Phrenic nerve paralysis after bipolar electrocoagulation of endometriosis of the diaphragm: case report and mini review.

Objective: To present a case of persistent postoperative elevation of the right hemidiaphragm after bipolar electrocoagulation of diaphragmatic endometriosis, highly likely because of collateral thermal damage to key branches of the phrenic nerve, and review the literature on diaphragmatic endometriosis, focusing on operative treatment.

Design: Case report and mini review.

Setting: Single university-based interdisciplinary endometriosis center.

The role of damage control surgery in the treatment of perforated colonic diverticulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Damage control surgery (DCS) is the classic approach to manage severe trauma and has recently also been considered an appropriate approach to the treatment of critically ill patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis. The purpose of the present review is to evaluate the outcomes following DCS for Hinchey II-IV complicated acute diverticulitis (CAD).

Methods: A comprehensive systematic search was undertaken to identify all randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies, irrespectively of their size, publication status, and language.

Bloodstream infection following 217 consecutive systemic-enteric drained pancreas transplants.

Background: Combined kidney pancreas transplantation (PTx) evolved as excellent treatment for diabetic nephropathy. Infections remain common and serious complications.

Methods: 217 consecutive enteric drained PTxs performed from 1997 to 2004 were retrospectively analyzed with regard to bloodstream infection.

Efficacy and safety of ertapenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam for the treatment of intra-abdominal infections requiring surgical intervention.

Complicated intra-abdominal infections usually mandate prompt surgical intervention supplemented by appropriate antimicrobial therapy. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that ertapenem was not inferior to piperacillin-tazobactam for the treatment of community-acquired intra-abdominal infections. A randomized open-label active-comparator clinical trial was conducted at 48 medical centers on four continents from December 2001 to February 2003.

Severe intra-abdominal infection due to Streptococcus Milleri following adjustable gastric banding.

Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding represents a safe and effective bariatric surgical method. Nevertheless, complications such as intraabdominal infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality.

Case Report: A 50-year old morbidly obese female patient underwent adjustable gastric banding with the Swedish band (SAGB).

Impact of cytomegalovirus match on survival after cardiac and lung transplantation.

Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and indirect effects caused by the virus alter the outcome after solid organ transplantation. Long-term results after 54 lung and 139 cardiac transplants at a single center have been retrospectively analyzed with regard to CMV status. Standard CMV prophylaxis consisted of ganciclovir for 100 days.

Impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on anal sphincter function in patients with carcinoma of the midrectum and low rectum.

Hypothesis: Preoperative chemoradiation for patients with stage II and III midrectal and low rectal cancer may improve survival and decrease local recurrence rate. We evaluated the long-term impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on anal sphincter function.

Design: Prospective analysis.