Publications by authors named "Danilo Meloni"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify risk factors linked to the failure of non-operative treatment in patients with certain types of diverticular abscesses, using a multicentre case-control approach.
- Among the 116 patients who experienced treatment failure (27.04%), significant predictors included the Hinchey classification IIb, smoking, and the presence of air bubbles within the abscess.
- The findings highlight the effectiveness of non-operative treatments but suggest that young smokers with IIb Hinchey diverticulitis need closer monitoring and that further research should focus on the role of image-guided drainage.
Objectives: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is gaining popularity as a bariatric option. Gastric leak is the most dreaded septic complication after this procedure. This study investigated levels of drain amylase that could be useful for predicting gastric leak before its clinical presentation.
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