Unlabelled: Pancreatic tumor is one with the worst prognosis of all cancers, and the tenth most frequent cancer in Europe, making the 3% of all cancers affecting both sexes. Most patients seek treatment when the disease is in its advanced stage and the level for possible resectability is low. Late presentation of the disease is responsible for the short survival period of 6 months and a five-year survival of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hepatic resection is the accepted treatment for various liver tumors. Increasing evidence suggests that two factors significantly influence outcome and successfulness of the hepatic resection in patients with HCC in cirrhosis. There are liver function recovery and the degree of inflammation during early postoperative period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, clinical data and patterns of mediastinal lymph node metastasis (pN2) in non-small-cell lung cancer patients who underwent systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection (SMLND). We retrospectively studied 140 consecutive patients [125 male and 15 female, mean ages 54.61 +/- 9.
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March 2010
The aim of the study was to define the effects of daily hospice team's activities on depression and anxiety in breast cancer patients having undergone mastectomy after three-month therapy. This prospective study included 35 patients that underwent mastectomy for breast cancer, followed by 3-month treatment at daily hospice, Tuzla University Clinical Center. Control group consisted of 35 mastectomized patients that did not visit daily hospice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a benign disease frequently found in younger and healthy-looking persons. It requires a surgical treatment in about 30-40% of cases. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been recently introduced as a reliable alternative method to the classic thoracotomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing gap between demand and availability of human kidneys for transplantation has forced a re-evaluation of the limits on donor age acceptability. The present study included 74 patients who underwent kidney transplantation in University Clinical Centre Tuzla. In an observational cohort study we assessed impact of donor age on post transplant renal function by analyzing following parameters: 24 hour urine output, creatinine clearance (Cr Cl) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAll conventional immunosuppressive tree drugs-protocols are based on Cyclosporine; consisting of low doses of Cyclosporine (CsA), Azathioprine (AZA) or Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) and Prednisolone. AZA has been used in clinical transplantation for more than 30 years and was the first immunosuppressive agent to achieve widespread use in organ transplantation. MMF was introduced in clinical practice in 1995 after several clinical trials proved that it was more efficient than AZA for prevention of acute rejection episodes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResectional surgery on rectum, finishing with continued colo-rectal anastomosis by the classical manual technique, were burdened by a great number of post surgery complications of dehiscentio over 60%. If we take into reconsideration a high number of mortality 5-20% then we have valid reasons for developing modern and safer methods of surgical intervention of these patients. Two groups of 60 patients each, have been analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgical treatment of stomach carcinoma by its specificity and takes the important place in oncological surgery. Incidence is in rise and every year about 250.000 new patients are registered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study were evaluated intraoperative and postoperative complication, and reasons for conversions among first 200 and last 200 procedures inside about 2 000 where we performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in our clinic.
Material And Methods: Retrospective-prospective we analised overall complication rate, operative time and reasons for conversions in first and last 200 procedures where we performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We use the USA technique for operation with three troacars.
Unlabelled: The gallbladder cancer is the most common primary cancer of the hepatobiliary system, and ranks fifth of the cancers of the gastrointestinal system. It is accidentaly found in 1-3 % of patients with gallstone disease, and in 0,5-2,4% on postmortem exam.
Goal: Show the incidence, clinical state, and suplement the diagnostic procedure of the patients with the risk factors for gallbladder cancer.
Background: In a very short time, malignant obstructions of distal choledochus cause a lot of damage to the liver function that may result in serious intra operative and postoperative complications and consequent high hospital mortality. Contradictory results with respect to the recovery of the liver function and origin of intra operative and postoperative complications lead us believe in the necessity of the evaluation of the preoperative placement of billiar stent in these patients, knowing that these patients see the doctor in the advanced stage of the disease with the relatively high level of the liver function damage. The goal of this research was a quantitative and qualitative analysis of intra operative and postoperative complications as well as high hospital mortality in both groups of subjects so that through this kind and scope of complications and mortality rate we could indirectly reach the conclusion relating to efficiency of the billiar stent placement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The news in understanding intrahepatal anatomy, such as radiology contemporary technology making easier segmental and bisegmental access to hepatal resection. This access comprises resection of isolated anatomical segments or a sector of liver which is depends of magnitude of intrahepatal pathological process. After segmental or bisegmental resection of liver, patients were analysed in the period from 15 and 30 days after the operation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMost attacks of acute pancreatitis are self limiting, and the patients recover completely within days or weeks. In a few cases, however, the course is severe, with development of organ failure (single or multiple) and local complications such as necrosis, abscesses, and pseudocist. Between 01.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiver resections, because of its complexity, present a big challenge for every surgeon. A malignant diseases, which are the most frequent indications for this type of operations, additionally complicate job of the surgeons. Because the flag immunological system, in this type of patients, with reduced reserves of the liver, can have unforeseen postoperative consequence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreoperative liver function have singificant influence on the morbidity and mortality, by performing liver resections. In addition to, intraoperative factors may contribute appearance, undesirable postoperative complications. Functional parameters, which we analized in this study (ALT, AST, albumins, bilirubin and prothrombin time), was measured preoperative and in the postoperative course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeduction of operation, holds in colorectal surgery, include good knowledge of anatomy and her connection in that area. Large bowel has special anatomy and functional mark. Intensive study of colorectal cancer bring about a new knowledge about anatomy of the large bowel, especially about vascular variations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLocally advanced colorectal canter may require an intraoperative decision for the block resection of surrounding organs or structures to achieve complete tumour removal. This decision must weigh the risk of complications and death of multivisceral resection against a potential survival benefit. Little is known about the prognostic factors and their influence on the outcome of multivisceral resection for colorectal cancer.
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