Surgical versus endoscopic gastroenterostomy for gastric outlet obstruction: a retrospective multicentric comparative study of technical and clinical success.

Purpose: Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is mainly due to advanced malignant disease. GOO can be treated by surgical gastroenterostomy (SGE), endoscopic enteral stenting (EES), or endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) to improve the quality of life.

Methods: Between 2009 and 2022, patients undergoing SGE or EUS-GE for GOO were included at three centers.

Obesity and Overweight: First Comprehensive Overview in the French Armed Forces.

Introduction: The global rise in obesity is well-established, with significant health implications. This study aims to comprehensively assess overweight and obesity prevalence within the French Armed Forces.

Materials And Methods: Using data from the Unique Medical-Military Software (UMMS) in 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted on active French Military personnel aged 18 and above, who underwent periodic medical examinations (PME) in 2017.

[War wounds in the operating theatre: Damage Control Surgery].

In the course of conflicts, the management of severe trauma patients in the operating room has led to the development of surgical and resuscitation techniques that ensure the survival of as many patients as possible. These techniques are based on the principles of Damage Control (DC) by a single, trained team. In this article, we look at the fundamentals of DC, followed by its application in each surgical field.

[War wounds and ballistics].

Ballistic wounds, which historically concerned military populations, now also affect civilian practice. Terrorist attacks, urban violence and certain accidents have brought them into the daily routine of some French hospitals. Their frequency fully justifies the need for every health-care professional to be aware of the major issues involved in their management.

Evaluation of follow-up and long-term outcomes of gunshot and stab wounds in a French civilian population.

Purpose: The data concerning long-term follow-up and outcomes of penetrating trauma are poorly detailed in the literature. The main objective of our study was to analyze the hospital and extra-hospital follow-up of penetrating trauma victims and to evaluate the late complications and long-term consequences of these traumas.

Methods: This work was a retrospective longitudinal monocentric observational study conducted at Laveran Military Hospital, from January 2007 to January 2017.

Lessons Learned on the Battlefield Applied in a Civilian Setting.

We report the case of a civilian 27-year-old man treated in a military hospital in France who sustained multiple stab wounds, including one in the left groin, with massive external bleeding. When first responders arrived, the patient was in hemorrhagic shock. A tourniquet and two intraosseous catheters were placed to start resuscitative care.

French survey on a cohort of emergency general surgery modifications induced by lockdown of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Purpose: The brutal COVID-19 pandemic has majorly impacted populations and health systems, and surgeons have observed dramatic changes in their daily clinical activities. A survey of French digestive surgeons was conducted to assess these changes.

Methods: An electronic survey was sent to French digestive and general surgeons in the Societe Francaise de Chirurgie Digestive (SFCD) to assess the surgeons' daily activity during the pandemic and investigate changes in patients' management.

Overweight and Obesity in the French Army.

Introduction: Today, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is, respectively, 49% and 17% among French adults. This research investigates their existence in the French Armed Forces, in terms of the impact on military operative response and military readiness. As no previous studies have evaluated the weight status of the whole French Armed Forces, this work assesses the situation for the first time in France.

Temporin-SHa and Its Analogs as Potential Candidates for the Treatment of .

is one of the most prevalent pathogens colonizing 50% of the world's population and causing gastritis and gastric cancer. Even with triple and quadruple antibiotic therapies, shows increased prevalence of resistance to conventional antibiotics and treatment failure. Due to their pore-forming activity, antimicrobial peptides (AMP) are considered as a good alternative to conventional antibiotics, particularly in the case of resistant bacteria.

Pulmonary Artery Bullet Embolism following Cardiac Gunshot Wound.

Penetrating chest trauma is common but few need surgical treatment (10-20%). The mortality of gunshot wounds of the heart is 45%, among the wounded arriving at the hospital. The suspicion of wound heart with an inlet in the heart area (limited by costal awnings down, clavicles top, and mid-clavicular line outside) and pericardial effusion remains a surgical indication.

Intestinal prolapse through a persistent omphalomesenteric duct causing small-bowel obstruction.

Persistent omphalomesenteric duct as a cause of small-bowel obstruction is an exceptional finding. A neonate presented with occlusion due to intestinal prolapse through a persistent omphalomesenteric duct. Remnants of the duct were successfully resected, and the postoperative course was uneventful.

Anthropometric characterization of the child liver.

Purpose: The major purpose of this retrospective study on 25 CT scans of child liver aged from 2 to 13 years was to investigate the growth, morphologic variations and modifications of the liver position as a function of the children age. The objective was to characterize the 3D geometry of the child liver, which is still unknown.

Methods: 3D reconstruction of child liver was performed using the Mimics(®) software.