporeal closure of the fascial defect and circumferential suturing of the mesh may offer an alternative to current fascial closure and transabdominal sutures and tackers. ⋯ This is a retrospective series review of robot-assisted ventral hernia repair using intracorporeal primary closure followed by continuous running, circumferential fixation. The findings show that this technique is feasible and may not be associated with chronic postoperative pain. Further evaluation is needed, and long-term data are lacking to assess the benefit to the patient, but this series can be the basis for future studies.
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World journal of surgery · Feb 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEnhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program attenuates stress and accelerates recovery in patients after radical resection for colorectal cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
The aim of this trial was to compare the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program with conventional perioperative management in patients who underwent radical resection for colorectal cancer. ⋯ The ERAS protocol attenuates the surgical stress response and accelerates postoperative recovery without compromising patient safety.
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World journal of surgery · Feb 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of Limberg flap and tension-free primary closure during pilonidal sinus surgery.
Pilonidal disease is an inflammatory disease seen in the intergluteal region. In this study, our aim was to compare the efficacy of the Limberg flap versus a tension-free primary closure. ⋯ The lower rates of wound infection and recurrence associated with the Limberg flap reported elsewhere may be associated with healing of the tension-free procedure. In this study, tension-free primary closure was found to be as effective as the Limberg flap reconstruction.
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World journal of surgery · Feb 2012
Value of the metastatic lymph node ratio for predicting the prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer patients.
The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between the metastatic lymph node ratio (LNR) and the prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ The combination of the LNR and pN status provides a valuable help with prognosis. However, these results must be evaluated further in a large prospective randomized clinical trial.