Publications by authors named "Juan A Diaz-Plasencia"

Objective: To determine the prognostic factors associated with postoperative morbidity for resectable pancreatic cancer at the Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas del Norte 'Dr. Luis Pinillos Ganoza' - IREN Norte. 2007-2022.

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Anastomotic leakages at the gastrojejunostomy site are difficult to repair, due to complex gastrointestinal anatomy. This is the first study reporting clinical use of rectus abdominis muscle (RAM) flap for repair of gastrojejunostomy leakage. A patient with leakage of gastrojejunostomy after distal gastrectomy with Billrroth II anastomosis for gastric cancer underwent repair using left RAM flap, based on superior epigastric artery.

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Objective: To determine the impact of postoperative infectious complications in the long term survival of patients gastrectomized for gastric carcinoma with curative intent.

Materials And Methods: The present cohort study evaluated a series of 79 patients diagnosed with resectable advanced gastric carcinoma with curative intent. They were grouped in: Group A (N=28): patients with postoperative infectious complications and Group B (N=51): patients who did not develop postoperative infectious complications.

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Objective: To determine trends in the prevalence and identify the main risk factors associated with the development of pancreatic cancer.

Materials And Methods: Study of trends in incidence and case-control population consisted of a total of 134 patients. Patients were grouped into: a)

Cases: 67 patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer treated at the Abdomen's Service of the Specialized Surgery Department of the Regional Institute of Neoplastic Diseases "Dr.

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Purpose: To identify the clinical and pathological characteristics and prognosis factors for five-year survival in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma in the proximal third and half of the stomach undergoing gastrectomy with limited and extended lymphadectomy.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study analyzed information from 39 patients with histological diagnosis of advanced gastric adenocarcinoma in the upper third and half of the stomach (U-M) who underwent gastrectomy with limited (D0-D1) and extended (D2-D3) lymphadectomy at the Belén Hospital in Trujillo between January 1, 1966 and December 31, 2000.

Results: The mean age of the U-M group was 55.

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Purpose: To determine the prognosis significance of the TNM clinic stage and the five-year survival rate of patients with primary carcinoma of the gallbladder.

Material And Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal, observational study with a single-box empirical design that evaluated 71 patients with gallbladder cancer who had surgical resection of the neoplasia in the Belén Hospital in Trujillo, Peru between 1966 and 2000.

Results: The mean age of the total series was 61.

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Purpose: To identify the main five-year survival prognosis factors in patients with resectable advanced serosa exposed gastric carcinoma, who have undergone radical gastric resection with limited and extended lymphadenectomy.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study examined 137 patients with resectable advanced serosa exposed gastric carcinoma, in the Belén Hospital, Trujillo, Peru, between 1991 and 2000.

Results: The average age of the total series was 58.

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