Standardizing the time-honored wedge resection

Wound pain: revisiting a time-honored strategy.

Wedge resection for gastric submucosal tumors.

published by admin on Mon, 08/19/2013 12:59pm Title Wedge resection for gastric submucosal tumors. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2011 Authors Albright, JB, McGwin, G Journal J Am Coll Surg Volume 213 Issue 3 Pagination 452; author reply 453 Date Published 2011 Sep ISSN 1879-1190

A comparison of wedge and segmental resection of the lung.

In the past few years there has been increasing use of limited resection for pulmonary carcinoma, especially in patients with restricted cardiorespiratory function. Because there is frequently a choice as to the type of limited resection, it was considered worth while to review the safety and efficiency of the two principal types. In total, 212 wedge resections and 281 segmental resections are ...

Oncologic Safety of Laparoscopic Wedge Resection with Gastrotomy for Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Comparison with Conventional Laparoscopic Wedge Resection

PURPOSE Various laparoscopic wedge resection (LWR) techniques requiring gastrotomy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the stomach have been applied to facilitate tumor resection and preserve the remnant gastric volume. However, there is the possibility of cancer cell dissemination during these procedures. The aim of this study was to assess the oncologic safety of LWR with gastrotom...

minithoracotomy versus thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection in interstitial lung diseases

results a total of 43 (12 males and 31 females, with mean age of 41.90 ± 8.64 years) patients underwent minithoracotomy for open lung biopsy. minithoracotomy mortality rate was 0% compared to the 0 - 5.2% reported for thoracoscopy. the mean hospital stay for minithoracotomy was 2.3 ± 0.97 days compared to 4.9 ± 1.53 days reported for thoracoscopy (p < 0.05). the complication rate was 0.05% and ...