Publications by authors named "G Arlt"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined treatment outcomes for adults with idiopathic and secondary megacolon (MC) and megarectum (MR), highlighting the challenges in managing this rare condition due to the lack of optimal treatment guidelines.
- A total of 67 patients were analyzed, with only 29.9% receiving correct diagnoses, and findings showed that surgical intervention resulted in significantly lower readmission rates and reduced laxative dependence compared to conservative treatment.
- The authors suggest that surgical options may be more beneficial if a correct diagnosis is made early on and after conservative methods have been tried.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFMediastinitis is more frequent in patients with implantable ventricular assist devices (VADs) than in other cardiac surgery patients and carries significant mortality. We report our experience with a stepwise approach including aggressive debridement, jet lavage, vacuum assisted closure dressing, and finally coverage with well-vascularized and immune-active omental flaps in VAD patients with infective mediastinitis. We retrospectively collected and analyzed data of patients with continuous flow VAD who underwent plasty with the omental flap because of mediastinitis at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin between January 1, 2008 and October 30, 2015.
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