Publications by authors named "K T Khutsishvili"
Article Synopsis
- The study compares two treatment methods for appendiceal mass and abscess: emergency surgery and conservative treatment, which includes observation with and without follow-up surgery.
- A total of 74 patients were analyzed, revealing that those undergoing interval surgery experienced shorter operation times and fewer postoperative complications compared to emergency surgery patients.
- The findings suggest that conservative treatment, particularly without interval surgery, is a favorable approach since it resulted in a low recurrence rate of appendicitis and fewer complications overall.
Introduction: The aim of this prospective randomized clinical study was to compare and analyze the results of two methods of treatment of incisional hernia: open retromuscular mesh repair and onlay technique.
Methods: 180 patients who underwent open elective surgery for middle primary incisional hernia were randomized into two groups. The retomuscular mesh repair was used in the first group and the onlay technique - in the second group.
Purpose: The aim of the present clinical study was to compare early and late outcomes after inguinal hernia repair with the heavyweight mesh (HW) and lightweight mesh (LW) during a 3 year follow-up period.
Methods: 226 patients were randomized into LW and HW mesh groups, both of which underwent unilateral primary inguinal hernia repair via the Lichtenstein technique. Wound complications (infection, hematoma, seroma), hernia recurrence, pain and feeling of foreign body in inguinal area were determined in patients.
Appendiceal mucocele is a rare disease. Sometimes it is discovered accidentally and sometimes it resembles acute appendicitis. Correct diagnosis before surgery is very important for the selection of adequate surgical treatment to avoid intraoperative and postoperative complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRegulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress the innate inflammation associated with kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), but the mechanism is not well understood. Tregs express CD73, the final enzyme involved in the production of extracellular adenosine, and activation of the adenosine 2A receptor (A(2A)R) on immune cells suppresses inflammation and preserves kidney function after IRI. We hypothesized that Treg-generated adenosine is required to block innate immune responses in kidney IRI and that the Treg-generated adenosine would signal through A(2A)Rs on inflammatory cells and, in an autocrine manner, on Tregs themselves.
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