Digestive SurgeryPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1159/000540468
Charlène J van der Zijden, Pim B Olthof, Pieter C van der Sluis, Bas P L Wijnhoven, Maria Erodotou, Henk H Hartgrink, Boudewijn van Etten, Stijn van Esser, Sjoerd M Lagarde, Jan Willem T Dekker
{"title":"N3 Disease in Esophageal Cancer: Results from a Nationwide Registry.","authors":"Charlène J van der Zijden, Pim B Olthof, Pieter C van der Sluis, Bas P L Wijnhoven, Maria Erodotou, Henk H Hartgrink, Boudewijn van Etten, Stijn van Esser, Sjoerd M Lagarde, Jan Willem T Dekker","doi":"10.1159/000540468","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540468","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with extensive lymph node metastases have a poor prognosis. Clinical staging of lymph node metastases poses significant challenges given the limited sensitivity and specificity of imaging techniques. The aim of this study was to investigate the overall survival (OS) of patients with N3 disease in a real-world Dutch population and the added value of surgery in these patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with cN3M0 esophageal or gastroesophageal cancer were identified from the Netherlands Cancer Registry (2012-2019). Treatment consisted of neoadjuvant chemo(radio)therapy followed by resection or chemo(radio)therapy, radiotherapy, or esophagectomy alone. OS was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Some 21,566 patients were diagnosed with esophageal cancer of whom 359 (1.7%) had cN3M0 disease. Median OS of these patients was 12.5 months (95% CI: 10.7-14.3). Median OS following chemoradiotherapy alone and neoadjuvant therapy plus surgery was 13.3 months (95% CI: 10.7-15.9) and 23.7 months (95% CI: 18.3-29.2), respectively. Of all patients who underwent esophagectomy, 391 (2.8%) had (y)pN3 disease, and median OS was 16.1 months (95% CI: 14.8-17.4). Twenty-one patients (5.4%) were correctly classified as cN3, and 3-year OS was 21%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion(s): </strong>Clinical staging appears to be difficult, apparently in patients with N3 esophageal cancer. Surgery seems to be of benefit to these patients. More research is required to address the ongoing challenges in clinical staging and the best neoadjuvant therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11382634/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141888759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digestive SurgeryPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1159/000538359
Christian Stoess, Benjamin Mirschinka, Johanna Ollesky, Marcella Steffani, Nick Seyfried, Benedikt Kaufmann, Helmut Friess, Norbert Hüser, Ulrich Nitsche, Daniel Hartmann
{"title":"Liver Resection in Synchronous Bilobar versus Unilobar Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Retrospective Analysis of Oncological Outcomes and Patient Survival.","authors":"Christian Stoess, Benjamin Mirschinka, Johanna Ollesky, Marcella Steffani, Nick Seyfried, Benedikt Kaufmann, Helmut Friess, Norbert Hüser, Ulrich Nitsche, Daniel Hartmann","doi":"10.1159/000538359","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Resection of colorectal liver metastasis has emerged as the standard treatment. Our study compares oncological outcomes of patients with resected synchronous bilobar versus unilobar colorectal liver metastasis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study presents long-term follow-up data of 105 consecutive patients with primary colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastasis. All patients underwent primary tumor and metastasis resections between 2007 and 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-five patients with bilobar and 50 patients with unilobar colorectal liver metastases were included. No significant difference in overall, tumor-specific, or recurrence-free survival was observed between patients with bilobar and unilobar metastases. After case-control matching, the results were confirmed in patients with similar tumor burdens. In the multivariate analysis, chemotherapy following liver metastasis resection was a significant prognostic factor associated with improved overall survival (hazard ratio 0.518, 95% confidence interval: 0.302-0.888, p = 0.017).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall survival, as well as tumor-specific and recurrence-free survival, did not differ between patients with unilobar and bilobar liver metastasis. These findings contribute to the understanding that primary tumor and metastasis resection in eligible patients improve long-term outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140861377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Albumin-Lymphocyte-Globulin-C-Reactive Protein Index as a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatectomy.","authors":"Masashi Utsumi, Masaru Inagaki, Koji Kitada, Naoyuki Tokunaga, Kosuke Yunoki, Yuya Sakurai, Hiroki Okabayashi, Ryosuke Hamano, Hideaki Miyaso, Yosuke Tsunemitsu, Shinya Otsuka","doi":"10.1159/000540067","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study evaluated the performance of the albumin-lymphocyte-globulin-C-reactive protein (CRP) (ALGC) index as a novel prognostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients (n = 178) who underwent hepatectomy for HCC (July 2010-December 2021) were analyzed. The ALGC index was calculated as ([albumin × lymphocyte]/[CRP × globulin × 104]). Patients were divided into a low ALGC group (<1.82; n = 81) and a high ALGC group (≥1.82; n = 97). The association of the ALGC index with survival was assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median overall survival (OS) was 100 (range: 1-149) months with 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates of 91.6%, 81.2%, and 64.2%, respectively. In univariate analysis, ALGC index (<1.82), alpha-fetoprotein (≥25 ng/mL), tumor size (≥3.5 cm), microvascular invasion, and multiple tumors were associated with shorter OS. ALGC index (<1.82) (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]) (2.48 [1.407-4.513]; p = 0.001) and multiple tumors (1.92 [1.070-3.356]; p = 0.029) were independent predictors of OS in multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ALGC index is a novel prognostic biomarker for HCC after hepatectomy. It may assist in treatment stratification and better management of patients with HCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141747718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digestive SurgeryPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-10DOI: 10.1159/000536158
Leena-Mari Mäntymäki, Juha Grönroos, Anu Aronen, Jukka Karvonen, Mika Ukkonen
{"title":"Is reassessment of Computed Tomography Reports Worthwhile in Acute Diverticulitis?","authors":"Leena-Mari Mäntymäki, Juha Grönroos, Anu Aronen, Jukka Karvonen, Mika Ukkonen","doi":"10.1159/000536158","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536158","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Since the assessment of the disease severity in acute diverticulitis (AD) is of utmost importance to determine the optimal treatment and the need for follow-up investigations, we wanted to investigate whether the first CT report is compatible with daytime reassessment report and whether the value of initial report changes according to the experience of the radiologist.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutive patients from tertiary referral centre with AD were included. CT images done in the emergency department were initially analysed by either resident radiologists or consultant radiologists and then later reanalysed by consultant abdominal radiologists. Discrepancies between reports were noted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of total of 562 patients with AD, CT images were reanalysed in 439 cases. In 22 reports (5.0%) the final report was significantly different from the initial report and management changed in 20 cases. In reports of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis, reanalysis changed initial assessment in 4.0% of the cases and in complicated acute diverticulitis (CAD) in 9.1%. When consultant and resident radiologists were compared, there was no significant difference.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although no statistical difference could be noted between residents and consultants, the final report was significantly different in overall 5% of the cases when reanalysed at normal working hours by an experienced consultant abdominal radiologist. Therefore, we conclude that reassessment of CT reports is worthwhile in AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139416652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digestive SurgeryPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1159/000536587
Emeka Ray-Offor, Stella-Maris Egboh, Rex F O A Ijah, Sameh Hany Emile, Steven D Wexner
{"title":"Colonic Diverticulosis at Colonoscopy in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pooled Estimates.","authors":"Emeka Ray-Offor, Stella-Maris Egboh, Rex F O A Ijah, Sameh Hany Emile, Steven D Wexner","doi":"10.1159/000536587","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536587","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There is need to ascertain any epidemiologic shift of diverticulosis among Africans with traditionally high fiber diet consumption patterns and rare diverticulosis prevalence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, African Journal Online (AJOL), and Google Scholar. Eligibility criteria included full-text observational and experimental human colonoscopy studies on asymptomatic and symptomatic African population from 1985 to 2022. Case reports, conference abstracts, dissertations, systematic reviews, and studies lacking colonoscopy findings were excluded. NIH quality assessment tool for observational cohort and cross-sectional studies was used to assess risk of bias. Meta-analysis was performed using the random-effect model. Heterogeneity was assessed using inconsistency (I2) statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty studies were included. Pooled prevalence rate of colonic diverticulosis in the last decade (2012-2022) has increased to 9.7% (95% CI 6.5-13.4; I2 = 97.3%) from 3.5% (95% CI 1.4-6.4; I2 = 62.7%). The highest regional prevalence rate was in West African studies at 11.3% (95% CI 7.6-14.9; I2 = 96.2%). Proportion of individuals with diverticulosis ≥50 years and male sex were 86.9% (95% CI 80.5-92.1) and 65.2% (95% CI 55.0-74.8), respectively. The left colon had the highest diverticulosis frequency (37% [148/400]). Bleeding/inflammation complications were sparingly detected (OR 0.2 [95% CI 0.03-0.75; p < 0.0001]).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An increasing utilization of colonoscopy revealed approximately a threefold increase in the prevalence rate of colonic diverticulosis in Africa. This pathology was most common in males aged >50. Left colon was predominantly affected. Further studies are needed to demonstrate the effect of westernization of diet.</p>","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
De Pastena, S. Brozzetti, M. Carati, A. V. Sterpetti, Rome, S. R. Henriksen, J. Rosenberg, S. Fonnes, Herlev, G. Mendez-Rico, D. Reyes-Ruiz, P. I. J.M. Moreno-Ley
{"title":"Contents Vol. 40, 2023","authors":"De Pastena, S. Brozzetti, M. Carati, A. V. Sterpetti, Rome, S. R. Henriksen, J. Rosenberg, S. Fonnes, Herlev, G. Mendez-Rico, D. Reyes-Ruiz, P. I. J.M. Moreno-Ley","doi":"10.1159/000535458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000535458","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139018188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usefulness of Preoperative Predictors of Pathological Complicated Appendicitis.","authors":"Masahiro Shiihara, Yasuhiro Sudo, Norimasa Matsushita, Takeshi Kubota, Yasuhiro Hibi, Harushi Osugi, Tatsuo Inoue","doi":"10.1159/000531284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000531284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Complicated appendicitis (CA) is often indicated for emergency surgery; however, preoperative predictors of pathological CA (pCA) remain unclear. Furthermore, characteristics of CA that can be treated conservatively have not yet been established.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>305 consecutive patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: an emergency surgery and a conservative treatment group. The emergency surgery group was pathologically classified as having uncomplicated appendicitis (pUA) and pCA, and the preoperative predictors of pCA were retrospectively assessed. Based on the preoperative pCA predictors, a predictive nomogram whether conservative treatment would be successful or not was created. The predictors were applied to the conservative treatment group, and the outcomes were investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the multiple logistic regression analysis of the factors contributing to pCA, C-reactive protein ≥3.5 mg/dL, ascites, appendiceal wall defect, and periappendiceal fluid collection were independent risk factors. Over 90% of cases without any of the above four preoperative pCA predictors were pUA. The accuracy of the nomogram was 0.938.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our preoperative predictors and nomogram are useful to aid in distinguishing pCA and pUA and to predict whether or not conservative treatment will be successful. Some CA can be treated with conservative treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":11241,"journal":{"name":"Digestive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10216936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}