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To demonstrate the efficacy of radiofrequency for pancreatic stump closure in reducing the incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) in distal pancreatectomy (DP) compared with mechanical transection methods. Despite all the different techniques of pancreatic stump closure proposed for DP, best practice for avoiding POPF remains an unresolved issue, with an incidence of up to 30% regardless of center volume or surgical expertise. DP was performed in a cohort of patients by applying radiofrequency to stump closure (RF Group) and compared with mechanical closure (Control Group). A propensity score (PS) matched cohort study was carried out to minimize bias from nonrandomized treatment assignment. Cohorts were matched by PS accounting for factors significantly associated with either undergoing RF transection or mechanical closure through logistic regression analysis. The primary end-point was the incidence of clinically relevant POPF (CR-POPF). Of 89 patients included in the whole cohort, 13 case patients from the RF-Group were 1:1 matched to 13 control patients. In both the first independent analysis of unmatched data and subsequent adjustment to the overall propensity score-matched cohort, a higher rate of CR-POPF in the Control Group compared with the RF-Group was detected (25.4% vs 5.3%, p = 0.049 and 53.8% vs 0%; p = 0.016 respectively). The RF Group showed better outcomes in terms of readmission rate (46.2% vs 0%, p = 0.031). No significant differences were observed in terms of mortality, major complications (30.8% vs 0%, p = 0.063) or length of hospital stay (5.7 vs 5.2 days, p = 0.89). Findings suggest that the RF-assisted technique is more efficacious in reducing CR-POPF than mechanical pancreatic stump closure.
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Pancreatectomía , Fístula Pancreática , Estudios de Cohortes , Humanos , Páncreas/cirugía , Pancreatectomía/efectos adversos , Pancreatectomía/métodos , Fístula Pancreática/epidemiología , Fístula Pancreática/etiología , Fístula Pancreática/prevención & control , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/cirugía , Puntaje de Propensión , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Although the number of nationwide clinical registries in upper gastrointestinal cancer is increasing, few of them perform regular clinical audits. The Spanish EURECCA Esophagogastric Cancer Registry (SEEGCR) was launched in 2013. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of the data in terms of completeness and accuracy. METHODS: Patients who were registered (2014-2017) in the online SEEGCR and underwent esophagectomy or gastrectomy with curative intent were selected for auditing. Independent teams of surgeons visited each center between July 2018 and December 2019 and checked the reliability of data entered into the registry. Completeness was established by comparing the cases reported in the registry with those provided by the Medical Documentation Service of each center. Twenty percent of randomly selected cases per hospital were checked during on-site visits for testing the accuracy of data (27 items per patient file). Correlation between the quality of the data and the hospital volume was also assessed. RESULTS: Some 1839 patients from 19 centers were included in the registry. The mean completeness rate in the whole series was 97.8% (range 82.8-100%). For the accuracy, 462 (25.1%) cases were checked. Out of 12,312 items, 10,905 were available for verification, resulting in a perfect agreement of 95% (87.1-98.7%). There were 509 (4.7%) incorrect and 35 (0.3%) missing entries. No correlation between hospital volume and the rate of completeness and accuracy was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that the SEEGCR contains reliable data.
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Exactitud de los Datos , Neoplasias Esofágicas/cirugía , Sistema de Registros/normas , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirugía , Esofagectomía , Femenino , Gastrectomía , Humanos , Masculino , EspañaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Head motion causes image degradation in brain MR imaging examinations, negatively impacting image quality, especially in pediatric populations. Here, we used a retrospective motion correction technique in children and assessed image quality improvement for 3D MR imaging acquisitions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively acquired brain MR imaging at 3T using 3D sequences, T1-weighted MPRAGE, T2-weighted TSE, and FLAIR in 32 unsedated children, including 7 with epilepsy (age range, 2-18 years). We implemented a novel motion correction technique through a modification of k-space data acquisition: Distributed and Incoherent Sample Orders for Reconstruction Deblurring by using Encoding Redundancy (DISORDER). For each participant and technique, we obtained 3 reconstructions as acquired (Aq), after DISORDER motion correction (Di), and Di with additional outlier rejection (DiOut). We analyzed 288 images quantitatively, measuring 2 objective no-reference image quality metrics: gradient entropy (GE) and MPRAGE white matter (WM) homogeneity. As a qualitative metric, we presented blinded and randomized images to 2 expert neuroradiologists who scored them for clinical readability. RESULTS: Both image quality metrics improved after motion correction for all modalities, and improvement correlated with the amount of intrascan motion. Neuroradiologists also considered the motion corrected images as of higher quality (Wilcoxon z = -3.164 for MPRAGE; z = -2.066 for TSE; z = -2.645 for FLAIR; all P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Retrospective image motion correction with DISORDER increased image quality both from an objective and qualitative perspective. In 75% of sessions, at least 1 sequence was improved by this approach, indicating the benefit of this technique in unsedated children for both clinical and research environments.
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Artefactos , Neuroimagen , Adolescente , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Niño , Preescolar , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Movimiento (Física) , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) remains an extremely demanding surgery. The purpose of this study was to describe the learning curve required for its safe implementation. METHODS: Fifty consecutive patients undergoing LPD were retrospectively reviewed. The learning curve was clustered into 4 groups: A, B and C (initial phase, n = 10 each) and D (consolidation phase, n = 20). Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) analysis was applied to operative time, conversion rate and severe postoperative complications. RESULTS: No significant differences were observed among groups and phases concerning specific and general postoperative complications, oncological outcomes or mortality. The conversion rate significantly reduced from 90% (9) in Group A to 40% (4) in Group C (p < 0.01). Operative time was longer in the consolidation phase (median of 506 vs 437 min, p < 0.01). Conversely, hospital stays were shorter during the consolidation phase (8 vs 15 days, p < 0.01). CUSUM analysis identified 20-25cases as being enough to complete the learning curve if operative time and severe complications are analysed, while 40 cases would be needed for considering the conversion rate. CONCLUSIONS: The learning curve in LPD can be completed after 20-25 procedures. This information will help to design programmes for introducing new surgeons to this technique.
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Competencia Clínica/estadística & datos numéricos , Laparoscopía/educación , Curva de Aprendizaje , Pancreaticoduodenectomía/educación , Cirujanos/educación , Adulto , Análisis por Conglomerados , Femenino , Humanos , Laparoscopía/métodos , Tiempo de Internación/estadística & datos numéricos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tempo Operativo , Pancreaticoduodenectomía/métodos , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Voluntary anal sphincter function is driven by an extended network of brain structures, most of which are still unknown. Disturbances in this function may cause fecal incontinence. The aim of this study was to characterize the cerebral areas involved in voluntary contraction of the anorectal sphincter in healthy women and in a group of patients with fecal incontinence by using a standardized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) protocol. METHODS: This comparative study included 12 healthy women (mean age 53.17 ± 4.93 years) and 12 women with fecal incontinence (56.25 ± 6.94 years). An MRI-compatible anal manometer was used to register voluntary external anal sphincter contraction. During brain fMRI imaging, participants were cued to perform 10-s series of self-paced anal sphincter contractions at an approximate rate of 1 Hz. Brain structures linked to anal sphincter contractions were mapped and the findings were compared between the 2 study groups. KEY RESULTS: There were no differences in the evoked brain activity between the 2 groups. In healthy women, group fMRI analysis revealed significant activations in medial primary motor cortices, supplementary motor area, bilateral putamen, and cerebellum, as well as in the supramarginal gyrus and visual areas. In patients with fecal incontinence, the activation pattern involved similar regions without significant differences with healthy women. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: This brain fMRI-anorectal protocol was able to map the brain regions linked to voluntary anal sphincter function in healthy and women with fecal incontinence.
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Canal Anal/fisiología , Encéfalo/fisiología , Incontinencia Fecal/fisiopatología , Contracción Muscular/fisiología , Canal Anal/inervación , Femenino , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and formation of metastasis. VEGF is the most potent agiogenic citokine. The aim was to investigate the predictive value of postoperative VEGF serum concentration in patients undergoing surgery for colon cancer. METHODS: Consecutive patients with colon cancer undergoing surgery with curative intent were included. VEGF was measured in serum at 48 h and postoperative day 4. Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate its contribution with prognosis. RESULTS: A total of 94 patients were included. On multivariate analysis VEGF on postoperative day 4 (HR: 1.05; p = 0.011) was independent prognostic factor of decreased DFS and OS. Five-year DFS (57.7% vs. 85%; p = 0.001) and OS (93% vs. 72%; p = 0.005) were significantly lower in patients with postoperative serum VEGF greater than 370 pg/dl. CONCLUSION: Postoperative VEGF serum concentration was an independent predictor of recurrence. These results must be verified in a prospective independent testing cohort.
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Colectomía/métodos , Neoplasias del Colon/sangre , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/sangre , Anciano , Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre , Neoplasias del Colon/epidemiología , Neoplasias del Colon/cirugía , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Morbilidad/tendencias , Periodo Posoperatorio , Pronóstico , Estudios Prospectivos , España/epidemiología , Tasa de Supervivencia/tendenciasRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to report the first 54 cases of pregnant women infected by Zika virus (ZIKV) and their virologic and clinical outcomes, as well as their newborns' outcomes, in 2016, after the emergence of ZIKV in dengue-endemic areas of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: This descriptive study was performed from February to October 2016 on 54 quantitative real-time PCR ZIKV-positive pregnant women identified by the public health authority of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The women were followed and had clinical and epidemiologic data collected before and after birth. Adverse outcomes in newborns were analysed and reported. Urine or blood samples from newborns were collected to identify ZIKV infection by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). RESULTS: A total of 216 acute Zika-suspected pregnant women were identified, and 54 had the diagnosis confirmed by RT-PCR. None of the 54 women miscarried. Among the 54 newborns, 15 exhibited adverse outcomes at birth. The highest number of ZIKV infections occurred during the second and third trimesters. No cases of microcephaly were reported, though a broad clinical spectrum of outcomes, including lenticulostriate vasculopathy, subependymal cysts, and auditory and ophthalmologic disorders, were identified. ZIKV RNA was detected in 18 of 51 newborns tested and in eight of 15 newborns with adverse outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Although other studies have associated many newborn outcomes to ZIKV infection during pregnancy, these same adverse outcomes were rare or nonexistent in this study. The clinical presentation the newborns we studied was mild compared to other reports, suggesting that there is significant heterogeneity in congenital Zika infection.
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Enfermedades Fetales/virología , Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/virología , Infección por el Virus Zika/complicaciones , Virus Zika/aislamiento & purificación , Adulto , Brasil , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Filogenia , Embarazo , Adulto Joven , Virus Zika/clasificación , Virus Zika/genéticaRESUMEN
Resection is the gold standard in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer. An internal cooled radiofrequency electrode was described to achieve tissue coagulation to a greater margin width. The aim of this study is to determinate if a RF-assisted transection device (RFAT) has any effect on local hepatic recurrence (LHER) compared to conventional technologies. A study population of 103 patients who had undergone a hepatic surgical resection was retrospectively analysed. Patients were classified into two groups according to the device used: a RF-assisted device (RFAT group; n = 45) and standard conventional devices (control group; n = 58). LHER was defined as any growing or enhancing tumour in the margin of hepatic resection during follow-up. Cox proportional models were constructed and variables were eliminated only if p > 0.20 to protect against residual confounding. To assess the stability of Cox's regression model and its internal validity, a bootstrap investigation was also performed. Baseline and operative characteristics were similar in both groups. With a mean follow-up of 28.5 months (range 2-106), in patients with positive margins, we demonstrated 0% of LHER in RFAT vs. 27% in control group (p = 0.032). In the multivariate analysis five factors demonstrated significant influence on the final model of LHER: RFAT group, size of the largest metastases, number of resected metastases, positive margin and usage of Pringle-manoeuvre. This study suggests that parenchymal transection using a RFAT able to create deep thermal lesions may reduce LHER especially in case of margin invasion during transection.
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Ablación por Catéter , Neoplasias Colorrectales , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirugía , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/etiología , Anciano , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Quimioterapia Adyuvante , Femenino , Hepatectomía/métodos , Humanos , Laparoscopía/métodos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundario , Masculino , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Irreversible electroporation (IRE) has recently gained in popularity as an ablative technique, however little is known about its oncological long-term outcomes. To determine the long-time survival of animals treated with a high dose of IRE and which histological changes it induces in tumoral tissue, IRE ablation was performed in forty-six athymic-nude mice with KM12C tumors implanted in the liver by applying electric current with different voltages (2000 V/cm, 1000 V/cm). The tumors were allowed to continue to grow until the animals reached the end-point criteria. Histology was harvested and the extent of tumor necrosis was semi-quantitatively assessed. IRE treatment with the 2000 V/cm protocol significantly prolonged median mouse survival from 74.3 ± 6.9 days in the sham group to 112.5 ± 15.2 days in the 2000 V/cm group. No differences were observed between the mean survival of the 1000 V/cm and the sham group (83.2 ± 16.4 days, p = 0.62). Histology revealed 63.05% ± 23.12 of tumor necrosis in animals of the 2000 V/cm group as compared to 17.50% ± 2.50 in the 1000 V/cm group and 25.6% ± 22.1 in the Sham group (p = 0.001). IRE prolonged the survival of animals treated with the highest electric field (2000 V/cm). The animals in this group showed significantly higher rate of tumoral necrosis.
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Técnicas de Ablación , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Electroporación , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundario , Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia , Animales , Biopsia , Línea Celular Tumoral , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Electroporación/métodos , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Neoplasias Hepáticas/mortalidad , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patología , Masculino , Ratones , Resultado del Tratamiento , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is common in patients undergoing gastric cancer resection, leading to weight loss, although little is known about how this impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQL). This study aimed to explore the association between HRQL and weight loss in patients 2 years after curative gastric cancer resection. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing curative gastric cancer resection and surviving at least 2 years without disease recurrence were recruited. Patients completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the specific module for gastric cancer (STO22) before and 2 years postoperatively and associations between HRQL scores and patients with and without ≥ 10% body weight loss (BWL) were examined. RESULTS: A total of 76 patients were included, of whom 51 (67%) had BWL ≥10%. At 2 years postoperatively, BWL ≥10% was associated with deterioration of all functional aspects of quality of life, with persistent pain (21.6%), diarrhoea (13.7%) and nausea/vomiting (13.7%). By contrast, none of the patients with BWL <10% experienced severe nausea/vomiting, pain or diarrhoea. CONCLUSIONS: Disabling symptoms occurred more frequently in patients with ≥10% BWL than in those with <10% BWL, with a relevant negative impact on HRQL. A cause-effect relationship between weight loss and postoperative outcome remains unsolved.
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Gastrectomía/efectos adversos , Calidad de Vida , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirugía , Pérdida de Peso , Anciano , Diarrea/etiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Náusea/etiología , Dolor/etiología , Periodo Posoperatorio , Periodo Preoperatorio , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Factores de Tiempo , Vómitos/etiologíaRESUMEN
Long-term survival remains low for most patients with glioblastoma (GBM), which reveals the need for markers of disease outcome and novel therapeutic targets. We describe that ODZ1 (also known as TENM1), a type II transmembrane protein involved in fetal brain development, plays a crucial role in the invasion of GBM cells. Differentiation of glioblastoma stem-like cells drives the nuclear translocation of an intracellular fragment of ODZ1 through proteolytic cleavage by signal peptide peptidase-like 2a. The intracellular fragment of ODZ1 promotes cytoskeletal remodelling of GBM cells and invasion of the surrounding environment both in vitro and in vivo. Absence of ODZ1 by gene deletion or downregulation of ODZ1 by small interfering RNAs drastically reduces the invasive capacity of GBM cells. This activity is mediated by an ODZ1-triggered transcriptional pathway, through the E-box binding Myc protein, that promotes the expression and activation of Ras homolog family member A (RhoA) and subsequent activation of Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase (ROCK). Overexpression of ODZ1 in GBM cells reduced survival of xenografted mice. Consistently, analysis of 122 GBM tumour samples revealed that the number of ODZ1-positive cells inversely correlated with overall and progression-free survival. Our findings establish a novel marker of invading GBM cells and consequently a potential marker of disease progression and a therapeutic target in GBM.
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Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Glioblastoma/genética , Glioblastoma/metabolismo , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-myc/metabolismo , Tenascina/genética , Transcripción Genética , Proteína de Unión al GTP rhoA/genética , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Técnicas de Inactivación de Genes , Glioblastoma/mortalidad , Glioblastoma/patología , Xenoinjertos , Humanos , Ratones , Células Madre Neoplásicas/metabolismo , Células Madre Neoplásicas/patología , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/deficiencia , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo , Pronóstico , Transporte de Proteínas , Proteolisis , Transducción de Señal , Tenascina/deficiencia , Tenascina/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Arriba , Quinasas Asociadas a rho/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Although radiofrequency-assisted devices have sometimes been used in partial splenectomy, this is not a common technique. This report describes the first case of laparoscopic partial splenectomy using an RF-assisted device (Coolinside) which allows both coagulation and transection of the parenchyma and eventually the protective coagulation of the remnant side. CASE PRESENTATION: A 27-year-old woman was found to have a giant hydatic cyst measuring 12.0 × 14.0 × 16.6 cm that mainly occupied the lower pole of the spleen and retroperitoneal space. The patient underwent a laparoscopic partial splenectomy using an RF-based device designed to accomplish both the coagulation and dissection of the splenic tissue. The estimated blood loss was less than 200 mL. CONCLUSIONS: Even though RF ablation has traditionally been used for hepatic parenchymal transection, it seems equally suited to partial splenectomy. This device seems to provide good results, minimizing blood loss during partial splenectomy; however, randomized trials will be necessary to see if the results are superior to those of other techniques.
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We report a quasi-experimental study of the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in two surgical wards, with a pre-intervention period with just assessment of prescription and an intervention period with a prospective audit on antibiotic prescription model. There was a significant reduction of length of stay and the total days of antimicrobial administration. There were no differences in mortality between groups. The antimicrobial stewardship program led to the early detection of inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment and was associated with a significant reduction in length of stay and the total duration of antimicrobial therapy.
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Antiinfecciosos/uso terapéutico , Servicio de Cirugía en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antibacterianos , Infecciones Bacterianas/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones Bacterianas/mortalidad , Infección Hospitalaria/tratamiento farmacológico , Infección Hospitalaria/mortalidad , Femenino , Guías como Asunto , Mortalidad Hospitalaria , Humanos , Prescripción Inadecuada , Tiempo de Internación , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/tratamiento farmacológico , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/microbiología , Estudios ProspectivosRESUMEN
Irreversible electroporation is a fast-growing liver ablation technique. Although safety has been well documented in small ablations, our aim is to assess its safety and feasibility when a large portion of liver is ablated. Eighty-seven mice were subjected to high voltage pulses directly delivered across parallel plate electrodes comprising around 40% of mouse liver. One group consisted in 55 athymic-nude, in which a tumor from the KM12C cell line was grown and the other thirty-two C57-Bl6 non-tumoral mice. Both groups were subsequently divided into subsets according to the delivered field strength (1000 V/cm, 2000 V/cm) and whether or not they received anti-hyperkalemia therapy. Early mortality (less than 24 hours post-IRE) in the 2000 V/cm group was observed and revealed considerably higher mean potassium levels. In contrast, the animals subjected to a 2000 V/cm field treated with the anti-hyperkalemia therapy had higher survival rates (OR = 0.1, 95%CI = 0.02-0.32, p < 0.001). Early mortality also depended on the electric field magnitude of the IRE protocol, as mice given 1000 V/cm survived longer than those given 2000 V/cm (OR = 4.7, 95%CI = 1.8-11.8, p = 0.001). Our findings suggest that ionic disturbances, mainly due to potassium alterations, should be warned and envisioned when large volume ablations are performed by IRE.
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Electroquimioterapia/métodos , Hiperpotasemia/etiología , Neoplasias Hepáticas Experimentales/terapia , Albuterol/uso terapéutico , Animales , Permeabilidad de la Membrana Celular , Electroquimioterapia/efectos adversos , Furosemida/uso terapéutico , Hiperpotasemia/prevención & control , Hígado/patología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Desnudos , Tamaño de los Órganos , Curva ROC , Bicarbonato de Sodio/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: We assessed the impact of complications on recurrence and survival after curative gastric cancer resection. METHODS: Patients undergoing R0 resections between 1990 and 2009 were identified in a prospectively maintained database and were categorized by presence of any complication Clavien-Dindo (CD) ≥ II, sepsis or intra-abdominal sepsis. Cox regression analyses to relate complications and clinico-pathological variables to time to recurrence (TTR) and overall survival (OS) were performed. RESULTS: A total of 271 patients were included with a median follow-up of 149.9 months (range 140.1-159.9). Complications CD ≥ II occurred in 162 (59.8%) patients, sepsis in 66 (22.5%), and intra-abdominal sepsis in 37 (13.6%). Recurrence developed in 88 (32.4%) patients. Independent predictors of short TTR were pTNM stage (IIIB-IIIC vs. IA-IIA) (hazard ratio [HR] = 37.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 17.57-80.24; p < 0.001), D1 lymphadenectomy (HR = 3.14, 95% CI 1.94-5.07; p < 0.001), and male gender (HR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.06-2.57; p = 0.026). pTNM stage (IIIB-IIIC vs. IA-IIA, HR = 10.28, 95% CI 6.51-16.23; p < 0.001), male gender (HR = 1.64, 95% CI 1.17-2.31; p = 0.005), age (HR = 1.03, 95% CI 1.02-1.05; p < 0.001), and adjuvant therapy (HR = 0.55, 95% CI 0.37-0.83; p = 0.004) were identified as independent predictors of OS.. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence provided by this study does not support a negative impact of postoperative complications CD ≥ II, sepsis, and intra-abdominal sepsis on the oncologic outcome after curative gastric cancer resection.
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Adenocarcinoma/mortalidad , Adenocarcinoma/cirugía , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/mortalidad , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/mortalidad , Neoplasias Gástricas/mortalidad , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirugía , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Bases de Datos Factuales , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Gastrectomía/efectos adversos , Gastrectomía/métodos , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/fisiopatología , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Medición de Riesgo , España , Neoplasias Gástricas/patología , Análisis de SupervivenciaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage is associated with higher rates of recurrence after surgery for colorectal cancer. However, the mechanisms responsible are unknown. The aim was to investigate the inflammatory and angiogenic responses in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer who had postoperative intra-abdominal infection, and to compare the results with patients without complications. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer with curative intent were included. Patients who had an anastomotic leak or intra-abdominal abscess were included in the infection group and matched with patients who had an uncomplicated postoperative course. IL-6 and VEGF were measured in serum and peritoneal fluid. RESULTS: Serum concentration of IL-6 was higher in the infection group (n = 30) compared with the control group (n = 30) on day 4 (infection: 42.3 [27.6-1473.2] versus control: 0.6 [0.6-17.1] pg/ml; p = 0.008). IL-6 in peritoneal fluid was higher in the infection group at 48 h and day 4 (infection: 1000.2 [995.4-1574.0] versus control: 90.3 [35.2.6-106.1] pg/ml; p = 0.001). Serum VEGF was higher in the infection group on day 4 (infection: 1128.6 [427.3-10000.0] versus control: 438.3 [214.1-677.6] pg/ml; p = 0.001). Peritoneal VEGF concentration was higher in the infection group at 48 h and day 4 (infection: 10000.0 [2563.0-10000.0] versus control: 477.8 [313.5-814.4] pg/ml; p = 0.001). Two-year recurrence rate was higher in patients with infection (infection: 30% versus control: 4%; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Intra-abdominal infection increases IL-6 and VEGF after surgery for colorectal cancer. Amplification of inflammation and angiogenesis might be one of the mechanisms responsible for the higher recurrence rate observed in patients with anastomotic leakage or intra-abdominal abscess.
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Absceso Abdominal/sangre , Neoplasias Colorrectales/cirugía , Interleucina-6/sangre , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/sangre , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/sangre , Absceso Abdominal/etiología , Absceso Abdominal/metabolismo , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Anastomosis Quirúrgica/efectos adversos , Fuga Anastomótica/etiología , Líquido Ascítico/metabolismo , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Humanos , Inflamación/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/metabolismo , Neovascularización Patológica/metabolismo , Estudios Prospectivos , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) achieve similar type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remission rates. Since a great variability exists in defining T2DM remission, an expert panel proposed partial and complete remission criteria that include the maintenance of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) objectives for at least 1 year. The 2-year T2DM remission rate and time needed to reach it after LSG or LRYGB were compared using different remission criteria. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study of 55 T2DM subjects operated on with LSG (n = 21) or LRYGB (n = 34). Four models for defining remission were used: Buchwald criteria (FPG <100 mg/dl or A1c <6 %), American Diabetes Association (ADA) complete (FPG <100 mg/dl plus A1c <6 % maintained for at least 1 year), ADA partial (FPG <125 mg/dl with A1c <6.5 % maintained for at least 1 year), and ADA complete without time requirement. RESULTS: Both groups were comparable, except for higher A1c levels in the LSG group. The remission rate ranged from 43.6 % using ADA complete remission to 92.7 % with Buchwald criteria, with no differences between surgical procedures. Differences were found in the time to achieve remission only when ADA complete remission criteria (5.1 ± 2.9 months LRYGB and 9.0 ± 3.8 months LSG, p = 0.014) and ADA without time requirement criteria (4.9 ± 2.7 months LRYGB and 8.4 ± 3.9 months LSG, p = 0.005) were used. CONCLUSIONS: T2DM remission rate varies widely depending on the criteria used for its definition. Remission occurred sooner after LRYGB when the strictest criteria to define remission were used.
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Cirugía Bariátrica/métodos , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/terapia , Obesidad Mórbida/cirugía , Selección de Paciente , Estudios de Cohortes , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/sangre , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones , Femenino , Gastrectomía/métodos , Derivación Gástrica/métodos , Hemoglobina Glucada/metabolismo , Humanos , Laparoscopía/métodos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Obesidad Mórbida/complicaciones , Estudios Prospectivos , Inducción de Remisión , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: primary colorectal lymphoma is a very rare disease, representing less than 0.5 % of all primary colorectal neoplasms. The gastrointestinal tract is the most frequently involved site of all extranodal lymphomas, the most common type of that is non-Hodgkin s lymphoma. Early diagnosis is often difficult because of unspecific symptoms. Therapeutic approaches have classically included radical resection, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: we present our experience in the management of primary colorectal lymphomas over a 17-year period (1994-20011). RESULTS: in this period 7 cases of primary colorectal lymphoma were diagnosed in our institution. Abdominal pain and change in bowel habit were the most frequent symptoms. Five patients underwent emergency surgery because of bleeding or bowel obstruction. All primary intestinal lymphomas studied were of the Bcell phenotype. Patients were followed up for a median of 59 months (range 1-180). Three of them are alive with no evidence of recurrence. CONCLUSION: combination treatment with chemotherapy and surgery can obtain good remission rate. Surgery can resolve complications such bleeding or intestinal perforation that are implicated in lymphoma mortality.
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Neoplasias Colorrectales , Linfoma , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Neoplasias Colorrectales/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/cirugía , Femenino , Humanos , Linfoma/diagnóstico , Linfoma/cirugía , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Subtilase (SubAB) is a cytotoxin elaborated by some Shiga Toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains usually lacking the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). Two variants of SubAB coding genes have been described: subAB(1) , located on the plasmid of the STEC O113 98NK2 strain, and subAB(2) , located on a pathogenicity island (PAI) together with the tia gene, encoding an invasion determinant described in enterotoxigenic E. coli. In the present study, we determined the entire nucleotide sequence of the PAI containing the subAB(2) operon, termed Subtilase-Encoding PAI (SE-PAI), and identified its integration site in the pheV tRNA locus. In addition, a PCR strategy for discriminating the two subAB allelic variants was developed and used to investigate their presence in E. coli strains belonging to different pathotypes and in a large collection of LEE-negative STEC of human and ovine origin. The results confirmed that subAB genes are carried predominantly by STEC and showed their presence in 72% and 86% of the LEE-negative strains from human cases of diarrhoea and from healthy sheep respectively. Most of the subAB-positive strains (98%) identified possessed the subAB(2) allelic variant and were also positive for tia, suggesting the presence of SE-PAI. Altogether, our observations indicate that subAB(2) is the prevalent SubAB-coding operon in LEE-negative STEC circulating in European countries, and that sheep may represent an important reservoir for human infections with these strains. Further studies are needed to assess the role of tia and/or other genes carried by SE-PAI in the colonization of the host intestinal mucosa.
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Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Islas Genómicas , Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigénica/genética , Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigénica/patogenicidad , Subtilisinas/genética , Animales , Portador Sano/epidemiología , Portador Sano/microbiología , Portador Sano/veterinaria , Cartilla de ADN/genética , ADN Bacteriano/química , ADN Bacteriano/genética , Diarrea/epidemiología , Diarrea/microbiología , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/epidemiología , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/microbiología , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/veterinaria , Europa (Continente)/epidemiología , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Prevalencia , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Ovinos , Factores de Virulencia/genéticaRESUMEN
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a severe chronic bilateral inflammation of the ocular surface characterized by seasonal exacerbations. Long-term prognosis is generally good; however, 6% develop sequelae responsible for permanent visual impairment. Corneal involvement is almost always present, consisting of punctate keratitis, shield ulcers (3-11%) and late corneal neovascularization. In recent years, topical cyclosporine A preparations at 2% in oil or at 1% in polyvinyl alcohol, have been successfully proposed for long term VKC treatments. It has been previously proven that medical treatment is not always sufficient, especially when it is employed to treat shield ulcer plaques. In such conditions, surgery may be effective for avoiding long term complications such as amblyopia, strabismus, infections and corneal perforation. In this paper, we show the efficacy of surgical debridement by means of simple scraping associated with topical cyclosporine treatment for the management of vernal shield ulcers complicated with plaques.