Publications by authors named "Zeichen M"
We present a case of metastatic rectal cancer in a 52-year-old woman, initially manifested as an acute asthma exacerbation. The patient was referred to the colorectal surgery team due to the discovery of a rectal mass after she sought treatment for shortness of breath following Clorox (cleaning product) exposure. Imaging revealed a right upper lobe nodule alongside a significant rectal mass, leading to a diagnosis of stage 4 colorectal cancer via colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA woman in her 60s with a past medical history of recurrent (. ) presented for surgical consultation after a colonoscopy revealed a mass in the rectum. Preoperative biopsy revealed mucosal excrescence with no dysplasia or malignant changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To present our technique of robotic retrorectus parastomal hernia repair.
Background: Parastomal hernias represent a significant problem with high recurrence and long-term complications. An estimated of 120,000 new stomas are created per year with a prevalence of up to 800,000 patients in the U.
Background And Objectives: Acute colorectal obstruction is a potentially life-threatening emergency that requires immediate surgical treatment. Emergency procedures had an associated mortality rate of 10% to 30%. This encouraged development of other options, most notably self-expanding metallic stents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with mesh versus laparoscopic ventral hernia defect closure with mesh reinforcement. The primary end-point was recurrence.
Methods: Retrospective review of patients who underwent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair for small- and medium-sized hernias between July 2000 and September 2011.