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Surg Pract Sci
June 2024
Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland.
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute virus infection, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The Swiss government decreed a public lockdown to reduce and restrict further infections. The aim of this investigation was to analyze the impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on the performance of general and visceral surgery procedures.
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December 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases, Shenyang Coloproctology Hospital, Shenyang, PR China.
Background: Fournier's gangrene (FG) is scarce and potentially fatal disease. Although the Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score was established in 2004, its reliability as a diagnostic tool to differentiate between FG and perianal abscess is still debated. The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of the LRINEC score and other relevant inflammatory markers.
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January 2025
Digestive Physiology and Gastrointestinal Motility Lab, Instituto de Investigaciones Médico-Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz 91700, Mexico.
This article examines the complex relationship between disease perception, negative emotions, and their impact on postoperative recovery in patients with perianal diseases. These conditions not only cause physical discomfort, but also carry a significant emotional burden, often exacerbated by social stigma. Psychological factors, including stress, anxiety, and depression, activate neuroendocrine pathways, such as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, disrupting the gut microbiota and leading to dysbiosis.
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January 2025
Sheba Medical Center, Institute of Gastroenterology, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Background: The Montreal classification has been widely used in Crohn's disease since 2005 to categorize patients by the age of onset (A), disease location (L), behavior (B), and upper gastrointestinal tract and perianal involvement. With evolving management paradigms in Crohn's disease, we aimed to assess the performance of gastroenterologists in applying the Montreal classification.
Methods: An online survey was conducted among participants at an international educational conference on inflammatory bowel diseases.
World J Clin Cases
January 2025
Department of Digital Anti-aging Healthcare (BK21), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, South Korea.
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the study by Hou , focusing on the complex interplay between psychological and physical factors in the post-operative recovery (POR) of patients with perianal diseases. The study sheds light on how illness perception, anxiety, and depression significantly influence recovery outcomes. Hou developed a predictive model that demonstrated high accuracy in identifying patients at risk of poor recovery.
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