Publications by authors named "Gallarin Salamanca Isabel Maria"
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- Limited evidence exists on treating acute diverticulitis (AD) with pelvic abscesses using only antibiotics, prompting a study to compare outcomes with pericolic abscesses.
- A retrospective analysis of 58 patients revealed similar success rates in antibiotic treatment for both pelvic (91.7%) and pericolic (96.7%) abscesses, with no significant differences in recurrence or need for elective surgery.
- The findings suggest that antibiotic therapy alone is effective and safe for pelvic abscesses, indicating that percutaneous drainage may not be necessary in all cases.
Current staging systems in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) utilize relatively few patient characteristics in comparison to the breadth of information available. The objective of our study is to analyze the heterogeneous set of variables that may influence mortality and recurrence independently in patients with CCR, and prepare a predictive model of survival and recurrence. Data from 288 patients who had undergone scheduled surgery for stage I-III cancer of the colon and upper rectum were used to construct Cox models for DFS and overall CSS at five years.
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- The study aimed to compare the severity of acute diverticulitis between first episodes and later recurrences, and identify risk factors for free perforation at the onset.
- Conducted at a single center, the research included 394 patients diagnosed with their first episode of acute diverticulitis from January 2011 to August 2021, revealing that 12.2% experienced free perforation.
- Key risk factors for free perforation included older age, lung disease, and immunosuppression, emphasizing the need for careful monitoring in these patients to prevent severe outcomes.