Micronutrient deficiencies and anemia in the follow-up after gastroesophageal cancer surgery.

Due to insufficient dietary intake and altered digestion and absorption of nutrients, patients after gastroesophageal cancer surgery are at risk of becoming malnourished and consequently develop micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and anemia during follow-up after gastroesophageal cancer surgery. This single-center cross-sectional study included patients after resection for esophageal or gastric cancer visiting the outpatient clinic in 2016 and 2017.

Transinguinal preperitoneal (TIPP) vs endoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) procedure in unilateral inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The Lichtenstein hernioplasty has long been seen as the gold standard for inguinal hernia repair. Unfortunately, this repair is often associated with chronic pain, up to 10-35%. Therefore, several new techniques have been developed, such as the transinguinal preperitoneal patch (TIPP) and the endoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) technique.

The effect of preoperative body mass index on short-term outcome after esophagectomy for cancer: A nationwide propensity score-matched analysis.

Background: The true influence of body mass index on the outcome of esophageal cancer surgery is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the relation between preoperative body mass index and clinical and oncological outcomes of esophagectomy for cancer in a patient cohort from the Dutch nationwide audit.

Methods: All patients who underwent esophagectomy for cancer between January 2011 and 2016 were identified in the Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit.

Treating Early Delayed Gastric Tube Emptying after Esophagectomy with Pneumatic Pyloric Dilation.

Introduction: Endoscopic pneumatic pyloric balloon dilation is a treatment option for early postoperative delayed gastric tube emptying following esophageal resection. This study aimed to determine the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic balloon dilation.

Methods: Between 2015 and 2018, patients with delayed gastric emptying 8-10 days after esophageal resection with gastric tube reconstruction due to esophageal carcinoma were considered for inclusion.

Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis mimicking peritonitis carcinomatosis: a rare case of an emergent surgical presentation of HIV de novo.

Gastrointestinal perforation due to infection, including disseminated histoplasmosis, is a rare cause of the surgical acute abdomen, especially in an apparently healthy patient. We describe a rare case of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis-induced small intestine perforation as the first manifestation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in a healthy patient. Remarkably, the disease mimicked peritonitis carcinomatosis during explorative laparoscopy.