Publications by authors named "Guilherme Tommasi Kappaz"
Background: PCR (C-reactive protein), produced in the liver after stimuli of inflammatory mediators, is determined as a marker of inflammatory activity (adipocytokines) and is present within adipocyte cells; besides being an inflammatory product, many studies have shown to be a predictor of complications.
Aim: To determine if the inflammatory state of the obese patient decreases after bariatric surgery, based on pre and post-operative PCR.
Methods: A prospective, observational study in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric by-pass surgery followed up for three months after surgery, with serum preoperative CRP in 30, 60 and 90 days after surgery.
Background: Intracorporeal digestive tract reconstruction after minimally invasive total gastrectomy may be challenging, even when using the da Vinci® Surgical System. This may be due to intrinsic difficulties during oesophago-jejunal anastomosis (EJA). The aim of this study was to describe a simple way to perform digestive tract reconstruction after robotic total gastrectomy (RTG) for gastric cancer and the results of its application in a small series of cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Evaluating quality of life after surgery for gastroesophageal reflux is fundamental, since improvement of symptoms is the main goal of treatment.
Objective: To compare the satisfaction of patients operated for GERD, interviewed at the office, with patients interviewed by telephone.
Methods: One hundred and seventy-eight patients were submitted to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
Objectives: To determine the influence of asymptomatic inflammatory processes of the prostate on serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels.
Methods: A total of 51 patients with no evidence of prostate cancer or clinical prostatitis were prospectively studied. All subjects underwent 10 to 12 sector transrectal-ultrasound guided needle biopsies of the prostate.