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This study was conducted to determine the efficacy and safety of the use of a partially absorbable large pore synthetic prophylactic mesh in emergent midline laparotomies for the prevention of evisceration and incisional hernia.Retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent an emergency midline laparotomy between January of 2009 and July of 2010 was performed. Patients with complicated ventral...
The role of central neck dissection (CND) in differentiated thyroid cancer remains controversial. This study aims at elucidating the potential benefits and drawbacks of CND associated to total thyroidectomy in papillary cancer.Protocols of patients undergoing total thyroidectomy and CND for papillary cancer were reviewed. The following data were recorded: macroscopic appearance of central nodes; nodes...
Background. Subjective nonspecific upper aerodigestive symptoms (UADS) are not uncommon after thyroidectomy. Their type, duration, and prevalence, however, have not been investigated in a controlled design. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of UADS after thyroidectomy. Methods. A consecutive cohort of 60 patients who had undergone uncomplicated total (n = 38) or near total...
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