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Nutrients
December 2024
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
A high prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is associated with good prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer. However, nutritional status often decreases during neoadjuvant therapy. Functional tooth units (FTUs) provide an index for the status of posterior occlusal support.
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January 2025
Committee for Promotion of Remote Surgery Implementation, Japan Surgical Society, Tokyo, Japan.
We conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) on cadavers in the prone position, utilizing telesurgical support through the double-surgeon cockpit (double SC) of the novel Japanese-made surgical robot system, hinotori (Medicaroid, Kobe, Japan). The Cadaveric Anatomy and Surgical Training Laboratory (CAST Lab) at Hokkaido University and Kushiro City General Hospital (KCGH) are interconnected by a dedicated 1 Gbps internet line, spanning 300 km. An operation unit and double SC were installed at CAST Lab, whereas the double SC proctor was installed at KCGH.
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November 2024
Gastroenterology, Institute for Specialization and Mastering of Doctors, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna, Sofia, BGR.
Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare critical condition manifesting as transmural esophageal rupture. It is usually associated with forceful emesis and increased intraesophageal pressure. Immediate aggressive surgical intervention is imperative in such cases.
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January 2025
Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplantat Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
The most common functional challenge after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy is delayed emptying of the gastric conduit. One of the primary endoscopic treatment strategies is performing a pyloric dilatation. However, the effects of dilation have never been scientifically proven.
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November 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, USA.
An atrio-esophageal fistula is a rare sequela of ablation. Standard approaches are associated with a high mortality. Atrial ablation resulting in an atrio-esophageal fistula is associated with exceedingly high mortality.
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