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Heil J, Korenblik R, Heid F, Bechstein WO, Bemelmans M, Binkert C, Björnsson B, Breitenstein S, Detry O, Dili A, Dondelinger RF, Gerard L, Giménez-Maurel T, Guiu B, Heise D, Hertl M, Kalil JA, Klein JJ, Lakoma A, Neumann UP, Olij B, Pappas SG, Sandström P, Schnitzbauer A, Serrablo A, Tasse J, Van der Leij C, Metrakos P, Van Dam R, Schadde E. Preoperative portal vein or portal and hepatic vein embolization: DRAGON collaborative group analysis. Br J Surg 2021; 108:834-842. [PMID: 33661306 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The extent of liver resection for tumours is limited by the expected functional reserve of the future liver remnant (FRL), so hypertrophy may be induced by portal vein embolization (PVE), taking 6 weeks or longer for growth. This study assessed the hypothesis that simultaneous embolization of portal and hepatic veins (PVE/HVE) accelerates hypertrophy and improves resectability. METHODS All centres of the international DRAGON trials study collaborative were asked to provide data on patients who had PVE/HVE or PVE on 2016-2019 (more than 5 PVE/HVE procedures was a requirement). Liver volumetry was performed using OsiriX MD software. Multivariable analysis was performed for the endpoints of resectability rate, FLR hypertrophy and major complications using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) statistics, regression, and Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS In total, 39 patients had undergone PVE/HVE and 160 had PVE alone. The PVE/HVE group had better hypertrophy than the PVE group (59 versus 48 per cent respectively; P = 0.020) and resectability (90 versus 68 per cent; P = 0.007). Major complications (26 versus 34 per cent; P = 0.550) and 90-day mortality (3 versus 16 per cent respectively, P = 0.065) were comparable. Multivariable analysis confirmed that these effects were independent of confounders. CONCLUSION PVE/HVE achieved better FLR hypertrophy and resectability than PVE in this collaborative experience.
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- J Heil
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, University of Liege, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dinant Godinne Saint-Elisabeth - UCL-Namur, Yvoir, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging, University Hospital Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging, University Hospital Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel University Hospital and University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, St Eloi University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel University Hospital and University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.,Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Fietkau R, Grützmann R, Wittel UA, Croner RS, Jacobasch L, Neumann UP, Reinacher-Schick A, Imhoff D, Boeck S, Keilholz L, Oettle H, Hohenberger WM, Golcher H, Bechstein WO, Uhl W, Pirkl A, Adler W, Semrau S, Rutzner S, Ghadimi M, Lubgan D. R0 resection following chemo (radio)therapy improves survival of primary inoperable pancreatic cancer patients. Interim results of the German randomized CONKO-007± trial. Strahlenther Onkol 2020; 197:8-18. [PMID: 32914237 PMCID: PMC7801312 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-020-01680-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Purpose Chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy is the standard in patients with initially nonmetastatic unresectable pancreatic cancer. Additional surgery is in discussion. The CONKO-007 multicenter randomized trial examines the value of radiotherapy. Our interim analysis showed a significant effect of surgery, which may be relevant to clinical practice. Methods One hundred eighty patients received induction chemotherapy (gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX). Patients without tumor progression were randomized to either chemotherapy alone or to concurrent chemoradiotherapy. At the end of therapy, a panel of five independent pancreatic surgeons judged the resectability of the tumor. Results Following induction chemotherapy, 126/180 patients (70.0%) were randomized to further treatment. Following study treatment, 36/126 patients (28.5%) underwent surgery; (R0: 25/126 [19.8%]; R1/R2/Rx [n = 11/126; 6.1%]). Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were significantly better for patients with R0 resected tumors (median DFS and OS: 16.6 months and 26.5 months, respectively) than for nonoperated patients (median DFS and OS: 11.9 months and 16.5 months, respectively; p = 0.003). In the 25 patients with R0 resected tumors before treatment, only 6/113 (5.3%) of the recommendations of the panel surgeons recommended R0 resectability, compared with 17/48 (35.4%) after treatment (p < 0.001). Conclusion Tumor resectability of pancreatic cancer staged as unresectable at primary diagnosis should be reassessed after neoadjuvant treatment. The patient should undergo surgery if a resectability is reached, as this significantly improves their prognosis.
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- R Fietkau
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department for General- and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Private practice, Hematology/Oncology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department for Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, St Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Clinical Center Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Outpatient Department Hematology/Oncology, Friedrichshafen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital and Clinics, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Medical Centre for Information and Communication Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstraße 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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Mehrabi A, Kulu Y, Sabagh M, Khajeh E, Mohammadi S, Ghamarnejad O, Golriz M, Morath C, Bechstein WO, Berlakovich GA, Demartines N, Duran M, Fischer L, Gürke L, Klempnauer J, Königsrainer A, Lang H, Neumann UP, Pascher A, Paul A, Pisarski P, Pratschke J, Schneeberger S, Settmacher U, Viebahn R, Wirth M, Wullich B, Zeier M, Büchler MW. Consensus on definition and severity grading of lymphatic complications after kidney transplantation. Br J Surg 2020; 107:801-811. [PMID: 32227483 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of lymphatic complications after kidney transplantation varies considerably in the literature. This is partly because a universally accepted definition has not been established. This study aimed to propose an acceptable definition and severity grading system for lymphatic complications based on their management strategy. METHODS Relevant literature published in MEDLINE and Web of Science was searched systematically. A consensus for definition and a severity grading was then sought between 20 high-volume transplant centres. RESULTS Lymphorrhoea/lymphocele was defined in 32 of 87 included studies. Sixty-three articles explained how lymphatic complications were managed, but none graded their severity. The proposed definition of lymphorrhoea was leakage of more than 50 ml fluid (not urine, blood or pus) per day from the drain, or the drain site after removal of the drain, for more than 1 week after kidney transplantation. The proposed definition of lymphocele was a fluid collection of any size near to the transplanted kidney, after urinoma, haematoma and abscess have been excluded. Grade A lymphatic complications have a minor and/or non-invasive impact on the clinical management of the patient; grade B complications require non-surgical intervention; and grade C complications require invasive surgical intervention. CONCLUSION A clear definition and severity grading for lymphatic complications after kidney transplantation was agreed. The proposed definitions should allow better comparisons between studies.
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- A Mehrabi
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, CHUV University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Hamburg-Eppendorf University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg Medical University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Surgery, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplantation and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus University Hospital of Bochum, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Wittel UA, Lubgan D, Ghadimi M, Belyaev O, Uhl W, Bechstein WO, Grützmann R, Hohenberger WM, Schmid A, Jacobasch L, Croner RS, Reinacher-Schick A, Hopt UT, Pirkl A, Oettle H, Fietkau R, Golcher H. Consensus in determining the resectability of locally progressed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - results of the Conko-007 multicenter trial. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:979. [PMID: 31640628 PMCID: PMC6805375 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6148-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background One critical step in the therapy of patients with localized pancreatic cancer is the determination of local resectability. The decision between primary surgery versus upfront local or systemic cancer therapy seems especially to differ between pancreatic cancer centers. In our cohort study, we analyzed the independent judgement of resectability of five experienced high volume pancreatic surgeons in 200 consecutive patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Methods Pretherapeutic CT or MRI scans of 200 consecutive patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer were evaluated by 5 independent pancreatic surgeons. Resectability and the degree of abutment of the tumor to the venous and arterial structures adjacent to the pancreas were reported. Interrater reliability and dispersion indices were compared. Results One hundred ninety-four CT scans and 6 MRI scans were evaluated and all parameters were evaluated by all surgeons in 133 (66.5%) cases. Low agreement was observed for tumor infiltration of venous structures (κ = 0.265 and κ = 0.285) while good agreement was achieved for the abutment of the tumor to arterial structures (interrater reliability celiac trunk κ = 0.708 P < 0.001). In patients with vascular tumor contact indicating locally advanced disease, surgeons highly agreed on unresectability, but in patients with vascular tumor abutment consistent with borderline resectable disease, the judgement of resectability was less uniform (dispersion index locally advanced vs. borderline resectable p < 0.05). Conclusion Excellent agreement between surgeons exists in determining the presence of arterial abutment and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The determination of resectability in borderline resectable patients is influenced by additional subjective factors. Trial registration EudraCT:2009-014476-21 (2013-02-22) and NCT01827553 (2013-04-09).
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- U A Wittel
- Department for General- und Visceral Surgery, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, Medical Center Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, St. Josef Hospital Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, St. Josef Hospital Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital and Clinics, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Private Practice, Hematology/Oncology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department for Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, St Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department for General- und Visceral Surgery, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Centre for Information and Communication Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Outpatient Department Hematology/Oncology, Friedrichshafen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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Garlipp B, Gibbs P, Van Hazel GA, Jeyarajah R, Martin RCG, Bruns CJ, Lang H, Manas DM, Ettorre GM, Pardo F, Donckier V, Benckert C, van Gulik TM, Goéré D, Schoen M, Pratschke J, Bechstein WO, de la Cuesta AM, Adeyemi S, Ricke J, Seidensticker M. Secondary technical resectability of colorectal cancer liver metastases after chemotherapy with or without selective internal radiotherapy in the randomized SIRFLOX trial. Br J Surg 2019; 106:1837-1846. [PMID: 31424576 PMCID: PMC6899564 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Secondary resection of initially unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) can prolong survival. The added value of selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT) to downsize lesions for resection is not known. This study evaluated the change in technical resectability of CRLM with the addition of SIRT to FOLFOX‐based chemotherapy. Methods Baseline and follow‐up hepatic imaging of patients who received modified FOLFOX (mFOLFOX6: fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin) chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab (control arm) versus mFOLFOX6 (with or without bevacizumab) plus SIRT using yttrium‐90 resin microspheres (SIRT arm) in the phase III SIRFLOX trial were reviewed by three or five (of 14) expert hepatopancreatobiliary surgeons for resectability. Reviewers were blinded to one another, treatment assignment, extrahepatic disease status, and information on clinical and scanning time points. Technical resectability was defined as at least 60 per cent of reviewers (3 of 5, or 2 of 3) assessing a patient's liver metastases as surgically removable. Results Some 472 patients were evaluable (SIRT, 244; control, 228). There was no significant baseline difference in the proportion of technically resectable liver metastases between SIRT (29, 11·9 per cent) and control (25, 11·0 per cent) arms (P = 0·775). At follow‐up, significantly more patients in both arms were deemed technically resectable compared with baseline: 159 of 472 (33·7 per cent) versus 54 of 472 (11·4 per cent) respectively (P = 0·001). More patients were resectable in the SIRT than in the control arm: 93 of 244 (38·1 per cent) versus 66 of 228 (28·9 per cent) respectively (P < 0·001). Conclusion Adding SIRT to chemotherapy may improve the resectability of unresectable CRLM.
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- B Garlipp
- Otto-von-Guericke-University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery and Oncology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium
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- Vivantes Klinikum Am Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Statsxperts Consulting Limited, Hemel Hempstead, UK
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- Deutsche Akademie für Mikrotherapie, Magdeburg, Germany.,Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Otto-von-Guericke-University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany.,Deutsche Akademie für Mikrotherapie, Magdeburg, Germany.,Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Himmelreich G, Dooijewaard G, Neuhaus P, Kluft C, Bechstein WO, Riess H. Increased Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (u-PA) Levels in Graft Liver Perfusate and Decreased Single Chain u-PA Activation with Higher Levels of Aprotinin. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryIn orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) the graft liver is perfused with arterial blood prior to the opening of the hepatocaval anastomosis. In the present investigation we focused on the reperfusion of the graft liver in order to study the hepatic influence in the regulation of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA levels). Two different aprotinin schedules were used in 43 patients. We measured u-PA levels in the perfusate and in the corresponding systemic circulation. u-PA levels were higher in the perfusate as compared to systemic blood samples despite the dilution of the perfusate sample by the preservation fluid. This suggests u-PA secretion by the graft liver. In the presence of lower aprotinin levels signs of single-chain n-PA (scu-PA) activation was in the perfusate more prominent than systemically – a difference which was not seen in the presence of higher aprotinin levels. This seems to be an argument for the effectiveness of higher dosed aprotinin application in preventing scu-PA activation.
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- G Himmelreich
- The Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinic Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany
- Gaubius Institute TNO Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Department of Surgery, University Clinic Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany
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- Gaubius Institute TNO Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Department of Surgery, University Clinic Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinic Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany
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Reinisch A, Malkomes P, Habbe N, Bojunga J, Grünwald F, Badenhoop K, Bechstein WO, Holzer K. Guideline Compliance in Surgery for Thyroid Nodules - A Retrospective Study. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2017; 125:327-334. [PMID: 28255971 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-113871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Diagnostic guidelines for thyroid nodules focus on malignancy risk assessment to avoid unnecessary diagnostic operations. These guidelines recommend a combination of tests in form of a diagnostic algorithm. The present study analyzed the recommended algorithm and its implementation by different medical professionals. Preoperative diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests and histopathological findings of patients who underwent thyroid surgery between 2006 and 2013 were analyzed. The results were stratified by the assignation by specialized endocrinologists (ENP), general practitioners (GP) or Goethe-University Hospital Frankfurt (UKF). 677 patients were enrolled, of these 62% were assigned by UKF, 18.5% by an ENP and 19.5% by a GP. Ultrasonography rate was significantly higher in UKF (97.6%) compared to patients assigned by GP (90.9%, p<0.0001). Rates for fine-needle aspiration cytology ranged between 47.6% in UKF and 23.2% in ENP (p<0.0001). In over 93% of the patients an analysis of thyroid-stimulating hormone and triiodothyronine/thyroxin was realized. The overall malignancy rate was 11.82%. The malignancy rate was significantly higher if a FNA biopsy was performed (16.35 vs. 8.94%; p=0.0048). A higher malignancy rate could only be seen if the preoperative diagnostic workup included FNA. Besides this, the grade of algorithm adherence showed no effect on the malignancy rate.
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- A Reinisch
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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Reinisch A, El-Balat A, Becker S, Bechstein WO, Habbe N. Is it safe to perform rectal anastomosis in gynaecological debulking surgery without a diverting stoma? Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:1142-1146. [PMID: 27136599 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13364] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Colorectal resection is frequently performed during cytoreductive surgery for gynaecological malignancy. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of colorectal anastomosis, and especially low rectal anastomosis, in the absence of a protective stoma in patients with gynaecological cancer and peritoneal metastasis. METHOD Patient data were retrospectively collected from a database for gynaecological cancer procedures carried out between January 2013 and July 2015. All patients who underwent a colorectal resection during cytoreduction were included in the study. The primary outcome was anastomotic leakage in the presence or absence of a diverting stoma. Secondary outcome parameters were complications and reoperations. RESULTS In the period of study, 43 major colorectal procedures were performed on 37 women. The most common colorectal procedure was low rectal resection (n = 22; 59%) followed by anterior rectal resection (n = 7; 19%) and sigmoid resection (n = 4; 11%). Five (14%) patients underwent Hartmann's procedure. In three (8%) patients, a diverting loop ileostomy was created. CONCLUSION Low rectal resection during debulking procedures for gynaecological cancers with peritoneal carcinomatosis can safely be performed by an experienced surgeon without a diverting stoma.
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- A Reinisch
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Reinisch A, Holzer K, Bojunga J, Bechstein WO, Habbe N. PATIENTS' SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY OF INTRAVENOUS URAPIDIL IN THE PRETREATMENT OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA PATIENTS IN A NORMAL WARD SETTING - AN ANALYSIS OF 20 CONSECUTIVE CASES. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2016; 12:475-480. [PMID: 31149135 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2016.475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Context The intravenously administered selective α1 antagonist urapidil represents an alternative to phenoxybenzamine in the preoperative treatment of pheochromocytoma patients. Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the blood pressure changes in pheochromocytoma patients with urapidil pretreatment with special regards to the need for interventions in order to estimate the safety of this treatment in a normal ward setting. Design The medical records of all patients who underwent adrenalectomy for PCC were reviewed retrospectively. Systolic blood pressure values >180mmHg were defined as hypertensive episodes and systolic blood pressure values < 50mmHg as hypotensive episodes. Episodes of blood pressure instabilities were considered significant and recorded as intervention if they led to a direct action. Results Twenty consecutive patients who received urapidil pretreatment were enrolled in this retrospective study. Preoperatively, a median of 9 blood pressure measurements per day have been performed on the ward. A total of 2 episodes of hypertension occurred, and 1 episode of hypotension has been recorded. In the period from 25-72 hours postoperatively the median number of blood pressure measurements was 5 per 24 hours. The blood pressure deviations led to a total of 3 interventions for hypertension in 1 (5%) patients and 5 interventions for hypotension in 3 (15%) patients. All interventions could be managed on the normal ward, without the need to transfer the patient to an ICU. Conclusions Intravenous urapidil can safely be administered on a normal ward without putting patients at risk. Intensive monitoring beyond 24 hours postoperatively was not necessary, the blood pressure measurements during the shift on a normal ward were sufficient for maintaining patients' safety.
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- A Reinisch
- University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Endocrinology, Frankfurt, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Frankfurt, Germany
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INTRODUCTION Diverticulosis is a relevant disease in Germany with a prevalence of over 60 % in patients aged ≥70 years. The S2k guidelines for the treatment of diverticulosis were recently published. Systematic epidemiological data on treatment modalities do not exist. METHODS Analysis of in-hospital treatment modalities for diverticulosis based on data from the Federal Office of Statistics. RESULTS Approximately 130,000 inpatient cases of diverticulosis are treated in Germany per year. Approximately 25 % undergo surgery and of these slightly under 50 % (12,000 procedures) are carried out by laparoscopy. The complication rates are 18 % in a best case scenario and up to 85 % in a worst case scenario. A stage-adjusted classification of treatment modalities based on data from the Federal Office of Statistics is currently practically impossible. CONCLUSION To enable stage-adjusted epidemiological analysis of diverticulosis, a standardized and transparent documentation system enabling systematic analysis is necessary, which does not currently exist (e. g. ICD 10 coding); moreover, information on conservative and interventional treatment options are not included in the operations and procedures key (OPS) coding system.
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- A A Schnitzbauer
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Forschung in der Operativen Medizin, Department für Humanmedizin, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland
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- Institut für Forschung in der Operativen Medizin, Department für Humanmedizin, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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Linke R, Franz J, Ulrich F, Bechstein WO, Schnitzbauer AA. The value of intraoperative White-Test for biliary leakage following hepatic resection. Z Gastroenterol 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1568092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Novitsky Y, Fayezizadeh M, Majumder A, Yee S, Petro C, Orenstein S, Woeste G, Reinisch A, Bechstein WO, Rosen M, Carbonell A, Cobb W, Bauer J, Selzer D, Chao J, Harmaty M, Poulose B, Matthews B, Goldblatt M, Jacobsen G, Rosman C, Hansson B, Prabhu A, Fathi A, Skipworth J, Younis I, Floyd D, Shankar A, Olmi S, Cesana G, Ciccarese F, Uccelli M, Carrieri D, Castello G, Legnani G, Lyo V, Irwin C, Xu X, Harris H, Zuvela M, Galun D, Petrovic J, Palibrk I, Koncar I, Basaric D, Tian W, Fei Y, Pittman M, Jones E, Schwartz J, Mikami D, Perrakis A, Knüttel D, Klein P, Croner RS, Hohenberger W, Perrakis E, Müller V, Grande M, Villa M, Lisi G, Esser A, De Sanctis F, Petrella G, Birolini C, Miranda JS, Tanaka EY, Utiyama EM, Rasslan S, Shi Y, Guo XB, Zhuo HQ, Li LP, Liu HJ, Bauder A, Gerety P, Epps G, Pannucci C, Fischer J, Kovach S. Incisional Hernia: Difficult Cases 2. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S105-11. [PMID: 26518784 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Y Novitsky
- Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, Cleveland, USA
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- Hospital Complex Hernia Unit, Royal Free and University College London, London, UK
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- Hospital Complex Hernia Unit, Royal Free and University College London, London, UK
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- Hospital Complex Hernia Unit, Royal Free and University College London, London, UK
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- Hospital Complex Hernia Unit, Royal Free and University College London, London, UK
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- School of General Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- School of General Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- School of General Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- School of General Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery Department, S. Marco Hospital, Zingonia, BG, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia.,Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia.,Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.,Clinical center of Serbia, Clinic for vascular and endovascular surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia.,Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of General Surgery, 1st affiliated hospital of PLA general hospital, Beijing, China
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- The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Omilos Iatrikoo Kentrou Athinon, Iatriko Kentro Peristeriou, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Woeste G, Juratli MA, Habbe N, Hannes S, El Youzouri H, Bechstein WO, Trombetta F, Moscato R, Ciamporcero T, Ghiglione F, Morino M, Tahir S, Baldjiev T, Goshev G, Pachoov N, Eftimov E, Kovachevski S, Smirnoff A, Roth JS, Wennergren J, Plymale MA, Zachem A, Davenport DL, Mangiante G, Passeri V, deManzoni G, Kaufmann R, Jairam AP, Mulder IM, Wu Z, Verhelst J, Vennix S, Giessen LJX, Jeekel J, Lange JF, Di Cerbo F, Ikhlawi K, Baladov M, Agha A, Iesalnieks I, Franklin M, Hernandez M, Glass J, Glover M, Gruber-Blum S, Fortelny R, May C, Glaser K, Redl H, Petter-Puchner A, Grossi J, Cavazzola LT, Tezza SLT, Nery LA, Zortea J, Roll S, Gorganchian F, Santa Maria V, Zuvela M, Galun D, Petrovic J, Micev M, Palibrk I, Bidzic N, Colozzi S, Clementi M, Cianca G, Giuliani A, Carlei F, Schietroma M, Amicucci G, Chung M, Cerasani N, Meyer J, Bulian DR, Heiss MM, Kocaay AF, Eker T, Celik SU, Akyol C, Cakmak A. Topic: Abdominal Wall Hernia - Abdominal wall closure. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S198-205. [PMID: 26518800 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- G Woeste
- Department of Surgery, Goethe university, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe university, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe university, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe university, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe university, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Goethe university, Frankfurt, Germany
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- SCDU General Surgery 1, University of Turin, Company City Hospital and Healht Science of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- SCDU General Surgery 1, University of Turin, Company City Hospital and Healht Science of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- SCDU General Surgery 1, University of Turin, Company City Hospital and Healht Science of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- SCDU General Surgery 1, University of Turin, Company City Hospital and Healht Science of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- SCDU General Surgery 1, University of Turin, Company City Hospital and Healht Science of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- University Surgical Clinic St. Naum Ohridski, Skopje, R. of Macedonia, European Union
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- General Hospital, Strumica, Public Health Organization, Strumica, R. of Macedonia, European Union
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- General Hospital, Strumica, Public Health Organization, Strumica, R. of Macedonia, European Union
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- General Hospital, Strumica, Public Health Organization, Strumica, R. of Macedonia, European Union
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- General Hospital, Strumica, Public Health Organization, Strumica, R. of Macedonia, European Union
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- General Hospital, Strumica, Public Health Organization, Strumica, R. of Macedonia, European Union
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Upper Digestive Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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- Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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- Klinikum Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
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- Texas endosurgery Institute, San Antonio, USA
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- Texas endosurgery Institute, San Antonio, USA
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- Texas endosurgery Institute, San Antonio, USA
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- Texas endosurgery Institute, San Antonio, USA
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncologic Surgery, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncologic Surgery, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncologic Surgery, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncologic Surgery, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Cluster of Tissue engeneering, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Traumatology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncologic Surgery, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Brazilian lutern hospital, Canoas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Cirugia, Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas A. Lanari, Caba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Cirugia, Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas A. Lanari, Caba, Argentina
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
- Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
- Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
- Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
- Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinical center of Serbia, University Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Ospedale Civile San Salvatore, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Abdominal-, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Abdominal-, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Abdominal-, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Abdominal-, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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TruneČka P, Klempnauer J, Bechstein WO, Pirenne J, Friman S, Zhao A, Isoniemi H, Rostaing L, Settmacher U, Mönch C, Brown M, Undre N, Tisone G. Renal Function in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Different Prolonged-Release Tacrolimus Regimens-The DIAMOND Study. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:1843-54. [PMID: 25707487 PMCID: PMC5024030 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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UNLABELLED DIAMOND: multicenter, 24-week, randomized trial investigating the effect of different once-daily, prolonged-release tacrolimus dosing regimens on renal function after de novo liver transplantation. Arm 1: prolonged-release tacrolimus (initial dose 0.2mg/kg/day); Arm 2: prolonged-release tacrolimus (0.15-0.175mg/kg/day) plus basiliximab; Arm 3: prolonged-release tacrolimus (0.2mg/kg/day delayed until Day 5) plus basiliximab. All patients received MMF plus a bolus of corticosteroid (no maintenance steroids). PRIMARY ENDPOINT eGFR (MDRD4) at Week 24. Secondary endpoints: composite efficacy failure, BCAR and AEs. Baseline characteristics were comparable. Tacrolimus trough levels were readily achieved posttransplant; initially lower in Arm 2 versus 1 with delayed initiation in Arm 3. eGFR (MDRD4) was higher in Arms 2 and 3 versus 1 (p = 0.001, p = 0.047). Kaplan-Meier estimates of composite efficacy failure-free survival were 72.0%, 77.6%, 73.9% in Arms 1-3. BCAR incidence was significantly lower in Arm 2 versus 1 and 3 (p = 0.016, p = 0.039). AEs were comparable. Prolonged-release tacrolimus (0.15-0.175mg/kg/day) immediately posttransplant plus basiliximab and MMF (without maintenance corticosteroids) was associated with lower tacrolimus exposure, and significantly reduced renal function impairment and BCAR incidence versus prolonged-release tacrolimus (0.2mg/kg/day) administered immediately posttransplant. Delayed higher-dose prolonged-release tacrolimus initiation significantly reduced renal function impairment compared with immediate posttransplant administration, but BCAR incidence was comparable.
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- P. TruneČka
- TransplantcentreInstitute for Clinical and Experimental MedicinePragueCzech Republic
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- Department of GeneralVisceral and Transplantation SurgeryHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Department of SurgeryGoethe University Hospital and ClinicsFrankfurtGermany
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- Abdominal Transplant SurgeryUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- The Transplant InstituteSahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburgSweden
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- Department of Abdominal SurgeryA.V. Vishnevsky Institute of SurgeryMoscowRussian Federation
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- Department of Transplantation and Liver Surgery ClinicHelsinki University HospitalHelsinkiFinland
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- Department of Nephrology and Organ TransplantationToulouse University HospitalToulouseFrance
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- Department of GeneralVisceral and Vascular SurgeryJena University HospitalThuringiaGermany
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- Department of SurgeryGoethe University Hospital and ClinicsFrankfurtGermany,Department of GeneralVisceral and Transplantation SurgeryWestpfalz‐Klinikum HospitalKaiserslauternGermany
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- Astellas Pharma Inc.NorthbrookIL
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- Astellas Pharma Europe LtdLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Liver Transplant UnitPoliclinico di Tor VergataRomeItaly
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Adam R, Karam V, Delvart V, Trunečka P, Samuel D, Bechstein WO, Němec P, Tisone G, Klempnauer J, Rossi M, Rummo OO, Dokmak S, Krawczyk M, Pratschke J, Kollmar O, Boudjema K, Colledan M, Ericzon BG, Mantion G, Baccarani U, Neuhaus P, Paul A, Bachellier P, Zamboni F, Hanvesakul R, Muiesan P. Improved survival in liver transplant recipients receiving prolonged-release tacrolimus in the European Liver Transplant Registry. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:1267-82. [PMID: 25703527 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This study was a retrospective analysis of the European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) performed to compare long-term outcomes with prolonged-release tacrolimus versus tacrolimus BD in liver transplantation (January 2008-December 2012). Clinical efficacy measures included univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors influencing graft and patient survival at 3 years posttransplant. Efficacy measures were repeated using propensity score-matching for baseline demographics. Patients with <1 month of follow-up were excluded from the analyses. In total, 4367 patients (prolonged-release tacrolimus: n = 528; BD: n = 3839) from 21 European centers were included. Tacrolimus BD treatment was significantly associated with inferior graft (risk ratio: 1.81; p = 0.001) and patient survival (risk ratio: 1.72; p = 0.004) in multivariate analyses. Similar analyses performed on the propensity score-matched patients confirmed the significant survival advantages observed in the prolonged-release tacrolimus- versus tacrolimus BD-treated group. This large retrospective analysis from the ELTR identified significant improvements in long-term graft and patient survival in patients treated with prolonged-release tacrolimus versus tacrolimus BD in primary liver transplant recipients over 3 years of treatment. However, as with any retrospective registry evaluation, there are a number of limitations that should be considered when interpreting these data.
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- R Adam
- Hepato-Biliary Center, AP-HP Paul Brousse Hospital, University of Paris-Sud, Inserm U 776, Villejuif, France
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Moench C, Mihaljevic AL, Hermanutz V, Thasler WE, Suna K, Diener MK, Seehofer D, Mischinger HJ, Jansen-Winkeln B, Knaebel HP, Bechstein WO. Randomized controlled multicenter trial on the effectiveness of the collagen hemostat Sangustop® compared with a carrier-bound fibrin sealant during liver resection (ESSCALIVER study, NCT00918619). Langenbecks Arch Surg 2014; 399:725-33. [PMID: 24880345 PMCID: PMC4099526 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-014-1203-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite improvements in liver surgery over the past decades, hemostasis during hepatic resections remains challenging. This multicenter randomized study compares the hemostatic effect of a collagen hemostat vs. a carrier-bound fibrin sealant after hepatic resection. METHODS Patients scheduled for elective liver resection were randomized intraoperatively to receive either the collagen hemostat (COLL) or the carrier-bound fibrin sealant (CBFS) for secondary hemostasis. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with hemostasis after 3 min. Secondary parameters were the proportions of patients with hemostasis after 5 and 10 min, the total time to hemostasis, and the complication rates during a 3 months follow-up period. RESULTS A total of 128 patients were included. In the COLL group, 53 out of 61 patients (86.9 %) achieved complete hemostasis within 3 min after application of the hemostat compared to 52 out of 65 patients (80.0 %) in the CBFS group. The 95 % confidence interval for this difference [-6.0 %, 19.8 %] does not include the lower noninferiority margin (-10 %). Thus, the COLL treatment can be regarded as noninferior to the comparator. The proportions of patients with hemostasis after 3, 5, and 10 min were not significantly different between the two study arms. Postoperative mortality and morbidity were similar in both treatment groups. CONCLUSION The collagen hemostat is as effective as the carrier-bound fibrin sealant in obtaining secondary hemostasis during liver resection with a comparable complication rate.
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- C. Moench
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Goethe-University Hospital and Clinics, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Thorax Surgery, Grosshadern Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Berlin - Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Goethe-University Hospital and Clinics, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Bechstein WO, Paczek L, Wramner L, Squifflet JP, Zygmunt AJ. A comparative, randomized trial of concentration-controlled sirolimus combined with reduced-dose tacrolimus or standard-dose tacrolimus in renal allograft recipients. Transplant Proc 2014; 45:2133-40. [PMID: 23953523 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical safety and efficacy of sirolimus plus reduced-dose tacrolimus was evaluated in de novo renal allograft recipients enrolled in a comparative, open-label study. METHODS One hundred twenty-eight renal allograft recipients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive reduced-dose tacrolimus plus sirolimus (rTAC) or standard-dose tacrolimus and sirolimus (sTAC) for 6 months. The primary efficacy endpoint was calculated creatinine clearance values at 6 months. RESULTS Demographic variables were similar between groups. At 6 months, mean (± standard deviation) calculated creatinine clearance was significantly improved in the rTAC group (63.8 vs 52.7 mL/min, P = .005), although mean serum creatinine values were not significantly different. Patient survival (95.2% and 96.9%) and graft survival (93.7% and 98.5%) were similar between the rTAC and sTAC groups, respectively. Acute rejection rates were 17.5% with rTAC and 7.7% with sTAC (P = .095). CONCLUSIONS The rTAC regimen provided effective immunosuppression and was associated with improved creatinine clearance. Adequate immunosuppressant exposure must be achieved in the early postoperative period to minimize the risk of acute rejection.
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Vogl T, Trojan J, Göller M, Welker MW, Zeuzem S, Bechstein WO, Kolligs F, Schott E, Zangos S. Vergleich der drei Chemotherapieprotokolle Sorafenib mit TACE vs. TACE vs. Sorafenib bei fortgeschrittenem hepatozellulären Karzinom (HCC): retrospektive Studie an drei deutschen Leberzentren. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1373010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Röhlen N, Döring C, Hansmann ML, Grünwald F, Vorländer C, Bechstein WO, Holzer K, Zeuzem S, Badenhoop K, Penna-Martinez M. FOXO3a Polymorphism rs4946936 and its interaction with vitamin D in differentiated thyroid cancer. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1372101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tal AO, Friedrich-Rust M, Bechstein WO, Woeste G, Trojan J, Zeuzem S, Sarrazin C, Albert JG. Self-expandable metal stent for malignant colonic obstruction: outcome in proximal vs. left sided tumor localization. Z Gastroenterol 2013; 51:551-7. [PMID: 23740354 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of through-the-scope (TTS) implanted self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) comparing left-sided vs. proximal placement with regard to complications and outcome in palliation of malignant colorectal obstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS All patients were consecutively retrospectively enrolled to this study between January 2009 and February 2012 due to impending or prevalent complete malignant colorectal obstruction. TTS applicable uncovered nitinol SEMS with unique flexible properties were used (Taewoong Medical, South Korea). Left-sided obstruction (aboral from the left flexure) was compared to proximal (from the ileo-cecal valve to the left flexure) localization. All patients have been discussed in the interdisciplinary tumor conference and the recommendation to treat by endoscopic stent placement was given in consensus. RESULTS A total of 15 patients was enrolled to this study (10 male and 5 female; mean age 68.3 ± 15.4 years, range 48 - 94), five patients with obstructions located in the proximal hemicolon whereas ten patients had a left-sided malignancy. Technical success was achieved in all cases and there was no early complication noticed. Three late complications included tumor overgrowth (n = 1), stent occlusion (1), and dislocation (1). Stent-in-stent insertion achieved, again, clinical success. The site of SEMS implantation (proximal vs. left colon) had no impact on patient outcome or complication rate. SEMS patency duration was 269.8 ± 175.2 days (range 30 - 570) and mean survival of the patients was 305.1 ± 279.3 days (range 16 - 990). CONCLUSION TTS application of flexible, non-covered SEMS seems to be safe and effective for palliation of malignant colorectal obstruction independent of localization of the tumor in the colon.
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- A O Tal
- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Klinikum der J.-W.-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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Albrecht M, Vogl TJ, Müller C, Wichmann JL, Schreckenbach T, Bechstein WO, Ackermann H, Zangos S. Verblindete, retrospektive ROC-Analyse der Befundung kolorektaler Lebermetastasen durch MRT, PET/CT und CT vierer Mediziner mit unterschiedlicher radiologischer Erfahrung. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Vogl T, Qian J, Oppermann E, Imlau U, Tran A, Hamidavi Y, Korkusuz H, Bechstein WO. Tierexperimentelle Untersuchungen zur Effektivität der transarteriellen Administration von Survivin siRNA in Kombination mit transarterieller Chemoembolisation (TACE) bei hepatozellulärem Karzinom. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The procurement of the liver is a standardized surgical procedure in the hands of qualified transplantation and organ procurement surgeons which is defined in the German guidelines. METHODS Literature review and discussion of critical aspects concerning the procurement of liver allografts. The procurement of livers should be performed by qualified transplantation and organ procurement surgeons (certification). The technique is standardized in German guidelines. A thoracotomy can help to optimize exposition which is essential to avoid technical complications and injuries to the graft especially in a training situation. Dissection in the cold is recommended. Knowledge of the anatomic variations of the hepatic artery is essential in procuring liver allografts. Documentation of errors and anatomic variations, packing of organs and a standardized closure of the thorax and abdomen are obligations of the responsible leading organ procurement surgeon.
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- A A Schnitzbauer
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Zentrum für Chirurgie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
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A rare cause of acute liver failure is adult onset Still's disease (AOSD), a systemic inflammatory disorder. We present the case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with acute liver failure necessitating high urgency liver transplantation. The diagnosis of AOSD was established in accordance with the Yamaguchi classification criteria, including arthralgia, fever, sore throat, rash and hepatosplenomegaly. The early detection and therapy of AOSD can possibly avoid the development of liver failure with a poor prognosis.
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- J Liese
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
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UNLABELLED Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a critical regulator of angiogenesis and is involved in tumor development. To date, the role of VEGF in benign diseases of the thyroid is not well known. The purpose of the present study is to determine the expression of VEGF and its receptors in primary cultures of human thyrocytes. METHODS 50 patients with uninodular (n=11), multinodular (n=15), recurrent goiter (n=14) and Graves' disease (n=10) were enrolled. Nodular and corresponding paranodular tissue was obtained after surgery and investigated. RNA and protein were extracted from primary thyrocyte cultures. PCR, western blot and ELISA were performed to evaluate VEGF isoforms and VEGF receptor 1 and 2. RESULTS Significantly increased transcription and protein expression of VEGF and its receptors were detected in nodular tissue of uninodular and recurrent goiter compared to the corresponding normal tissue. Active secretion of VEGF by thyrocytes was confirmed by ELISA. In multinodu-lar goiter, no difference could be found between nodular and corresponding paranodular tissue in terms of expression of VEGF or its receptors. Furthermore, we found the highest levels of VEGF and its receptors in tissue obtained from patients with Graves' disease. CONCLUSION Increased expression of VEGF and its receptors might be crucial in the proliferation of thyrocytes and therefore may contribute to the development of goiter and goiter recurrence.
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- P Malkomes
- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Liese J, Moench C, Bechstein WO, Ulrich F. Living-Donor Liver Transplantation from a Monozygotic Twin. Transplantation 2012. [DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201211271-01261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bexten T, Burck I, Bechstein WO, Moench C. [Hepatic peliosis--a rare liver tumor and challenge for diagnostic investigation plus therapy]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2012; 137:1505-9. [PMID: 22869508 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1305176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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HISTORY AND ADMISSION FINDINGS A 42-year-old woman presented at our hospital, because of a non-specific hepatic tumor. She complained of dull pain in the right upper abdomen. Physical examination did not reveal any pathology, especially there was no evidence of an infection. Abuse of drugs, alcohol or anticontraceptives was also denied. INVESTIGATIONS UND THERAPY: Even though fine needle biopsy and extensive radiological examination were performed a malignant nature of the liver tumor could not be excluded. Therefore a hemihepatectomy was performed. TREATMENT AND COURSE The postoperative course was normal and the patient was released from hospital after 11 days. The histological examination revealed an incidental finding of an extended peliosis hepatis. CONCLUSION Peliosis hepatis is a rare disease of the liver, histologically characterized by blood filled cavities. The clinical picture of this disease is mostly asymptomatic, but it may also lead to liver failure, portal hypertention and massive intrahepatic bleeding. The preoperative differentiation is an interdisciplinary challenge, especially in terms of radiological examination (chemical shift MRI; liver specific radiocontrast). If the distinction to a malignancy cannot be excluded operative resection is indicated.
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- T Bexten
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main
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Wicker S, Rabenau HF, Haberl AE, Bühren A, Bechstein WO, Sarrazin CM. [Blood-borne infections and the pregnant health care worker. Risks and preventive measures]. Chirurg 2012; 83:136-42. [PMID: 21901466 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-011-2166-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Due to the increasing proportion of women in health care, as well as changes in working conditions (implementation of safety devices, minimally invasive/endoscopic procedures) the question arises whether the applicable laws and regulations for the protection of working mothers are outdated and should be updated.Individual risk analysis, as well as the inclusion of the pregnant health care worker in the decision-making process with regard to continuation or modification of the work practice serves as a protection of the expectant mother and unborn child and allows a continuation of the occupational activities.
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- S Wicker
- Betriebsärztlicher Dienst, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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The resection of liver metastases offers the option of long-term survival for patients with colorectal carcinoma. With regard to resectability three clinical situations can be identified: patients with resectable liver metastases, those with potentially resectable liver metastases and patients with disseminated metastatic disease. Patients with potentially resectable liver metastases should be treated with regimens with high response rates. According to a metaanalysis patients with resectable liver metastases have a better disease-free survival with the combination of resection and chemotherapy. If neoadjuvant therapy is planned in resectable patients the FOLFOX regimen is the schedule with the highest level of evidence. In potentially resectable liver metastases the regimens FOLFIRI/cetuximab and FOLFOXIRI have demonstrated higher response and resection rates in phase III trials. During neoadjuvant therapy resectability should be regularly reevaluated. Operations should be planned as soon as resectability is achieved because a longer therapy will increase morbidity and because of uncertainty over the approach to patients with complete remission.
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- G Folprecht
- Universitätskrebszentrum/Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
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Friedrich-Rust M, Glasemann T, Polta A, Eichler K, Holzer K, Kriener S, Herrmann E, Nierhoff J, Bon D, Bechstein WO, Vogl T, Zeuzem S, Bojunga J. Differentiation between benign and malignant adrenal mass using contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Ultraschall Med 2011; 32:460-471. [PMID: 21667434 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1273408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Adrenal masses can be detected by ultrasound with high sensitivity and specificity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate CEUS in a large patient population using CEUS patterns identified in a previous pilot study. MATERIALS AND METHODS 116 adrenal masses were evaluated by ultrasound, including CEUS with the contrast agent Sonovue®. The dynamic of contrast enhancement (CE) was analyzed using time-intensity curves. The time of the first CE in the adrenal mass was used to define four CEUS patterns: pattern I = early arterial CE, pattern II = arterial CE, pattern III = late CE, pattern IV = no CE. In addition, all patients received CT/MRI and hormonal testing. In suspicious cases biopsy or adrenalectomy was performed. RESULTS CEUS patterns I&II were seen in all patients with primary or secondary malignant lesions of the adrenal gland (n = 16). The sensitivity and specificity of CEUS for the diagnosis of malignant adrenal mass were 100 % (CI [75;100]) and 67 % (CI [56;75]), respectively. Overall histology was available as a reference method for 40 adrenal masses. In 68 % of histologically diagnosed adrenal masses, MRI/CT and CEUS were congruent concerning the characterization of malignant versus benign adrenal mass. CONCLUSION Contrast-enhanced ultrasound may be a useful method in the diagnostic work-up of adrenal mass with excellent sensitivity for the diagnosis of malignancy.
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- M Friedrich-Rust
- Department of Internal Medicine 1, J. W. Goethe-University Hospital.
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Welker MW, Lubomierski N, Gog C, Herrmann E, Engels K, Vogl TJ, Bechstein WO, Zeuzem S, Trojan J. Efficacy and safety of sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma under daily practice conditions. J Chemother 2010; 22:205-11. [PMID: 20566428 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2010.22.3.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sorafenib has recently been shown to be effective for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in randomized controlled trials. Here, we report the experience with sorafenib in 25 patients with advanced HCC under daily practice conditions. Tolerance to sorafenib was acceptable and side effects were manageable, although the ECOG performance status was reduced in all patients. The most prevalent grade 2/3 side effects were fatigue (40%) and diarrhea (24%), and withdrawal from therapy occurred in 29% of patients. Disease stabilization was documented in 60% of patients. The median treatment time was 2.7 months and overall survival was 11.0 months. No significant serum alpha-fetoprotein decline was noted at the time of the first radiological control in a subgroup of patients with baseline levels >50 ng/ml who achieved stable disease. In conclusion, in daily practice sorafenib is safe and disease stabilization can be achieved in the majority of patients. However, intolerance to sorafenib can affect treatment adherence substantially.
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- M W Welker
- Medizinische Klinik1, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Friedrich-Rust M, Sperber A, Holzer K, Diener J, Grünwald F, Badenhoop K, Weber S, Kriener S, Herrmann E, Bechstein WO, Zeuzem S, Bojunga J. Real-time elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the assessment of thyroid nodules. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2009; 118:602-9. [PMID: 19856256 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1237701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Work-up of thyroid nodules remains challenging. Recent technologies enable determination of tissue elasticity and perfusion using ultrasound devices. The aim of the present study was to evaluate real-time elastography (RTE) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound with Sonovue (CEUS) for the differentiation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS Inclusion criteria were: nodules ≥1 cm, non-functioning or hypo-functioning on radionuclide scanning, and cytological/histological assessment. All patients received conventional ultrasound, RTE and CEUS. RTE was classified as: Elasticity-Score (ES)1 = soft, ES2 = predominantly soft, ES3 = predominantly hard, ES4 = hard nodule. CEUS-video clips were digitally recorded and analyzed using time-intensity-curves within selected regions-of-interest. RESULTS Fifty-three nodules in 50 patients were available for analysis. Forty-six nodules were benign on cytology/histology, 6 nodules were papillary carcinoma and one nodule was a follicular carcinoma. Nodule margin irregularity was the ultrasound pattern most predictive of malignancy with sensitivity 57% (95% confidence interval: 18-90%) and specificity 85% (71-94% p<0.05). When using ES3&4 for the diagnosis of malignant nodules sensitivity and specificity were 86% (42-99.7%) and 87% (75-95%), respectively (p = 0.0003). The only malignant nodule missed with RTE was a follicular carcinoma. Sensitivity for the diagnosis of papillary carcinoma therefore was 100%. No specific CEUS pattern could be identified to differentiate between benign and malignant nodules. CONCLUSIONS RTE seems to be a useful tool in the work-up of thyroid nodules to exclude papillary thyroid cancer. However, follicular carcinoma remains a challenging problem. CEUS did not improve the characterization of thyroid nodules in this preliminary study.
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, JW Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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Kaiser GM, Sotiropoulos GC, Jauch KW, Löhe F, Hirner A, Kalff JC, Königsrainer A, Steurer W, Senninger N, Brockmann JG, Schlitt HJ, Zülke C, Büchler MW, Schemmer P, Settmacher U, Hauss J, Lippert H, Hopt UT, Otto G, Heiss MM, Bechstein WO, Timm S, Klar E, Hölscher AH, Rogiers X, Stangl M, Hohenberger W, Müller V, Molmenti EP, Fouzas I, Erhard J, Malagó M, Paul A, Broelsch CE, Lang H. Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a German survey. Transplant Proc 2009; 40:3191-3. [PMID: 19010230 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND The present study reports a German survey addressing outcomes in nonselected historical series of liver transplantation (OLT) for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HL). PATIENTS AND METHODS We sent to all 25 German transplant centers performing OLT a survey that addressed (1) the number of OLTs for HL and the period during which they were performed; (2) the incidence of HL diagnosed prior to OLT/rate of incidental HL (for example, in primary sclerosing cholangitis); (3) tumor stages according to Union Internationale Centre le Cancer; (4) patient survival; and (5) tumor recurrence rate. RESULTS Eighty percent of centers responded, reporting 47 patients who were transplanted for HL. Tumors were classified as pT2 (25%), pT3 (73%), or pT4 (2%). HL was diagnosed incidentally in 10% of cases. A primary diagnosis of PSC was observed in 16% of patients. Overall median survival was 35.5 months. When in-hospital mortality (n = 12) was excluded, the median survival was 45.4 months, corresponding to 3- and 5-year survival rates of 42% and 31%, versus 31% and 22% when in-hospital mortality was included. HL recurred in 34% of cases. Three- and 5-year survivals for the 15 patients transplanted since 1998 was 57% and 48%, respectively. Median survival ranged from 20 to 42 months based on the time period (P = .014). CONCLUSIONS The acceptable overall survival, the improved results after careful patient selection since 1998, and the encouraging outcomes from recent studies all suggest that OLT may be a potential treatment for selected cases of HL. Prospective multicenter randomized studies with strict selection criteria and multimodal treatments seem necessary.
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- G M Kaiser
- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Germany
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Kaiser GM, Sotiropoulos GC, Jauch KW, Löhe F, Hirner A, Kalff JC, Königsrainer A, Steurer W, Senninger N, Brockmann JG, Schlitt HJ, Zülke C, Büchler MW, Schemmer P, Settmacher U, Hauss J, Lippert H, Hopt UT, Otto G, Heiss MM, Bechstein WO, Timm S, Klar E, Hölscher AH, Rogiers X, Stangl M, Hohenberger W, Müller V, Molmenti EP, Fouzas I, Erhard J, Malagó M, Paul A, Broelsch CE, Lang H. Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a German survey. Transplant Proc 2009; 40:3155-7. [PMID: 19010230 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The present study reports a German survey addressing outcomes in nonselected historical series of liver transplantation (OLT) for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HL). PATIENTS AND METHODS We sent to all 25 German transplant centers performing OLT a survey that addressed (1) the number of OLTs for HL and the period during which they were performed; (2) the incidence of HL diagnosed prior to OLT/rate of incidental HL (for example, in primary sclerosing cholangitis); (3) tumor stages according to Union Internationale Centre le Cancer; (4) patient survival; and (5) tumor recurrence rate. RESULTS Eighty percent of centers responded, reporting 47 patients who were transplanted for HL. Tumors were classified as pT2 (25%), pT3 (73%), or pT4 (2%). HL was diagnosed incidentally in 10% of cases. A primary diagnosis of PSC was observed in 16% of patients. Overall median survival was 35.5 months. When in-hospital mortality (n = 12) was excluded, the median survival was 45.4 months, corresponding to 3- and 5-year survival rates of 42% and 31%, versus 31% and 22% when in-hospital mortality was included. HL recurred in 34% of cases. Three- and 5-year survivals for the 15 patients transplanted since 1998 was 57% and 48%, respectively. Median survival ranged from 20 to 42 months based on the time period (P = .014). CONCLUSIONS The acceptable overall survival, the improved results after careful patient selection since 1998, and the encouraging outcomes from recent studies all suggest that OLT may be a potential treatment for selected cases of HL. Prospective multicenter randomized studies with strict selection criteria and multimodal treatments seem necessary.
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- G M Kaiser
- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Germany
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Bechstein WO, Lang H, Köhne C, Parisi F, Raab HR, Frilling A, Konopke R, Weitz J, Stroszczynski C, Folprecht G. Resectability and agreement between surgeons: Review of CT and MR scan of the CELIM study: (Multicenter randomized trial of cetuximab/FOLFOX versus cetuximab/FOLFIRI in unresectable liver metastases. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.4091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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4091 Background: Liver resection of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (mets) may provide curative therapy. The decision for resection is based on CT- or MRI scans and includes technical aspects (esp. remaining liver tissue) and prognostic factors (i.e. number of metastases). Methods: During two workshops, CT- or MRI scans at baseline (BL) and after 4 months treatment (follow-up, F-U) of CELIM-patients (pts) were presented to surgeons (surg.) who were blinded to each other, the time of investigation (BL or F-U) and clinical data. Scans were allocated to one of the following categories: (1) resection, (2) exploration, (3) borderline resectable (prior chemotherapy preferred) or (4) non-resectable If scans were allocated to category (3) or (4), the reason (technical or poor prognosis) was stated. For evaluation of resectability over time, pts were regarded as resectable according to presented imaging, if ≥ 50% of surg. voted for (1) or (2). Inter-observer variability was evaluated by a reduced model, too: operation (1+2), borderline, primary chemo therapy preferred (3) and non-resectable, chemotherapy (4). Critical disagreements were assumed if ≥1 surg. voted for (4) and ≥ 50% surg. for (1+2) or vice versa. Results: Seven surg. (≥ 5/workshop) participated at the review. A total of 180 scans were reviewed. Both, BL and F-U scans, were available for 75 pts (68% of study pts). During the review, 24 pts changed from ‘non-resectable‘ at BL to ‘resectable‘ at F-U, 5 pts from ‘resectable‘ to ‘non-resectable‘, 29 pts remained ‘non-resectable‘, and 17 pts ‘resectable‘ (19 pts more resectable at F-U; chi-square: p=.021). R0 resection was actually performed in 16/29 pts classified as ‘resectable‘ (55%) and 13/54 pts not classified as ‘resectable‘ (24%) according to presented BL- images. In the full model (6 possibilities), the agreement between surg. was 51.4 %, p<.001. In the clinically more important reduced model, the agreement was 63.5% (p<.001). Critical disagreements were observed in 18 cases (10%). Conclusions: Resectability according to scans increased significantly during the CELIM trial. Regarding the clinical approach, different surgeons had a high degree of agreement. [Table: see text]
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- W. O. Bechstein
- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany; New York University, New York, NY; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Bechstein WO. Einsatz der MRCP aus chirurgischer Sicht. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1221003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Vogl TJ, Zangos S, Balzer JO, Nabil M, Rao P, Eichler K, Bechstein WO, Zeuzem S, Abdelkader A. [Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma: technique, indication and results]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2008; 179:1113-26. [PMID: 17948190 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED To present current data on technique, indications and results of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The principle of TACE is the intra-arterial injection of chemotherapeutic drug combinations like doxorubicin, cisplatin and mitomycin into the hepatic artery, followed by lipiodol injection, Gelfoam for vessel occlusion and degradable microspheres. The side effects and complications after TACE range from fever, upper abdominal pain and vomiting to acute or chronic liver cell failure. The palliative effect in unresectable HCC using TACE allows local tumor control in 15 to 60% of cases and 5-year survival rates ranging from 8-43%. The potentially curative treatment option allows local tumor control from 18-63%. The neoadjuvant treatment option of TACE in combination with other treatment options like percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) reach local tumor control rates between 80-96%. The bridging effect of TACE before liver transplantation reaches 5-year survival rates from 59-93%. The symptomatic therapy option of TACE is used to counteract pain directly caused by HCC and acute/subacute bleeding in the HCC. The local tumor response reaches up to 88% and the bleeding control is from 83 to 100%. CONCLUSION TACE is a potentially curative, palliative, neoadjuvant, bridging and symptomatic therapy option for local and diffuse HCC.
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- T J Vogl
- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, J. W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt.
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Colorectal liver metastases are detected in 15-20% of patients at the time of diagnosis of the primary tumor, they develop in an additional 20-30% of patients during further course of the disease. Radical resection enables 5-year survival rates of 30-50%. Resectability may be increased by surgical techniques including two-stage hepatectomy and portal vein embolization. Furthermore, modern chemotherapy including various combinations of oxaliplatin, irinotecan, bevacizumab, and cetuximab has led to secondary resectability correlating to response rates which may be up to 80%. Changes of hepatic histology such as sinusoidal obstruction (e.g. following oxaliplatin) or steatohepatitis (e.g. following irinotecan) have been described. Individually, this may increase the risk of subsequent liver resection. As of today the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for resectable lesions has not been definitively confirmed.
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- Anke C Reinacher-Schick
- Medizinische Klinik, Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhruniversität, 44892, In der Schornau 23-25, Bochum, Germany.
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Surgery inevitably leads to bleeding, and hemostasis aims at reducing the amount of blood loss and the need for transfusion as well as preventing rebleeding, hematoma formation, and the need for repeat surgery. Various locally applicable agents are in use including bone wax, gelatin, collagen, oxidized regenerated cellulose, fibrin sealant glues, and synthetic glues. Some evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCT) exists regarding the use of fibrin sealants on their own or combined with collagen fleece. Systemic hemostasis may be achieved with lysine analogs such as epsilon-aminocaproic acid or tranexamic acid and aprotinin, which are inhibitors of fibrinolysis. There is much albeit sometimes conflicting evidence from RCT regarding the use of these substances in surgery. The role of recombinant activated factor VII in achieving systemic hemostasis is being investigated.
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- W O Bechstein
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Gefässchirurgie, Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, 60590 Frankfurt am Main.
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Rehbinder B, Wullstein C, Bechstein WO, Probst M, Engels K, Kriener S, Döbert N, Schwarz W, Brixner V, Steffan D, Gauer S, Geiger H, Hauser IA. Epstein-barr virus-associated posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder of donor origin after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation limited to pancreas allograft: A case report. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:2506-11. [PMID: 16869797 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A 45-year-old man was admitted with fever and elevated pancreas enzymes 6 months after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT). Function of the allografts was normal. Bacterial and fungal infections were excluded, while Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was positive. However, screening for EBV-associated lymphoma was negative. EBV infection did not respond to antiviral therapy. After an 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography positive signal and an abnormal computed tomography scan of the pancreas transplant, a biopsy revealed a diffuse large monomorphic B-cell lymphoma, which was confined to the grafted organ. Its origin was assigned to the donor by microsatellite analysis. Reduction of immunosuppression and immunotherapy with rituximab was unsuccessful. After 10 weeks, the patient developed an acute hemolytic uremic syndrome which required explantation of the allografts. Subsequent to the intervention, fever disappeared, EBV DNA became undetectable and lymphoma screening remained negative. In posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder of donor origin after SPKT, transplantectomy may be a curative therapy.
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Rectal carcinoma is one of the most frequent malignant tumors in adulthood. Not only after total resection but also after partial resection of the tumor with postoperative radiochemotherapy a sufficient follow-up is necessary to diagnose recurrent rectal cancer as early as possible. Various guidelines suggest different intervals for physical examinations and diagnostic methods depending on the initial tumor stage. In addition to routine examinations, the physician can choose between CT, MRI, endosonography and functional imaging techniques such as PET and immunoscintigraphy for further evaluation if a recurrent rectal cancer is suspected. Multiple studies and meta-analyses show the differences in the specificity and sensitivity of the diagnostic methods in the detection of lymph nodes, metastases, and local tumor infiltration. Endosonography and endorectal MRI show very good results in staging local tumor infiltration. However, obstructive lesions can inhibit an adequate examination. CT provides prompt and convincing results in the evaluation of the metastases. Most of the time the tumor can be identified but the lack of detailed imaging makes it hard to perform sufficient staging. Additionally image-guided biopsy can be performed. Immunoscintigraphy and PET have a high specificity because they take advantage of the tumor's metabolism. The introduction of the PET-CT has eliminated the disadvantage of low image resolution. In addition to the detection of small nodular pulmonary metastases, MRI with its "phased-array" coils is another excellent tool for the diagnosis of recurrent rectal cancer and search for metastases. This review shows the advantages and disadvantages of each diagnostic method in the visualization of recurrent rectal cancer.
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- T J Vogl
- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, J.-W.-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
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Probst M, Woeste G, Oertl A, Hauser IA, Geiger H, Bechstein WO, Jonas D. Gibt es eine Lernkurve bei der Etablierung eines Pankreas-/Nierentransplantationsprogrammes? Aktuelle Urol 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Golling M, Gog C, Woeste G, Zapletal C, Wullstein C, Bechstein WO. Lebermetastasen kolorektaler Karzinome - Neoadjuvante Konzepte zum präoperativen Downstaging. Zentralbl Chir 2006; 131:140-7. [PMID: 16612781 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-921538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Liver resection for colorectal metastases disease can be performed with curative intent at low morbidity and mortality. Only 15-30 % of liver metastases are amenable to potentially curative resection. Five year survival following primary and repeat liver resection has consistently been reported as 25-40 %. Future strategies focus at widening the indication and extending therapeutic options. The aim of neoadjuvant treatment of irresectable liver metastasis is the conversion to secondary resectability either via increasing residual liver mass (portal vein embolisation/2-stage resection) and/or reducing tumor load via chemotherapy ("down-sizing"). Current data suggest resectability following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in around 8 % of cases but varying between 1-33 %.
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Gefässchirurgie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main.
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Woeste G, Wullstein C, Zapletal C, Hauser IA, Gossmann J, Geiger H, Bechstein WO. Evaluation of Type 1 Diabetics for Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation With Regard to Cardiovascular Risk. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:747-50. [PMID: 16647461 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/16/2022]
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The main cause of death for diabetic patients and patients on dialysis is coronary artery disease (CAD). The most common cause of graft loss following simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) is death with a functioning graft due to CAD. Therefore, careful pretransplantation evaluation of CAD is mandatory. In our series, every patient undergoes a noninvasive cardiac function test like dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) or myocardial thallium scintigraphy using adenosine to induce medical stress. Thirty patients were evaluated for SPK: 15 patients with myocardial scintigraphy and 8 with DSE. Seven investigations showed pathological findings and we performed coronary angiograms, none of which showed coronary artery stenosis. Seven primary coronary angiograms were performed: four due to a history of CAD and three as a primary diagnostic. Following SPK one patient died at 21 days after transplantation due to myocardial infarction. He had a history of CAD with angioplasty and stent implantation. Noninvasive cardiac function tests like DSE or myocardial scintigraphy are reliable methods to evaluate CAD in patients with diabetic nephropathy awaiting SPK. In case of a suspicious finding or a history of CAD, a coronary angiogram should be performed to assess the need for revascularization. Following this algorithm we may further reduce the mortality of SPK.
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- Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
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BACKGROUND Perioperative nutrition in patients with limited liver function after partial hepatic resection is still controversial. In particular, the significance of perioperative total enteral nutrition remains unresolved. The aim of this review is to investigate the impact of early postoperative total enteral nutrition on convalescence after partial liver resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS In an internet-based Medline-Search (time course: 1960-08/2005) a total of five prospective, randomized controlled trials were found comparing the impact of enteral and parenteral nutrition after liver resection. After study validity had been established, a systematic review was undertaken (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval, p < 0.05 level of significance; Review Manager 4.2, The Cochrane Collaboration). Primary endpoints were complication rate (infection, organ malfunction) and mortality. Standardized immune parameters were also surveyed. RESULTS Statistical analysis showed that enteral nutrition resulted in a significantly lower rate (p = 0.04) of wound infection and catheter-related complications than parenteral nutrition did. No statistically significant differences in mortality due to enteral or parenteral nutrition could be found. Patients receiving enteral nutrition showed better postoperative immune competence. CONCLUSION Early enteral nutrition after liver resection is a safe procedure. Compared to parenteral nutrition it is associated with a decreased incidence of postoperative complications. Facing the inhomogeneity of these trials, especially in nutrition protocols and end points, this first systematic review stresses the need for an update of the importance of early enteral nutrition after liver resection within randomized controlled multicenter trials.
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- Department of Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Woeste G, Zapletal C, Golling M, Usadel KH, Vogl TJ, Bechstein WO, Wullstein C. Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic spleen-preserving partial resection of the pancreatic tail for insulinoma. HPB (Oxford) 2006; 8:233-4. [PMID: 18333283 PMCID: PMC2131675 DOI: 10.1080/13651820510003753] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2004] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Laparoscopic pancreatic resection is rarely described. Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopy may offer some advantages for resection of the pancreatic tail. A 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with insulinoma located in the pancreatic tail. Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic spleen-preserving resection of the pancreatic tail was performed. Operation time was 195 minutes. The postoperative course was uneventful. The previously described advantages of a telerobotic approach with extended range of motion and three-dimensional view make more complex operations like pancreatic resection possible and may offer extended indications for laparoscopic surgery.
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- Departments of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Departments of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Departments of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Departments of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Departments of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Departments of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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Lehnert T, Gazis A, Wetter A, Zangos S, Thalhammer A, Balzer JO, Bechstein WO, Vogl TJ. In vivo Leberregneration nach Intervention: Vergleich der transarteriellen Chemotherapie (TACE) vs. chirurgischer Resektion mittels CT-Volumetrie und Bestimmung des Regenerations-Faktors HGF. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-940678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lehnert T, Gazis A, Wetter A, Hammerstingl R, Eichler K, Mack M, Bechstein WO, Vogl TJ. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) – Quantitative Evaluation des Zytokins HGF vor Intervention: Ergebnisse einer Langzeitstudie über die prognostische Aussagekraft für die Leberregeneration. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-940944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Some donor factors, such as age, cause of death, and obesity, affect the outcomes of pancreas transplantation. Donors with a high-risk profile are usually not declined for pancreas donation. The purpose of our study was to investigate differences between accepted and refused pancreata after being procured and offered. METHODS In a retrospective study we analyzed all offered pancreata (n = 1360) in the "Eurotransplant Area" between May 25, 2002 and September 18, 2003. Included in this study were 525 pancreata transplanted (38.6%) and 608 pancreata refused for medical reasons (44.7%). A total of 227 pancreata (16.7%) refused for other than medical reasons were excluded from this analysis. RESULTS The significant differences in the donor profiles between transplanted and refused pancreata were cause of death (P < .001), donor age (P < .001), body mass index (BMI, P < .001), serum lipase and amylase (P < .05) at the time of procurement, and a history of smoking (P = .001) or alcohol abuse (P < .001). No differences were found for serum sodium (P = .188), blood leukocytes (P = .349), serum glucose at the time of procurement (P = .155), amylase and lipase at the time of admission (P = .34; P = .758), and vasopressor use at the time of admission or at the procedure (P = .802; P = .982). CONCLUSION Even after procuring and offering potentially good pancreata, nearly half the organs are refused for medical reasons. Acceptance criteria in the Eurotransplant region reveal a conservative attitude toward pancreas acceptance.
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- C Wullstein
- Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Zapletal C, Faust D, Wullstein C, Woeste G, Caspary WF, Golling M, Bechstein WO. Does the liver ever age? Results of liver transplantation with donors above 80 years of age. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:1182-5. [PMID: 15848663 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [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: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Facing an increasing shortage of donor organs, donor criteria become more extended and so-called marginal organs are accepted for transplantation. For liver donation donor age above 70 years is accepted as a risk factor concerning primary dysfunction or nonfunction. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the early outcome of grafts older versus younger than 80 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHOD Between August 2002 and February 2004, 40 adult liver transplants were performed using triple immunosuppression with tacrolimus, MMF, and low-dose corticosteroids. Recipients with HCC received low-dose rapamycin after postoperative day 14. The outcome of grafts from donors under 80 years of age (n=35) was compared with those from donors 80 years old or more (n=5). For statistical analysis Mann-Whitney-U-Test and Fisher's Exact Test were used with P < .05 considered statistically significant. RESULTS The average donor age of our population was 54.4 +/- 17.3 years with five donors older than 80 years (80-83 years). These donors all had additional risk factors. The recipients of the latter grafts suffered from HCC and liver cirrhosis Child A (n=2) or from viral hepatitis (n=3). One recipient had advanced cirrhosis with severe complications. The outcomes of both groups were comparable concerning intraoperative and postoperative courses. All recipients of old liver grafts left the hospital with stable graft function. CONCLUSION Liver grafts over 80 years can be transplanted with good results, especially if given to recipients with malignancy and otherwise stable liver function.
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- Ch Zapletal
- Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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