Publications by authors named "Tabitha Gana"
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of early bowel resection (EBR) for ileocaecal Crohn's disease compared to traditional medical therapy (MT) and concludes that EBR may offer better outcomes.
- A systematic review of eight studies found that patients undergoing EBR had a significantly lower need for drug therapy and a reduced rate of intestinal resection over five years compared to those on MT.
- The findings suggest that EBR leads to more stable remission and could be a viable alternative to MT in selected cases of limited ileocaecal disease.
Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for the treatment of symptomatic gallstones and its practice as day case where possible is considered the standard over the last decade. However, readmission after surgery is recognised as a new problem.
Aim: The aim of this cohort observational study was to investigate the readmission rate in a district general hospital and identify the causes of readmission in order to explore ways by which this can be reduced or managed more cost effectively.
We report a case of recurrent intra-abdominal abscesses as a postoperative complication following diverticular perforation in which Streptococcus milleri (SM) was isolated. SM is evaluated here as a potent pyogenic organism commonly associated with intra-abdominal abscess especially in the postoperative setting. With the commonly adopted conservative management, the challenges of recurrence and prolonged hospital stay experienced in the indexed case as well as many other previous reports are highlighted.
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