Oncological outcome following Hartmann's procedure compared with anterior resection and abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer-The type of procedure does not influence local recurrence or distant metastasis: A population-based study.

Aim: The type of surgical procedure used in rectal cancer treatment may affect cancer recurrence. The aim of this study was to determine whether the type of procedure influences oncological outcomes in rectal cancer surgery.

Method: We gathered data from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry regarding patients with TNM Stage I-III rectal cancer who underwent R0/R1 surgery from 2013 to 2017.

Long-term Quality of Life After Surgery for Mid- and High Rectal Cancer: Hartmann's Procedure Anterior Resection and Abdominoperineal Resection.

Background/aim: Anterior resection is the gold standard surgery for high and middle rectal tumors. In cases where anterior resection is not feasible, the surgeon resorts to a non-restorative approach such as Hartmann's procedure or abdominoperineal resection. It is not well studied how Hartmann's procedure impacts quality of life.

Postoperative morbidity following Hartmann's procedure in comparison to anterior resection and abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer-a population-based study.

Aim: There is ongoing controversy regarding the extent to which Hartmann's procedure (HP) should be used in rectal cancer treatment. This study was designed to investigate 30-day postoperative morbidity and mortality following HP, anterior resection (AR) and abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer using a national registry.

Methods: All patients operated for rectal cancer, tumour height 5-15 cm, between the years 2010 and 2017, were identified through the Swedish colorectal cancer registry.

[Primary aortoduodenal fistula - a rare cause of life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding].

Primary aortoduodenal fistula is a rare condition caused mainly by a bulging infra-renal aortic aneurysm with subsequent erosion of the duodenum and formation of a fistula. We present a patient who suffered from a herald upper gastrointestinal bleeding followed by circulo-respiratory collapse only hours after, due to bleeding from the fistula. The mortality is reported to be 100 %, requiring emergency EVAR or open aortic graft repair to control any further bleeding.

Hartmann's procedure in rectal cancer surgery is often an intraoperative decision: a retrospective multicenter study.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate patient-related factors predicting the selection of rectal cancer patients to Hartmann's procedure as well as to investigate how often, and on what grounds, anterior resection is intraoperatively changed to Hartmann's procedure.

Methods: Prospectively collected data from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry regarding patients with rectal cancer operated upon from January 1 2007 to June 30 2017 in the county of Skåne were retrospectively reviewed. Data were expanded with further details from medical charts.

Low incidence of pelvic sepsis following Hartmann's procedure for rectal cancer: a retrospective multicentre study.

Background: Results of previous studies regarding pelvic sepsis after Hartmann's procedure (HP) for rectal cancer have been inconsistent and few studies report the risk factors. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of pelvic sepsis after HP, identify risk factors and describe when as well as how pelvic sepsis was diagnosed and treated.

Methods: Data were collected from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry on all patients undergoing HP for rectal cancer in the county of Skåne from 2007-2017.

Complex patterns of cell growth in the placenta in normal pregnancy and as adaptations to maternal diet restriction.

The major milestones in mouse placental development are well described, but our understanding is limited to how the placenta can adapt to damage or changes in the environment. By using stereology and expression of cell cycle markers, we found that the placenta grows under normal conditions not just by hyperplasia of trophoblast cells but also through extensive polyploidy and cell hypertrophy. In response to feeding a low protein diet to mothers prior to and during pregnancy, to mimic chronic malnutrition, we found that this normal program was altered and that it was influenced by the sex of the conceptus.

Low Incidence of Pelvic Sepsis after Hartmann's Procedure: Radiation Therapy May Be a Risk Factor.

Purpose: Hartmann's procedure is a well-established alternative in colorectal surgery when a primary anastomosis is contraindicated. However, the rectal remnant may cause complications. This study was designed to investigate the occurrence of pelvic sepsis after Hartmann's procedure and identify possible risk factors.

Occupation as a risk factor for renal cell cancer: a nationwide, prospective epidemiological study.

Objective Using centralized registries in Iceland, the aim of this study was to prospectively investigate multiple risk factors for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including occupational history. Materials and methods From the Reykjavik study database, 18,840 men and women born in the period 1907-1935 were linked with a population-based registry containing all RCCs diagnosed in Iceland from 1971 to 2005 (n = 910). From this cross-reference, altogether 225 cases were identified.

[Giant thymoma - case report].

Thymomas are usually benign tumors and are most often found in the anterior mediastinum. We report a rare case of a giant tumor in the right hemithorax that originated in the thymus. The tumor was 15x8 cm and histology revealed a type AB thymoma.

Kidney function following partial or radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: a population-based study.

Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare kidney function in a population-based cohort of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients after partial (PN) or radical nephrectomy (RN).

Material And Methods: Forty-four consecutive RCC patients who had undergone PN in Iceland between 2000 and 2010 were compared with 44 controls matched for tumour, node, metastasis (TNM) stage who had undergone RN during the same period. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and survival were calculated, and predictors of chronic kidney disease (CKD) were evaluated with multivariate analysis.

[Small renal cell carcinomas and synchronous metastases].

Objective: The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is rising in part due to small tumors (≤4cm) detected incidentally with abdominal imaging. Survival for small RCCs has been regarded as favorable and guidelines recommend partial rather than total nephrecteomy. We studied the frequency of synchronous metastasis in patients with small RCCs in Iceland.

Thymic epithelial tumours in Iceland: incidence and histopathology, a population-based study.

The objective of this study was to re-examine histologically and restage thymic epithelial tumours during a 25-year period and to correlate clinical and follow-up data. We utilized centralized registries in Iceland to establish a true nationwide incidence rate, previously unreported. A retrospective whole population study was carried out by including all patients diagnosed with a thymic epithelial tumour in Iceland between 1 January 1984 and 30 April 2010.