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De Simone B, Chouillard E, Di Saverio S, Pagani L, Sartelli M, Biffl WL, Coccolini F, Pieri A, Khan M, Borzellino G, Campanile FC, Ansaloni L, Catena F. Emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: what you need to know for practice. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020; 102:323-332. [PMID: 32352836 PMCID: PMC7374780 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Several articles have been published about the reorganisation of surgical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic but few, if any, have focused on the impact that this has had on emergency and trauma surgery. Our aim was to review the most current data on COVID-19 to provide essential suggestions on how to manage the acute abdomen during the pandemic. METHODS A systematic review was conducted of the most relevant English language articles on COVID-19 and surgery published between 15 December 2019 and 30 March 2020. FINDINGS Access to the operating theatre is almost exclusively restricted to emergencies and oncological procedures. The use of laparoscopy in COVID-19 positive patients should be cautiously considered. The main risk lies in the presence of the virus in the pneumoperitoneum: the aerosol released in the operating theatre could contaminate both staff and the environment. CONCLUSIONS During the COVID-19 pandemic, all efforts should be deployed in order to evaluate the feasibility of postponing surgery until the patient is no longer considered potentially infectious or at risk of perioperative complications. If surgery is deemed necessary, the emergency surgeon must minimise the risk of exposure to the virus by involving a minimal number of healthcare staff and shortening the occupation of the operating theatre. In case of a lack of security measures to enable safe laparoscopy, open surgery should be considered.
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- B De Simone
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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- Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, US
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- Bolzano Central Hospital, Italy
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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- San Giovanni Decollato-Andosilla Hospital, Civita Castellana, Italy
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- University Hospital of Parma, Italy
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Chahine E, Baghdady R, El Kary N, Dirani M, Hayek M, Saikaly E, Chouillard E. Surgical treatment of gastric outlet obstruction from a large trichobezoar: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2019; 57:183-185. [PMID: 30981073 PMCID: PMC6461568 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Bezoars are concretions of foreign indigestible material accumulating in the gastrointestinal tract leading to intraluminal mass formation that impairs the gastrointestinal motility and can lead to gastric obstruction of the small or the large bowel. There are different types of bezoars, named according to the material they are made of. These include phytobezoar, lactobezoar, pharmacobezoar, trichobezoar, and polybezoar. Trichobezoars (hair ball) are usually located in the stomach but may extend through the pylorus into the duodenum and small bowel (Rapunzel syndrome). CASE PRESENTATION Herein, we report a case of a young adult female known to have a long-standing trichophagia who presented with gastric outlet obstruction due to a large trichobezoar. Endoscopy revealed a large and hard gastric trichobezoar not amenable to endoscopic retrieval leading to surgical extraction as a last resort. DISCUSSION They are almost always associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia or other psychiatric disorders. Trichobezoar can be treated either surgically by laparotomy/laparoscopy or by endoscopic intervention. CONCLUSION Treatment should be coupled to psychiatric evaluation and therapy to prevent recurrence.
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- E Chahine
- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France.
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Poissy Saint Germain Medical Center, Poissy, France
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Chattot C, Huchon C, Paternostre A, Du Cheyron J, Chouillard E, Fauconnier A. ENDORECT: a preoperative score to accurately predict rectosigmoid involvement in patients with endometriosis. Hum Reprod Open 2019; 2019:hoz007. [PMID: 30968062 PMCID: PMC6446534 DOI: 10.1093/hropen/hoz007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Study question Could we construct and validate a preoperative score to predict rectosigmoid involvement in endometriosis (RE)? Summary answer We developed a simple preoperative score (ENDORECT) to predict RE. What is known already Accurate preoperative classification is important to optimize the surgical approach for patients with endometriosis but there is currently no reliable first-line examination to determine RE. Study design size duration This was a single-centre observational study including all women (N = 119) who underwent complete surgery for endometriosis between January 2011 and June 2016 in the Gynaecological Department of the University Hospital of Poissy Saint-Germain en Laye. Participants/materials setting methods Of the 119 women, 47 had RE and 72 did not. Two-thirds of the patients were randomly selected to derive the predictive score based on multiple logistic regression with internal validation by bootstrap. We used information from a self-assessment questionnaire, digital and speculum examination, transvaginal ultrasound and MRI. The score was then applied to the remaining sample of patients for validation. Main results and the role of chance Four variables were independently associated with RE: palpation of a posterior nodule on digital examination (aOR=5.6; 95%CI [1.7-21.8]); a UBESS score of 3 on ultrasonography (aOR=4.9; 95%CI [1.4-19.8); RE infiltration on MRI (aOR=6.8; 95%CI [2-25.5]); and presence of blood in the stools during menstruation (aOR=5.2; 95%CI [1.3-24.7]). The ROC-AUC of the model was 0.86 (95%CI [0.77-0.94]) and the bootstrap procedure showed that the model was stable. The ENDORECT score was derived from these four criteria and three risk groups were identified: the high-risk group (score>17) had a probability of RE of 100% with an specificity (Sp) of 100%, postive likelihood ratio (Lr+)>10; the intermediate-risk group (score: 7-17) had a probability of RE of 42%; and the low-risk group (score=0), with a sensitivity (Se) of 97%, negative likelihood ratio (Lr-) of 0.07 and a probability of RE of 5%. In the validation cohort, a score >17 predicted RE with an Sp of 96, Lr+ of 9.2, and probability of RE of 83%. Patients in this sample with a score=0, had an Se of 100%, Lr- of 0 and a probability of RE of 0%. Limitations reasons for caution The single-centre recruitment and over-representation of RE could constitute a referral bias. Wider implications of the findings The use of a preoperative predictive score could facilitate patient counselling and guide surgical management. Both MRI and transvaginal ultrasound provide independent information and are useful before surgery for RE. Study funding/competing interests No financial support was specifically received for this study. The authors declare no conflict of interest. Trial registration number N/A.
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- C Chattot
- EA 7285 Research Unit 'Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health', Versailles-Saint-Quentin University (UVSQ), Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France
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- EA 7285 Research Unit 'Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health', Versailles-Saint-Quentin University (UVSQ), Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
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- EA 7285 Research Unit 'Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health', Versailles-Saint-Quentin University (UVSQ), Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France
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- EA 7285 Research Unit 'Risk and Safety in Clinical Medicine for Women and Perinatal Health', Versailles-Saint-Quentin University (UVSQ), Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France
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D''Alessandro A, Canonico G, Chouillard E. Pure notes total mesorectal excision (TME) for patients with rectal neoplasia is it possible to go all the way up from the anus? Eur J Surg Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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d'Alessandro A, Kari N, Alameh A, Pasquier N, Tarhini A, Vinson Bonnet B, Noun R, Chouillard E. Preliminary experience with umbilical stoma in transumbilical single-port colorectal surgery. Tech Coloproctol 2018; 22:301-304. [PMID: 29512046 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-018-1767-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The umbilicus, an embryological natural orifice, is increasingly used as the only access route during single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for colorectal disease. As a part of some of these procedures, a temporary, diverting ostomy could be exteriorized through the umbilicus itself. Theoretical advantages include better preservation of the abdominal wall and potentially superior cosmetic results. The aim of the present study was to evaluate our preliminary experience in SILS colorectal resection with umbilical stoma (u-stoma). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all colorectal patients operated using SILS for benign or malignant disease at Paris Poissy Medical Center. Patients were selected for consideration of u-stoma with our stoma therapists. RESULTS Between January 2010 and December 2016, 234 patients underwent colorectal SILS procedures. In 74 patients (31.6%), an ileostomy (n = 41) or a colostomy (n = 33) was fashioned. Of these, 20 (27% of all ostomies) were umbilical stomas. The 20 u-stoma patients, 10 men and 10 women, received either a loop ileostomy (n = 14) or an end (n = 4) or loop (n = 2) colostomy. The mean age was 52 years (range 29-81 years). There was no mortality. Operative stoma-related morbidity occurred in only 5% of patients (n = 1: ileal torsion volvulus). Median follow-up after stoma formation was 30 months (range 12-59 months). Adjustment to the stoma and quality of life were satisfactory as estimated by both the patient and the stoma therapist. All stomas were reversed. At a median follow-up of 27.5 months (range 7-55 months) after stoma reversal, two patients had reoperation for incisional hernia. CONCLUSION This preliminary experience showed that u-stoma is a feasible and safe alternative to more conventional ostomy after SILS.
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- A d'Alessandro
- Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Paris Poissy Medical Center, Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 10 rue du Champ, Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Paris Poissy Medical Center, Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 10 rue du Champ, Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Paris Poissy Medical Center, Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 10 rue du Champ, Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Unit of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Paris Poissy Medical Center, Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 10 rue du Champ, Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France.
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De Jonghe B, Fajardy A, Mérian-Brosse L, Fauconnier A, Chouillard E, Debit N, Solus H, Tabary N, Séguier JC, Melchior JC. Reducing pre-operative fasting while preserving operating room scheduling flexibility: feasibility and impact on patient discomfort. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2016; 60:1222-9. [PMID: 27345429 DOI: 10.1111/aas.12756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The need to preserve operating room (OR) scheduling flexibility can challenge adherence to the 2-h pre-operative fasting period recommendation before elective surgery. Our primary objective was to assess the feasibility of a pre-operative carbohydrate (CHO) drink delivery strategy preserving OR scheduling flexibility. METHODS During the 1st study phase, patients admitted for elective surgery fasted overnight (Control group); during the 2nd phase, patients fasted overnight and received a pre-operative CHO drink (CHO group). CHO delivery time was set to allow any patient to be ready for surgery 30 min ahead of the scheduled time and any patient with an operation scheduled in the afternoon to be ready at 13:00 hours; patients admitted the morning of an early morning operation would not be allowed to take a CHO drink. RESULTS We included 194 patients in the Control group and 199 in the CHO group. In the CHO group, the morning CHO dose was delivered to 66.3% of the patients (95% CI 59.3-72.9%), with a median pre-operative fasting time period of 4 h 57 min. After excluding patients admitted the morning of an operation scheduled before 10:00 hours, the delivery rate was 77.2% (70.2-83.3%). Patients in the CHO group experienced significantly less pre-operative thirst (median 2 vs. 5 on a 0-10 scale, P < 0.0001) and hunger (0 vs. 2, P < 0.0001) than those in the Control group. CONCLUSION Although preservation of OR scheduling flexibility resulted in a longer fasting time than recommended, CHO drink can be made available to a large proportion of patients with significantly reduced perioperative discomfort.
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- B. De Jonghe
- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint-Germain; Poissy France
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- Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, APHP; Garches France
- Faculté de Médecine PIFO; Versailles France
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Chouillard E, Regnier A, Vitte RL, Bonnet BV, Greco V, Chahine E, Daher R, Biagini J. Transanal NOTES total mesorectal excision (TME) in patients with rectal cancer: Is anatomy better preserved? Tech Coloproctol 2016; 20:537-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s10151-016-1449-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chouillard E, Chahine E, Khoury G, Vinson-Bonnet B, Gumbs A, Azoulay D, Abdalla E. NOTES total mesorectal excision (TME) for patients with rectal neoplasia: a preliminary experience. Surg Endosc 2014; 28:3150-7. [PMID: 24879139 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3573-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and single-incision laparoscopy are emerging, minimally invasive techniques. Total mesorectal excision (TME), the gold standard treatment for patients with resectable distal rectal tumors, is usually performed in an "up-to-down" approach, either laparoscopically or via open techniques. A transanal, "down-to-up" TME has already been reported. Our NOTES variant of TME (NOTESTME) is based on a transperineal approach without any form of abdominal assistance. The aim was to reduce further the invasiveness of the procedure while optimizing the anatomical definition of the distal mesorectum. This approach may lead to reduced postoperative pain, decreased hernia formation and improved cosmesis when compared to standard laparoscopy. METHODS NOTESTME was attempted in 16 patients with distal rectal neoplasia (i.e., distal edge of the tumor lower than the pouch of Douglas, between 0 and 12 cm from the dentate line). Additional inclusion criteria consisted of an ASA status ≤III and the absence of previous abdominal surgery. RESULTS NOTESTME was completed in all patients. Additional abdominal, single-incision laparoscopic assistance was required in 6 (38 %) patients. Mean operative time was 265 min (range 155-440 min). The morbidity rate was 18.8 % (two small bowel obstructions and one pelvic abscess), requiring re-operation in each case. No leaks occurred, and the mortality rate at 30 and 90 days was 0 %. Resection margins were negative in all patients. A median of 17 nodes (range 12-81) was retrieved per specimen. Mean length of hospital stay was 10 days (range 4-29 days). Patients were followed for an average of 7 months (range 3-23 months). CONCLUSION NOTESTME was feasible and safe in this series of patients with mid- or low rectal tumors. The short-term mortality and morbidity rates are acceptable, with no apparent compromise in the oncological quality of the resection. Larger, randomized controlled trials with long-term follow-up are warranted.
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- E Chouillard
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France,
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Chouillard E, Daher R. Techniques de chirurgie bariatrique chez l’adolescent. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)71461-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chouillard E, Gumbs A, Fangio P, Torcivia A, Tayar C, Laurent A, Dache A, Lacherade JC, Van Nhieu JT, Cherqui D. Liver resection for cystic lesions: a 15-year experience. MINERVA CHIR 2010; 65:495-506. [PMID: 21081861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM The aim pf this paper was to review the management strategies in patients who had hepatic resection for cystic lesions. If symptomatic, a simple liver cyst (SC) is best treated by unroofing. A hydatid cyst (HC) is treated by simple cystectomy or pericystectomy. Many procedures have been described for the management of complex non-HCS including aspiration, sclerosing therapy, drainage, unroofing, and resection. METHODS A retrospective review of patients who had liver resection for cystic lesions between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 2006. The study was carried out at a University Hospital and a General Community Hospital affiliated with a University program. Management strategies were detailed, including clinical, biological, and imaging features. Operative morbidity and mortality as well as long-term outcome were also assessed. A comparison between preoperative and postoperative diagnoses was performed. RESULTS Thirty-three patients (24 women and 9 men) underwent 39 liver resections, including 14 left lateral resections, 12 right hemi-hepatectomies, 7 left hemi-hepatectomies and 6 segmentectomies or wedge resections. The final diagnosis included hydatid cyst in 10 patients (30%), cystadenoma in 6 (18%), simple cysts in 6 (18%), Caroli's disease in 4 (12%), cystadenocarcinoma in 3 (9%) and miscellaneous in the 4 remaining (12%). There was no mortality and the postoperative morbidity rate was 15%. Long-term follow-up revealed that, besides patients with malignancies whose outcome was dismal, overall prognosis was positive with efficacious symptom control. CONCLUSION; Accurate preoperative diagnosis of liver cystic lesions may be difficult. However, liver resection for such lesions is a safe procedure that provides long-term symptomatic control in benign disease and may be curative in cases of underlying malignancy. Even if nearly 50% of liver cystic lesions treated by resection were either symptomatic SC or HC, we recommend en-bloc liver resection for all liver cystic lesions that are not clearly parasitic or simple cysts.
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- E Chouillard
- Department of General Surgery, Hospital Center of Poissy, Poissy, France.
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Chouillard E, Gumbs AA, Meyer F, Torcivia A, Helmy N, Toubal M, Karaa A. Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma: a prospective comparative analysis. MINERVA CHIR 2010; 65:243-250. [PMID: 20668413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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AIM Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is still not a widely accepted option for the treatment of invasive gastric cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the results of LG for gastric adenocarcinoma in two French surgical departments. METHODS Between 2001 and 2007, 51 patients underwent LG for gastric cancer. The results were compared to those of 79 patients who had open gastrectomy (OG) during the same study period. RESULTS Mean age was 61 years (31-81) and 66 years (27-88) in the LG group and in the OG group, respectively. The sex ratio was 21 women to 30 men and 25 women for 54 men in the LG group and the OG group, respectively. The mean operative duration was 260 minutes (90-420) and 200 (120-360) the LG group and the OG group, respectively (P=0.11). Estimated operative blood loss was 150 ml (50-870) and 240 (120-955) in the LG group and the OG group, respectively (P=0.07). The mean number of harvested lymph nodes was 19 (8-51) in the LG group and 22 (3-101) in the OG group, respectively (P=0.76). The overall mortality rate was 0% and 2.5% in the LG group and the OG group, respectively (P=0.49). The overall abdominal morbidity rate was 12% and 16.4% in the LG group and the OG group, respectively (P=0.42). The mean duration of hospital stay was 8.0 days (5-23) and 11.5 days (5-31) in the LG group and the OG group, respectively (P=0.023). Survival analysis at 1, 2, and 3 years showed no significant difference between the two groups. CONCLUSION LG for cancer is feasible and safe in patients with invasive gastric cancer. However, randomized controlled trials are necessary to accurately define the role of laparoscopy in the treatment of gastric cancer.
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- E Chouillard
- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital Center, Poissy, France.
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Chouillard E, Pierard T, Campbell R, Tabary N. Laparoscopically assisted Hartman's reversal is an efficacious and efficient procedure: a case control study. MINERVA CHIR 2009; 64:1-8. [PMID: 19396059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIM Laparoscopy may lower the mortality and morbidity rates of Hartmann's procedure reversal. However, it remains a challenging operation mainly due to adhesions of the small bowel and to the rectal stump. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of 44 patients who had laparoscopic Hartmann's reversal (Group A). On a case-control basis, these patients were compared to 44 patients (Group B) who had open Hartmann's reversal. RESULTS Preoperative patients' characteristics (sex, gender, BMI, ASA status, prior surgery, comorbidities, colonic disease) were comparable. Conversion rate in Group A was 9.1%. Operative incidents were comparable in both groups. Operative duration was not significantly shorter in Group B (195 min versus 160 min in Group B). Mortality rate was 2.2 % and O % in group A and B, respectively. Overall morbidity rate was 11.4 % and 28.6 % in Group A and B, respectively (P<0.05). The mean length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in Group A (4.8 days) as compared to Group B (6.8 days), respectively. An efficiency analysis was performed and demonstrated that laparoscopic reversal did not generate a significant additional cost. CONCLUSION Our laparoscopic technique of Hartmann's procedure reversal is safe and efficient. It compares positively with the same procedure performed openly in a case control study. Moreover, an indirect cost reduction is generated by the reduction of the length of hospital stay.
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- E Chouillard
- Department of General and Digestive Surgery Centre Hospitalier, Poissy, France.
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Jarboui S, Ghiles E, Etienne JC, Ata T, Fingerhut A, Chouillard E. [Right paraduodenal hernia: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 145:388-9. [PMID: 18955933 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-7697(08)74322-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A 17 year old male was admitted emergently with acute small bowel obstruction. An urgent laparotomy revealed a loop of gangreous ileum herniated through a right paraduodenal hernia. The compromised bowel was resected and a primary anastomosis was performed. This case report allows us to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic features of this rare condition.
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- Service de chirurgie digestive et générale, centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy - Poissy.
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Chouillard E. Laparoscopic intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia (IPCH) for gastrointestinal malignancies: indications and results. MINERVA CHIR 2008; 63:497-509. [PMID: 19078882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Combining cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia (IPCH) is the most promising new treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from colorectal cancer or from gastric cancer. It is not indicated for all patients with PC, and the results achieved by international experts in this field might not be replicated in routine clinical practice. Patients with good performance status, a low volume of peritoneal disease, and no extra-abdominal metastases are more likely to benefit from the combined treatment. Disease extent should be assessed at the time of the primary cancer operation, so that IPCH as an adjuvant treatment for appropriately selected patients can be administered. In this setting, laparoscopy could be interesting. Repeat CRS and IPCH in patients with diffuse peritoneal recurrence should be approached with caution and may be indicated only with effective second-line intraperitoneal chemotherapies. Finally, in some cases of intractable ascitis, patients who are not candidates for CRS, could be treated by merely palliative laparoscopic IPCH. A high level of training, expertise, and infrastructure is needed to optimize safety for both staff and patient. Therefore, concentrating services in a center with experience is likely to increase quality of care for these patients.
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- E Chouillard
- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Poissy, France.
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Kamoun A, Etienne JC, Lopez Y, Chouillard E, Ghiles E, Fingerhut A. [Preoperative diagnosis of a strangulated obturator hernia using helical computed tomography]. J Chir (Paris) 2003; 140:251-3. [PMID: 13679778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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Chouillard E, Fingerhut A. Acute appendicitis after laparoscopic treatment of acute epiploic appendagitis. Surg Endosc 2003; 17:660-1. [PMID: 12574937 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-4208-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2002] [Accepted: 06/06/2002] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is a rare cause of right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. We report an unusual case of acute gangrenous appendicitis that developed after laparoscopic treatment of an EA. A 62-year-old man underwent laparoscopy for RLQ abdominal pain. EA was found and a resection was performed. The appendix, which was macroscopically normal, was left undisturbed. One week later, the patient was operated on for acute gangrenous appendicitis. Histologic examination separately confirmed both diagnoses. The definitive outcome was uneventful. The exact origin of this unusual case is unknown: Could acute appendicitis have been secondary to laparoscopic manipulation or initially missed? We conclude that acute appendicitis may be either missed or induced by laparoscopy for RLQ abdominal pain.
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- E Chouillard
- Digestive Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint Germain, 10, rue du Champ Gaillard, 78303 Poissy Cedex, France
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