More great saphenous vein valves - less varicose veins?

Background: In patients with chronic venous disease (CVD) the number of venous valves and the degree of valve deterioration have not been extensively investigated and are poorly understood. The aim of this prospective study was to quantitatively and qualitatively investigate the venous valves in CVD patients in view of their clinical classification.

Patients And Methods: Within two years a consecutive series of 152 patients (223 limbs) undergoing primary surgery for great saphenous vein varicose veins was investigated.

Esophageal dysmotility disorders after laparoscopic gastric banding--an underestimated complication.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) on esophageal dysfunction over the long term in a prospective study, based on a 12-year experience.

Background: Esophageal motility disorders and dilatation after LAGB have been reported. However, only a few studies present long-term follow-up data.

Outcome of colorectal cancer surgery in the early fast-track era with special regard to elderly patients.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in the Western world. Differentiated surgical therapy in the last years have made a curative resection possible in more than 80% of the cases. Two hundred ninety consecutive patients with colorectal cancer over 6 years were enrolled in a retrospective follow-up study based on the electronic patient record, with special regard to patients more than 70 years old.

Graft survival and complications after laparoscopic gastric banding for morbid obesity--lessons learned from a 12-year experience.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has been considered by many as the treatment of choice for morbid obesity because of its simplicity and encouraging early results. The aim of this prospective study was to critically assess the effects, complications, and outcome after LAGB in the long-term, based on a 12-year experience. Between June 1998 and June 2009, all patients with implantation of a LAGB have been enrolled in a prospective clinical trial.

Small-bowel volvulus in late pregnancy due to internal hernia after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Internal hernias are a specific cause of acute abdominal pain and are a well-known complication after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. Although internal hernias are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, they may evolve towards serious complications, such as extensive bowel ischemia and gangrene, with the need for bowel resection and sometimes for a challenging reconstruction of intestinal continuity. The antecolic position of the Roux limb is associated with a decrease in the incidence of small-bowel obstruction and internal hernias.

Outcome and complications after laparoscopic Swedish adjustable gastric banding: 5-year results of a prospective clinical trial.

Background: Bariatric surgery is currently the only effective treatment for morbid obesity in terms of inducing and maintaining satisfactory weight loss and decreasing weight-related co-morbidities. A study was conducted to assess the effects, complications and outcome after laparoscopic Swedish adjustable gastric banding (SAGB) to 5 years.

Methods: Between June 1998 and December 2005, all patients with implantation of a SAGB were enrolled in a prospective clinical trial.

Venous injury in lumbar anterior spine surgery.

Unlabelled: To assess the clinical and angiological outcome of venous injury in lumbar anterior spine surgery.

Design: Follow-up study.

Methods: During a seven-year time span 77 consecutive patients underwent lumbar anterior spine surgery.

Preperitoneal mesh repair in Spigelian hernia.

The first Spigelian hernia was described in 1764. From April 1995 to April 2004, 29 patients underwent 35 Spigelian hernia repair operations in our department. The choice of primary closure or additional mesh was based on the condition of the local tissue.