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Sharbaugh AJ, Sharbaugh DR, Lin JY, Pekala KR, Yabes JG, Yu M, Grajales V, Shah A, Worku H, Hay JM, Zhu TS, Akomolede O, Armann KM, Hudson CN, Davies BJ, Jacobs BL. Using a Multi-pronged Behavioral Intervention to Standardize Antibiotic Prophylaxis at the Time of Foley Catheter Removal After Radical Prostatectomy. Urology 2024; 184:157-161. [PMID: 37774852 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify antibiotic prescribing patterns at the time of foley catheter removal after radical prostatectomy and implement a multi-pronged behavioral intervention to standardize antibiotic use. METHODS This was a single-institution study examining the prescribing of antibiotics at the time of foley catheter removal after radical prostatectomy. Pre-intervention data were collected retrospectively to establish baselines for antibiotic prescribing, patient characteristics, and urinary tract infection rates. A single dose of an oral antibiotic taken at the time of foley catheter removal was recommended as the standard antibiotic protocol. A multi-pronged behavioral intervention was used to encourage compliance with our protocol. Adherence to the protocol, quantity of antibiotics prescribed, and rate of urinary tract infection were recorded prospectively. Durability of the intervention was evaluated during a post-intervention phase. RESULTS A total of 416 patients and 6 surgeons were included in the study. Accordance with the standardized antibiotic protocol was 59% in the pre-intervention phase and 91% in the intervention phase (P = .03). No patients in the intervention or post-intervention phase were prescribed more than one dose of an antibiotic. The rate of urinary tract infection did not differ across the study phases. CONCLUSION Implementation of a multi-pronged behavioral intervention resulted in a high rate of surgeon compliance with a standardized antibiotic protocol. This led to a significant reduction in antibiotic use with no change in the rate of urinary tract infection after foley catheter removal after radical prostatectomy.
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- Adam J Sharbaugh
- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Urology Health Services Research Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Urology Health Services Research Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Urology Health Services Research Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Urology Health Services Research Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Gul ZG, Yu M, Sharbaugh DR, Pekala KR, Lin JY, Sharbaugh AJ, Zhu TS, Worku H, Armann KM, Hudson CN, Hay JM, Grajales V, Yabes JG, Davies BJ, Jacobs BL. Utilizing a Questionnaire to Implement a Risk-Based Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocol for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy. Urology 2023:S0090-4295(23)00147-4. [PMID: 36868411 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate a risk-based antibiotic prophylaxis protocol for patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy. METHODS We created a risk-based protocol for antibiotic prophylaxis before transrectal prostate biopsy. Patients were screened for infection risk-factors with a self-administered questionnaire. The protocol was implemented from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020. We compared patient risk-factors, antibiotic regimens, and 30-day infection rates for patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsies during the intervention and for a 3-month period before the intervention. RESULTS There were 116 prostate biopsies in the pre-intervention group and 104 in the intervention group. Although there was no significant difference in the number of high-risk patients between the two groups (48% vs 55%; p=0.33), the percentage of patients treated with augmented prophylaxis decreased from 74% to 45% (p=0.03). The duration of antibiotic administration and the median number of doses prescribed also decreased significantly. Despite significant decreases in antibiotic use, there were no differences in infection rates (5% vs 5%; p=0.90) or sepsis rates (1% vs 2%; p=0.60). CONCLUSION We developed a risk-based protocol for prophylactic antibiotics before prostate biopsy. The protocol was associated with less antibiotic use but did not lead to an increase in infectious complications.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Urology
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- University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
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Maganty A, Yu M, Anyaeche VI, Zhu T, Hay JM, Davies BJ, Yabes JG, Jacobs BL. Referral pattern for urologic malignancies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Urol Oncol 2021; 39:268-276. [PMID: 33308974 PMCID: PMC7722486 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has required significant restructuring of healthcare with conservation of resources and maintaining social distancing standards. With these new initiatives, it is conceivable that the diagnosis of cancer care may be delayed. We aimed to evaluate differences in patient populations being evaluated for cancer before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS AND MATERIALS We performed a retrospective review of our electronic medical record and examined patient characteristics of those presenting for a possible new cancer diagnosis to our urologic oncology clinic. Data was analyzed using logistic and linear regression models. RESULTS During the 3-month period before the COVID-19 pandemic began, 585 new patients were seen in one urologic oncology practice. The following 3-month period, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 362 patients were seen, corresponding to a 38% decline. Visits per week increased to pre-COVID-19 levels for kidney and bladder cancer as the county entered the green phase. Prostate cancer visits per week remained below pre-COVID-19 levels in the green phase. When the 2 populations pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 were compared, there were no notable differences on regression analysis. CONCLUSION The COVID-19 pandemic decreased the total volume of new patient referrals for possible genitourinary cancer diagnoses. The impact this will have on cancer survival remains to be determined.
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- Avinash Maganty
- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA,Corresponding author. Tel.: 480-292-0661
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,Center for Research on Health Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tran Ba Loc P, du Montcel ST, Duron JJ, Levard H, Suc B, Descottes B, Desrousseaux B, Hay JM. Elderly POSSUM, a dedicated score for prediction of mortality and morbidity after major colorectal surgery in older patients. Br J Surg 2010; 97:396-403. [PMID: 20112252 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several scores have been developed to evaluate surgical unit mortality and morbidity. The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) and derivatives use preoperative and intraoperative factors, whereas the Surgical Risk Scale (SRS) and Association Française de Chirurgie (AFC) score use four simple factors. To allow for advanced age in patients undergoing colorectal surgery, a dedicated score-the Elderly (E) POSSUM-has been developed and its accuracy compared with these scores. METHODS From 2002 to 2004, 1186 elderly patients, at least 65 years old, undergoing major colorectal surgery in France were enrolled. Accuracy was assessed by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) (discrimination) and calibration. RESULTS The mortality and morbidity rates were 9 and 41 per cent respectively. The E-POSSUM had both a good discrimination (AUC = 0.86) and good calibration (P = 0.178) in predicting mortality and a reasonable discrimination (AUC = 0.77) and good calibration (P = 0.166) in predicting morbidity. The E-POSSUM was significantly better at predicting mortality and morbidity than the AFC score (P(c) = 0.014 and P(c) < 0.001 respectively). CONCLUSION The E-POSSUM is a good tool for predicting mortality, and the only efficient scoring system for predicting morbidity after major colorectal surgery in the elderly.
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- P Tran Ba Loc
- Biostatistics and Medical Information Unit, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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Scaringi S, Kianmanesh R, Sabate JM, Facchiano E, Jouet P, Coffin B, Parmentier G, Hay JM, Flamant Y, Msika S. Advanced gastric cancer with or without peritoneal carcinomatosis treated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a single western center experience. Eur J Surg Oncol 2008; 34:1246-52. [PMID: 18222622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2007] [Accepted: 12/10/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this article was to evaluate the role of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), associated or not to cytoreductive surgery (CS) in the treatment of different stages of advanced gastric cancer (AGC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty seven patients with AGC who underwent 43 HIPEC from June 1992 to February 2007 were included. HIPEC used Mitomycin-C and Cisplatin for 60-90 min at 41-43 degrees C intra-abdominal temperature. The main endpoints were long-term survivals, morbidity and mortality rates. RESULTS Eleven patients had no demonstrable sign of PC and constituted the Prophylactic-group, while 26 patients had macroscopic PC (PC-group). Five patients were Gilly 1 or 2 (nodules <0.5 cm) and 21 Gilly 3 or 4 (nodules >or=0.5 cm). In the PC-group a complete curative CS was achieved before HIPEC in 8 (PC-curative subgroup) and a palliative HIPEC in 18 patients (PC-palliative subgroup). The overall 30-days mortality was 5% (2 patients). Two patients in the Prophylactic group died within 6 months after hospital discharge (overall mortality 11%). The estimated risk of death per procedure was 9%. Ten patients (27%) presented one or more complications. The median survival was 23.4 months in the Prophylactic group, and 6.6 months in the PC-group (p<0.05). The median survival in the PC-curative subgroup was 15 vs 3.9 months in the PC-palliative subgroup (p=0.007). The median survival according to Gilly classification was significantly different (Gilly 1&2 vs Gilly 3&4, 15 vs 4 months respectively, p=0.014). The global recurrence rates between the Prophylactic group and the PC-curative subgroup at 2years were 36% vs 50% respectively. The median delay to recurrence was 18.5 vs 9.7 months respectively. CONCLUSION HIPEC might be useful to improve the survival in selected patients with ACG only when a complete cytoreduction can be achieved. Despite encouraging data, prospective studies, based on larger cohorts of patients are required to assess the role of this procedure as a prophylactic treatment in patients with AGC.
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- S Scaringi
- Department of Surgery, Louis-Mourier University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris-VII University Denis Diderot ,GHU Nord, Colombes Cedex, France
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Hay JM, Sarre SD, Daugherty CH. Nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes as molecular outgroups for phylogenetically isolated taxa: a case study in Sphenodon. Heredity (Edinb) 2005; 93:468-75. [PMID: 15266297 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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'Living fossil' taxa, by definition, have no close relatives, and therefore no outgroup to provide a root to phylogenetic trees. We identify and use a molecular outgroup in the sole extant lineage of sphenodontid reptiles, which separated from other reptiles 230 million years ago. We isolated and sequenced a partial nuclear copy of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. We confirm the copy is indeed not mitochondrial, is older than all extant mitochondrial copies in Sphenodon (tuatara), and is therefore useful as a molecular outgroup. Under phylogenetic analysis, the nuclear copy places the root of the tuatara mitochondrial gene tree between the northern and the southern (Cook Strait) groups of islands of New Zealand that are the last refugia for Sphenodon. This analysis supports a previous mid-point rooted mitochondrial gene tree. The mitochondrial DNA tree conflicts with allozyme analyses which place a Cook Strait population equidistant to all northern and other Cook Strait populations. This population on North Brother Island is the only natural population of extant S. guntheri; thus, we suggest that the current species designations of tuatara require further investigation.
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- J M Hay
- Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Massey University, Private Bag 102 904, North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
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BACKGROUND The extent of lymphadenectomy (limited vs. extended) and that of gastric resection (partial vs. total) remain controversial issues in the management of early gastric cancer (EGC). A multicentric study was performed to elucidate the appropriate gastric resection with lymph node dissection for early gastric cancer. METHODS From 1979 to 1988, 332 patients with EGC underwent surgery in 23 French centers. Clinicopathological data, the extent of resection, and the number of lymph nodes retrieved were reviewed retrospectively and screened for prognostic effect. The mean follow-up for the 332 EGC patients was 80 months. RESULTS Postoperative mortality was correlated to age (odds ratio [OR], 1.1) and extent of gastric resection (OR,10.3). Examination of survival data (excluding postoperative deaths) with univariate analysis and the Cox proportional hazards model showed that the independent factors for excellent prognosis included no lymphatic involvement (P =.005), 10 or more lymph nodes retrieved (P =.003), site of the tumor in the lower third of the stomach (P =.01), and mucosal lesions (P =.04). The extent of resection did not influence long-term survival. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that because of the associated good prognosis, the appropriate surgical treatment for EGC is partial gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy retrieving 10 or more lymph nodes.
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- F Borie
- Service Chirirgie Digestive A, Hôpital St Eloi, Montpellier, France.
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AIM Early gastric cancer (EGC) may have a 5-year survival rate of over 90% following surgery. Early multifocal gastric cancer (EMGC) accounts for between 8.3 and 17% of all EGCs. A multicenter retrospective study is reported of prevalence, characteristics, prognosis and type of resection for EMGC patients. METHOD 333 patients with EGC were operated on, between January 1979 and December 1988, and followed to June 1996. RESULTS 33 EGC patients had EMGC. There was no significant difference in clinico-pathological features between EGC and EMGC. 21 cases of EMGC underwent a subtotal gastrectomy and 12 underwent a total gastrectomy. Recurrences after subtotal gastrectomy were, respectively, 10 and 18% for EGC and EMGC patients (p=0.2). The cumulative 5 years specific survival rate for 298 EGC and 34 EMGC were 94 and 90%, respectively (p=0.9). Five-year survival rates after subtotal gastrectomy were 92 and 90% for EGC and EMGC patients, respectively (p=0.8). CONCLUSION EGC and EMGC had the same clinico-pathological features and prognosis. A careful follow up of the stomach remnant is essential.
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- F Borie
- Service Chirurgie A, Hôpital St Eloi, 34295, Montpellier, France.
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Msika S, Hay JM. [Value of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in treatment of operable cancers of the esophagus]. J Chir (Paris) 2002; 139:17-24. [PMID: 12071024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been used for more than twenty years as adjuvant treatment of operable cancer of the esophagus. The palliative effect of adjuvant (or neoadjuvant) radio- and/or chemotherapy has been demonstrated in numerous randomized trials. The purpose of this review is to present the principal randomized trials conducted in the treatment of operable cancer of the esophagus. Alone, radiotherapy does not significantly improve survival in patients with operable cancer of the esophagus, irrespective of the pre- or postoperative timing (three trials and one meta-analysis for preoperative, three trials for postoperative, and one trial for pre- and postoperative radiotherapy). Likewise, alone chemotherapy does not significantly improve survival whether given preoperatively (four trials), postoperatively (two trials) or pre- and postoperatively (one trial). Radiochemotherapy combinations appear to provide more hope, but preliminary results are insufficient to draw a clear conclusion. Nevertheless, trial comparing radiotherapy results with chemotherapy, conducted pre- or postoperatively (four trials) appear to demonstrate a significant effect of chemotherapy. The two trials using neoadjuvant therapy have been conducted on patients with adenocarcinomas of the cardia and/or the lower esophagus and have demonstrated very encouraging results for a small number of patients. Finally, the Herslovic trial, while conducted in patients who were initially inoperable, is the only one which has demonstrated superiority of radiochemotherapy over radiotherapy alone. In conclusion, there is still much room for improvement in survival using combined radio- and chemotherapy with different forms (new agents, new associations) and treatment modes (pre- and postoperative or postoperative alone). Despite the wide use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancer of the esophagus, it must be recalled that surgical resection remains the method providing the best chances of survival.
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- S Msika
- Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes.
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Levard H, Boudet MJ, Msika S, Molkhou JM, Hay JM, Laborde Y, Gillet M, Fingerhut A. Laparoscopic treatment of acute small bowel obstruction: a multicentre retrospective study. ANZ J Surg 2001; 71:641-6. [PMID: 11736822 DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8682.2001.02222.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic surgery is thought to promote early recovery and quicker return to bowel function. The objective was to evaluate the rate and predictive factors of success, the causes of failure, the morbidity, and mortality during and after hospitalization, as well as to determine whether laparoscopic treatment of acute small bowel obstruction offers the same benefits as for other laparoscopic procedures. METHODS The records of 308 patients with acute small bowel obstruction treated laparoscopically in 35 centres between 1 October 1988 and 30 September 1996 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Treatment was implemented completely by laparoscopy ('success' group) in 168 patients (54.6%). Conversion to laparotomy ('failure' group) was required in 140 patients (45.4%; during the same operation in 126 patients and after a median delay of 4 days (range: 1-12 days) in 14 patients). There were significantly more successes in patients with a history of one or two surgical interventions than in those with more than two (56% vs 37%; P < 0.05). There were significantly more successes in patients who had undergone appendectomy only (67/94; 71%) than in patients who (i) had no antecedent surgery (52%; P < 0.05), or (ii) underwent other surgery (33%; P < 0.001). The rate of success was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in patients operated on early (< 24 h) and in patients with bands (54%), than in those with adhesions (31%) or with other causes of obstruction (15%). The median duration of postoperative ileus was significantly shorter in the 'success' group than in the 'failure' group (2 days vs 4 days; P < 0.001). The median duration of postoperative hospital stay was shorter in the 'success' group than in the 'failure' group (4 days vs 10 days; P < 0.001). Fewer immediate wound complications were sustained in the 'success' group than in the 'failure' group (1.2% vs 10.7%; P < 0.001). The total number of immediate or delayed complications and particularly the number of recurrent obstructions after hospitalization as well as the number of deaths did not differ significantly between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Successful laparoscopic treatment of small bowel obstruction can be expected in patients who are seen early, and who have had one or two previous interventions (particularly appendectomy, especially if bands are found).
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- H Levard
- Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
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Msika S, Iannelli A, Deroide G, Jouët P, Soulé JC, Kianmanesh R, Perez N, Flamant Y, Fingerhut A, Hay JM. Can laparoscopy reduce hospital stay in the treatment of Crohn's disease? Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44:1661-6. [PMID: 11711739 DOI: 10.1007/bf02234387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this article was to investigate the safety, outcome, length of stay, and cost of hospital admission in patients with Crohn's disease who underwent laparoscopy compared with open surgery. METHODS Among 51 consecutive patients with inflammatory bowel disease (1996-2000), 46 with Crohn's disease were included in this nonrandomized prospective study. Of these, 20 patients underwent laparoscopic surgery and 26 underwent open surgery. Data collected included the following information: age, gender, body mass index, diagnosis, duration of disease, preoperative medical treatment, previous abdominal surgery, present indication for surgery, and procedure performed (comparability measures), as well as conversion to open surgery, operating time, time to resolution of ileus, morbidity, duration of hospital stay, and cost of hospital admission (outcome measures). RESULTS There was no significant difference with respect to comparability measures between the laparoscopic and the open-surgery groups. There was no mortality. There was no intraoperative complication in either group and no conversion in the laparoscopic group. Operating time was significantly longer in the laparoscopic group (302 minutes) vs. the open group (244.7 minutes) (P < 0.05), but this difference disappeared when data were adjusted for the extra time required to perform the laparoscopic hand-sewn anastomoses (288.2 minutes vs. 244.7 minutes). Bowel function returned more quickly in the laparoscopic group vs. the open group in terms of passage of flatus (3.7 vs. 4.7 days) (P < 0.05) and resumption of oral intake (4.2 vs. 6.3 day) (P < 0.01). There were significantly fewer postoperative complications in the laparoscopic group (9.5 percent) vs. the open group (18.5 percent) (P < 0.05); the length of stay was significantly shorter in the laparoscopic group (8.3 days) vs. the open group (13.2 days) (P < 0.01); and the cost of hospital admission was significantly lower in the laparoscopic group ($6106, United States dollars) vs. the open group ($9829, United States dollars) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION There is a reduction in the postoperative ileus, length of stay, cost of hospital admission, and postoperative complication rate in the laparoscopic group. Laparoscopic surgery for Crohn's disease is safe, and it is potentially more cost-effective than traditional open surgery.
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- S Msika
- Gastrointestinal Surgical Unit, University Hospital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Hay JM. [Volume effect, central effect on results: common sense and science]. J Chir (Paris) 2001; 138:195. [PMID: 11557896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Iannelli A, Kianmanesh R, Msika S, Marano A, Levesque M, Grandjean M, Hay JM. [Post-traumatic fracture and migration in the pulmonary artery of the catheter of a totally implantable venous access device. Unusual complication]. MINERVA CHIR 2001; 56:303-6. [PMID: 11423798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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The case of a 59 year-old patient, who sustained a post-traumatic fracture of the silastic catheter of his totally implantable venous access device that migrated in the right pulmonary artery, is reported. The venous device was placed six months earlier for the treatment of metastatic spread of a primary unknown adenocarcinoma. The venous device was placed on the left side in consideration of a recent right supraclavicular node biopsy. The catheter was introduced through the left internal jugular vein and its peripheral end was positioned subcutaneously across the clavicle to be connected to the port chamber placed in the infraclavicular region. The accidental fracture of the catheter was attributed to a closed trauma occurred during the transport of a refrigerator on the homolateral shoulder. Treatment involved extraction of the migrated fragment through a percutaneous transfemoral angioradiological procedure. A few days later the chamber was removed and a new totally implantable venous access device was placed on the other side.
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- A Iannelli
- Service de Chirurgie Viscèrale, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Bauhofer A, Lorenz W, Stinner B, Rothmund M, Koller M, Sitter H, Celik I, Farndon JR, Fingerhut A, Hay JM, Lefering R, Lorijn R, Nyström PO, Schäfer H, Schein M, Solomkin J, Troidl H, Volk HD, Wittmann DH, Wyatt J. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in the prevention of postoperative infectious complications and sub-optimal recovery from operation in patients with colorectal cancer and increased preoperative risk (ASA 3 and 4). Protocol for a controlled clinical trial developed by consensus of an international study group. Part two: design of the study. Inflamm Res 2001; 50:187-205. [PMID: 11392607 DOI: 10.1007/s000110050744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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GENERAL DESIGN Presentation of a new type of a study protocol for evaluation of the effectiveness of an immune modifier (rhG-CSF, filgrastim): prevention of postoperative infectious complications and of sub-optimal recovery from operation in patients with colorectal cancer and increased preoperative risk (ASA 3 and 4). This part describes the design of the randomised, placebo controlled, double-blinded, single-centre study performed at an university hospital (n = 40 patients for each group). OBJECTIVE The trial design includes the following elements for a prototype protocol: * The study population is restricted to patients with colorectal cancer, including a left sided resection and an increased perioperative risk (ASA 3 and 4). * Patients are allocated by random to the control or treatment group. * The double blinding strategy of the trial is assessed by psychometric indices. * An endpoint construct with quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) and a recovery index (modified Mc Peek index) are used as primary endpoints. Qualitative analysis of clinical relevance of the endpoints is performed by both patients and doctors. * Statistical analysis uses an area under the curve (AUC) model for improvement of quality of life on leaving hospital and two and six months after operation. A confirmatory statistical model with quality of life as the first primary endpoint in the hierarchic test procedure is used. Expectations of patients and surgeons and the negative affect are analysed by social psychological scales. CONCLUSION This study design differs from other trials on preoperative prophylaxis and postoperative recovery, and has been developed to try a new concept and avoid previous failures.
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- A Bauhofer
- Institute of Theoretical Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
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PURPOSE With advances in laparoscopy, various hemostatic procedures have been advocated with variable results. Using currently available tools, some steps in laparoscopic colorectal surgery still represent technical challenges. Our aim was to investigate the feasibility and reliability of the Harmonic Scalpel in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. METHODS In this nonrandomized prospective study, 34 consecutive patients (15 males; mean age, 46 (range, 24-80) years) underwent laparoscopic colorectal surgery for benign disease (27 patients) and colorectal cancer (7 patients). Dissection, hemostasis, coagulation, and division of several types of vascular pedicles were performed exclusively with the Harmonic Scalpel. The 10-mm-blade Harmonic Scalpel device was used at full power mode for all purposes through a 10-mm port. Coagulation of vascular pedicles was always achieved with the blades in the flat position. The large pedicles (inferior mesenteric, right and left colic, and ileocolic) were coagulated for 20 seconds in several locations along the length (1 cm) before final division. Smaller vascular pedicles were coagulated for ten seconds before division. When the vein and the artery of major pedicles were divided at their origin, either for malignancy or for technical reasons, they were dissected and coagulated separately. For more limited resection of the mesentery, as in the case of benign disease, vascular pedicles were coagulated together as a single bundle. Operative time, minor or major intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage, need for conversion to laparotomy, bowel injury, and trocar complications were recorded. All anastomoses were checked on Day 8 by a diatrizoate sodium enema. RESULTS There was no mortality. Mean operative time was 276 (range, 200-520) minutes. Neither minor nor uncontrollable hemorrhage occurred; no conversion to laparotomy and no vascular or bowel injury were recorded. There was one port-site hematoma. Neither hemoperitoneum, intraperitoneal hematoma, fistula, nor intra-abdominal abscess was observed. CONCLUSION Coagulation and division of minor as well as major vascular pedicles in laparoscopic colorectal surgery with the Harmonic Scalpel" are technically easy, feasible, and reliable.
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- S Msika
- Gastrointestinal Surgical Unit, University Hospital Louis Mourier, Colombes, Poissy, France
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Msika S, Kianmanesh R, Jouet P, Brun P, Deroide G, Barge J, Soule JC, Hay JM. [Bronchogenic cyst of the right hemidiaphragm mimicking a hydatic cyst of the liver]. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2000; 24:1224-6. [PMID: 11173736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Ectopic subdiaphragmatic development of a bronchogenic cyst is rare. We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with a symptomatic bronchogenic cyst of the right hemidiaphragm simulating a hydatic cyst of the liver on ultrasonography and CT scan. Diagnosis of a diaphragmatic lesion was made during laparotomy, and complete resection was successful. Final diagnosis was done on pathology.
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- S Msika
- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Louis-Mourier, 178, rue des Ronouillers, 92700 Colombes, France
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Borie F, Millat B, Fingerhut A, Hay JM, Fagniez PL, De Saxce B. Lymphatic involvement in early gastric cancer: prevalence and prognosis in France. Arch Surg 2000; 135:1218-23. [PMID: 11030885 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.10.1218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prognosis of early gastric cancer (EGC) is considered better than that of invasive gastric carcinoma, with a 5-year survival rate of more than 90% after surgery. The prevalence of lymph node metastasis in EGC ranges from 8% to 20% and is associated with a poor prognosis. HYPOTHESIS The main prognostic factor of EGC in patients in France is lymphatic involvement. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS From January 1979 to December 1988, 332 patients with EGC were operated on in 23 centers of 2 of the French Associations for Surgical Research. Clinical, pathological, and therapeutic data were reviewed, and the reckoning point was in June 1996. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The cumulative 5- and 7-year specific survival rates of EGC with or without lymphatic involvement. RESULTS The cumulative 5- and 7-year specific survival rates of 332 patients with EGC (mean follow-up time, 80 months), excluding both operative and unrelated mortality, were 92% and 87.5%, respectively. Thirty-four patients (10.2%) had metastatic lymphatic spread: 13 exclusively in the lymphatic vessels close to the tumor, 17 in at least 1 lymph node, and 4 in both the lymphatic vessels and nodes. The rate of lymph node involvement (regardless of lymphatic vessel involvement) correlated significantly with submucosal invasion (P =. 05) and histologic undifferentiation (P =.03). Lymphatic vessel involvement correlated positively with lymph node involvement (P =. 003). Since 5- and 7-year survival rates of the 13 patients with EGC who had lymphatic vessel involvement without lymph node involvement did not differ significantly from those of patients who had EGC with lymph node involvement (85% and 84% vs 72% and 63%, respectively [P =.42]), all patients with lymph node and/or lymphatic vessel involvement were considered unique. Prognosis was poorest in these patients according to both univariate analysis (94% for 298 without node or vessel involvement vs 78% for 34 with node and/or vessel involvement; P =.006) and multivariate analysis (P =.01). Submucosal invasion was a prognostic factor independent of lymphatic involvement (P =.05). Five- and 7-year survival rates did not differ when the group of 211 patients for whom less than 15 lymph nodes were retrieved were compared with those (n = 51) for whom 15 or more lymph nodes were retrieved (95.5% vs 92% and 95.5% vs 88%, respectively), whether according to univariate (P =.21) or multivariate (P =.31) analysis. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that both lymph node and lymphatic vessel involvement are important prognostic factors in patients with EGC. Lymphadenectomy in EGC is important to identify the high-risk population for whom prognosis is worse. The extent of lymphadenectomy (at least 15 nodes) in these patients, however, does not alter prognosis.
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- F Borie
- Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Hôpital Léon Touhladjian, 10 rue du Champs Gaillard, 78303 Poissy, France
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Msika S, Iannelli A, Flamant Y, Hay JM. Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis. Surg Endosc 2000; 14:866. [PMID: 11285536 DOI: 10.1007/s004640040002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2000] [Accepted: 01/11/2000] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In recent years, laparoscopy has had a significant impact on colorectal surgery. However, to date, totally laparoscopic procedures have required the use of stapling devices to fashion the anastomosis. Herein we report a case of totally laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis for diverticulitis. We describe the surgical technique, focusing on the advantages of and indications for the laparoscopic hand-sewn anastomosis.
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- S Msika
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Louis Mourier (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France.
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Msika S, Iannelli A, Marano A, Zeitoun G, Deroide G, Kianmanesh R, Flamant Y, Hay JM. [Hand-sewn intra-abdominal anastomosis performed via video laparoscopy during colorectal surgery]. Ann Chir 2000; 125:439-43. [PMID: 10925485 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3944(00)00218-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic colectomies have been recently shown to be feasible and safe, with the use of stapling devices to fashion the anastomosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic intra-abdominal hand-sewn anastomosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seven patients (four males and three females, mean age 48 years) were included. There were two ileocolic resections for recurrence of Crohn's disease, two right colectomies (one for Crohn's disease and one for carcinoid tumor of the appendix), two left colectomies for diverticulitis and one segmental colectomy for sigmoid volvulus. There were: four side-to-side anastomoses, two side-to-end anastomoses and one end-to-end anastomosis. Anastomoses were fashioned with interrupted single layer sutures in four cases (two ileo-colic and two colorectal anastomoses) and with single layer running sutures in three cases (two ileo-colic and one colo-colic anastomoses). The specimens were retrieved by means of a plastic bag through a 3 to 5 cm long minilaparotomy in five cases and through the rectum in two cases. RESULTS Mean additional time to perform hand-sewn intra-corporeal anastomosis was 90 +/- 15 min. There was no operative mortality and no intraoperative complications. Postoperative course was uneventful in six patients. Patients were started on an oral fluid diet on day 2 and discharged on day 5, except for one patient with Crohn's disease who had a severe anastomotic bleeding on postoperative day 2 and who required laparotomy for hemostasis through a service colotomy with a single suture. He was discharged on day 8. CONCLUSION Intra-abdominal hand-sewn anastomoses are feasible and seem reliable. This represents a new step making laparoscopic procedures even closer to conventional techniques. This technique must be evaluated in larger series.
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- S Msika
- Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes, France
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Fingerhut A, Msika S, Yahchouchi E, Mérad F, Hay JM, Millat B. Neither pelvic nor abdominal drainage is needed after anastomosis in elective, uncomplicated, colorectal surgery. Ann Surg 2000; 231:613-4. [PMID: 10749623 PMCID: PMC1421041 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200004000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Duron JJ, Hay JM, Msika S, Gaschard D, Domergue J, Gainant A, Fingerhut A. Prevalence and mechanisms of small intestinal obstruction following laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a retrospective multicenter study. French Association for Surgical Research. Arch Surg 2000; 135:208-12. [PMID: 10668883 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.2.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The prevalence and mechanisms of intestinal obstruction following laparoscopic abdominal surgery have not been studied extensively. DESIGN Retrospective review of cases of intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic surgery. SETTING Sixteen surgical units performing laparoscopy in France. PATIENTS Twenty-four patients with intestinal obstruction. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence values and descriptive data. RESULTS The 3 most frequent primary procedures responsible for intestinal obstruction were cholecystectomy (10 cases), transperitoneal hernia repair (5 cases), and appendectomy (4 cases). Prevalences of early postoperative intestinal obstruction after these procedures were 0.11%, 2.5%, and 0.16%, respectively. Intestinal obstruction was due to adhesions or fibrotic bands in 12 cases and to intestinal incarceration in 11 cases. Obstruction was located at the trocar site in 13 cases (9 incarcerations and 4 adhesions), mainly at the umbilicus, and in the operative field in 10 cases (2 incarcerations in a wall defect after transperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, 4 adhesions, and 4 fibrotic bands). The small intestine was involved in 23 of 24 cases; the other was due to cecal volvulus following unrecognized intestinal malrotation. Intestinal obstruction was treated by laparoscopic adhesiolysis in 6 patients and by laparotomy in 18 patients, 6 of whom required small intestine resection. Three postoperative complications but no deaths occurred. CONCLUSION Intestinal obstruction following laparoscopic abdominal surgery can occur irrespective of the type of operation; the prevalence is as high as (cholecystectomy and appendectomy) or even higher than (transperitoneal hernia repair) that seen in open procedures.
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- J J Duron
- Department of Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Paquet JC, Dziri C, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Zeitoun G, Suc B, Sastre B. Prevention of deep abdominal complications with omentoplasty on the raw surface after hepatic resection. The French Associations for Surgical Research. Am J Surg 2000; 179:103-9. [PMID: 10773143 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00277-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several methods have been suggested to treat the hepatic raw surface after resection. Among these, omentoplasty (OP) has been employed occasionally but there are no clinical studies that clearly demonstrate its usefulness. METHODS Of 172 randomized patients undergoing hepatic resection between January 1991 and December 1994, 5 were withdrawn for protocol violation, leaving 167 who were randomly allotted to undergo OP (n = 87) on the hepatic raw surface or not (NO; n = 80). This procedure was performed for malignant tumor in 125 cases, benign tumor in 33, and for other causes in 15. Six patients had more than two types of lesions, and 32 patients had associated cirrhosis. Sixty-five major and 102 minor hepatic resections were performed. The main outcome measures studied were the number of patients with deep abdominal complications (DAC; deep bleeding or hematoma, deep infection, with or without pus discharge through drains, bile leakage), as well as repeat operations and postoperative death. Patients were divided into two strata according to the site of the lesion with respect to the diaphragm: (1) in contact (posterosuperior segments II, VII and VIII) or (2) not in contact (anterior segments III, IV, V, and VI). RESULTS Both groups were comparable as regards patient demographics, intraoperative procedures, intraoperative search for bile leaks and intraoperative transfusion requirements. Fewer patients had DAC in OP (n = 11) than in NO (n = 15) (difference not significant). Ten patients (6%) required repeat operations: 4 in OP without immediate mortality and 6 in NO, 3 followed by death. One further patient in OP required repeat operation after discharge and died. Four patients died in OP and 7 in NO, 1 and 4 of DAC, respectively (not significant). Deep abdominal complications were significantly associated with major hepatic resection (P <0.05) whereas postoperative death was significantly correlated with cirrhosis (P <0.05). CONCLUSIONS OP on the raw surface after hepatic resection lowers the rate of all complications related to DAC (except biliary leaks) and their severity (repeat operations and death) but not significantly so. OP is not recommended as a routine measure to complete elective hepatic resections.
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Hay JM, Msika S. [Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer of the rectum]. J Chir (Paris) 2000; 137:13-5. [PMID: 10790613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The North American consensus conference held in 1990 concluded that the best currently available adjuvant treatment for cancer of the rectum (T3, N1 to N3) was postoperative combination radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In 1994, the consensus conference held in Paris concluded that the benefit observed after preoperative irradiation warranted assessment of the effect of preoperative radiochemotherapy. To decide between these two consensus conclusions, it would be most logical to compare preoperative radiotherapy with postoperative radiochemotherapy in a group of patients with similar echo-endoscopic or imaging findings.
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- J M Hay
- Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôpital Louis Mourier - Colombes.
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Fingerhut A, Yahchouchy E, Millat B, Dziri C, Etienne JC, Hadrani AA, Paque JC, Hay JM, Fagniez PL, Msika S. Dysphagia after laparoscopic 360 repair for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Surg Technol Int 2000; 9:101-104. [PMID: 21136394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In comparison to medical treatment, antireflux surgery is recognized as an effective, efficient and longlasting therapy, as well as the only treatment that is able to modify the natural history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The 360 fundoplication is the most widely used surgical procedure for GERD. Although performed in the era of H2-blockers and open surgery, comparison of the so-called Nissen repair to both symptomatic and continuous medical therapies concluded that surgery was superior to medical therapy in every outcome measure used.
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- A Fingerhut
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Poissy, Poissy, France
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Zeitoun G, Escolano S, Hadengue A, Azar N, El Younsi M, Mallet A, Boudet MJ, Hay JM, Erlinger S, Benhamou JP, Belghiti J, Valla D. Outcome of Budd-Chiari syndrome: a multivariate analysis of factors related to survival including surgical portosystemic shunting. Hepatology 1999; 30:84-9. [PMID: 10385643 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the factors, including surgical portosystemic shunts, which affect survival in adults with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Multivariate retrospective analysis was performed using characteristics recorded at the time of diagnosis in 120 patients admitted from 1970 to 1992, of whom 82 were treated with surgical portosystemic shunts and 38 received only medical therapy. The 1-, 5-, and 10-year survival rates were 77 +/- 4%, 64 +/- 5%, and 57 +/- 6%, respectively. Survival was significantly better in the subgroup of patients diagnosed after versus before 1985. In both subgroups, and in patients with, as well as in patients without surgical shunts, 4 factors were found to be inversely and independently related to survival: age, response of ascites to diuretics, Pugh score, and serum creatinine. In patients diagnosed since 1985, an index combining these 4 factors allowed to differentiate patients with a good outcome (5-year survival 95%) from those with a poor outcome (5-year survival 62%; P <.05). There was no statistically significant and independent influence of surgical portosystemic shunts on survival. In conclusion, age, severity of liver failure, and presence of refractory ascites are the main prognostic factors in Budd-Chiari syndrome. Increased survival in recent years is consistent with improved management of hypercoagulable states as well as improved general care. It is uncertain whether surgical portosystemic shunting favorably modifies survival. Therefore, we recommend that surgical shunting should be restricted to management of refractory ascites or variceal bleeding in patients with otherwise good prognostic factors.
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- G Zeitoun
- Service de chirurgie, Hôpital L. Mourier, Colombes, France
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Merad F, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Yahchouchi E, Laborde Y, Pélissier E, Msika S, Flamant Y. Is prophylactic pelvic drainage useful after elective rectal or anal anastomosis? A multicenter controlled randomized trial. French Association for Surgical Research. Surgery 1999. [PMID: 10330942 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(99)70205-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the role of drainage in the prevention of complications after elective rectal or anal anastomosis in the pelvis. Anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection is more prevalent when the anastomosis is in the distal or infraperitoneal pelvis than in the abdomen. The benefit of pelvic drains versus their potential harm has been questioned. Drain-related complications include (1) those possibly benefiting from drainage (leakage, intra-abdominal infection, bleeding) and (2) those possibly caused by drainage (wound infection or hernia, intestinal obstruction, fistula). METHODS Between September 1990 and June 1995, 494 patients (249 men and 245 women), mean age 66 +/- 15 (range 15 to 101) years, with either carcinoma, benign tumor, colonic Crohn's disease, diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon, or another disorder located anywhere from the right colon to the midrectum undergoing resection followed by rectal or anal anastomosis were randomized to undergo either drainage (n = 248) with 2 multiperforated 14F suction drains or no drainage (n = 246). The primary end point was the number of patients with one or more postoperative drain-related complications. Secondary end points included severity of these complications as assessed by the rate of related repeat operations and associated deaths as well as extra-abdominally related morbidity and mortality. RESULTS After withdrawal of 2 patients (1 in each group) both groups were comparable with regard to preoperative characteristics and intraoperative findings. The overall leakage rate was 6.3% with no significant difference between those with or without drainage. There were 18 deaths (3.6%), 8 (3.2%) in those with drainage and 10 (4%) in those without drainage. Five patients with anastomotic leakage died (1%), 3 of whom had drainage. There were 32 repeat operations (6.5%) for anastomotic leakage 11 in the group with drainage and 4 in the group with no drainage. The rate of these and the other intra-abdominal and extra-abdominal complications did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION Prophylactic drainage of the pelvic space does not improve outcome or influence the severity of complications.
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- F Merad
- Surgical Unit, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Valverde A, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Boudet MJ, Petroni R, Pouliquen X, Msika S, Flamant Y. Senna vs polyethylene glycol for mechanical preparation the evening before elective colonic or rectal resection: a multicenter controlled trial. French Association for Surgical Research. Arch Surg 1999; 134:514-9. [PMID: 10323423 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.134.5.514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Senna is more efficient than polyethylene glycol as mechanical preparation before elective colorectal surgery. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, single-blind study. SETTING Multicenter study (18 centers). PATIENTS Five hundred twenty-three consecutive patients with colonic or rectal carcinoma or sigmoid diverticular disease, undergoing elective colonic or rectal resection followed by immediate anastomosis. INTERVENTION Two hundred sixty-two patients were randomly allotted to receive senna (1 package diluted in a glass of water) and 261 to receive polyethylene glycol (2 packages diluted in 2-3 L of water), administered the evening before surgery. All patients received 5% povidone iodine antiseptic enemas (2 L) the evening and the morning before surgery. Ceftriaxone sodium and metronidazole were given intravenously at anesthetic induction. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Degree of colonic and rectal cleanliness. RESULTS Colonic cleanliness was better (P=.006), fecal matter in the colonic lumen was less fluid (P=.001), and the risk for moderate or large intraoperative fecal soiling was lower (P=.11) with senna. Overall, clinical tolerance did not differ significantly between groups, but 20 patients receiving polyethylene glycol (vs 16 with senna) had to interrupt their preparation, and 15 patients (vs 8 with senna) complained of abdominal distension. Senna, however, was better tolerated (P = .03) in the presence of stenosis. There was no statistically significant difference found in the number of patients with postoperative infective complications (14.7% vs 17.7%) or anastomotic leakage (5.3% vs 5.7%) with senna and polyethylene glycol, respectively. CONCLUSION Mechanical preparation before colonic or rectal resection with senna is better and easier than with polyethylene glycol and should be proposed in patients undergoing colonic or rectal resection, especially patients with stenosis.
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- A Valverde
- Department of Surgery, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Merad F, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Yahchouchi E, Laborde Y, Pélissier E, Msika S, Flamant Y. Is prophylactic pelvic drainage useful after elective rectal or anal anastomosis? A multicenter controlled randomized trial. French Association for Surgical Research. Surgery 1999; 125:529-35. [PMID: 10330942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the role of drainage in the prevention of complications after elective rectal or anal anastomosis in the pelvis. Anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection is more prevalent when the anastomosis is in the distal or infraperitoneal pelvis than in the abdomen. The benefit of pelvic drains versus their potential harm has been questioned. Drain-related complications include (1) those possibly benefiting from drainage (leakage, intra-abdominal infection, bleeding) and (2) those possibly caused by drainage (wound infection or hernia, intestinal obstruction, fistula). METHODS Between September 1990 and June 1995, 494 patients (249 men and 245 women), mean age 66 +/- 15 (range 15 to 101) years, with either carcinoma, benign tumor, colonic Crohn's disease, diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon, or another disorder located anywhere from the right colon to the midrectum undergoing resection followed by rectal or anal anastomosis were randomized to undergo either drainage (n = 248) with 2 multiperforated 14F suction drains or no drainage (n = 246). The primary end point was the number of patients with one or more postoperative drain-related complications. Secondary end points included severity of these complications as assessed by the rate of related repeat operations and associated deaths as well as extra-abdominally related morbidity and mortality. RESULTS After withdrawal of 2 patients (1 in each group) both groups were comparable with regard to preoperative characteristics and intraoperative findings. The overall leakage rate was 6.3% with no significant difference between those with or without drainage. There were 18 deaths (3.6%), 8 (3.2%) in those with drainage and 10 (4%) in those without drainage. Five patients with anastomotic leakage died (1%), 3 of whom had drainage. There were 32 repeat operations (6.5%) for anastomotic leakage 11 in the group with drainage and 4 in the group with no drainage. The rate of these and the other intra-abdominal and extra-abdominal complications did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION Prophylactic drainage of the pelvic space does not improve outcome or influence the severity of complications.
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- F Merad
- Surgical Unit, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Dziri C, Paquet JC, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Msika S, Zeitoun G, Sastre B, Khalfallah T. Omentoplasty in the prevention of deep abdominal complications after surgery for hydatid disease of the liver: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial. French Associations for Surgical Research. J Am Coll Surg 1999; 188:281-9. [PMID: 10065817 DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(98)00286-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Omentoplasty (OP) is thought to fill residual cavity, to assist healing of raw surfaces, and to promote resorption of serosal fluid and macrophagic migration in septic foci. Results published to date, whether retrospective or prospective, are not controlled and are discordant. STUDY DESIGN The authors investigated whether OP, either filling the residual cavity after unroofing, or covering the hepatic raw surface after pericystectomy, could reduce the rate or severity of deep abdominal complications (DAC) after surgical treatment of hydatid disease of the liver. Between January 1993 and December 1996, 115 consecutive patients (51 males and 64 females, mean age 42+/-16 years [range 10 to 80 years]) with previously unoperated uni- or multilocular hydatid disease of the liver, complicated or not, without other abdominal hydatid disease, were randomly allotted to OP (n = 58) or not (NO) (n = 57) after unroofing, total, or partial pericystectomy. Patients were divided into 2 strata according to the site of the cyst with respect to the diaphragm: a) posterosuperior segments II, VII, and VIII or b) anterior segments III, IV, V, and VI. Main outcomes measures included deep bleeding, hematoma, infection, or bile leakage. Subsidiary measures included wound complications, extraabdominal complications, duration of operation, and length of hospital stay. RESULTS Both groups were comparable regarding patient demographics, cyst characteristics, intraoperative procedures, search for bile leaks, and intraoperative transfusion requirements. On the other hand, more patients (86%) in NO had associated drainage of the abdominal cavity than in OP (64%) and the duration of operation was 9 minutes longer in OP, but neither of these differences was statistically significant. Less DAC occurred in OP (10%) than in NO (23%) (a posteriori gamma risk < 0.05) and fewer deep abdominal abscesses (0 versus 11%) (p < 0.03). Median duration of hospital stay, however, was similar. CONCLUSIONS OP decreases the rate of DAC and especially deep abdominal abscess after surgical treatment (unroofing or pericystectomy) for hydatid disease of the liver and should be recommended in this setting.
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- C Dziri
- Surgical Unit, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisia
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Millat B, Fingerhut A, Flamant Y, Hay JM, Fagniez PL, Farah A, Duron JJ, Courchevel JM. Survey of the impact of randomised clinical trials on surgical practice in France. French Associations for Research in Surgery (AURC and ACAPEM). Association Universitaire de Recherche en Chirurgie. Association des Chirurgiens de l'Assistance Publique pour l'Evaluation Médicale. Eur J Surg 1999; 165:87-94. [PMID: 10192564 DOI: 10.1080/110241599750007243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of randomised clinical trials (RCT) on decision-making and therapeutic policies among general and gastrointestinal surgeons in France. DESIGN Telephone questionnaire. SETTING Multicentre study, France. SUBJECTS A random sample of 152 surgeons, mean (SD) age 50 (8) years. INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Surgeons were asked 12 questions about their knowledge of RCT and how trials were conducted; influence of RCT on their treatment policies; means of obtaining information about treatments; how they evaluated their own results; whether they were willing to take part in RCT; and personal details including age, speciality, and type of practice. Surgeons were stratified according to age and type of practice. RESULTS 148 questionnaires were suitable for analysis. 83 surgeons (56%) were under 50 years old, 38 (26%) were exclusively gastrointestinal surgeons, 82 (56%) worked in private practice, and 36 (24%) worked in teaching and university hospitals. The rest undertook mixed duties. When asked to say where they obtained their knowledge about antibiotics, 91 (61%) referred to RCT; these were mainly hospital-based, gastrointestinal, and younger surgeons. Asked to name a RCT-based policy, 81 (55%) gave medical rather than operative examples. 80 (54%) had already participated in a RCT; 79 (53%) said that they were willing to participate in a RCT that included random allocation of patients (there were no statistically significant differences in answers according to speciality or type of practice, although younger surgeons answered "yes" to both questions). Specialised journals were the main source of information for 115 (78%), and surgeons read a mean of 40 issues/year. 142 (96%) read journals in French and 66 (45%) in English, but this number fell to 10 (15%) of the 65 surgeons aged 50 or more. Personal experience was considered a more important source of therapeutic knowledge by older and specialist surgeons. 109 surgeons (74%) recalled patients during the first month postoperatively to evaluate their results. CONCLUSIONS French surgeons, particularly those aged 50 or over, are not well informed about the nature, conduct, and value of RCT. Most of their information is acquired through reading and attending scientific meetings and congresses. Surgeons tended to attach more importance to the fame of the author than to the conduct of the study. The overall impact of RCT was weak among the surgeons questioned.
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- B Millat
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Poissy, France
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Levard H, Pouliquen X, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Langlois-Zantain O, Huguier M, Lozach P, Testart J. 5-Fluorouracil and cisplatin as palliative treatment of advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A multicentre randomised controlled trial. The French Associations for Surgical Research. Eur J Surg 1998; 164:849-57. [PMID: 9845131 DOI: 10.1080/110241598750005273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare chemotherapy with no chemotherapy as palliative treatment for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. DESIGN Randomised study. SETTING Multicentre trial in France. SUBJECTS Of 161 patients with histologically confirmed oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma located more than 5 cm from the mouth of the oesophagus, five were withdrawn because of protocol violation. The remaining 156 patients, 149 men and 7 women, mean (SD) age 58 (9) years range 36 to 77, were randomly allocated to either a control group without chemotherapy (n = 84) or a group treated by chemotherapy (n = 72). Patients were divided into four strata: I = complete resection of the tumour but with lymph node involvement (n = 62); II = incomplete resection of tumour leaving gross tumour behind (n = 58); III = no resection because of local or regional invasion (n = 22) ; and IV = no resection because of distant metastasis (n = 14). Exclusion criteria were histologically confirmed tracheobronchial involvement, oesophagotracheal fistula, Karnosky score < 50, cerebral metastases, or hepatic metastases occupying more than 30% of the liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, associated or previously treated ear-nose-throat carcinoma, or complete resection of tumour without lymph node involvement. INTERVENTIONS 5 fluorouracil (5FU) and cisplatin (CDDP) were given in 5-day courses, once every 28 days, for a maximum of eight cycles. 5 FU, 1 g/m2, was infused for 24 hours after a water overload, during five days. Cisplatin was given either in one dose of 100 mg/m2 at the beginning of the cycle or 20 mg/m2/day over three hours for five days. Duration of treatment ranged from 6-8 months. OUTCOME MEASURES Median and actuarial survival. The subsidiary endpoint was quality of survival judged by complications of treatment, swallowing disorders, and the duration of ability to feed normally. RESULTS There was no difference in survival, either overall (median = 12 months) or in any of the strata. There were however significantly more patients with neurological (p < 0.003), haematological (p < 0.0001), and renal (p < 0.0002) complications in the treated group compared with the control group. Four patients (6%) died of complications of chemotherapy. The course of swallowing disorders did not differ between the two groups. The duration of autonomous oral feeding was exactly the same in both groups (median = 10.5 months). CONCLUSION The results suggest that 5FU and CDDP do not help in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus whether or not the tumour has been resected.
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- Surgical Unit, Hôpital International de l'Université de Paris, France
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Suc B, Escat J, Cherqui D, Fourtanier G, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Millat B. Surgery vs endoscopy as primary treatment in symptomatic patients with suspected common bile duct stones: a multicenter randomized trial. French Associations for Surgical Research. Arch Surg 1998; 133:702-8. [PMID: 9687996 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.7.702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare surgical treatment (ST) with endoscopic management (EM) in patients with suspected common bile duct stones. PATIENTS Two hundred twenty eligible patients originating from 18 surgery units. Patients enrolled in this multicenter randomized study had clinical symptoms that included jaundice, mild pancreatitis (Ranson score < or = 2), or mild acute cholangitis; biliary colic (with increased alkaline phosphatase levels); and common bile duct stones or a common bile duct diameter of 1 cm or larger on ultrasonography. METHODS Two hundred two patients were randomly assigned to either ST (n=105) or EM (n=97) during a 5-year period. Both groups were comparable with respect to age, sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, and clinical presentation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The rates of early postoperative additional procedures necessary to deal with the impossibility to perform the initial procedure, complications, and retained stones after ST or EM. Subsidiary endpoints were intention-to-treat analyses of mortality and of major complications and the duration of hospital stay. RESULTS Surgical treatment was associated with a significantly (P<.001) lower rate of 1 or 2 additional procedures (8% vs 29%) due to a significantly lower rate of the impossibility to perform the initial procedure (0% vs 5%) (P<.05), major complications (4% vs 13%) (P<.05), and retained stones (6% vs 16%) (P<.04). Minor complications occurred more often in patients having ST (4%) than in those having EM (0%) (P<.01). Cholecystectomy was performed routinely in 102 patients having ST and electively in 36 patients having EM. There was 1 death in each group initially. On an intention-to-treat analysis, 3 deaths (3.1%) occurred after EM and 1 (0.9%) after ST; this difference was not statistically significant (P=.56). Major complications occurred in 4% of patients having ST compared with 1 1% of patients having EM (P<.002). The median duration of hospital stay was 16 days in patients having ST and 12 days in those having EM; this difference was not statistically significant (P=.09). CONCLUSION Whether an additional cholecystectomy is performed routinely or electively, the high risk of additional procedures after EM precludes its use as the optimal therapy in patients with symptomatic common bile duct stones, except in those with severe cholangitis.
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- B Suc
- Digestive Surgery Units, Hôpital Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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Montariol T, Msika S, Charlier A, Rey C, Bataille N, Hay JM, Lacaine F, Fingerhut A. Diagnosis of asymptomatic common bile duct stones: preoperative endoscopic ultrasonography versus intraoperative cholangiography--a multicenter, prospective controlled study. French Associations for Surgical Research. Surgery 1998; 124:6-13. [PMID: 9663245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND In patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis, preoperative diagnosis of common bile duct (CBD) stones can modify the therapeutic strategy. The aims of this prospective, controlled multicenter study were to assess the feasibility, concordance, discordance, and indexes such as sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of preoperative endoscopic ultrasonography compared with those of intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) in the diagnosis of asymptomatic CBD stones (i.e., patients undergoing cholecystectomy with no clinical or biologic evidence of CBD stones). METHODS From October 1993 to October 1995, 240 consecutive patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis, scheduled for cholecystectomy in 14 surgical centers, were enrolled in this study. All patients were selected for this study according to a preoperative high-risk CBD stone predictive score. Each patient underwent both endoscopic ultrasonography and IOC, as well as surgical exploration of the CBD when stones were detected during one or both preoperative investigations. All patients were seen 1 months and 1 year after operation to check for residual stones. RESULTS The feasibility of endoscopic ultrasonography was significantly higher overall than that of IOC (99% vs 90%; p < 0.001), except when IOC was through a laparotomy (97% vs 93%; p = 0.16). The number of patients available for study was 215. In 198 cases (92%), results of both investigations were in concordance (161 negative and 37 positive values). Seventeen cases (8%) were discordant. There was overall concordance between the two investigations (kappa coefficient 0.764; 95% confidence interval 0.66 to 0.87), but the percentage of discordance was in favor of IOC. Sensitivity and specificity of IOC were significantly higher than those of endoscopic ultrasonography (1.00 and 0.98 vs 0.85 and 0.93, respectively). With a prevalence of CBD stones of 19%, positive and negative predictive values of IOC were significantly higher than those of endoscopic ultrasonography (0.93 and 1.00 vs 0.75 and 0.96, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Although endoscopic ultrasonography is feasible more often than IOC, IOC is associated with a slightly lower degree of discordance and better information indexes and remains an efficient method of investigation for CBD stones. Endoscopic ultrasonography can be suggested in preference to endoscopic retrograde cholangiography when postoperative residual stones are suspected but need not be performed routinely before cholecystectomy.
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- Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier, Saint Germain en Laye, Hôpital Henri IV, Meulan
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Forty-three state-run medical schools admit 30000 students per year but only 3500 receive their diploma after 6 years of studies. After passing a special examination, 480 of 2000 residents choose surgery and train during twelve 6-month rotations. Surgical research is organized through government agencies, individual units, or volunteer groups. In 1992, of 8268114 procedures, appendectomy represented 4.15%; hernia, 4.09%; varicose veins, 3.61%; and cholecystectomy, 1.82%. Appendectomy has decreased from 306500 per year in 1980 (34% of all gastrointestinal surgical procedures) to 159900 (15%) in 1996, whereas cholecystectomy has increased from 64700 to 95300. Emergency gastrointestinal procedures represented 15% of all surgical procedures in 1996, doubling in the last 4 years (essentially for labor and endoscopic procedures). Ambulatory procedures have increased 12-fold since 1980, essentially (75%) in private practice. About 27% of 160000 appendectomies and 77% of 95300 cholecystectomies were performed laparoscopically in 1997. One person of 4 in France has or has had cancer, mainly due to tobacco abuse. In 1993, 32000 surgical procedures were performed for gastrointestinal cancer. Of 532000 deaths (1992), about 150000 were due to cancer, 10000 to alcohol-related disease, and 22000 to trauma. Transplantation in France increased from 3180 procedures in 1993 to 2807 in 1996, essentially lungs and heart and lungs. Between 60% and 100% of health expenditures are reimbursed by the government, the remaining being covered by private insurances. Approximately 60% of 4500 French surgeons are in private practice; 25% also have part-time hospital employment. Almost 40% of surgeons work full-time in hospitals.
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- A Fingerhut
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Poissy, France.
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Merad F, Yahchouchi E, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Laborde Y, Langlois-Zantain O. Prophylactic abdominal drainage after elective colonic resection and suprapromontory anastomosis: a multicenter study controlled by randomization. French Associations for Surgical Research. Arch Surg 1998; 133:309-14. [PMID: 9517746 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.3.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Only 4 controlled trials have investigated whether prophylactic abdominal drainage was of value after colonic resection. None have been able to find any statistically significant difference, but the number of patients was small and the beta error risk was high. OBJECTIVES To compare patients who underwent abdominal drainage with those who did not for the rate and severity of complications after elective colonic resection followed immediately by anastomosis of the suprapromontory colon and to compare suction drains with nonsuction drains. PATIENTS Between September 1990 and June 1995, 319 patients (135 men and 184 women), whose mean age was 67 years (range, 22-95 years), with carcinoma, benign tumors, or colitis, located anywhere between the ascending and sigmoid colons, were included in the study. Patients were comparable for demographic characteristics, except that there were more patients with ascites in the group that did not undergo abdominal drainage (P<.02). INTERVENTIONS After 2 protocol violations, 156 patients were randomized to the abdominal drainage group and 161 to the no abdominal drainage group. All 317 anastomoses were tested for airtightness intraoperatively and repaired if leakage was found (n=71), and all patients with anastomoses received a routine diatrizoate sodium enema to detect infraclinical leakage. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The postoperative complications possibly influenced by drainage included (1) deep complications for which drainage can lead to early diagnosis, such as generalized or localized peritonitis, intraabdominal hemorrhage, or hematoma; (2) complications believed to be enhanced by drainage, such as an operative wound (an abscess, disruption, or incisional hernia) or pulmonary (microatelectasis) and intestinal obstructions; and (3) complications directly due to the drains, such as ulcerations leading to fistulae, hemorrhages, drainage tract infections, difficulty in removal, intra-abdominal retention, and incisional disruptions. Subsidiary end points were the severity of these complications as assessed by the number of related subsequent operations and deaths. RESULTS Twenty-six patients overall (8%) had postoperative complications possibly influenced by drainage (9% in the group that underwent abdominal drainage and 8% in the group that did not). This difference was not statistically significant (P<.90). One patient had a fistula directly imputable to drainage. There was no difference between suction and nonsuction drainage (P<.90). CONCLUSIONS Routine abdominal drainage after colonic resection and immediate anastomosis decreases neither the rate nor the severity of anastomotic leakage. It can, occasionally, be detrimental.
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- F Merad
- Surgery Units, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Hay JM. [Symptomatic common bile duct lithiasis: endoscopic treatment or surgical treatment?]. J Chir (Paris) 1998; 135:4-9. [PMID: 9773004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Since 1974, endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) has been considered by most practitioners as the gold standard for the treatment of symptomatic common bile duct lithiasis (CBDL). Results of the seven prospectives randomized controlled trials comparing ES to surgery in the treatment of CBDL, acute pancreatitis and angiocholitis excluded, demonstrated that: 1) the rate of feasibility of ES ranged from 90 to 100%; 2) the rate of residual stones after first extraction attempt ranged from 4 to 23% and after second extraction attempt from 6 to 25%. After surgery, rate of residual stone ranged from 2 to 14%; 3) major complications were more frequent after ES than after surgery; on the opposite, minor complications were more frequent after surgery than after ES; 4) immediate mortality was higher after ES than after surgery; 5) cost of ES with or without de principle cholecystectomy was higher than surgery. In conclusion ES should not be the first treatment of symptomatic CBDL.
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- J M Hay
- Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes.
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Merad F, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Flamant Y, Molkhou JM, Laborde Y. Omentoplasty in the prevention of anastomotic leakage after colonic or rectal resection: a prospective randomized study in 712 patients. French Associations for Surgical Research. Ann Surg 1998; 227:179-86. [PMID: 9488514 PMCID: PMC1191233 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199802000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of omentoplasty (OP) in the prevention of anastomotic leakage after colonic or rectal resection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA It has been proposed that OP--wrapping the omentum around the colonic or rectal anastomosis--reinforces intestinal sutures with the expectation of lowering the rate of anastomotic leakage. However, there are no prospective, randomized trials to date to prove this. METHODS Between September 1989 and March 1994, a total of 705 patients (347 males and 358 females) with a mean age of 66 +/- 15 years (range, 15-101) originating from 20 centers were randomized to undergo either OP (n = 341) or not (NO, n = 364) to reinforce the colonic anastomosis after colectomy. Patients had carcinoma, benign tumor, colonic Crohn's disease, diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon, or another affliction located anywhere from the right colon to and including the midrectum. Patients undergoing emergency surgery were not included. Random allotment took place once the resection and anastomosis had been performed, the surgeon had tested the anastomosis for airtightness, and the omental flap was deemed feasible. Patients were divided into four strata: ileo- or colocolonic anastomosis, supraperitoneal ileo- or colorectal anastomosis, infraperitoneal ileo- or colorectal anastomosis, and ileo- or coloanal anastomosis. The primary end point was anastomotic leakage. Secondary end points included intra- and extraabdominal related morbidity and mortality. Severity of anastomotic leakage was based on the rate of repeat operations and related deaths. RESULTS Both groups were comparable in terms of preoperative characteristics. Intraoperative findings were similar, except that there were significantly more septic operations and abdominal drainage performed in the NO group (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). Thirty-five patients (4.9%) had postoperative anastomotic leakage, 16 in the OP group (4.7%) and 19 in the NO group (5.2%). There were 32 deaths (4.5%), 17 (4.9%) in the OP group and 15 (4.2%) in the NO group. Five patients with anastomotic leakage died (0.8%), 2 of whom had OP. There were 37 repeat operations (30%), 12 (6 in each group) for anastomotic leakage. Repeat operation was associated with fatal outcome in 14% of cases. The rate of these and the other intra- and extraabdominal complications did not differ significantly between the two groups. CONCLUSION OP to reinforce colorectal anastomosis decreases neither the rate nor the severity of anastomotic failure.
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- F Merad
- Surgical Unit, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France
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Valla D, Hadengue A, el Younsi M, Azar N, Zeitoun G, Boudet MJ, Molas G, Belghiti J, Erlinger S, Hay JM, Benhamou JP. Hepatic venous outflow block caused by short-length hepatic vein stenoses. Hepatology 1997; 25:814-9. [PMID: 9096581 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In contrast with the well-recognized membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava, short-length hepatic vein stenoses are not well-recognized causes of hepatic venous outflow block. The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence, causes, manifestations, and outcome of short-length hepatic vein stenoses. We performed a retrospective study of patients with short-length hepatic vein stenosis among 86 patients with hepatic venous outflow block who were seen between 1970 and 1992. There were 25 patients with short-length hepatic vein stenosis. A thrombogenic condition was identified in 14 patients (56%). The lesions of the accompanying hepatic veins in these patients were variable (short-length stenoses, thromboses, or nonspecific changes) and similar to that seen in patients without short-length hepatic vein stenosis. In 3 necropsied cases, the venous lesions were suggestive of fibrous sequela of prior thromboses. In patients with short-length hepatic vein stenosis, splenomegaly (28% vs. 55%, P < .05) and hypersplenism were significantly less common; serum transaminase (P < .001) and creatinine levels (P < .02) were lower, prothrombin was higher (P < .001), and 5-year survival was significantly better (Kaplan-Meier estimates: 80% vs. 50%, P < .05). In patients with hepatic venous outflow block, short-length hepatic vein stenosis is a common lesion that appears to be the sequela of localized thrombosis. Long-term anticoagulation and percutaneous angioplasty (with or without stenting) are potentially applicable in these lesions. The long-term results of these treatments merit further evaluation.
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- D Valla
- Service d'Hépatologie, Hópital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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Veyrières M, Baillet P, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Bouillot JL, Julien M. Factors influencing long-term survival in 100 cases of small intestine primary adenocarcinoma. Am J Surg 1997; 173:237-9. [PMID: 9124635 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(97)89599-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Factors influencing long-term survival in patients undergoing operation for adenocarcinoma of the small intestine are poorly recognized. METHODS Retrospective study of 100 cases culled within a 10-year period by questionnaire, including 59 males and 41 females, median age 61 years (range 30 to 86). No patients were lost to follow-up (median 27 months). All patients underwent operation: curative in 65% and palliative in 35%. RESULTS Overall actuarial 5-year survival was 38%, 0% after palliative treatment and 54% after curative resection. In patients undergoing curative resection, 5-year survival was 63% when the lymph nodes were not involved, and 52% when they were; 57% when the serosa was not involved, and 53% when it was; 56% when the tumor was well or moderately well differentiated and 40% when it was undifferentiated. Other factors influencing long-term survival were the emergency setting, the site, the multiplicity, and the size of tumor (none with statistically significant differences). Five and 10-year survival was 78% and 69%, respectively, when the patient was anemic compared with 35% and 17%, respectively when the patient was not (P <0.01). There were 14 patients with previous carcinoma, 2 with Crohn's disease, and 1 each with celiac disease and ileal tuberculosis. There were also 8 patients with associated duodenal and proximal jejunal polyps. Thirteen patients sustained a total of 14 further cancers. CONCLUSIONS Patients should be followed up closely because the possibility of sustaining another abdominal carcinoma is high (16%). As associated polyps are nearly always duodenal or jejunal, preoperative or intraoperative endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract including the initial portion of the jejunum should be able to detect their presence and reduce the risk of early recurrence.
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- M Veyrières
- French Associations for Surgical Research, Bois-Colombes
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Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Paquet JC, Flamant Y. Management of the pelvic space with or without omentoplasty after abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum: a prospective multicenter study. The French Association for Surgical Research. Eur J Surg 1997; 163:199-206. [PMID: 9085062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare perineal healing with or without omentoplasty after abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum. DESIGN Prospective multicentre study. SETTING 15 centres (three university, nine non-university teaching hospitals and three private clinics), France. SUBJECTS 186 consecutive patients (between January 1983 and August 1990): 21 were withdrawn because of protocol violation leaving 165 for analysis. INTERVENTIONS Abdominoperineal resection for adenocarcinoma of the distal third of the rectum followed by omentoplasty (n = 64) to the pelvic space or not (n = 101). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of healed perineums at one month, and the time interval to complete healing. RESULTS 7 patients (4%) died, 4 of whom had had omentoplasty and 3 who had not (one perineal abscess). The number who developed immediate postoperative complications (11/64, 17% and 18/101, 18%) and median duration of hospital stay (21 days, range 8-191, and 22 days, range 8-132) were similar. The median time to complete healing (20 and 21 days), the rate of healed perineums at one month (42/62 and 67/99, both 68%) and the number of persisting sinuses at 12 months were also similar. The number of dehiscences of the perineum was significantly higher (p = 0.04) in the no omentoplasty group (16 compared with 3). There were 3 late deaths in the omentoplasty group and 7 in the no omentoplasty group, 1 and 5 with local recurrence, respectively. There were more recurrences in the no omentoplasty group but not significantly so. CONCLUSIONS Although this study was not randomised, the results suggest that omentoplasty to the pelvic space promotes perineal healing after abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum by significantly reducing the need for secondary opening.
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- J M Hay
- Surgical Unit, Hôpital Louis Mourier AP-HP, Colombes, France
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Hay JM. [Treatment of inguinal hernias: methods]. Rev Prat 1997; 47:262-7. [PMID: 9122599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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After a short description of the anatomy of the inguinal area, especially of muscular walls and rings, weaken areas through which hernia could appear, we describe surgical procedures, using or not prosthesis, to strength the posterior wall. The most usual procedures using no prosthesis are Bassini's, Mac Vay's and Shouldice's techniques. The procedures using prosthesis are Lichtenstein's, plug's, Stoppa and Rive's, and Pouliquen's techniques. Finally, we describe coelioscopic procedures (intra- and extraperitoneal approach). We conclude that actually, the best technique employing nonprosthesis is the Shouldice repair. Concerning techniques employing a prosthesis, we do not know, at the present time, which is the best. Clinical trials are on run to answer this question.
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- J M Hay
- Service de chirurgie générale et digestive hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes
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Valverde A, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Elhadad A. Manual versus mechanical esophagogastric anastomosis after resection for carcinoma: a controlled trial. French Associations for Surgical Research. Surgery 1996; 120:476-83. [PMID: 8784400 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(96)80066-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanical anastomosis has been claimed to reduce the rate of leakage compared with manual anastomosis. No randomized trials have been performed to date to prove this specifically in esophagogastric anastomosis. METHODS One hundred fifty-four patients, 139 men and 15 women ranging in age from 36 to 83 years (mean, 50 +/- 10 years) and undergoing elective resection of esophageal or cardial carcinoma, were included in this multiinstitutional (14 centers) randomized study comparing the rate of anastomotic leakage after esophagogastric anastomosis performed manually or mechanically. Eligible for this study were patients with esophageal or cardial carcinoma located between the esophagogastric junction (included) and the upper border of the aortic arch. The choice between resection with or without thoracotomy was left to the discretion of the operating surgeon. Proximal resection of the fundus was mandatory. Intestinal tract continuity was reestablished in a one-stage procedure by an esophagogastric anastomosis without interposition of either the jejunum or the colon. The site of the anastomosis could be either intrathoracic or cervical. The principal end point was anastomotic leakage as judged by (1) egress of intestinal fluids or orally ingested methylene blue through drains, (2) sodium diatrozate swallow prescribed either routinely for all patients between postoperative days 3 and 8 or because of signs of leakage, or (3) reoperation or autopsy. RESULTS After two patients were withdrawn for protocol violation, 152 patients, 74 in the manual group and 78 in the mechanical group, were studied. The number of anastomotic leakages was identical in both groups (n = 12, 16% and 15%, respectively). Overall 30-day mortality was 11%. Fewer deaths occurred in the manual group (7%), which had three anastomotic leakages, than in the mechanical group (15%), which had five anastomotic leakages, and fewer repeat operations were done in the manual group (n = 9) than in the mechanical group (n = 13), but both of these differences were not statistically significant. The duration of anastomosis and of operation was similar in both groups. In the mechanical group 16 anastomoses (20%) gave rise to technical mishaps (either in the fashioning of the purse-string, dilation of the esophagus, or in stapling). Among the factors recognized as potentially preventing leakage, only testing for airtightness was significantly correlated with less postoperative leakage (p < 0.05). Eight postoperative strictures were recorded at 3 months in 62 (13%) patients in the manual group, whereas seven strictures occurred in 53 (13%) patients in the mechanical group. CONCLUSIONS When mechanical staples rather than manual sutures are chosen, the disadvantages (technical mishaps and higher costs) are not counterbalanced by a gain of time or a decrease in the rate or severity of anastomotic leakage.
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- A Valverde
- Surgical Unit, Hôpital Louis Mourìer, Colombes, France
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Bouillot JL, Fingerhut A, Paquet JC, Hay JM, Coggia M. Are routine preoperative chest radiographs useful in general surgery? A prospective, multicentre study in 3959 patients. Association des Chirurgiens de l'Assistance Publique pour les Evaluations médicales. Eur J Surg 1996; 162:597-604. [PMID: 8891616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To find out which patients about to undergo general or gastrointestinal operations could have the routine preoperative posteroanterior chest radiograph omitted. DESIGN Prospective open multicentre study. SETTING 8 Public hospitals, France. SUBJECTS 3959 consecutive patients about to undergo operations for benign disease were divided into 4 groups depending on the number of risk factors for cardiopulmonary complications (coexisting bronchopulmonary or cardiac conditions, abnormal clinical cardiopulmonary findings): group 1 (n = 2092) had no risk factors, group 2 (n = 946) had 1, group 3 (n = 645) had 2, and group 4 (n = 276) had 3 risk factors or more. INTERVENTIONS Routine posteroanterior chest radiographs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Whether the findings on the radiograph (read by the anaesthetist) led to modifications in the type of anaesthesia or operative technique, or both, and whether radiographs were helpful in the postoperative management. RESULTS 912 (23%) of the radiographs showed some abnormality. Changes were made in anaesthetic or surgical policy in 22 (0.1%), 11 (0.3%), 8 (1%), and 4 (1%) of patients in groups 1-4, respectively. The preoperative films were of some help in the management of about half the patients who developed postoperative cardiopulmonary complications. CONCLUSIONS Preoperative chest radiographs should be routine for patients about to undergo general and gastrointestinal operations with three or more risk factors, and done selectively for patients with one or two. Routine preoperative films are unnecessary for patients with no risk factors.
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- J L Bouillot
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy, France
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Pouliquen X, Levard H, Hay JM, McGee K, Fingerhut A, Langlois-Zantin O. 5-Fluorouracil and cisplatin therapy after palliative surgical resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. A multicenter randomized trial. French Associations for Surgical Research. Ann Surg 1996; 223:127-33. [PMID: 8597505 PMCID: PMC1235087 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199602000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The curative rate of surgical resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is low. Reports on the efficacy of preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy are conflicting or have included limited disease or radical surgery alone. OBJECTIVE The authors' objective was to study the results of chemotherapy on the duration and quality of survival in patients who have undergone palliative surgical resection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Of 124 patients with histologically proven esophageal squamous cell carcinoma situated more than 5 cm from the upper end of the esophagus, 4 patients were withdrawn for failure to comply with the protocol. The remaining 120 patients, 116 males and 4 females (mean age, 57 +/- 9 years), were randomly assigned to either a control group who were to receive no chemotherapy (68 patients) or to a group who were to be treated with chemotherapy (52 patients). Patients were subdivided into two strata as follows: (1) stratum I, complete resection of the tumor with lymph node involvement (62 patients) and (2) stratum ii, incomplete resection leaving macroscopic tumor tissue in situ or with metastases. Noninclusion criteria were histologically proven tracheobronchial involvement, esotracheal fistula, major alteration of general health status (Karnofsky score <50), cerebral or extensive (>30% of parenchyma) hepatic metastasis, peritoneal carcinomatosis, associated or previously treated upper airway cancer, or, conversely, complete resection of tumor without lymph node involvement. Chemotherapy was given in 5-day courses, every 28 days, with a maximum of 8 courses. Cisplatin was administered either as a single dose of 100 mg/m2 at the beginning of the course or as 20 mg/m2/day for 5 days given over 3 hours. 5- Fluorouracil (5-FU) (100 mg/m2/day) was infused over 24 hours for 5 days. The duration of treatment ranged from 6 to 8 months. The main aim was to establish median survival and actuarial survival curves. The subsidiary aim was to evaluate quality of survival as judged by complications due to treatment and the duration of autonomous oral feeding, that is, without palliative endoscopic treatment. No difference in survival was noted between the two groups, overall (median, 14 months), or between the strata. Conversely, significantly more patients in the treated group had hematologic, neurologic, and renal complications compared with the control group. Four patients died of complications of chemotherapy. The duration of autonomous oral alimentation was exactly the same in both groups (median, 12 + months). CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that 5-FU and cisplatin are not useful for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus who have not undergone curative resection.
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Fingerhut A, Terville JP, Hay JM, Parmentier G. Duration of antibiotic treatment in surgical infections of the abdomen. Choice of antibiotics in two French hospitals. Eur J Surg Suppl 1996:63-65. [PMID: 8908477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- A Fingerhut
- Surgical Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Poissy, France
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- D N Palmer
- Centre for Molecular Biology, AVSG, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Hay JM, Boudet MJ, Fingerhut A, Poucher J, Hennet H, Habib E, Veyrières M, Flamant Y. Shouldice inguinal hernia repair in the male adult: the gold standard? A multicenter controlled trial in 1578 patients. Ann Surg 1995; 222:719-27. [PMID: 8526578 PMCID: PMC1235020 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199512000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hernia repair is the second most frequently performed operation in France and in the United States, the prevalence being 36 for every 1000 males. Lowering the recurrence rate by 1% would mean 1000 fewer operations for hernia repair per year in France. METHODS Between 1983 and 1989, 1578 adult males with a total of 1706 nonrecurrent inguinal hernias were prospectively and randomly allotted to undergo either a Bassini's repair, Cooper's ligament, or Shouldice repair with polypropylene or a Shouldice repair with stainless steel for determination of which technique was associated with the lowest recurrence rate. Fifty-nine hernia repairs were withdrawn after inclusion. Of the 1647 remaining hernias, 52.2% were indirect, 25.6% were direct, and 23.2% were combined. Patients were seen every 6 months for 3 years and then every year. Median follow-up was 5 years 8 months (range, 3 months-8.5 years). RESULTS At 8.5 years, 5.6% of hernias were lost to follow-up. Ninety-seven hernia repairs failed, 50% during the first 2 years. The actuarial recurrence rate was 7.94% at 8.5 years. The Shouldice repair (stainless steel or polypropylene) was associated with fewer recurrences (6.1%) than either the Bassini's (8.6%) or Cooper's ligament repair (11.2%) technique (p < 0.001). This difference remained significant even when the maximal bias test was used. Fewer recurrences (5.9%) were observed with the stainless steel wire Shouldice repair than with polypropylene version (6.5%), but the difference was not significant. CONCLUSIONS Shouldice hernia repair provides the patient with the best chances of nonrecurrence regardless of the anatomical type of hernia. The Shouldice hernia repair should be the gold standard for inguinal hernia repair in men and serves as the basis for comparison with all other techniques, be they prosthetic or laparoscopic.
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- J M Hay
- Hôpital Louis Mourier, Columbes, France
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In two patients who had Budd-Chiari syndrome secondary to carcinoma, the diagnosis was made intraoperatively at the time of emergency right atrial clearance required for severe cardiovascular distress. Curative resection was not possible and both patients died. As previously noted in the literature, it is extremely difficult to relate carcinoma to the origin of Budd-Chiari syndrome. Retro- and suprahepatic involvement of the vena cava is associated with a very poor prognosis. Complete resection of these tumors is the only potentially curative treatment. We suggest ways to obtain a simple and early histologic diagnosis before initiating appropriate and radical surgical treatment.
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- D Chatel
- Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, Paris, France
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Lacaine F, Fourtanier G, Fingerhut A, Hay JM. Surgical mortality and morbidity in malignant obstructive jaundice: a prospective multivariate analysis. Eur J Surg 1995; 161:729-34. [PMID: 8555340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To construct prognostic scores using multivariate analysis for morbidity and mortality in jaundiced patients with malignant biliary obstruction. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING 16 university and 12 general hospitals affiliated to the French Association for Surgical Research. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Results of application of severity indexes for mortality and morbidity constructed from 17 variables. That for mortality was: 0.0497 x age + 0.9219 x American Society of Anesthesiologists' (ASA) grade + 0.0037 x serum bilirubin concentration minus 0.0239 x prothrombin time + 0.0001 x white cell count minus 5.593. That for morbidity was: minus 0.7499 x ASA grade + 0.0294 x prothrombin time + 1.4220 x cause (0 = carcinoma of bile duct, 1 = pancreatic cancer) minus 1.5080 x operation (0 = bypass, 1 = resection) minus 1.537. RESULTS The scores correctly predicted mortality in 77% and morbidity in 65% (infective morbidity in 73%). CONCLUSIONS We recommend that when the mortality index is negative operation should be the treatment of choice, and when it is positive the patient should be advised to have non-surgical palliative treatment. When the morbidity index is negative the risk of complications is high, and when it is positive the risk is low. The application of these indexes allows for better choice of patients suitable for operative treatment of malignant biliary obstruction.
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