Publications by authors named "Urs Pabst-Giger"
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- * A literature review of 16 studies found that while abdominal binders (AB) did not reduce hernia rates or complications, they helped decrease postoperative pain for 48-72 hours.
- * Despite their safety, the evidence does not support routine use of AB after surgery, indicating a need for more research on their benefits and costs.
Background/aim: During low anterior rectal resection for rectal cancer, a protective ileostomy (PI) is routinely created to reduce the severity of anastomotic complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the side-effects of PI during adjuvant chemotherapy.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective cohort of patients was operated on for non-metastatic rectal cancer with a PI during 2005-2022.
Background: It is assumed that robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) may facilitate complex pelvic dissection for rectal cancer compared to the laparoscopic-assisted resection (LAR). The aim of this study was to compare perioperative morbidity, short- and long-term oncologic, and functional outcomes between the RAS and LAR approaches.
Methods: Between 2015 and 2021, all rectal cancers operated on by (LAR) or (RAS) were retrospectively reviewed in two colorectal surgery centers.
Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in France and by the time of the diagnosis, 15-25% of patients will suffer from synchronous liver metastases. Surgery associated to neoadjuvant treatment can cure these patients, but few studies focus only on rectal cancer. This study was meant to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent a simultaneous resection to those who underwent a staged resection (rectum first or liver first) in the University Hospital of Tours, France.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) followed by total mesorectum excision has become the gold standard for locally advanced carcinoma of the low and middle rectum. The aim of the study is to evaluate the short and long-term outcomes of patients in complete pathological response (PR) following this treatment sequence.
Patients And Methods: One hundred and thirty patients were retrospectively included between 2005 and 2017 in an expert centre, with 3 groups formed, according to the PR: i) complete PR (absence of tumour cells on the surgical specimen ypT0N0), ii) partial PR (T or N downsizing) and iii) without PR.