D Klos, J Riško, J Hanuliak, M Loveček, B Mohelníková-Duchoňová, R Lemstrová, L Tučková, B Melichar
{"title":"Appendiceal tumors and pseudomyxoma peritonei: current recommendations for clinical practice.","authors":"D Klos, J Riško, J Hanuliak, M Loveček, B Mohelníková-Duchoňová, R Lemstrová, L Tučková, B Melichar","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.1.5-10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33699/PIS.2023.102.1.5-10","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Appendiceal tumors and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) are rare tumors. Perforated epithelial tumors of the appendix are the most common source of PMP. This disease is characterized by the presence of mucin of varying degrees of consistency, partially adherent to the surfaces. Appendiceal mucoceles themselves are also very rare and usually their treatment involves only a simple appendectomy. The aim of this study was to provide an up-to-date review of the recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of these malignancies according to the current guidelines of The Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) and the Blue Book of the Czech Society for Oncology of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně (ČOS ČLS JEP).</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 1","pages":"5-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10753579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incarcerated metastasis as the first manifestation of a rare sarcoma.","authors":"M Pekař, Z Janda, K Franková","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.1.28-31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33699/PIS.2023.102.1.28-31","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Desmoplastic small round cell tumor belongs to a group of soft tissue sarcomas. It is a rare disease, since its discovery in 1989, only hundreds of cases have been described in the literature. Due to the rare incidence of the tumor, this disease remains unknown in common medical practice. It occurs most often in men at young age. Its prognosis is serious and the average survival of patients ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 years. Treatment options include surgical resection, chemo-, radio- and targeted therapy. Our work presents a case report of a 40 year-old patient sufferred from this sarcoma. The first manifestation of the disease was an incarcerated epigastric hernia with omentum and sarcoma metastasis. A resection of the incarcerated part of the omentum was performed with a biopsy from another intra-abdominal lesion. Biopsy specimens were sent for histopathological evaluation. For the generalization of the disease, further surgery was not indicated and systemic palliative chemotherapy in the VDC-IE regimen was chosen. At the time of submitting the manuscript, the patient has survived 6 months since the surgical procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 1","pages":"28-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10764921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Ihnát, V Židlík, P Hanzlíková, P Koscielnik, J Škarda
{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging - evaluation of mesorectal lymphadenopathy in patients with rectal cancer.","authors":"P Ihnát, V Židlík, P Hanzlíková, P Koscielnik, J Škarda","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.5.194-198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33699/PIS.2023.102.5.194-198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Multidisciplinary management of patients with rectal cancer presents a gold standard of care; neoadjuvant therapy indications are based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) description of the local stage of the carcinoma. Although the accuracy of MRI-based assessment of cancer depth of invasion is satisfactory, its accuracy in the assessment of mesorectal lymphadenopathy is very questionable.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a prospective, single-centre, cohort study focused on the accuracy of preoperative MRI in the assessment of mesorectal lymph nodes (LN). MRI findings of each patient were compared with detailed histopathological examination of rectal specimens.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty patients with rectal cancer, undergoing rectal resection with total mesorectal excision were enrolled in the study. MRI assessment of the T-stage was correct in 22 of the 40 study patients (55.0%). T-stage overstaging was noted in 14 (35.0%), and understaging in 4 (10.0%) study patients. According to preoperative MRI (using Horvat's criteria), there were 50 suspicious/malignant lymph nodes. Only 13 of these 50 LNs (26.0%) were proved malignant on histopathology examination. In total, our study group included 18 patients with suspicious/positive LNs (according to preoperative MRI) who were classified as cN+. MRI diagnosis of malignant lymphadenopathy was correct in only 33.3% of these patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MRI shows very low accuracy in the evaluation of mesorectal lymph nodes in patients with rectal cancer. Therefore neoadjuvant therapy should be offered particularly with respect to MRI description of the depth of carcinoma invasion (T-stage and relationship to fascia propria of the rectum).</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 5","pages":"194-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9925736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ileus conditions after rectal and Hartmann's resections.","authors":"M Bockova, F Pazdírek, J Hoch","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.10.395-401","DOIUrl":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.10.395-401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bowel obstruction is one of the most common postoperative complications in pelvic surgery. In most cases, adhesive mechanical ileus of the small bowel is the cause. In procedures such as Hartmann's resection or abdominoperineal rectal resection, it seems that the large wound area on the pelvic walls and pelvic floor and the dead space after the removed rectum with mesorectum contribute to the ileus condition. The aim of this paper was to identify the risk factors for ileus after selected pelvic procedures and to map the possible ways of prevention and treatment of these complications.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed retrospective simple analysis of a set of 98 patients who underwent elective abdominoperineal resection of the rectum, pelvic exenteration or Hartmann's resection for rectal cancer between 2017-2022. Postoperative complications were recorded, especially bowel obstruction, and perineal wound or rectal stump healing complications. In all 9 patients, who needed reoperation, we searched for risk factors for ileus known from the literature. We also described the management of ileus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the group of 9 patients subjected to detailed analysis, 8 risk factors were most common: male gender, obesity, history of radiotherapy, open surgery, requirement of adhesiolysis in primary surgery, large blood loss, difficult dissection, and impaired healing of the rectal stump/perineum. A total of 8 (88.9%) patients had a combination of 4 or more of the mentioned risk factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results confirm the impact of risk factors known from the literature; furthermore, they indicate a connection with the formation of a dead space in the pelvis and with complications of the rectal stump or perineal wound healing. Some of the risk factors cannot be changed, and current preventive measures cannot completely prevent the formation of adhesions. It is therefore advisable to look for other materials and methods that would ideally limit the formation of adhesions and at the same time fill the dead space and thus separate it from the perineal wound.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 10","pages":"395-401"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139673590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Military surgery and field surgical care in the Czech Army.","authors":"P Lochman, T Dušek","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.8.309-314","DOIUrl":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.8.309-314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Military surgery is one of the basic branches of military medicine. It is based on the principles of surgery performed in peacetime, but is significantly different when performed under specific conditions. The aim of the article is to describe these differences and present the current state of providing surgical care in the field in the Czech Army. Medical support in the field, or the treatment and evacuation system of medical services of the armies of NATO member countries, is organized on four levels, matched by medical facilities designated as Role 1-4. Surgical care in the field usually takes place at the level of Role 2 and Role 3. While in the conditions of a foreign military mission, surgical treatment aims to achieve a definitive standard, in a typical war conflict the only goal is to save life and limb and prepare casualties for further evacuation. Additionally, triage of the wounded is an important part of health care in the field at individual levels, the importance of which increases especially in the case of mass casualties. In the military medical service of the Army of the Czech Republic, goals are defined as part of the construction and development of capabilities, which should expand and reinforce the current potential of providing surgical care in the field - currently encompassing two field hospitals capable of Role 2 or 3. The ambitious plan to construct additional field medical elements is difficult to achieve in the expected time horizon and, in addition, it also faces a significant shortage of military surgeons due to the planned scope of capacity increase. Despite all the objective difficulties, however, Czech military surgeons have a high credit in the eyes of the NATO allies, gained during the deployment of the Czech field hospital or of the Czech field surgical team within multinational military units.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 8","pages":"309-314"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139577008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Doucha, B Kučerová, N Newland, M Vyhnánek, M Rygl, V Koucky, P Pohunek, J Šnajdauf
{"title":"Treatment of the congenital thoracic deformity pectus excavatum.","authors":"M Doucha, B Kučerová, N Newland, M Vyhnánek, M Rygl, V Koucky, P Pohunek, J Šnajdauf","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.9.352-355","DOIUrl":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.9.352-355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity in the Czech Republic. This chest deformity is typically characterized by a wall depression with sternal rotation. If the excavation of the chest wall does not cause any physical or psychological problems, the patient does not need any specific treatment. However, if the deformity is painful, affects the function of the lungs, heart or results in psychological problems, we can propose an appropriate treatment for the specific age category of the patient. Up to 10 years, we choose a procedure that includes targeted exercises and rehabilitation; in the age group of 10-15 years, we can add to the exercises the vacuum bell therapy according to the patient's wishes and compliance; and in the age category of 16 years and above, the patient can be offered a surgical solution. The Nuss operation (so-called MIRPE - minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum) is the gold standard in surgical treatment; during this surgery, a patient-shaped bar is inserted retrosternally into the patient's chest under thoracoscopic control and is left for 3 years. The aim of this article is to describe the most common modern methods used in the treatment of patients with pectus excavatum, supplemented by a historical overview.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 9","pages":"352-355"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139577015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Kocian, F Pazdírek, M Vjaclovský, M Bockova, A Stolz, D Hodyc
{"title":"Methodology for implementing early recovery after surgery protocols in colorectal surgery.","authors":"P Kocian, F Pazdírek, M Vjaclovský, M Bockova, A Stolz, D Hodyc","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.7.268-276","DOIUrl":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.7.268-276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in colorectal surgery leads to improved quality of care and more efficient resource utilization. Despite these positive outcomes, the penetration of ERAS protocols in the Czech Republic is low. The aim of this study is to present a general methodology for implementing an ERAS protocol in colorectal surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The methodology is based on the authors' extensive experience in implementing clinical protocols at various institutions in the Czech Republic, as well as published international experiences. This methodology is described in detail and supplemented with data obtained during implementation of an ERAS program at the author's institution.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The preparatory phase includes in-depth quality of care audits and preparation of an ERAS protocol. The purpose of the audits is to identify areas of care where standardization or targeted changes in clinical practice are desirable. The implementation phase involves staff training, technical implementation support, protocol dissemination, adherence monitoring, and evaluation of a pilot phase with subsequent protocol adjustments. The evaluation phase involves data collection, maintaining a prospective database, and regular assessments.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The presented methodology describes the individual steps in the process of implementing a clinical protocol into practice. This text can serve as a manual for implementing an ERAS protocol in colorectal surgery at any institution.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 7","pages":"268-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139576968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical management of colorectal injury in war.","authors":"T Dušek, J Kotek, P Lochman","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.8.321-326","DOIUrl":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.8.321-326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rate of colorectal trauma is 5-10 % in modern war conflicts. The most common causes include gunshots or shrapnel injuries; the contusion-laceration mechanism occurs in sporadic cases in the war zone. Despite modern surgical procedures, however, it is associated with a high rate of morbidity, especially if it is not diagnosed and treated in time. Surgical management is specified by simple scoring schemes - the colon injury scale, rectal injury scale and the Flint grading system. Colonic resection with primary or delayed anastomosis is not associated with a higher risk of complicated healing and is nowadays preferred over the construction of terminal stomas. These are indicated only for cases with severe hemodynamic instability in traumatic-hemorrhagic or septic shock with severe diffuse peritonitis. Trauma to the intraperitoneal segment of the rectum is treated in the same way as trauma to the colon. An extraperitoneal rectal injury without soft tissue devastation can be treated with or without a transanal suture. On the contrary, devastating injuries to the rectum including the pelvic soft tissues should be primarily controlled with a stoma with delayed reconstruction. Presacral drainage or rectal stump lavage are no longer recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 8","pages":"321-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139577010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Navrátil, J Špaček, M Balík, I Novák, J Pacovsky, P Navrátil St, I Guňka
{"title":"Native nephrectomy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in the kidney transplant program - single-center retrospective results of 2000-2020.","authors":"P Navrátil, J Špaček, M Balík, I Novák, J Pacovsky, P Navrátil St, I Guňka","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.1.11-16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33699/PIS.2023.102.1.11-16","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a genetic disease that leads to chronic renal failure in about half of patients. It is a multisystemic disease with a predominance of kidney involvement, which significantly worsens the patient's health. Controversial issues include the indication and the timing and technique of nephrectomy of native polycystic kidneys.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective observational study focused on the surgical aspects of patients with ADPKD who underwent native nephrectomy at our institution. The group included patients operated on in the period 1/1/2000-31/12/2020. A total of 115 patients with ADPKD were enrolled (14.7% of all transplant recipients). We evaluated the basic demographic data, type of surgery, indications and complications in this group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Native nephrectomy was performed in 68 out of a total of 115 (59%) patients. Unilateral nephrectomy was done in 22 (32%) patients and bilateral in 46 (68%). The most common indications were infections (42 patients, 36%), pain (31 patients, 27%), hematuria (14 patients, 12%), gastrointestinal reasons (1 patient, 1%), respiratory reasons (1 patient, 1%), obtaining a site for transplantation (17 patients, 15%) and suspected tumor (5 patients, 4%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Native nephrectomy is recommended in symptomatic kidneys, or in asymptomatic kidneys when it is necessary to obtain a place for kidney transplantation, and in kidneys where a tumor is suspected.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 1","pages":"11-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10764918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Jaroščiaková, J Tvrdoň, P Hladík, T Haruštiak, M Podhráský, R Lischke
{"title":"Robotic distal pancreatectomy - the first experience.","authors":"S Jaroščiaková, J Tvrdoň, P Hladík, T Haruštiak, M Podhráský, R Lischke","doi":"10.33699/PIS.2023.102.3.125-129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33699/PIS.2023.102.3.125-129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) includes both laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP). MIDP is often adopted first due to the absence of the requirement of a complex reconstruction. In recent years, an increase in the use of robotic surgery has been noted.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors present initial experience with RDP and retrospective analysis of data from prospectively collected database.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between September 2021 and October 2022 five patients undergoing RDP with splenectomy performed in the 3rd Department of Surgery, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital were included from a prospectively maintained database. The age was from 20 to 70 years. No conversion was required. One patient underwent reoperation due to staple-line hemorrhage. Postoperative hospital stay was from 4 to 14 days. The follow-up period was from 2 to 14 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our first experience demonstrates RDP is a safe and efficacious approach for tumors of pancreatic body and tail in selected patients. A larger number of patients is needed to obtain more accurate results.</p>","PeriodicalId":52413,"journal":{"name":"Rozhledy v Chirurgii","volume":"102 3","pages":"125-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9675964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}