Acta Chirurgica Belgica最新文献

{"title":"Impact of body weight-based dosing of palonosetron and ondansetron on postoperative nausea and vomiting following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a randomized, double-blind study.","authors":"Büşra Burcu, Nadir Adnan Hacım, Ozan Caliskan, Serdar Demirgan, Talar Vartanoglu Aktokmakyan, Serhat Meric, Tomris Duymaz, Onder Karabay, Ali Solmaz","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2184939","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2184939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent adverse effect following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Palonosetron with a standard dosing (75 μg) schedule has been questioned due to its low efficiency in obese patients. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of the body weight-based dosing of palonosetron in managing PONV following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single-center, prospective, double-blinded randomized study was conducted between August 2021 and December 2021. Patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy were prospectively recruited in the study. One hundred patients were randomly divided into palonosetron (Group P) and ondansetron (Group O). The demographic and clinical variables were recorded. The primary outcome of the study was the incidence of PONV between the two groups during the hospitalization. The secondary outcomes were the number of rescue anti-emetic and analgesic medications and the Functional Living Index-Emesis scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 50 patients in each group (Group P and Group O). There were significant differences in the scores of POVN, nausea, and vomiting favoring Group P. In Group P, the rate of patients using rescue anti-emetics was significantly lower. The incidence of complete response and proportion of patients with higher Functional Living Index-Emesis scores were significantly higher in patients using palonosetron.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of palonosetron significantly reduced the incidence of PONV following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. There was a significant improvement in the scores of Functional Living Index-Emesis in patients using palonosetron.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"41-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9457933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health well-being and functional adjustment in colorectal cancer patients: a prospective cohort study.","authors":"Diomidis Antoniadis, Alexander Giakoustidis, Daniel Paramythiotis, Antonios Michalopoulos, Zisis N Mandanas, Vasileios N Papadopoulos","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2022.2145725","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2022.2145725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Colorectal cancer significantly affects the quality of life of patients, while at the same time contributing to the development of symptoms of psychopathology. The aim of this prospective study, is to investigate the role of the disease in the quality of life of patients with colon cancer and in the appearance of symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as the connection of the above characteristics during the recovery process, given the distress symptoms experienced by the patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the present study, HADS, FACT - C, well as the DT are use, in a sample of 118 patients of an average age of 70.5 ± 8.5 years, which were submitted to partial or total colectomy surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Moderate levels of anxiety (<i>M</i> = 8.25, SD = 3.87) and low levels of depression (<i>M</i> = 6.90, SD = 2.97) and distress (<i>M</i> = 5.84, SD = 2.60) emerged preoperatively, while the improvement was significant of patients' quality of life level 6 months after surgery. At the same time, a significant negative effect of the patients' distress level preoperatively on their quality of life, during the recovery process was observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preoperative anxiety is not considered to be an element that affects the functionality and the psychological and physical adaptation to the disease of patients with colon cancer. On the contrary, the feelings of distress they experience can be a predictive factor of their quality of life after the partial or total colectomy surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":"1 1","pages":"20-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46544366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gallbladder torsion: a rare cause of acute abdomen in a 12-month old child.","authors":"Jonathan Nuyts, Charlotte Vanhoenacker, Jana Vellemans, Michael Aertsen, Marc Miserez","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2168073","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2168073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Gallbladder torsion is a rare cause of an acute abdomen, predominantly occurring in elderly women and less frequently diagnosed in the pediatric population. The diagnosis is difficult and rarely made preoperatively. However, suspicion needs to be raised in children with acute onset of abdominal pain. Ultrasound can demonstrate different signs putting forward the diagnosis but findings are often non-specific, therefore clinical suspicion should prompt a laparoscopic exploration.<b>Case presentation:</b> We report a case of a 12-month old girl consulting with progressive abdominal discomfort and vomiting. Ultrasound revealed an enlarged gallbladder with thickening of the wall but without demonstrable color Doppler flow and a more horizontal orientation outside its normal anatomic fossa. Gallbladder torsion was suspected. Emergency laparoscopic exploration confirmed the diagnosis and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.<b>Conclusions:</b> Gallbladder torsion, although rare, should be included in the differential diagnosis of an acute abdomen in children. Early recognition is necessary for a favorable outcome. The diagnosis might be supported by ultrasound but remains difficult, which is why laparoscopic exploration should be considered when the diagnosis remains unclear.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"62-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10535516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Educational interventions to integrate surgical staff within medical units during the COVID-19 pandemic: EDUCOVID survey.","authors":"Raffaele Brustia, Giuliana Amaddeo, Rami Rhaiem, Eric Levesque, Antoine Monsel, Vanessa Baaroun, Mylène Dimmock, Marc-Antoine Rousseau, Oriane Wagner-Ballon, Francoise Botterel, Pascal Andujar, Daniele Sommacale","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2022.2145720","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2022.2145720","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic required a rapid surge of healthcare capacity to face a growing number of critically ill patients. For this reason, a support reserve of physicians, including surgeons, were required to be reassigned to offer support.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To realize a survey on the educational programs deployed (face-to-face or e-learning focusing on infective area, basic gestures, COVID clinical management and intensive care medicine), and their impact on behavior change (Kirkpatrick 3) of the target population of surgeons, measured on a five modalities Likert scale.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Cross-sectional online e-survey (NCT04732858) within surgeons from the Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris network, metropolitan area of Paris, France.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cross-sectional e-Survey: among 382 surgeons invited, 37 (9.7%) participated. The effectiveness of the educational interventions on behavior changes was rated within the highest region of the Likert scale by 15% (<i>n</i> = 3) and 22% (<i>n</i> = 6) for 'e-learning' and 'face-to-face' delivery modes, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the low response rate, this survey suggests an overall low impact on behaviour change among responders affiliated to a surgical discipline.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"12-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10472792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating the complexities and controversies of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): a critical update and consensus statement.","authors":"Ruxandra Coropciuc, Catalina Moreno-Rabié, Wouter De Vos, Elke Van de Casteele, Luc Marks, Vincent Lenaerts, Evy Coppejans, Olivier Lenssen, Renaat Coopman, Jan Walschap, Nasser Nadjmi, Reinhilde Jacobs, Constantinus Politis, Tim Van den Wyngaert","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2291295","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2291295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To provide a critical update identifying the knowledge gaps and controversies in medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) within the Belgian healthcare context and outline opportunities for improvement and research in these areas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature review was performed to identify guidelines from international clinical societies in oncology or oral and maxillofacial surgery on diagnosing, preventing, and treating MRONJ. The recommendations were critically assessed in light of recent developments in the field and confronted with the clinical experience of experts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Despite progress in the diagnostic criteria of MRONJ, the continued need for an 8-week timeout period should be reconsidered. Furthermore, 3D imaging techniques should be introduced to improve diagnosis and staging. The staging system remains ambiguous regarding Stage 0 MRONJ, and ongoing confusion exists regarding the term non-exposed MRONJ. The prevention of MRONJ should be tailored, considering the individual patient's risk of MRONJ, frailty, and life expectancy. More research seems needed into the efficacy and safety of drug holidays, considering the risks of rebound remodeling on fractures. With renewed interest in surgical and adjunct management techniques, adequately designed clinical studies are needed to help translate trial outcomes into universally applicable treatment guidelines taking into account individual patient characteristics.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Important knowledge gaps remain and hamper the development of clinical guidelines. Several controversies were identified where consensus is lacking, and further harmonization between stakeholders is necessary. Finally, the need for randomized controlled comparative clinical trials in MRONJ resonates harder than ever to identify the best treatment for individual patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138497515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prognostic impact of CD4+ and CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with colorectal cancer.","authors":"Yong Tao, Ya Xie","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2180712","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2180712","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Tumor immune response has been suggested as an important indicator of cancer prognosis. This study was initiated to investigate the association between T lymphocytes and the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Included in this study were 129 CRC patients who received surgical treatment in Henan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2003 to January 2014. The level of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Survival analysis was conducted by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>IHC staining showed that CD8+ T lymphocyte infiltration was high in 88 cases and low in 41 cases, while CD4+ T lymphocyte infiltration was high in 66 cases and low in 63 cases. The level of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in CRC tissue was closely related to TNM stage and tumor invasion (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Follow-up analysis showed that both disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were better in patients with a high level of CD8+ and CD4 + CD8+ than those in patients with a low level (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that TNM stage, lymph node, CD8+ and CD4+ CD8+ were independent risk factors for DFS and OS (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High level of CD8+ and CD4+ CD8+ may prove to be a potential predictor of better prognosis of CRC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"35-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9326671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842): innovator of the triage.","authors":"Konstantinos Karamouzis, Miltiadis Perdikakis, Spyros N Michaleas, Marianna Karamanou","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2269343","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2269343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During times of war, it is common for some of the most valiant physicians to practice their skills at the battlefields. Only few of them, however, manage to excel. Among those physicians who seemed like the battlefield was their natural environment, was the military surgeon of the French army, Baron Dominique Jean Larrey (1766-1842). He studied medicine and served in the French Navy. Baron Larrey was one of the most significant medical innovators.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>International literature was digitally searched.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Larrey optimized a variety of procedures, even early neurosurgical ones. He also wrote medical treatises and most importantly invented the world famous 'flying ambulance'. During his 53-year service in the army he became the symbol of protection of the French warrior. That is why he was widely known as the 'protector of the soldier'. Nevertheless, his most eminent invention was the formation of the new 'triage' method. Due to Larrey's priceless impact in the domain of surgical innovation, a notable NATO award was created that is named after him.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>All references presented describe clearly Baron Larrey's contribution to medicine. His innovations in the sphere of the medical science renovated radically the medical ideas of his era.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"66-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41187770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in an adult patient.","authors":"Kubilay İnan, Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2022.2158575","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2022.2158575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Congenital bronchoesophageal fistulas are extremely rare. Symptoms may not be detected before treatment or may be seen intermittently until advanced ages. Treatment is surgical closure of the fistula.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 20-year-old female patient with presented complaints of sputum production and cough. A fistula was confirmed between the middle esophagus and the left main bronchus by bronchoscopy. Management is by surgical closure of the fistula <i>via</i> right thoracotomy. The patient had an uneventful recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula malformation can cause long-term respiratory symptoms associated with the fistula and loss of lung parenchyma if left untreated.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"54-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10414007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pediatric thoracoscopic lung resections: a comprehensive analysis of congenital lesion cases","authors":"Gijsbert Musters, Sjoerd de Beer, Joost van Schuppen, Justin de Jong, Ramon Gorter, Matthijs Oomen","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2297539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015458.2023.2297539","url":null,"abstract":"Congenital lung lesions in pediatric patients may be managed conservatively or by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). This study aimed to determine the complications after VATS for congeni...","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138826365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The historical course of varicose vein surgery in the Persian medicine.","authors":"Mohammad Hossein Asadi, Robrecht Van Hee, Azam Khosravi, Reza Shojaee, Saeed Changizi-Ashtiyani, Saeed Amini","doi":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2254603","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015458.2023.2254603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dawali (varicose veins) is the disease of chronic dilation of veins. The veins of the legs become dilated and blue due to excessive accumulation of blood. This disease and the effort to identify and treat it has a very long history. The condition may have first been described in the Ebers Papyrus more than 3500 years ago. The present study deals with the turning points and progress of varicose vein surgery since ancient times, emphasizing the innovations of the scholars of the Islamic period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present study is based on searching library documents and database data such as PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and search engines such as Google Scholar. In the end, the Prisma flow chart was drawn.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Besides diagnosing different varicose veins (legs, thighs, abdomen, uterus, and testes), the scholars of the Islamic period were well-versed in their prevention, etiology, and treatment. In treating varicose veins, these physicians used methods such as cleansing, phlebotomy, compression, leech therapy, and surgery, and some of them were the founders of new treatments.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The surgical treatment of varicose veins in the past was similar to modern surgical therapies. What distinguishes yesterday's varicose vein surgery from today's surgery is a more advanced tool. There is no denying the remarkable progress in using health principles, treatment techniques, and surgical instruments to facilitate surgery and reduce the disease's complications and recurrence. However, the treatment framework and foundation, such as phlebectomy and compression, were all invented and introduced in the distant past.</p>","PeriodicalId":6935,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chirurgica Belgica","volume":" ","pages":"589-600"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10265698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}