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- Ansari, Daniel, et al.
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Hemorrhage after Major Pancreatic Resection: Incidence, Risk Factors, Management, and Outcome.
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. - : SAGE Publications. - 1799-7267 .- 1457-4969. ; 106:1, s. 47-53
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Hemorrhage is a rare but dreaded complication after pancreatic surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence, risk factors, management, and outcome of postpancreatectomy hemorrhage in a tertiary care center. A retrospective observational study was conducted on 500 consecutive patients undergoing major pancreatic resections at our institution. Postpancrea-tectomy hemorrhage was defined according to the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery criteria. RESULTS: A total of 68 patients (13.6%) developed postpancreatectomy hemorrhage. Thirty-four patients (6.8%) had a type A, 15 patients (3.0%) had a type B, and the remaining 19 patients (3.8%) had a type C bleed. Postoperative pancreatic fistula Grades B and C and bile leakage were significantly associated with severe postpancreatectomy hemorrhage on multivariable logistic regression. For patients with postpancreatectomy hemorrhage Grade C, the onset of bleeding was in median 13 days after the index operation, ranging from 1 to 85 days. Twelve patients (63.2%) had sentinel bleeds. Surgery lead to definitive hemostatic control in six of eight patients (75.0%). Angiography was able to localize the bleeding source in 8/10 (80.0%) cases. The success rate of angiographic hemostasis was 8/8. (100.0%). The mortality rate among patients with postpancreatectomy hemorrhage Grade C was 2/19 (10.5%), and both fatalities occurred late as a consequence of eroded vessels in association with pancreaticogastrostomy. CONCLUSION: Delayed hemorrhage is a serious complication after major pancreatic surgery.Sentinel bleed is an early warning sign. Postoperative pancreatic fistula and bile leakage are important risk factors for severe postpancreatectomy hemorrhage.
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- Ansari, Daniel, et al.
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Positron emission tomography in malignancies of the liver, pancreas and biliary tract - indications and potential pitfalls.
- 2013
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1502-7708 .- 0036-5521. ; 48:3, s. 259-265
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract Malignancies of the hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) system are relatively common and generally characterized by a dismal prognosis. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that has emerged as an important modality in oncological decision-making. The principal radiopharmaceutical in PET imaging is the glucose analog (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose, which is able to detect altered glucose metabolism in malignant tissue. PET is typically used in conjunction with computed tomography (CT), and previous studies have supported several uses of PET/CT in HPB malignancies, including staging, differential diagnostics and monitoring of treatment response and progress of disease. A review of PET/CT in the context of HPB malignancies will be presented, including indications and potential pitfalls.
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- Bengtsson, Johan, et al.
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The effects of uterine artery embolization with a new degradable microsphere in an experimental study
- 2017
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Ingår i: Acta Radiologica. - : SAGE Publications. - 0284-1851 .- 1600-0455. ; 58:11, s. 1334-1341
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background Transarterial particle embolization is a common treatment of uterine fibroids, aiming to obtain ischemia resulting in shrinking of the fibroid with preservation of normal uterine tissue. Embolization with non-degradable microspheres is established, but causes permanent occlusion of the arteries, affecting both the uterus as well as the fibroids. Purpose To evaluate in vivo degradation, local tissue effects, and possible recanalization following intra-arterial deposition of the new, degradable starch microspheres (DSM), in a short-term experimental pilot study. Material and Methods Under general anesthesia, unilateral transarterial embolization of the uterine artery (UA) with DSM 500-700 μm was performed in five female sheep. The animals underwent renewed angiography at different intervals after embolization (19-65 h) and were subsequently sacrificed. Histological examination was performed. Results Embolization with absent flow in the UA could be completed in five of six animals. At final angiographic evaluation, recanalization of the embolized arteries was evident in three sheep. At the gross postmortem examination, edema and discoloration indicating ischemia of the uterus at the embolized side, was observed in all the sheep. At histopathological examination, different stages of DSM degradation in the arterial branches were observed in both endometrium and myometrium. Mild-to-moderate vasculitis and mild-to-extensive ischemic changes were present along with degeneration of the uterine glands. Conclusion This short-term pilot study proved efficacy of embolization with DSM causing ischemic changes in the embolized organ, but also degradation of the DSM with subsequent recanalization of the embolized arteries.
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- Cwikiel, Wojciech, et al.
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Endovascular Treatment of Two Pseudoaneurysms Originating From the Left Ventricle.
- 2013
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Ingår i: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1432-086X .- 0174-1551. ; 36:6, s. 1677-1680
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A 67-year-old woman resented with an acute type A aortic dissection, which was treated surgically with aortic valve replacement as a composite graft with reimplantation of the coronary arteries. At the end of surgery, a left-ventricular venting catheter was placed through the apex and closed with a buffered suture. Consecutive computed tomography (CT) examinations verified a growing apex pseudoaneurysm. Communication between the ventricle and the pseudoaneurysm was successfully closed with an Amplatz septal plug by the transfemoral route. Follow-up CT showed an additional pseudoaneurysm, which also was successfully closed using the same method.
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- Eriksson, Sam, et al.
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The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on skeletal muscle depletion and preoperative sarcopenia in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases
- 2017
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Ingår i: HPB. - : Elsevier BV. - 1365-182X. ; 19:4, s. 331-337
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Preoperative skeletal muscle depletion or sarcopenia has been suggested to predict worse outcome after resection of colorectal liver metastases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on preoperative skeletal muscle mass prior to liver resection. Methods: Patients operated with liver resection for colorectal liver metastases between 2010 and 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Muscle mass was evaluated by measuring muscle area on a cross-sectional computed tomography image at the level of the third lumbar vertebra, and normalized for patient height, presenting a skeletal muscle index. Results: Preoperative skeletal muscle mass was analysed in 225 patients, of whom 97 underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In total 147 patients (65%) were categorized as sarcopenic preoperatively. Patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy decreased in skeletal muscle mass (decrease by 5.5 (-1.1 to 11) % in skeletal muscle index, p < 0.001). Patients with muscle loss >5% during neoadjuvant chemotherapy were less likely to undergo adjuvant chemotherapy than others (68% vs 85%, p = 0.048). A >5% muscle loss did not result in worse overall (p = 0.131) or recurrence-free survival (p = 0.105). Conclusion: Skeletal muscle mass decreases during neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Skeletal muscle loss during neoadjuvant chemotherapy impairs the conditions for adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Keussen, Inger, et al.
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Acute effects of liver vein occlusion by stent-graft placed in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt channel: An experimental study
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Ingår i: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1432-086X .- 0174-1551. ; 29:1, s. 120-123
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of hepatic vein occlusion by stent-graft used in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). The experiments were performed in six healthy pigs under general anesthesia. Following percutaneous transhepatic implantation of a port-a-cath in the right hepatic vein, TIPS was created with a stent-graft (Viatorr; W L Gore, Flagstaff, AZ, USA). The outflow from the hepatic vein, blocked by the stent-graft was documented by injection of contrast medium and repeated injections of 99Tc(m)-labeled human serum albumin through the port-a-cath. After 2 weeks, the outflow was re-evaluated, the pigs were sacrificed, and histopathologic examination of the liver was performed. Occlusion of the hepatic vein by a stent-graft had a short and temporary effect on the outflow. Histopathological examination from the affected liver segment showed no divergent pattern. Stent-grafts used in TIPS block the outflow from the liver vein, but do not have a prolonged circulatory effect and do not affect the liver parenchyma.
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- Keussen, Inger
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BOOK REVIEW.
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Ingår i: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden). - : Informa UK Limited. - 1651-226X .- 0284-186X. ; :Jun 23, s. 1-1
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