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FACTORS OF FAILURE FOR NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OF BLUNT LIVER AND SPLENIC TRAUMA (Abstract): A revi... more FACTORS OF FAILURE FOR NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OF BLUNT LIVER AND SPLENIC TRAUMA (Abstract): A review of the literature describing the hepatic and splenic blunt trauma , indicates that as many as 67% of exploratory celiotomies, are reports as diagnostic. Avoiding unnecessary surgical procedure offers un attractive choice. Nevertheless, nonsurgical management should not bew considered unless the patient meets the following criteria: 1. hemodynamic stability, with or without minimal fluid resuscitation; 2. no demonstrable peritoneal signs on abdominal examination; and 3. the absence on computer tomography (CT scan) of any intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal injuries that require operative intervention. Although a patient could meet the above criteria, several additional factors can be used as predictors of failure of non surgical treatment.
World journal of …, 2007
ABSTRACT Since the tumor thrombus in the main portal vein appears in the terminal stage of hepato... more ABSTRACT Since the tumor thrombus in the main portal vein appears in the terminal stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), any attempt to remove it surgically is thought to be impractical as the malignancy itself cannot be entirely removed. During the past 5 years, we have performed tumor thrombectomy combined with hepatectomy in 29 of 298 patients with HCC. This combined therapy was initially decided upon as an emergency measure to prevent impending rupture of esophageal varices, rather than to improve patient survival. Since portal flow was obtained after removal of thrombi, this condition enabled transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and/or percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT). Although improved patient survival was not the primary goal of the emergency operation and there was an operative mortality of 11%, half of the other patients in the present series had unexpectedly high survival rates of 1 year (52.2%), 2 years (23.2%), and 3 years (11.6%), which were significantly higher than in patients not undergoing operation (n=22).
FACTORS OF FAILURE FOR NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OF BLUNT LIVER AND SPLENIC TRAUMA (Abstract): A revi... more FACTORS OF FAILURE FOR NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OF BLUNT LIVER AND SPLENIC TRAUMA (Abstract): A review of the literature describing the hepatic and splenic blunt trauma , indicates that as many as 67% of exploratory celiotomies, are reports as diagnostic. Avoiding unnecessary surgical procedure offers un attractive choice. Nevertheless, nonsurgical management should not bew considered unless the patient meets the following criteria: 1. hemodynamic stability, with or without minimal fluid resuscitation; 2. no demonstrable peritoneal signs on abdominal examination; and 3. the absence on computer tomography (CT scan) of any intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal injuries that require operative intervention. Although a patient could meet the above criteria, several additional factors can be used as predictors of failure of non surgical treatment.
World journal of …, 2007
ABSTRACT Since the tumor thrombus in the main portal vein appears in the terminal stage of hepato... more ABSTRACT Since the tumor thrombus in the main portal vein appears in the terminal stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), any attempt to remove it surgically is thought to be impractical as the malignancy itself cannot be entirely removed. During the past 5 years, we have performed tumor thrombectomy combined with hepatectomy in 29 of 298 patients with HCC. This combined therapy was initially decided upon as an emergency measure to prevent impending rupture of esophageal varices, rather than to improve patient survival. Since portal flow was obtained after removal of thrombi, this condition enabled transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and/or percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT). Although improved patient survival was not the primary goal of the emergency operation and there was an operative mortality of 11%, half of the other patients in the present series had unexpectedly high survival rates of 1 year (52.2%), 2 years (23.2%), and 3 years (11.6%), which were significantly higher than in patients not undergoing operation (n=22).