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Mashup Score: 0Risk factors of pin tract infection during bone transport using unilateral external fixator in the treatment of bone defects - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Background The bone transport using the unilateral external fixator, one of the Ilizarov techniques, is widely practiced in lower limb reconstructive surgery. Pin tract infection (PTI), one of most common complication, has become the important postoperative problems which plague clinicians gradually. Methods A group of 130 patients who received bone transport surgery for tibia or femur defects…
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Mashup Score: 0Impact of surgery on survival in breast cancer with bone metastases only: a SEER database retrospective analysis - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Background It was controversial to operate on the primary site of breast cancer (BC) with bone metastasis only. We investigated the impact of surgery on BC patients with bone metastases via a SEER database retrospective analysis. Methods A total of 2917 BC cases with bone metastasis, first diagnosed between 2010 and 2015 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Results Database (SEER) of National…
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Mashup Score: 0Risk factors for surgical site infections following open versus laparoscopic colectomies: a cohort study - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections. Evaluating risk factors for SSIs among patients undergoing laparoscopic and open colorectal resections can aid in selecting appropriate candidates for each modality. Methods A cohort of all consecutive patients undergoing elective colorectal resections during 2008–2017 in a single center was…
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Mashup Score: 0Sonographic and pathological features of metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the breast: a case series - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the sonographic features and to compare the sonographic findings with the pathologic features. Methods The sonographic and pathological features of all patients were retrospectively reviewed. Results All these 9 patients presented with a palpable breast mass first found by the patient before presentation. The median diameters were 3.67 cm. On…
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Mashup Score: 0Extramedullary intracardiac multiple myeloma misdiagnosed as a thrombus: a case report - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Background Extramedullary intracardiac multiple myeloma (MM) is extremely rare. Patients with extramedullary intracardiac MM may suffer from a poor prognosis. Experience in the diagnosis and therapy of cardiac involvement in MM is limited. Herein, we describe a 67-year-old male with extramedullary intracardiac MM who was initially misdiagnosed with a thrombus. Case presentation A 67-year-old male…
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Background Pilonidal sinus is a common health problem. The current study aimed to compare the impact of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with that of minimally invasive techniques in terms of pain reduction, return to daily activities, quality of life, and duration of wound healing after open excision and secondary closure. Methods Patients who were over 18 years old and had chronic PS…
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Background Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common healthcare-associated infection, and gastrointestinal surgery is frequently followed by a high incidence of SSI. Epidemiological analysis of the temporal trends in SSI following gastrointestinal surgery has yet to be performed in Japan. Our purpose was to descriptively investigate these trends. Methods Extracting national surveillance…
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Mashup Score: 0Experience with modified radical mastectomy in a low-income country: a multi-center prospective observational study - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Background Modified radical mastectomy is the procedure of choice in centers with little to no radiotherapy services. Studying the in-hospital outcome and complications associated with the procedure is important in low-income countries. Methods This is a multi-center prospective observational study involving all patients operated with modified radical mastectomy with curative intent. Results A…
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Mashup Score: 0Inguinal hernia repair in inpatient children: a nationwide analysis of German administrative data - BMC Surgery - 3 year(s) ago
Background Contrary to adult inguinal hernia surgery, large-scale investigations using registries or administrative data are missing in paediatric surgery. We aimed to fill this gap by analysing German administrative hospital data to describe the current reality of inpatient hernia surgery in children. Methods We analysed aggregated data files bought from the German federals statistics office on…
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Background Determining the modifiable risk factors for postoperative complications is particularly significant in patients undergoing colorectal surgery since those are associated with worse long-term outcomes. Methods Consecutive newly diagnosed 104 colorectal cancer patients were prospectively included in this single-center observational study. Preoperative serum 25-OH vitamin D levels were…
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