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Root cause analysis of mortality after esophagectomy revealed that more than half of deaths were potentially preventable. Factors such as inappropriate indications, patient characteristics, unexpected intraoperative findings, and delays in diagnosing complications were associated with preventable deaths. Following national guidelines and centralizing care may reduce…
The preoperative CALLY index is a valuable prognostic marker for gastric cancer patients, correlating with clinicopathological factors, overall and disease-free survival, and postoperative complications. A low preoperative CALLY index was significantly associated with advanced disease stages and independently predicted poorer outcomes. This index shows promise…
Longer operative time is associated with higher odds of major complications and prolonged postoperative stay in minimally invasive esophagectomy. The relationship between operative time and achieving textbook outcome (TO) is characterized by an inverse U-shaped correlation, with a significant peak at 298 minutes. Prolonged operative…
Developed to minimize visible scars on the abdomen, the hidden port site incision technique at the pubic hairline offers a cosmetically superior approach for common foregut and hepatopancreatobiliary procedures. This technique maximizes cosmetic outcomes while maintaining clinical efficacy, especially beneficial for patients with poor healing…
Developed to minimize visible scars on the abdomen, the hidden port site incision technique at the pubic hairline offers a cosmetically superior approach for common foregut and hepatopancreatobiliary procedures. This technique maximizes cosmetic outcomes while maintaining clinical efficacy, especially beneficial for patients with poor healing…
Large language model-linked chatbots showed varying accuracy in providing surgical management recommendations for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Google Bard had the highest accuracy, while Copilot and Perplexity had lower performance. Additional training using evidence-based health information is needed to maximize the potential of chatbots in clinical…
Robotic gastrectomy provided comparable outcomes to laparoscopic gastrectomy in overweight patients with gastric cancer, including similar blood loss, complication rates, postoperative recovery, lymph node dissection, and oncologic outcomes. Both groups had similar initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy, overall survival, and disease-free survival at 3 years. Robotic…
Expanding loco-regional nodes harvesting expected to increase survival in gastric cancer patients. Results from 830 patients undergoing gastrectomy show extended lymphadenectomies lead to better overall survival. Simulation to "offer 26 nodes" reveals no significant impact of stage migration. The number of negative nodes, even in…
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 studies on hiatal hernia management, including data from randomized controlled trials and observational studies, found that the use of mesh was associated with a lower recurrence risk (RR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.28, 0.88). Despite the overall high…
Large language model-linked chatbots showed varying accuracy in providing surgical management recommendations for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Google Bard had the highest accuracy, while Copilot and Perplexity had lower performance. Additional training using evidence-based health information is needed to maximize the potential of chatbots in clinical…
