Results of abdominoperineal resections for failures after combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy for anal canal cancers.

Thirty patients treated with combination chemotherapy (CT) and radiation therapy (RT) for anal canal carcinoma were reviewed retrospectively to analyze the results of abdominoperineal resection (APR) for treatment failures. Mean follow-up was 34.9 months.

Effect of allopurinol on adriamycin-induced impairment of wound healing.

Use of antineoplastic drugs perioperatively requires an understanding of their potential effects on healing wounds. Adriamycin is an antineoplastic drug with a wide range of antitumor activity. Prior studies have demonstrated that adriamycin impairs skin wound healing but these studies have offered limited explanations for the mechanism of action of the drug vis á vis impairment of healing wounds.

Nutritional effects of postgastrectomy reconstruction: a clinical evaluation.

To evaluate the nutritional benefits of a jejunal pouch vs. esophagojejunostomy following total gastrectomy, we reviewed 24 consecutive cases of total gastrectomy: 14 males and 10 females, 39 to 85 years of age (mean 66.6 y.

Hospital costs by clinical parameters for peripheral vascular surgical DRGs.

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