Abstract Aim One remaining question in ventral hernia repair is whether to perform concurrent abdominal surgery or plan two-stage procedures. The aim was explore the risk for reoperation and mortality due surgical complication during index admission. Method Eleven-year data were retrieved from National Patient Register 68,058 primary admissions included, divided into minor major surgery. Result...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Preoperative posterior tilt in undisplaced (Garden I-II) femoral neck fractures is thought to influence rates of reoperation. However, an exact method for its measurement has not yet been presented. We designed a new measurement for posterior tilt on preoperative lateral radiographs and investigated its association with later reoperation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A consecut...

BACKGROUND Mitral regurgitation (MR) represents the principal indication for reoperation in patients after repair of atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD). Reports of mitral valvuloplasty (MVP) in such patients are few; the alternative, mitral valve replacement (MVR), necessitates commitment to future valve replacement and long-term anticoagulation. We sought to determine the outcome of those ...

OBJECTIVES To conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy and drawbacks of limited (D1) versus extended lymphadenectomy (D2) for proven gastric adenocarcinoma. METHODS A search of Cochrane, Medline, PubMed, Embase, Science Citation Index and Current Contents electronic databases identified randomized controlled trials published in the English language betwe...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the nature and rate of surgical intervention after transvaginal Prolift mesh repair for pelvic organ prolapse. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study of all patients who underwent Prolift mesh repair between January 2005 and January 2009. Patient data were obtained from medical records, and patients were telephoned to check if they had surge...

During a follow-up period of 3 years, among a consecutive series of 423 patients who gave informed consent for recatheterization both 1 and 3 years after coronary artery bypass grafting, the incidence of severely symptomatic patients with New York Heart Association class III or IV was 19% (79 of 423). The predictive value of approximately 80 clinical, angiographic and perioperative variables wa...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess the relationships among immunohistochemical staining patterns and prognostic factors in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 103 patients who had undergone pituitary surgery for NFPAs. The prognostic factors evaluated were initial tumor size, cavernous sinus invasion, compression of the optic ch...

PURPOSE To assess the therapeutic value of two different drainage catheters in treating chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). MATERIALS AND METHODS Two types of drainage catheters can be used to treat CSDH according to the position of holes in the catheter: open-type or closed-type catheter. In this retrospective study, 199 total patients with CSDH were reviewed according to catheter type. Among ...

Background: The optimal degree of lymph node dissection for gastric cancer is still matter of debate. Particularly, there are serious doubts about the reproducibility of extended lymph node dissection in western surgical units, and no studies to date have investigated factors influencing early results (mortality, major morbidity and reoperation rates) during the learning curve. Methods: Univari...