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Bekheit M, Grundy L, Salih AK, Bucur P, Vibert E, Ghazanfar M. Post-hepatectomy liver failure: A timeline centered review. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2023; 22:554-569. [PMID: 36973111 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a leading cause of postoperative mortality after liver surgery. Due to its significant impact, it is imperative to understand the risk stratification and preventative strategies for PHLF. The main objective of this review is to highlight the role of these strategies in a timeline centered way around curative resection. DATA SOURCES This review includes studies on both humans and animals, where they addressed PHLF. A literature search was conducted across the Cochrane Library, Embase, MEDLINE/PubMed, and Web of Knowledge electronic databases for English language studies published between July 1997 and June 2020. Studies presented in other languages were equally considered. The quality of included publications was assessed using Downs and Black's checklist. The results were presented in qualitative summaries owing to the lack of studies qualifying for quantitative analysis. RESULTS This systematic review with 245 studies, provides insight into the current prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and management options for PHLF. This review highlighted that liver volume manipulation is the most frequently studied preventive measure against PHLF in clinical practice, with modest improvement in the treatment strategies over the past decade. CONCLUSIONS Remnant liver volume manipulation is the most consistent preventive measure against PHLF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Foresterhill Health Campus, Ashgrove Road, AB252ZN Aberdeen, UK; Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Foresterhill Health Campus, Ashgrove Road, AB252ZN Aberdeen, UK; Hépatica, Integrated Center of HPB Care, Elite Hospital, Agriculture Road, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Foresterhill Health Campus, Ashgrove Road, AB252ZN Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Foresterhill Health Campus, Ashgrove Road, AB252ZN Aberdeen, UK; Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Foresterhill Health Campus, Ashgrove Road, AB252ZN Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Tours, Val de la Loire 37000, France
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- Centre Hépatobiliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, 12 Paul Valliant Couturier, 94804 Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Foresterhill Health Campus, Ashgrove Road, AB252ZN Aberdeen, UK
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Bekheit M, Rajan S, Wohlgemut JM, Watson AJM, Ramsay G. Comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland: population-wide cohort study. BJS Open 2023; 7:zrad073. [PMID: 37578027 PMCID: PMC10424165 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad073] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute cholecystitis is one of the most common diagnoses presenting to emergency general surgery and is managed either operatively or conservatively. However, operative rates vary widely across the world. This real-world population analysis aimed to describe the current clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute cholecystitis across Scotland, UK. METHODS This was a national cohort study using data obtained from Information Services Division, Scotland. All adult patients with the admission diagnostic code for acute cholecystitis were included. Data were used to identify all patients admitted to Scottish hospitals between 1997 and 2019 and outcomes tracked for inpatients or after discharge through the unique patient identifier. This was linked to death data, including date of death. RESULTS A total of 47 558 patients were diagnosed with 58 824 episodes of acute cholecystitis (with 27.2 per cent of patients experiencing more than one episode) in 46 Scottish hospitals. Median age was 58 years (interquartile range (i.q.r.) 43-71), 64.4 per cent were female, and most (76.1 per cent) had no comorbidities. A total of 28 741 (60.4 per cent) patients had an operative intervention during the index admission. Patients who had an operation during their index admission had a lower risk of 90-day mortality compared with non-operative management (OR 0.62, 95% c.i. 0.55-0.70). CONCLUSION In this study, 60 per cent of patients had an index cholecystectomy. Patients who underwent surgery had a better survival rate compared with those managed conservatively, further advocating for an operative approach in this cohort.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of General Surgery, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
- HPB Surgery Unit, Integrated Centres of Excellence, Elite Healthcare, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
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- Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Ghazanfar MA, Abdelhamid A, Aldrighetti L, Sturesson C, Takemura N, Truant S, Fiorentini G, Teh C, Alikhanov R, Ahmed I, Hammond J, Ferrero A, Silva M, Pawlik T, Jones R, Bekheit M. The dilemma of the disappearing colorectal liver metastases: defining international trends in management. HPB (Oxford) 2023; 25:446-453. [PMID: 36775699 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.01.003] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This survey sought to appraise the degree of consistency in the management of disappeared colorectal liver metastases (dCRLM) among liver surgeons in different countries. BACKGROUND Colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) account for half of the deaths secondary to colorectal cancer. Due to the high utilization of chemotherapy before surgery, some or all CRLM can disappear (dCRLM) but management of dCRLMs remains unclear. METHODS Seven simulated scenarios of dCRLM were presented to experienced liver surgeons using an online platform. Treatment decisions were submitted and analysed using the multi-rater kappa method. The effect of the experience, complexity of scenarios, and location and number of dCRLM on treatment decision were analysed. RESULTS Sixty-seven liver surgeons from 25 countries completed the survey. There was no agreement about the therapeutic strategies of dCRLM in all scenarios (kappa 0.12, IQR 0.20-0.32). In scenarios with lower difficulty scores, surgeons tended to offer surgical resection for dCRLM alongside the visible CRLM (vCRLM), however, with poor agreement (kappa 0.32, IQR 0.19-0.51). No agreement was seen for clinical scenario in which all CRLM lesions disappeared (kappa 0.20). CONCLUSION There are clear inconsistencies in the management decisions of dCRLM. Better evidence is required to define optimal management strategies.
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- Mudassar A Ghazanfar
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Department of HPB Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Department of HPB Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Division, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille: Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Lille, France
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Center, Makati Metro Manila, Philippines; Department of Surgery, National Kidney & Transplant Institute, Quezon, Philippines; Department of Surgery, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon, Philippines
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- Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Department of Liver and Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Russia
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Department of HPB Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of HPB and Transplantation, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Ohio, USA
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- Northwest Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Department of HPB Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK; HPB Integrated Center of Care, Elite Integrated Centers of Excellence, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Picciochi M, Glasbey JC, Li E, Kamarajah SK, Nepogodiev D, Simoes JFF, Bhangu A, Nathan A, Ismail NSM, Durrani AJ, Georgiades F, Liew I, Dornseifer MD, Parmar CD, Kolias AG, Baili EA, Nugur AK, Albanese E, Ghobrial M, Demetriades AK, Attwood JP, Singh B, Barlow CM, Fraser SM, Dube MK, Aujayeb A, Thekkinkattil DK, Botha AJ, Akinyemi TO, Peng WKE, Hammouche SA, Mohamed MKA, Elmesalmi MKA, Cannoletta MG, Wong KY, Fawi HMT, Cheng SF, Odejinmi FO, Horsfall HRML, Machairas N, Cuthbert RC, Malik SS, Callan RG, Egan RJ, Moawad NN, Ferguson DW, Grundy N, Collins ML, Herron JBT, Khatri C, Lewis SE, Alhammali T, Beamish AJ, Singisetti KK, Shalhoub J, Chean CS, Sivaprakasam R, Devarakonda S, Benjamin MW, Kamarajah SK, Ashcroft J, Lapolla P, Henein C, Singh B, Forde CT, Sohail MZ, Clegg RJ, Seymour ZM, Parasyris SV, Dimitrokallis N, Davies BJ, Fahmy WFA, Wuraola OK, Serlis A, Gurung B, Kelly AJ, Talwar R, Cullis PS, Gracie DJ, Baker MP, Cross GWV, Mar WWW, Hasan R, Pournaras DJ, Ng CE, Ramasamy AR, Iskandar ANA, Glasbey JC, Shiwani HA, Bansal S, McAleer SF, Ahmed O, Moawad NN, Kempanna UR, Reilly JJ, Davies RJ, Anwar S, Harris GA, Ahmed U, Elsanhoury KT, Chin WJ, Ponugoti NK, Faiz J, Durrani AJ, Bhatia M, Sheen JRC, Yusuf IH, Sheng Z, Stewart GD, Zaman S, Liyanage ASD, Iyengar KP, Aggarwal R, Ooi SZY, Mahmud A, Goh MA, Wheeler JMD, Eardley NJ, El Boghdady M, Soares D, O'Connor AD, Kariya AD, Brzeszczyński FF, Moreau JL, Saed A, Pilkington I, Navaratnam DM, Ryan NA, Majd HS, Ismail L, Shah HB, Khan AM, Nankivell PC, Fahmy WFA, Tyler RW, Siragusa L, Mannan SS, Bogani G, Abbasy J, Solli P, Donato ND, Burke JR, Hakeem A, Aljanadi F, Baldwin AJ, Bekheit M, Bobak PP, Fehervari M, Barra F, Thaha MA, Syed N, Olivier JB, Mohammed KAK, Williams KJ, Martin T, Coonar AS, Ho MWS, Yao MW, Charalabopoulos AK, Korompelis PG, Mak KA, Elsayed AAA, Hawley ER, Azzam AY, Kirk AJB, Sherif AE, Hussein MKA, Blair JA, Viswanath YKS, Cole SJ, Attarde DS, Allan AY, Gerogiannis IN, Dindyal S, Siddique MH, Sahid S, Neville JJ, Naumann DN, Byrne MHV, Garcia SMA, Mohamedahmed AYY, Askari AA, Pollok JM, Marcus HJ, Sahnan K, Thaha MA, Mustafa Q, Thumbadoo RP, Kolias AG, Agarwal K, Ramcharan SK, Lashari M, Abdelkarim MEA, Noton TM, Kirmani BH, Whitham RDJ, Anastasiadou S, Castelhano RSS, Saad S, Bhatta GD, Parmar CD, Golpe AL, Ooi R, McKenzie ECM, Linton KN, Bhatti KM, Chadha SS, Phelan LN, Ronga AB, Kutuzov V, Mohammed MJ, Sambhwani SH, Sohrabi C, Vidya R, Gill JK, Rampersad LS, Zacharia BM, Al-Azzani WAK, Pathmanaban OPN, Olive RS, Hossain FS, Harvey J, Kumaran NK, Minicozzi A, Wheelton AN, Evans VA, Beggs AD, Ismail OM, Biyani CS, Seraj SS, Deputy M, Shammeseldin EBE, Mohammed WMWM, Onsa M, Lim Y, Al-Shaye ARA, Fadlallah MG, Al-Musawi H, Yousuf UBJ, Ahmed SZ, Laios A, Moosa A, Li Z, Hutchinson PJ, Hassan AHA, Kulkarni SM, Chowdhury SA, Ammar AY, Ahmed TH, Lunevicius RA, Angelou D, Caruana EJ, Patel PK, Bromage SJ, Kapsampelis P, Sarraf KM, Athanasiou AN, Relwani J, Tomlinson JE, Rajgor AD, Panahi P, Collins RV. Elective surgical services need to start planning for summer pressures. Br J Surg 2023; 110:508-510. [PMID: 36948220 PMCID: PMC10364522 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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Nassar A, Abdelhamid A, Ramsay G, Bekheit M. Chronomodulated Administration of Chemotherapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus 2023; 15:e36522. [PMID: 37090313 PMCID: PMC10120847 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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In this systematic review, the efficacy and safety of chronomodulated chemotherapy, defined as the delivery of chemotherapy timed according to the human circadian rhythm, were assessed and compared to continuous infusion chemotherapy for patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Electronic English-language studies published until October 2020 were searched. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing chronomodulated chemotherapy with non-chronomodulated (conventional) chemotherapy for the management of advanced colorectal cancer were included. The main outcomes were the objective response rate (ORR) and system-specific and overall toxicity related to chemotherapy. Electronic databases including Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Review were searched. In total, seven RCTs including 1,137 patients were analysed. Males represented 684 (60%) of the study population. The median age was 60.5 (range = 47.2-64) years. There was no significant difference between chronomodulated and conventional chemotherapy in ORR (risk ratio (RR) = 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.87-1.53). Similarly, there was no significant difference in gastrointestinal toxicity under the random effect model (RR = 1.02; 95% CI = 0.68-1.51). No significant difference was found regarding neurological and skin toxicities (RR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.32-1.270 and RR = 2.11, 95% CI = 0.33-13.32, respectively). However, patients who received chronomodulated chemotherapy had less haematological toxicity (RR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.27-0.48). In conclusion, there was no overall difference in ORR or haematologic toxicity between chronomodulated and non-chronomodulated chemotherapy used for patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Chronomodulated chemotherapy can be considered in patients at high risk of haematological toxicities.
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- Ahmed Nassar
- The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, GBR
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, National Health Service (NHS) Grampian, Aberdeen, GBR
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- The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, GBR
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, National Health Service (NHS) Grampian, Aberdeen, GBR
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- The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, GBR
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- The Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, GBR
- Dr Gray's Hospital, National Health Service (NHS) Grampian, Aberdeen, GBR
- HPB Centre, Elite Integrated Centres of Excellence, Alexandria, EGY
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Psica A, Metwaly S, Sogaolu O, Ahmed I, Delibegović M, Bekheit M. HPB P01 Volatile Organic Compounds for the Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma – a Scoping Review. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac404.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an increasingly common disease and is classified as one of the most common cancers leading to mortality worldwide. Only a small percentage of patients with this disease are eligible to curative treatment. Quite often the main reason is the late diagnosis of the disease. In the last decade, a Nobel prize awarded discovery of the volatile organic compounds in the breath opened the frontiers for new diagnostic tools and methods for several diseases. Cancer is one of the target diseases that appears to have unique biomarkers in the breath of the affected individuals. This have been found true in colorectal, breast, lung cancers. This systematic review aims to answer the question if markers specific to hepatocellular carcinoma exist in exhaled breath and what is the current knowledge regarding its detection.
Methods
A systematic search was conducted by two reviewers and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh librarian using the Embase, Medline, PubMed and Web od Science databases. Search strategy included all studied published until the 24th of March 2021 containing combination of keywords (Hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatocellular neoplasm, hepatocellular cancer, hepatocellular tumor, hepatocellular tumour, HCC, liver cancer, liver carcinoma, liver neoplasm, liver tumor, liver tumour AND volatile organic compound, VOC, volatilome, volatilomics, metabolome, metabolomics, breath analysis).
Results
The search yielded 6 publications using PRISMA pathway. Two of the studies described in vitro experiments and four were conducted on a small number of groups of patients. Overall, in the in vitro studies 42 headspace gases were analysed. Clinical studies included 164 patients with HCC and as control groups - 110 patients with cirrhosis and 130 healthy individuals.
Multiple VOCs were found in the studies. Following their identification in PubChem library, a pathway analysis was performed using the Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). Only three VOCs were annotated in the KEGG maps and out of those, two could be traced back to their biological pathways. These are acetaldehyde and ethanol which participate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis (Figure 1).
Conclusions
At present time there are no specific volatile biomarker in exhaled breath characterising hepatocellular carcinoma. Data on extracted studies emphasised lack of unified methodology. This review, however, highlighted metabolic pathway which might be the source of VOCs produced by cancerous hepatocytes. Large population studies are required to verify this finding.
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- Alicja Psica
- Department of General Surgery , Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen , United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen , United Kingdom
- Department of Internal Medicine , Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen , United Kingdom
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary , Alberta, Calgary , Canada
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- Department of General Surgery , Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen , United Kingdom
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- Department of General Surgery , Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen , United Kingdom
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre , Lahore , United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen , United Kingdom
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- Department of General Surgery , Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen , United Kingdom
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Lopez-Lopez V, Gil-Vazquez PJ, Ferreras D, Nassar AHM, Bansal VK, Topal B, Zhu JG, Chuang SH, Jorba R, Bekheit M, Martinez-Cecilia D, Parra-Membrives P, Sgourakis G, Mattila A, Bove A, Quaresima S, Barreras González JE, Sharma A, Ruiz JJ, Sánchez-Bueno F, Robles-Campos R, Martinez-Isla A. Multi-institutional expert update on the use of laparoscopic bile duct exploration in the management of choledocholithiasis: Lesson learned from 3950 procedures. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2022; 29:1283-1291. [PMID: 35122406 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently there has been a growing interest in the laparoscopic management of common bile duct stones with gallbladder in situ (LBDE), which is favoring the expansion of this technique. Our study identified the standardization factors of LBDE and its implementation in the single-stage management of choledocholithiasis. METHODS A retrospective multi-institutional study among 17 centers with proven experience in LBDE was performed. A cross-sectional survey consisting of a semi-structured pretested questionnaire was distributed covering the main aspects on the use of LBDE in the management of choledocholithiasis. RESULTS A total of 3950 LBDEs were analyzed. The most frequent indication was jaundice (58.8%). LBDEs were performed after failed ERCP in 15.2%. The most common approach used was the transcystic (63.11%). The overall series failure rate of LBDE was 4% and the median rate for each center was 6% (IQR, 4.5-12.5). Median operative time ranged between 60-120 min (70.6%). Overall morbidity rate was 14.6%, with a postoperative bile leak and complications ≥3a rate of 4.5% and 2.5%, respectively. The operative time decreased with experience (P = .03) and length of hospital stay was longer in the presence of a biliary leak (P = .04). Current training of LBDE was defined as poor or very poor by 82.4%. CONCLUSION Based on this multicenter survey, LBDE is a safe and effective approach when performed by experienced teams. The generalization of LBDE will be based on developing training programs.
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- Víctor Lopez-Lopez
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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- University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, UK
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Departments of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research and National Clinical Research Centre of Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Division of General and Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, UK
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Valme University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departament of General Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital NHS Trust, Burnley, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Central Finland Hospital Nova, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Biotechnology, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun, India
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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Ghazanfar MA, Ke L, Ramsay G, Smith M, Giovinazzo F, Mohamed M, Pandanaboyana S, Huang W, Ahmed I, Siriwardena AK, Windsor JA, Bekheit M. Management of Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis: An International Survey of Current Practice. Pancreas 2022; 51:1211-1216. [PMID: 37078947 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000002165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Splanchnic venous thrombosis (SpVT) is a complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). There is scarce literature on the prevalence and treatment of SpVT in AP. The aim of this international survey was to document current approaches to the management of SpVT in patients with AP. METHODS An online survey was designed by a group of international experts in the management of AP. Twenty-eight questions covered the level of experience of the respondents, disease demographics, and management of SpVT. RESULTS There were 224 respondents from 25 countries. Most respondents (92.4%, n = 207) were from tertiary hospitals and predominantly consultants (attendings, 86.6%, n = 194). More than half of the respondents (57.2%, n = 106) "routinely" prescribed prophylactic anticoagulation for AP. Less than half of the respondents (44.3%, n = 82) "routinely" prescribed therapeutic anticoagulation for SpVT. A clinical trial was considered justified by most respondents (85.4%, n = 157) and 73.2% (n = 134) would be willing to enroll their patients. CONCLUSIONS The approach to anticoagulation in the treatment of patients with SpVT complicating AP was highly variable. Respondents indicate that a position of equipoise exists to justify randomized evaluation.
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- Mudassar A Ghazanfar
- From the HPB Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Surgical critical care, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, WITS University Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Interventional Endoscopy, Klinikum-Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- From the HPB Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- HBP/Upper GI Unit, Department of General Surgery, Auckland University Hospitals, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Dr Gray's Hospital, NHS Grampian, Scotland Integrated Center of HPB Care, Elite Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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Wohlgemut JM, Ramsay G, Bekheit M, Scott NW, Watson AJM, Jansen JO. Emergency general surgery: impact of distance and rurality on mortality. BJS Open 2022; 6:6573396. [PMID: 35466374 PMCID: PMC9035437 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is debate about whether the distance from hospital, or rurality, impacts outcomes in patients admitted under emergency general surgery (EGS). The aim of this study was to determine whether distance from hospital, or rurality, affects the mortality of emergency surgical patients admitted in Scotland. METHODS This was a retrospective population-level cohort study, including all EGS patients in Scotland aged 16 years or older admitted between 1998 and 2018. A multiple logistic regression model was created with inpatient mortality as the dependent variable, and distance from hospital (in quartiles) as the independent variable of interest, adjusting for age, sex, co-morbidity, deprivation, admission origin, diagnosis category, operative category, and year of admission. A second multiple logistic regression model was created with a six-fold Scottish Urban Rural Classification (SURC) as the independent variable of interest. Subgroup analyses evaluated patients who required operations, emergency laparotomy, and inter-hospital transfer. RESULTS Data included 1 572 196 EGS admissions. Those living in the farthest distance quartile from hospital had lower odds of mortality than those in the closest quartile (OR 0.829, 95 per cent c.i. 0.798 to 0.861). Patients from the most rural areas (SURC 6) had higher odds of survival than those from the most urban (SURC 1) areas (OR 0.800, 95 per cent c.i. 0.755 to 0.848). Subgroup analysis showed that these effects were not observed for patients who required emergency laparotomy or transfer. CONCLUSION EGS patients who live some distance from a hospital, or in rural areas, have lower odds of mortality, after adjusting for multiple covariates. Rural and distant patients undergoing emergency laparotomy have no survival advantage, and transferred patients have higher mortality.
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- Jared M. Wohlgemut
- Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- General Surgical Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK,Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- General Surgical Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK,Department of Surgery, Elkabbary Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Medical Statistics Team, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Correspondence to: Jan O. Jansen, Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1922 7th Avenue South, KB 120, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA (e-mail: )
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Nassar A, Cimpean S, Abdelhamid A, Jones RP, Wahba R, Fiorentini G, Aldrighetti L, Teh C, Alikhanov R, Hammond J, Silva M, Abdelmabod A, Truant S, Ferrero A, Sturesson C, Ahmed I, Ghazanfar M, Takemura N, Pawlik TM, Bekheit M. OUP accepted manuscript. BJS Open 2022; 6:6590408. [PMID: 35598157 PMCID: PMC9124362 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Ahmed Nassar
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, CHU - St Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Northwest Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Departement of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplantation Surgery, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, USA
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Division, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Center, Makati Metro Manila, Philippines
- Department of Surgery, National Kidney & Transplant Institute, Quezon, Philippines
- Department of Surgery, St Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon, Philippines
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- Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Department of liver and pancreatic surgery and Transplantation, Russia
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- Department of HPB and Transplantation, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille: Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Lille, France
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Ohio, USA
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
- Surgical Unit, HPB Integrated Center of Care, Elite Integrated Centers of Excellence, Alexandria, Egypt
- Correspondence to: Mohamed Bekheit, Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Department of Surgery, Foresthill Health Campus, Aberdeen AB252ZN, UK (e-mail: )
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Tan P, Grundy L, Makary P, Eng KH, Ramsay G, Bekheit M. The value of liquid biopsy in the diagnosis and staging of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 6:54. [PMID: 34805576 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2020.01.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Blood-borne tumour markers in the form of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are of intense research interest in the diagnostic and prognostic work-up of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods This is a meta-analysis. Using a PICO strategy, adults with HCC was the population, with the individual CTCs as the intervention and comparators. The primary outcome was the sensitivity and specificity of HCC detection with tumour specific single gene methylation alteration. Secondary outcomes were the comparison using specific assay methods and the effect of early vs. late stages on CTC positivity. We included patients with HCC who had samples taken from peripheral blood and had sufficient data to assess the outcome data. ASSIA, Cochrane library, EMbase, Medline, PubMed and the knowledge network Scotland were systematically searched with appropriate Mesh terms employed. The quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS) was used to ensure quality of data. Statistical analysis was performed using the 'Rev Man' meta-analysis soft ward for Windows. Results The review included 36 studies, with a total of 5,853 patients. Here, we found that AFP has the highest overall diagnostic performance. The average Youden index amongst all CTC was 0.46 with a mode and median of 0.5 with highest of 0.87 and lowest of 0.01. Conclusions The available literature provides weak evidence that there is potential in the use of CTC, however the lack of a standardised procedure in the study of CTC contribute to the lack of consensus of use. Future research should include large scaled, standardized studies for the diagnostic accuracy of CTCs.
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- Poh Tan
- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Rowette institute of Health Sciences, Medical School, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.,Department of Surgery, El Kabbary Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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Cruickshank M, Newlands R, Blazeby J, Ahmed I, Bekheit M, Brazzelli M, Croal B, Innes K, Ramsay C, Gillies K. Identification and categorisation of relevant outcomes for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease: in-depth analysis to inform the development of a core outcome set. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e045568. [PMID: 34168025 PMCID: PMC8231013 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many completed trials of interventions for uncomplicated gallstone disease are not as helpful as they could be due to lack of standardisation across studies, outcome definition, collection and reporting. This heterogeneity of outcomes across studies hampers useful synthesis of primary studies and ultimately negatively impacts on decision making by all stakeholders. Core outcome sets offer a potential solution to this problem of heterogeneity and concerns over whether the 'right' outcomes are being measured. One of the first steps in core outcome set generation is to identify the range of outcomes reported (in the literature or by patients directly) that are considered important. OBJECTIVES To develop a systematic map that examines the variation in outcome reporting of interventions for uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease, and to identify other outcomes of importance to patients with gallstones not previously measured or reported in interventional studies. RESULTS The literature search identified 794 potentially relevant titles and abstracts of which 137 were deemed eligible for inclusion. A total of 129 randomised controlled trials, 4 gallstone disease specific patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and 8 qualitative studies were included. This was supplemented with data from 6 individual interviews, 1 focus group (n=5 participants) and analysis of 20 consultations. A total of 386 individual recorded outcomes were identified across the combined evidence: 330 outcomes (which were reported 1147 times) from trials evaluating interventions, 22 outcomes from PROMs, 17 outcomes from existing qualitative studies and 17 outcomes from primary qualitative research. Areas of overlap between the evidence sources existed but also the primary research contributed new, unreported in this context, outcomes. CONCLUSIONS This study took a rigorous approach to catalogue and map the outcomes of importance in gallstone disease to enhance the development of the COS 'long' list. A COS for uncomplicated gallstone disease that considers the views of all relevant stakeholders is needed.
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- Moira Cruickshank
- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol Department of Social Medicine, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
- Department of Surgery, ElKabbary Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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- Clinical Biochemistry, Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberdeen, UK
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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Wohlgemut JM, Ramsay G, Bekheit M, Scott NW, Watson AJM, Jansen JO. Emergency general surgery: Impact of hospital and surgeon admission case volume on mortality. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 90:996-1002. [PMID: 34016923 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) is a high-volume and high-risk surgical service. Interhospital variation in EGS outcomes exists, but there is disagreement in the literature as to whether hospital admission volume affects in-hospital mortality. Scotland collects high-quality data on all admitted patients, whether managed operatively or nonoperatively. Our aim was to determine the relationship between hospital admission volume and in-hospital mortality of EGS patients in Scotland. Second, to investigate whether surgeon admission volume affects mortality. METHODS This national population-level cohort study included EGS patients aged 16 years and older, who were admitted to a Scottish hospital between 2014 and 2018 (inclusive). A logistic regression model was created, with in-hospital mortality as the dependent variable, and admission volume of hospital per year as a continuous covariate of interest, adjusted for age, sex, comorbidity, deprivation, surgeon admission volume, surgeon operative rate, transfer status, diagnosis, and operation category. RESULTS There were 376,076 admissions to 25 hospitals, which met our inclusion criteria. The EGS hospital admission rate per year had no effect on in-hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR], 1.000; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.000-1.000). Higher average surgeon monthly admission volume increased the odds of in-hospital mortality (>35 admissions: OR, 1.139; 95% CI, 1.038-1.250; 25-35 admissions: OR, 1.091; 95% CI, 1.004-1.185; <25 admissions was the referent). CONCLUSION In Scotland, in contrast to other settings, EGS hospital admission volume did not influence in-hospital mortality. The finding of an association between individual surgeons' case volume and in-hospital mortality warrants further investigation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Care management, Level IV.
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- Jared M Wohlgemut
- From the Institute of Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (J.M.W.), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen; Department of General Surgery (J.M.W.), Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow; Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute (J.M.W.), Queen Mary University of London, Whitechapel, London; General Surgical Department (G.R., M.B.), Aberdeen Royal Infirmary; Rowett Institute for Health (G.R.), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Department of Surgery (M.B.), Elkabbary Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt; Medical Statistics Team (N.W.S.), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen; Raigmore Hospital (A.J.M.W.), Inverness, United Kingdom; and Division of Acute Care Surgery (J.O.J.), Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Ramsay G, Wohlgemut JM, Bekheit M, Watson AJM, Jansen JO. Causes of death after emergency general surgical admission: population cohort study of mortality. BJS Open 2021; 5:6242418. [PMID: 33880531 PMCID: PMC8058150 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background A substantial number of patients treated in emergency general surgery (EGS) services die within a year of discharge. The aim of this study was to analyse causes of death and their relationship to discharge diagnoses, in patients who died within 1 year of discharge from an EGS service in Scotland. Methods This was a population cohort study of all patients with an EGS admission in Scotland, UK, in the year before death. Patients admitted to EGS services between January 2008 and December 2017 were included. Data regarding patient admissions were obtained from the Information Services Division in Scotland, and cross-referenced to death certificate data, obtained from the National Records of Scotland. Results Of 507 308 patients admitted to EGS services, 7917 died while in hospital, and 52 094 within 1 year of discharge. For the latter, the median survival time was 67 (i.q.r. 21–168) days after EGS discharge. Malignancy accounted for 48 per cent of deaths and was the predominant cause of death in patients aged over 35 years. The cause of death was directly related to the discharge diagnosis in 56.5 per cent of patients. Symptom-based discharge diagnoses were often associated with a malignancy not diagnosed on admission. Conclusion When analysed by subsequent cause of death, EGS is a cancer-based specialty. Adequate follow-up and close links with oncology and palliative care services merit development.
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- G Ramsay
- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.,Rowett Institute for Health, Foresterhill, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.,Department of Surgery, Elkabbary Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Norton W, Lazaraviciute G, Ramsay G, Kreis I, Ahmed I, Bekheit M. Current practice of anticoagulant in the treatment of splanchnic vein thrombosis secondary to acute pancreatitis. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2020; 19:116-121. [PMID: 31954635 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Severe acute pancreatitis is a common diagnosis in emergency general surgery and can be a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. A consequence of severe acute pancreatitis is thrombus in the splanchnic veins. These thrombi can potentially lead to bowel ischemia or hepatic failure. However, another complication of severe acute pancreatitis is retroperitoneal bleeding. At this time, it is unclear if treating patients for splanchnic vein thrombosis in the context of severe acute pancreatitis is associated with any outcome benefit. A systematic review might clarify this question. DATA SOURCES A two-fold search strategy (one broad and one precise) looked at all published literature. The review was registered on PROSPERO (ID: CRD42018102705). MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane and Web of Science databases were searched and potentially relevant papers were reviewed independently by two researchers. Any disagreement was reviewed by a third independent researcher. Primary outcome was reestablishment of flow in the thrombosed vein versus bleeding complications. RESULTS Of 1462 papers assessed, a total of 16 papers were eligible for inclusion. There were no randomized controlled trials, 2 were case series, 5 retrospective single-center studies and 9 case reports. There were a total of 198 patients in these studies of whom 92 (46.5%) received anticoagulation therapy. The rates of recanalization of veins in the treated and non-treated groups was 14% and 11% and bleeding complications were 16% and 5%, respectively. However, the included studies were too heterogeneous to undertake a meta-analysis. CONCLUSIONS The systematic review highlights the lack evidence addressing this clinical question. Therefore a randomized controlled trial would be appropriate to undertake.
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- William Norton
- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK; Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3PE, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK; Department of Surgery, El Kabbary Hospital, El Kabbary, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Bekheit M, Ibrahim MY, Tobar W, Galal I, Elward AS. Correlation Between the Total Small Bowel Length and Anthropometric Measures in Living Humans: Cross-Sectional Study. Obes Surg 2019; 30:681-686. [PMID: 31686382 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04238-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Variation in the outcome of bariatric surgery is still an unraveled phenomenon. This variation could be multifactorial. Several reports implicate the total small bowel length (TSBL) in this process. However, the basic information regarding the normal bowel length and its relation to the anthropometric parameters of the living subject is scarce. This study aims at reporting the normal total bowel length in living adult humans and its correlation with the anthropometric parameters. METHODS This study included 606 participants (380 females and 226 males). Their mean age was 39.8 ± 11 years, weight = 135.7 ± 29.7 kg, height = 165 ± 9 cm, and BMI = 49.5 ± 7.5 kg/m2. The mean TSBL was 630 ± 175 cm. There was a statistically significant but very weak positive correlation but between the TSBL and both weight and height. Males had significantly higher weight and were significantly taller compared with females. TSBL was significantly longer in males at 661.5 ± 186 cm versus 612 ± 164 cm in females. CONCLUSION The study reports an average TSBL greater than what is reported in the literature from living humans with a greater range of variation. There is no clinically important correlation between the TSBL and the weight and height of the individual participants in this series.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN, UK. .,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. .,Department of Surgery, El-Kabbary Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Bekheit M. Reply to: Comment on "The role of graft reperfusion sequence in the development of non-anastomotic biliary strictures following orthotopic liver transplantation: A meta-analysis". Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2019; 18:402. [PMID: 31221570 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK; Division of Clinical Sciences, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, UK; Department of Surgery, El Kabbary Hospital, El Kabbary, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Bekheit M, Katri KM, Nabil W, Sharaan MA, El Kayal ESA. Earliest signs and management of leakage after bariatric surgeries: Single institute experience. Alexandria Journal of Medicine 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajme.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- HBP Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery , Alexandria Main University Hospital , Egypt
- DDepartment of Surgery, El Kabbary general Hospital, El Kabbary, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University, Egypt
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Bekheit M, Bucur PO, Audebert C, Miquelestorena-Standley E, Vignon-Clementel I, Vibert E. Kinetics of Hepatic Volume Evolution and Architectural Changes after Major Resection in a Porcine Model. Eur Surg Res 2019; 60:31-44. [PMID: 30759434 DOI: 10.1159/000491691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The hepatic volume gain following resection is essential for clinical recovery. Previous studies have focused on cellular regeneration. This study aims to explore the rate of hepatic regeneration of the porcine liver following major resection, highlighting estimates of the early microarchitectural changes that occur during the cellular regeneration. METHODS Nineteen large white pigs had 75% resection with serial measurements of the hepatic volume, density, blood flow, and architectural changes. RESULTS The growth rate initially was 45% per day, then rapidly decreased and was accompanied by a similar pattern of hepatic fat deposition. The architectural changes showed a significant increase in the Ki67 expression (p < 0.0001) in the days following resection with a peak on the 2nd day and nearly normalized on day 7. The expression of CD31 increased significantly on the 2nd and 3rd days compared to the pre-resection samples (p = 0.03). Hepatic artery flow per liver volume remained at baseline ranges during regeneration. Portal flow per liver volume increased after liver resection (p < 0.001), was still elevated on the 1st postoperative day, then decreased. Correlations were significantly negative between the hepatic volume increase on day 3 and the hepatic oxygen consumption and the net lactate production at the end of the procedure (r = -0.82, p = 0.01, and r = -0.70, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION The volume increase in the first days - a fast process - is not explained by cellular proliferation alone. The liver/body weight ratio is back to 50% of the preoperative value after 3 days to close to 100% volume regain on days 10-15.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France, .,Inserm Unité 1193, Villejuif, France, .,École Doctorale Innovation Thérapeutique, Université Paris-Sud, Châtenay-Malabry, France, .,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom,
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France.,Inserm Unité 1193, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de recherche Inria de Paris, Paris, France.,Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 6, Paris, France
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- Centre de recherche Inria de Paris, Paris, France.,Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 6, Paris, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France.,Inserm Unité 1193, Villejuif, France
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Bekheit M, Catanzano M, Shand S, Ahmed I, ELKayal ELS, Shehata GM, Zaki A. The role of graft reperfusion sequence in the development of non-anastomotic biliary strictures following orthotopic liver transplantation: A meta-analysis. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2019; 18:4-11. [PMID: 30579736 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver transplant is a potential cure for liver failure and hepatic malignancy but there are many techniques which have been described for vascular reconstruction. This study was to compare the prevalence of non-anastomotic biliary stricture and other surgical complications based on Clavien-Dindo scoring system, in initial portal reperfusion (sequential) versus simultaneous or initial artery reperfusion. DATA SOURCES Meta-analysis of published studies comparing the outcomes of both techniques was carried out. Data search was conducted across the major databases and studies were selected under the guidance of the Cochrane guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analysis. RESULTS Seven studies were included to address the primary and the secondary outcomes. No statistical difference was found in the incidence of non-anastomotic biliary strictures (OR = 0.40; P = 0.14), regardless of reperfusion technique. The pooled estimate of the Clavien-Dindo grading of complications was not significantly different between the techniques, though Clavien-Dindo II complications were higher in the simultaneous or initial artery reperfusion group than the initial portal reperfusion group (OR = 2.73; P = 0.01). Similarly, there was no difference in the operative time, hospital stay and other outcomes addressed in this report. CONCLUSIONS The available evidence suggests that there is no significant difference demonstrated in the rate of non-anastomotic biliary strictures or other complications, between the two techniques, except for Clavien-Dindo II complications.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Center of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Paul Brousse Hospital, University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif Cedex, France; Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt; HPB Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK; Department of Surgery, Elkabbary General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
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- HPB Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- HPB Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Alexandria Main University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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Bekheit M, Smith R, Ramsay G, Soggiu F, Ghazanfar M, Ahmed I. Meta-analysis of laparoscopic transcystic versus transcholedochal common bile duct exploration for choledocholithiasis. BJS Open 2019; 3:242-251. [PMID: 31183439 PMCID: PMC6551404 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background It is not clear whether laparoscopic transcystic exploration (LTCE) laparoscopic choledochotomy (LCD) is superior in the management of choledocholithiasis. In this meta‐analysis, the success of LTCE versus LCD was evaluated. Methods Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Trip, PubMed, Ovid and Embase databases were searched systematically for relevant literature up to May 2017. Studies that compared the success rate of LTCE and LCD in patients with choledocholithiasis were included. PRISMA guidelines were followed. Multiple independent reviewers contributed on a cloud‐based platform. Random‐effects model was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) or standardized mean differences (MDs) with 95 per cent confidence intervals. An a priori hypothesis was generated based on clinical experience that LTCE is as successful as LCD. Results Of 3533 screened articles, 25 studies comprising 4224 patients were included. LTCE achieved a lower duct clearance rate than LCD (OR 0.38, 95 per cent c.i. 0·24 to 0·59). It was associated with a shorter duration of surgery (MD −0·86, 95 per cent c.i. −0·97 to −0·77), lower bile leak (OR 0·46, 0·23 to 0·93) and shorter hospital stay (MD −0·78, −1·14 to −0·42) than LCD. There was no statistically significant difference in conversion, stricture formation or reintervention rate. Conclusion LCD has a higher rate of successful duct clearance, but is associated with a longer duration of surgery and hospital stay, and a higher bile leak rate.
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- M Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK.,Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme, Rowett Institute University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Surgery Royal Free Hospital London UK
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK
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Bekheit M, Audebert C, Bucur P, Adriaensen H, Bled E, Wartenberg M, Vignon-Clementel I, Vibert E. Transit time ultrasound perivascular flow probe technology is superior to MR imaging on hepatic blood flow measurement in a porcine model. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2018; 17:538-545. [PMID: 30170983 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2018.07.009] [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: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The hepatic hemodynamics is an essential parameter in surgical planning as well as in various disease processes. The transit time ultrasound (TTUS) perivascular flow probe technology is widely used in clinical practice to evaluate the hepatic inflow, yet invasive. The phase-contrast-MRI (PC-MRI) is not invasive and potentially applicable in assessing the hepatic blood flow. In the present study, we compared the hepatic inflow rates using the PC-MRI and the TTUS probe, and evaluated their predictive value of post-hepatectomy adverse events. METHODS Eighteen large white pigs were anaesthetized for PC-MRI and approximately 75% hepatic resection was performed under a unified protocol. The blood flow was measured in the hepatic artery (Qha), the portal vein (Qpv), and the aorta above the celiac trunk (Qca) using PC-MRI, and was compared to the TTUS probe. The Bland-Altman method was conducted and a partial least squares regression (PLS) model was implemented. RESULTS The mean Qpv measured in PC-MRI was 0.55 ± 0.12 L/min, and in the TTUS probe was 0.74 ± 0.17 L/min. Qca was 1.40 ± 0.47 L/min in the PC-MRI and 2.00 ± 0.60 L/min in the TTUS probe. Qha was 0.17 ± 0.10 L/min in the PC-MRI, and 0.13 ± 0.06 L/min in the TTUS probe. The Bland-Altman method revealed that the estimated bias of Qca in the PC-MRI was 32% (95% CI: -49% to 15%); Qha 17% (95% CI: -15% to 51%); and Qpv 40% (95% CI: -62% to 18%). The TTUS probe had a higher weight in predicting adverse outcomes after 75% resection compared to the PC-MRI (β= 0.35 and 0.43 vs β = 0.22 and 0.07, for tissue changes and premature death, respectively). CONCLUSIONS There is a tendency of the PC-MRI to underestimate the flow measured by the TTUS probes. The TTUS probe measures are more predictive of relevant post-hepatectomy outcomes.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Inserm Unité 1193, 112 Boulevard Paul Valliant Cuturier, Villejuif, France; Institute of medical sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Centre de recherche Inria de Paris, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis, Lions, Paris, France
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- Inserm Unité 1193, 112 Boulevard Paul Valliant Cuturier, Villejuif, France; CHRU, hôpitaux de Tours, Chirurgie Hépato-biliaire et Pancréatique, Transplantation Hépatique, Tours, France
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- Plateforme Chirurgie et Imagerie pour le Recherche et l'Enseignement (CIRE), Imagerie, UMR-PRC, 37380 Nouzilly, Centre INRA Val de Loire, France
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- Plateforme Chirurgie et Imagerie pour le Recherche et l'Enseignement (CIRE), Imagerie, UMR-PRC, 37380 Nouzilly, Centre INRA Val de Loire, France
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- Centre de recherche Inria de Paris, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University of Paris 6, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis, Lions, Paris, France
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- Inserm Unité 1193, 112 Boulevard Paul Valliant Cuturier, Villejuif, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Villejuif, France.
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Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with staple line reinforcement (SLR) is a popular and safe treatment option for morbid obesity. We have developed, devised, and described our own method of stapleless laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which in our limited study appeared safe, efficacious, and potentially cost-effective. Methods We analyzed the outcome of our modified LSG in a case series of three middle-aged women (median age 42 years old). Our main modification was sutured closure of the stomach rather than the commonly utilized technique of stapled closure. Our primary measure of success was the occurrence of post-operative leak. Secondary measures were (a) length of operation, (b) duration of inpatient stay, and (c) percentage of weight loss at 6 and 12 months post operation. Results Median operative time = 132 min (120–195 min), and median inpatient stays were 2 days. No post-operative leaks were recorded. The median excess weight loss at 6 months was 39% of initial weight loss and 57.7% at 12 months. Conclusions Stapleless LSG has the potential to be an affordable alternative to the traditional LSG. High-powered studies and a formal cost analysis are required.
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- Matteo Catanzano
- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB252ZN, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB252ZN, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, AB252ZN, UK.
- Department of Surgery, El kabbary General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt.
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, 12 av. Paul Vaillant Couturier, AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 94800, Villejuif, France.
- Inserm Unité 1193, 12 av. Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.
- Ecole doctorale Innovation Therapeutique, Universite Pais-Sud, Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France.
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Bekheit M, Abdel-Baki TN, Gamal M, Abdel-Salam W, Samir M, ElKayal E, Katri K. Influence of the Resected Gastric Volume on the Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2017; 26:1505-10. [PMID: 26602213 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1981-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relation between the resected gastric volume and the weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appears conflicting in the literature. Both the residual and the resected volumes represent the total gastric volume, and if the weight loss is related to one of the two volumes, it should be related to the other. While some reports indicate that the weight loss is related to the resected gastric volume, others state that the weight loss is not related to the residual volume. The aim is to investigate the influence of the resected gastric volume on the weight loss after surgery. METHODS The study included 287 consecutive patients. Gastrectomy was performed encroaching over a 38-Fr calibrating tube all the way to the angle of His. Filling volume of the resected stomach, with tap water, was measured. Patients were analyzed into group 1 with BMI ≤50 kg/m(2) and group 2 >50 kg/m(2). RESULTS Females represented 74 % of cases. Mean age was 32.9 ± 9.5 years; preoperative BMI = 48.7 ± 7.9 kg/m(2). The mean resected gastric volume was 1525 ± 408 ml, and it was significantly lower in females compared to that in males (1443 ± 311 vs 1824 ± 502 ml, p < 0.001). Data were analyzed in two groups: group 1 with BMI ≤5050 kg/m(2) and group 2 >50 kg/m(2). Both groups were similar in preoperative BMI (p = 0.399) and excess weight percent (EW%) (p = 0.33). Group 2 had a resected gastric volume (1663 ± 424.7 ml) greater than that of group 1 (1440 ± 347 ml; p < 0.001). The percentage of excess weight loss (EWL%) was 57.9 ± 14.5 % at 6 months (62.7 ± 13.5 % vs 48.34 ± 11.29 %, p < 0.001), 77 ± 19 % at 12 months (84 ± 19.6 % vs 68 ± 14.2 %, p = 0.001), 76.6 ± 7.4 % at 18 months (79.7 ± 4.8 vs 74.7 ± 8.2 %, p = 0.5), and 75.8 ± 11.5 % at 24 months (81.7 ± 11.17 vs 70 ± 11 %, p = 0.8) (group 1 vs group 2, respectively). At 12 months, 86 % patients achieved more than 50 % EWL% (100 % of group 1 vs 60 % of group 2). Preoperative BMI correlated with resected gastric volume (r = 0.239, p = 0.004). In multiple regression, the initial BMI was a predictor of EWL% at 6 and 12 months (r partial = -0.65, p < 0.0001) while the resected gastric volume was not. CONCLUSIONS The resected gastric volume is related to the total gastric volume when the technique is standardized and the residual volume is calibrated using a consistent technique. It is not in itself a predictor of weight loss, but it is related to the initial BMI which predicts the weight loss.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, El Kabbary General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt.
- U1193 INSERM, University of Paris-XI, Paris, France.
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- Department of Surgery, Louran Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- HBP Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- HBP Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- HBP Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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Bekheit M, Bucur P, Vibert E. The ideal porcine model for major liver resection: is there any yet? J Surg Res 2017; 210:281-282. [PMID: 28318527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, Specialist in HPB and Minimal Invasive Surgery, HPB Surgery Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK; Department of Surgery, El Kabbary General Hospital, Egypt; Honorary Clinical Associate, University of Aberdeen, UK; INSERM Unite 1193, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France.
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- INSERM Unite 1193, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours, France
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- INSERM Unite 1193, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France; Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, University of Paris-Sud, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France
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Audebert C, Bucur P, Bekheit M, Vibert E, Vignon-Clementel IE, Gerbeau JF. Kinetic scheme for arterial and venous blood flow, and application to partial hepatectomy modeling. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Audebert C, Bekheit M, Bucur P, Vibert E, Vignon-Clementel IE. Partial hepatectomy hemodynamics changes: Experimental data explained by closed-loop lumped modeling. J Biomech 2017; 50:202-208. [PMID: 27890535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The liver function may be degraded after partial liver ablation surgery. Adverse liver hemodynamics have been shown to be associated to liver failure. The link between these hemodynamics changes and ablation size is however poorly understood. This article proposes to explain with a closed-loop lumped model the hemodynamics changes observed during twelve surgeries in pigs. The portal venous tree is modeled with a pressure-dependent variable resistor. The variables measured, before liver ablation, are used to tune the model parameters. Then, the liver partial ablation is simulated with the model and the simulated pressures and flows are compared with post-operative measurements. Fluid infusion and blood losses occur during the surgery. The closed-loop model presented accounts for these blood volume changes. Moreover, the impact of blood volume changes and the liver lobe mass estimations on the simulated variables is studied. The typical increase of portal pressure, increase of liver pressure loss, slight decrease of portal flow and major decrease in arterial flow are quantitatively captured by the model for a 75% hepatectomy. It appears that the 75% decrease in hepatic arterial flow can be explained by the resistance increase induced by the surgery, and that no hepatic arterial buffer response (HABR) mechanism is needed to account for this change. The different post-operative states, observed in experiments, are reproduced with the proposed model. Thus, an explanation for inter-subjects post-operative variability is proposed. The presented framework can easily be adapted to other species circulations and to different pathologies for clinical hepatic applications.
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- Chloe Audebert
- Inria, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 6, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, France
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- Inserm Unité 1193, Villejuif, France; CHRU, hôpitaux de Tours,Chirurgie Hépato-biliaire et Pancréatique, Transplantation Hépatique, Tours, France
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- Inserm Unité 1193, Villejuif, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Villejuif, France
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- Inria, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 6, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, France.
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Bekheit M, Baddour N, Katri K, Taher Y, El Tobgy K, Mousa E. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy stimulates colonic stem cells and induces mucosal healing in patients with refractory ulcerative colitis: a prospective case series. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2016; 3:e000082. [PMID: 27195128 PMCID: PMC4860723 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2016-000082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is used as part of treatment in a variety of clinical conditions. Its use in the treatment of ulcerative colitis has been reported in few clinical reports. OBJECTIVE We report the effect of HBO on refractory ulcerative colitis exploring one potential mechanism of action. DESIGN A review of records of patients with refractory ulcerative colitis who received HBO was conducted. Clinical and histopathological scoring was utilised to evaluate the response to HBO therapy (HBOT). RESULTS All patients manifested clinical improvement by the 40th cycle of HBOT. The median number of stool frequency dropped from seven motions/day (range=3-20) to 1/day (range=0.5-3), which was significant (z=-4.6, p<0.001). None of the patients manifested persistent blood passage after HBOT (z=-3.2, p=0.002). The severity index significantly improved after HBOT (z=-4.97, p<0.001). Histologically, a significant reduction of the scores of activity was recorded accompanied by a significant increase in the proliferating cell nuclear antigen labelling index of the CD44 cells of the colonic mucosa (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS HBOT is effective in the setting of refractory ulcerative colitis. The described protocol is necessary for successful treatment. HBOT stimulates colonic stem cells to promote healing.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, El Kabbary General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria Main University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria Main University Hospital , Alexandria , Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria Main University Hospital , Alexandria , Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria Main University Hospital , Alexandria , Egypt
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- Department of Hyperbaric Medicine , Naval Hospital , Alexandria , Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria Main University Hospital , Alexandria , Egypt
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Golse N, Bucur PO, Faitot F, Bekheit M, Pittau G, Ciacio O, Sa Cunha A, Adam R, Castaing D, Samuel D, Cherqui D, Vibert E. Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt in Liver Transplantation: Results of Left Renal Vein Ligation Versus Renoportal Anastomosis. Transplantation 2016; 99:2576-85. [PMID: 25989502 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Management of portal inflow to the graft in patients with spontaneous splenorenal shunts (SRS) is a matter of concern especially in case of large varices (more than 1 cm). In case of portal vein (PV) thrombosis (PVT), renoportal anastomosis (RPA) directly diverts the splanchnic and renal venous blood assuring a good portal inflow to the graft. Disconnection of the portacaval shunt by left renal vein ligation (LRVL) is another option but requires a patent PV. The indication of primary RPA rather than LRVL in patients with small native PV, especially in case of large graft, should be questioned in these complex cases of liver transplantation. METHODS From 1998 to 2012, 17 patients with RPA and 15 patients with LRVL were transplanted in our center. We compared these 2 techniques for short- and long-term results. RESULTS The rate of preliver transplantation PVT (76% vs 27%) and graft weight (1538 ± 383 g vs 1293 ± 216 g) was significantly higher in the RPA group. Renoportal anastomosis was performed in 4 cases of small but patent PV. Three-month mortality, morbidity, and massive ascitis were similar. No patient was retransplanted. One year after transplantation, PV diameter was still larger in RPA group. Three-year survival was similar (RPA: 79% vs LRVL: 53%, P = 0.1). CONCLUSIONS In cirrhotic patients transplanted with large splenorenal shunts, RPA and LRVL reach similar survivals. In case of complete PVT and failure of thrombectomy, the RPA offers satisfactory long-term results.
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- Nicolas Golse
- 1 AP-HP Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Villejuif, F-94800, France. 2 Inserm, Unité 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France. 3 Univ Paris-Sud, UMR-S 1193, Villejuif, F-94800, France. 4 Inserm, Unité 776, Villejuif, F-94800, France. 5 Univ Paris-Sud, UMR-S 776, Villejuif, F-94800, France. 6 DHU Hepatinov, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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Abdelbaki TN, Bekheit M, Katri K. A sleeve gastrectomy blast: how long should the bariatric patient fast? Surg Obes Relat Dis 2016; 12:707-710. [PMID: 26922164 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2015.10.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Tamer N Abdelbaki
- General Surgery Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- General Surgery Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- General Surgery Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Bekheit M, Rajakannu M, Bucur P, Adam R, SaCunha A, Castaing D, Cherqui D, Vibert E. Serial volumetric assessment of large for size liver grafts after whole cadaveric liver transplant in adults: do large liver grafts shrink in size? HPB (Oxford) 2016; 18:200-206. [PMID: 26902140 PMCID: PMC4814606 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND After whole graft orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), adaptation of the large grafts' volume to recipient weight is widely accepted despite the paucity of evidence on this subject. METHODS Thirty nine patients with GRWR > 2.5% were included in this study and subsequently divided into two groups with 3 ≥ GRWR > 3%. Patients had CT scans at three predetermined time points after OLT used for measuring the liver volume. The objective of this study is to evaluate the volumetric changes of whole large liver grafts after adult OLT. RESULTS At LT, the mean graft recipient body weight ratio (GRWR) was 3.1 ± 0.4%. The mean liver weight was 1881 ± 68 g at LT, 2014 ± 99 ml at one week, 1725 ± 126 ml at 3 months, and 1632 ± 117 (ml) at >6 months. There is an initial increase at 1 week after LT and a subsequent decrease of liver volume on later measurements. None of the late volume measurements were significantly different from the initial graft volume at liver transplant in pair wise comparisons ANOVA repeated measures (p > 0.05). Similarly, the mean GRWR did not change significantly between the initial calculation at transplantation date and the subsequent measurements during the different study time points (F = 0.04, p = 0.96) with a mean of 3.1% (95% CI = 2.2-4.2). AUC ROC discriminated a cutoff of 3% for the initial GRWR above which grafts tend to decrease in size over time (c statistics = 0.74, p = 0.036). In a Clustered ANOVA repeated measures, there was no significant difference in the changes of liver volume between both groups. However, patients with GRWR > 3 showed a trend towards a latent reduction in volume over the tracing period. There was a tendency, but none significant; towards a higher bilirubin, AST, ALT levels over the first postoperative days in recipients with GRWR > 3. CONCLUSION Large grafts do not significantly decrease in size. Nonetheless, grafts weighing >3% of the GRWR show a different trend towards decrease in size over time.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit UMRS776, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France; University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France; University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France; University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, AP-HP, Villejuif, France; INSERM, Unit 1193, Villejuif, France; University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France.
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Abdelbaki T, Bekheit M, Katri K, Abdel-Salam W, El-Kayal ES. A Sleeve Gastrectomy Blast: How Long Should The Bariatric Patient Fast? Surg Obes Relat Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2015.08.451] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Bekheit M, Katri K, El-Kayal ES. Gender Influence on Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2015; 25:2428-9. [PMID: 26415637 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1894-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, El Kabbary General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Bekheit M, Abdelsalam WN, Sgromo B, Catheline JM, Katri K. Is conservative management for gastric perforation secondary to intragastric balloon possible? Case report and review of literature. Obes Surg 2015; 24:968-70. [PMID: 24737311 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1244-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Intragastric balloon (IGB) is one of the available options for the management of morbid obesity. The procedure is generally safe and of moderate efficacy in most of the cases. One of the reported complications of IGB is gastric perforation. The management of this complication is classically surgical. To our knowledge, conservative management for gastric perforation secondary to IGB has not been reported. A 27-year-old female patient presented with sudden abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant, 2 months after having an IGB placed. The provisional diagnosis was gastric perforation. Balloon extraction was performed and a conservative management of the gastric perforation was pursued successfully. We therefore propose that this sort of management might be adopted in carefully selected cases.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Department of Surgery, El Kabbary General Hospital, El Kabbary, Alexandria, Egypt,
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Fysekidis M, Cohen R, Bekheit M, Chebib J, Boussairi A, Bihan H, Khuong MA, Finkielsztejn L, Mendoza G, Abgrall S, Condé D, Catheline JM. Sleeve gastrectomy is a safe and efficient procedure in HIV patients with morbid obesity: a case series with results in weight loss, comorbidity evolution, CD4 count, and viral load. Obes Surg 2014; 25:229-33. [PMID: 24968746 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1350-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery have been poorly studied in patients affected with HIV. Although sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most widely used procedure in many countries, most of the published literature reported results with the gastric bypass (GBP) procedure on morbidly obese HIV patients. METHODS We have evaluated retrospectively, in eight consecutive patients who underwent a SG, its effect in weight loss and its impact on the treatment and on the markers of HIV infection. RESULTS Seven out of eight patients were females. The mean age was 46 years, with a median preoperative BMI of 42 kg/m(2). The mean duration of HIV infection and CD4 cell count were 13.4 years and 457 cells/mm(3), respectively. The mean weight loss was 37 kg in 20 months, the excess BMI loss was 80.8 ± 30.9 %, and the excess weight loss is 81.5 ± 28.9 % with one minor complication. CD4 counts were unchanged. Three patients had therapy modifications that were unrelated to bariatric surgery. Two patients had a therapeutic drug monitoring before and after the intervention. Plasma concentrations remained in therapeutic levels after the SG. Most comorbidities disappeared postoperatively, decreasing the cardiovascular risk. CONCLUSIONS The sleeve gastrectomy was safe and effective with no consequences on CD4 counts and viral load in HIV-affected obese patients. It should be considered as a part of the treatment in morbidly obese HIV patients.
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- Marinos Fysekidis
- Service d'Endocrinologie, Diabétologie et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpital Avicenne, Paris XIII, 93009, Bobigny, France
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Bekheit M, Katri K, Salam WNA, Ezzat T, El Kayal ES. Rejecting the demise of vertical-banded gastroplasty: a long-term single-institute experience. Obes Surg 2014; 23:1604-10. [PMID: 23636993 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-0969-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Surgical interventions have proven to be more effective than other measures in the treatment of morbid obesity. The short-term outcomes of the various surgical interventions have been well documented in the literature, with fewer reports on long-term outcomes. The reported long-term outcome of the vertical-banded gastroplasty (VBG) is conflicting. The aim of the present study was to evaluate our long-term experience with VBG. A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database was conducted. Records of patients who underwent VBG five or more years ago were retrieved. An analysis of the long-term weight changes and reported complications was conducted. The study included 150 patients: 43 males (29%) and 107 females (71%). Their mean age was 30 years old (12-53), and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 47 ± 8.4 kg/m2. Patients were followed up for an average of 8 years (5-11). More than 60 % of patients had good long-term weight loss (EWL > 50%). A significant negative correlation was found between the excess weight loss percent (EWL%) and the pre-operative BMI (p < 0.05). The differences in EWL% between males and females were not significant (p = 0.061). Nevertheless, the change in EWL% over time for both males and females was significant (p = 0.004). Revision surgery was required in seven patients (4.7%). Five patients had conversion of VBG to gastric bypass (3.3%), while two patients (1.3%) had reversal of the procedure. Late complications included mesh erosion in three cases, staple line dehiscence in two patients, and stomal stenosis in six patients. VBG could be a long-term effective intervention for the treatment of morbid obesity. Good selection is the cornerstone for long-term success. Late complication rate is acceptable after VBG. VBG is a specifically useful tool under stringent financial circumstances.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- HBP Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of medicine, Alexandria Main University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt,
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Bekheit M, Katri K, Ashour MH, Sgromo B, Abou-ElNagah G, Abdel-Salam WN, Catheline JM, El Kayal ES. Gender influence on long-term weight loss after three bariatric procedures: gastric banding is less effective in males in a retrospective analysis. Surg Endosc 2014; 28:2406-11. [PMID: 24648106 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3489-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Identifying factors that influence weight loss after bariatric surgery is one way to predict a successful surgical outcome. Knowledge of the effect of gender on weight loss after bariatric surgery has not been well demonstrated in the literature despite being noted in every day practice. The aim of this study was to find the influence of gender on long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery. METHODS A retrospective analysis of data retrieved from a prospectively maintained bariatric database was conducted. RESULTS The study included 640 consecutive patients. Their mean age was 38 ± 10 years, mean preoperative body mass index was 44.9 ± 8.4 kg/m2, and mean preoperative excess weight (EW %) was 108.3 ± 38.4%. The mean of the average excess weight loss (EWL %) was 43.3 ± 42.4%. Three procedures were utilized: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), and gastric banding (GB). Both VBG and RYGB induced significantly more EWL % than GB (d = 22.1%, p < 0.001 and d = 16, p = 0.02, respectively). In patients who underwent VBG and GB, males had significantly lower preoperative EW % (Student t = -4.86, p < 0.001, and Student t = 4.69, p < 0.001, respectively), and postoperative mean of the average EWL % (Student t = -2.43, p = 0.016, and Student t = -3.33, p = 0.002, respectively) than females. In patients who underwent RYGB, there were no differences in the preoperative EW % (t = -1.03, p = 0.309) or the mean of the average EWL % (t = 0.406, p = 0.688). The simple linear regression model used to explain the variability in EWL %, accounted for by the variability in the preoperative EW %, was significant (F = 180, p < 0.001). Analysis of the residual errors in predicting the EWL % revealed no significant difference between males and females after VBG and after RYGB (t = 0.117, p = 0.907 and t = 1.052, p = 0.3, respectively), while it was significant after GB (t = -2.999, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION From our experience, we suggest that GB not to be offered as a first choice for obese male patients.
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- Mohamed Bekheit
- Minimal Invasive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, El Kabbary General Hospital, El Kabbary, Alexandria, Egypt,
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Bekheit M, Katri K, Abdel-Salam W, Abdelbaki T, Sgromo B, Catheline JM, ElNagah G, El Kayal ES. Technical tips associated with reduction in leak rate after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: lessons to learn from a nested case-control study. Egypt J Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.4103/1110-1121.131682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Abdel-Salam WN, Bekheit M, Katri K, Ezzat T, El Kayal ES. Efficacy of intragastric balloon in obese Egyptian patients and the value of extended liquid diet period in mounting the weight loss. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2013; 23:220-4. [PMID: 23234333 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Abstract Background: The surgical management of morbid obesity is faced by several challenges. Alternative therapeutic strategies could have an important role in the perioperative risk reduction. The BioEnterics(®) intragastric balloon (BIB) (Inamed Health, Santa Barbara, CA) has been described as being effective in weight reduction and is used as a bridge before bariatric surgery. This study examined the efficacy of BIB in obese Egyptian patients and the value of the extended low caloric liquid diet program in weight loss. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained bariatric database was conducted. Weight changes and complications data were analyzed. Indications for BIB placement were discussed. RESULTS Records of 55 patients (11 males and 44 females) were retrieved. The mean initial body mass index (BMI) was 45.3±11 kg/m(2). The mean of excess body weight percentage was 111.96±53.2%. Nausea was reported in 30 patients (54.5%). Epigastric discomfort was reported in 23 patients (41.8 %), and vomiting was reported in 27 patients (49.1%). Six patients (10.9%) had an early removal of the balloon, whereas 4 (7.2%) had delayed removal (more than 6 months). The mean excess weight loss percentage (EWL%) was 17.2%. There was significant reduction in patients' BMI from 45.3 to 38.3 kg/m(2) (P<.001). There was no significant correlation between the EWL% and the gender, age, or initial BMI. Two patients had second balloon insertions without complications. There was no significant difference in the EWL% between the 1-week liquid diet group and the extended (4-week) low caloric diet group. CONCLUSIONS The BIB is effective and safe in weight reduction in obese Egyptian patients. The impact of extended liquid dieting period is not significant.
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- Wael Nabil Abdel-Salam
- Department of Surgery, Alexandria Main University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Bekheit M, Katri KM, Ezzat T. Wandering hemi-spleen: Laparoscopic management of wandering spleen in a case of polysplenia. Int J Surg Case Rep 2012; 3:151-4. [PMID: 22382032 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Revised: 10/10/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Several congenital anomalies of the spleen have been reported. The polysplenia is a rare anomaly in which the normal spleen is replaced with two or more smaller spleens. The wandering spleen is another anomaly resulting from the laxity of the splenic ligaments. The concomitance of both anomalies is very rare. PRESENTATION OF A CASE A 22-year old female patient presented with intermittent left hypochondrial pain for more than a year. After a thorough examination of the patient, she only had bilateral accessory nipples. Routine laboratory investigations were all normal. An abdominal ultrasound U/S scan was unremarkable except for a ptotic spleen. with a large splenule 5cm×3cm located near the fundus of the stomach. These findings were confirmed by a CT scan. A decision for a surgical intervention was then made, and the laparoscopic approach was chosen which revealed the condition. Laparoscopic removal of the wandering part was executed. The patient discharged on the first post-operative day. DISCUSSION The decision making in cases of wandering spleen is not always the same. The association of a wandering spleen with polysplenia is an asset to the surgical decision, along with the age of the patient. CONCLUSION The laparoscopic approach is an important tool in the diagnosis and management of wandering spleen. The diagnosis of polysplenic anomaly could provide a guidance for the surgical strategy in patients with wandering spleen.
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Leanza S, Bekheit M, Coco D, Bellia A, Ferrara F, Sarvà S, Pappalardo A, Piazza L. Carcinoma of the appendix and its natural history in relation to surgical management. A case report. Chir Ital 2009; 61:597-600. [PMID: 20380264 DOI: pmid/20380264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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There are several classifications of appendicular epithelial cancer with a wide variety of nomenclature. Epithelial tumours of the appendix have been classified into four distinct types: carcinoids, mucinous adenocarcinoma (often called mucinous cystadenocarcinoma or malignant mucocele), colonic-type adenocarcinoma, and adenocarcinoids with a dual cell origin. We report a case of a woman who presented to our emergency unit with a history of acute appendicitis and who had undergone an appendectomy. The histopathological analysis showed the presence of a well differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma, infiltrating the full thickness of the appendix wall.
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- Silvana Leanza
- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Garibaldi Hospital, Azienda Ospedali Garibaldi
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Saker D, Hamza A, Abd-Alakhar M, Bekheit M, El-Hashimy F. EFFECT OF COOKING METHODS ON NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FABA BEAN. Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences 2007; 32:4613-4620. [DOI: 10.21608/jfds.2007.201170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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