Publications by authors named "Balon Jean-Michel"
Article Synopsis
- The trial aims to assess the effectiveness of pelvic floor rehabilitation in preventing low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) in patients who undergo sphincter-preserving rectal cancer surgery.
- The study involves 174 participants randomly assigned to either a rehabilitation group (receiving pelvic floor therapy) or a control group (receiving standard care) before closing their defunctioning stoma, with outcomes measured at multiple time points to track LARS severity and quality of life.
- The conclusion suggests that pelvic floor rehabilitation, including anal exercises and biofeedback, could significantly improve symptom management and quality of life for these patients, with an emphasis on safety and minimal risks involved.
Objectives: To compare the prevalence of malnutrition and nutritional management between elderly (≥70years old) and younger patients (<70years) with cancer.
Patients And Methods: This is a post-hoc analysis of NutriCancer 2012 study; a one-day cross-sectional nationwide survey conducted to assess malnutrition in adult patients with cancer in France. Patients diagnosed with cancer at the study date in both inpatient and outpatient settings were included.
Background: We conducted a prospective cohort study to assess the acceptability, feasibility and safety of day-case laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease in an university-based tertiary care center.
Methods: The procedure was proposed as routine for patients with proven symptomatic uncomplicated gastroesophageal reflux disease fulfilling predetermined inclusion criteria from September 2003 to December 2005. Standard anesthetic, surgical, analgesic, and antiemetic protocols were used.
Background: Esophagectomy remains a standard treatment for patients with resectable esophageal cancer, but the 5-year survival is only 20% to 25%. After complete resection survival is significantly longer than after incomplete resection with microscopic or macroscopic penetration. The purpose of this study was to prospectively identify the factors predictive of complete resection of operable esophageal cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite increasingly radical surgery for esophageal carcinoma, a large number of patients still experience recurrent disease soon after operation. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the pattern of recurrence after curative esophagectomy for cancer of the thoracic esophagus and to identify factors predictive of recurrent disease.
Methods: A total of 439 consecutive patients discharged from the authors' institution following R0 resection between January 1982 and July 2002 were followed for evidence of recurrence over a mean interval of 37.
Objective: Surgery is the treatment of reference for early-stage esophageal cancer, but 5-year survival is only 20% to 25%. After complete resection (R0), survival is significantly longer than after incomplete resection, with microscopic (R1) or macroscopic (R2) penetration. The purpose of this work was to identify retrospectively the factors predictive of complete resection of operable esophageal cancers.
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