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View article: The clinical utility of neurofilament light chain for early detection and prediction of disease burden and severity in neuronopathic Gaucher disease
The clinical utility of neurofilament light chain for early detection and prediction of disease burden and severity in neuronopathic Gaucher disease Open
Newborn screening, while enabling early diagnosis, poses challenges to correctly identifying and typing otherwise asymptomatic infants with neuropathic Gaucher disease (nGD). Glucosylsphingosine (Lyso-GL1) may be elevated at birth, but it …
View article: Direction of perforation predicts the failure of non-operative management in patients with acute diverticulitis
Direction of perforation predicts the failure of non-operative management in patients with acute diverticulitis Open
Diverticular perforation towards the small bowel is associated with a very high risk for emergency sigmoidectomy due to failed non-operative treatment.
View article: First reported case of tracheal schwannoma presenting with syncope: diagnostic challenges and surgical management
First reported case of tracheal schwannoma presenting with syncope: diagnostic challenges and surgical management Open
Introduction Tracheal schwannoma is a rare benign neurogenic tumor originating from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath and accounts for less than 0.2% of all primary tracheal tumors. It commonly presents with nonspecific respirat…
View article: The other colon cancer: a population‐based cohort study of appendix tumour trends and prognosis
The other colon cancer: a population‐based cohort study of appendix tumour trends and prognosis Open
Aim Appendiceal neoplasms are rare subtypes of colorectal tumours that mainly affect younger patients some 20 years earlier than other colon tumours. The aim of this study was to gain more insight into the histological subtypes of this rar…
View article: Risk of colectomy after conservative treatment of diverticulitis of the left hemicolon complicated by abdominal or pelvic abscess: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Risk of colectomy after conservative treatment of diverticulitis of the left hemicolon complicated by abdominal or pelvic abscess: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Introduction Acute diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon is increasingly treated by a non-operative approach. The need for colectomy after recovery from a flare of acute diverticulitis of the left colon, complicated diverticular abscess is s…
View article: PREDICtors for health-related quality of life after elective sigmoidectomy for DIVerticular disease: the PREDIC-DIV study protocol of a prospective multicentric transnational observational study
PREDICtors for health-related quality of life after elective sigmoidectomy for DIVerticular disease: the PREDIC-DIV study protocol of a prospective multicentric transnational observational study Open
Introduction Diverticulitis is among the most common abdominal disorders. The best treatment strategy for this complicated disease as well as for recurrent stages is still under debate. Moreover, little knowledge exists regarding the effec…
View article: Frequency of Polyps and Adenocarcinoma in Colon Interposition After Esophagectomy in Adulthood – A Systematic Review
Frequency of Polyps and Adenocarcinoma in Colon Interposition After Esophagectomy in Adulthood – A Systematic Review Open
Due to the rareness of respective cohort studies, the frequency of metachronous lesions cannot be calculated accurately. The estimated rate of interval carcinoma is 0-0.22%. Life-long endoscopic surveillance of patients with colon interpos…
View article: Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with CME: standardization using the “critical view” concept
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with CME: standardization using the “critical view” concept Open
Combining the open-book anatomical model with a clearly structured dissection sequence, using critical views as safety checkpoints, may provide a safe and efficient platform for teaching laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with CME.
View article: Clinical Value of Contrast Enema Prior to Ileostomy Closure
Clinical Value of Contrast Enema Prior to Ileostomy Closure Open
Purpose To determine the value of routine contrast enema of loop ileostomy before elective ileostomy closure regarding the influence on the clinical decision-making. Materials and Methods Retrospective analysis of contrast enemas at a tert…
View article: Intrapancreatic mass: A rare cause
Intrapancreatic mass: A rare cause Open
We found a case of pancreatic extraintestinal gastrointestinal stroma tumor (pEGIST) in 2014. The patient, initially suspected to suffer from pancreatic adenocarcinoma, underwent open left hemipancreatectomy and en bloc splenectomy in May …
View article: Living-donor parathyroid allotransplantation for therapy-refractory postsurgical persistent hypoparathyroidism in a nontransplant recipient – three year results: a case report
Living-donor parathyroid allotransplantation for therapy-refractory postsurgical persistent hypoparathyroidism in a nontransplant recipient – three year results: a case report Open
Successful living-donor parathyroid allotransplantation for postsurgical hypoparathyroidism represents an innovative therapeutic strategy that could provide the definitive treatment in those patients in which the disease is therapy-refract…