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Ann Chir 2006 Dec 10;131(10):647. Epub 2006 Nov 10.

Ann Chir 2006 Jun 21. Epub 2006 Jun 21.

Académie nationale de chirurgie "Les Cordeliers", 15, rue de l'École-de-Médecine, 75006 Paris, France.

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Ann Chir 2006 Nov 14;131(9):518-23. Epub 2006 Jun 14.

Service de chirurgie digestive, CHU de la Côte de Nacre, avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex, France.

Introduction: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is the only curative treatment for adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head but is associated with a significant early morbidity and a poor long term survival. Therefore, its value is still debated. The aim of this study was to evaluate early and distant results of PD for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and to identify prognostic factors. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 5;131(9):509-10. Epub 2006 Sep 5.

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 5;131(10):601-7. Epub 2006 Jul 5.

Département de Chirurgie, Hôtel-Dieu, 69288 Lyon cedex 02, France.

Aims Of The Study: The treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) remains a difficult and controversial issue. The aim of this study was to retrospectively assess the results of an univocal attitude associating resection of a priori resectable lesions using visceral excisions as required, without sacral excision, but including intra-operative radiotherapy (IORT).

Patients And Methods: Between 1989 and 1999, 32 patients underwent resection for LRRC. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 30;131(9):540-2. Epub 2006 Aug 30.

Service de chirurgie digestive, APHP, hôpital Beaujon, université Paris-VII, 100, boulevard du Général-Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.

Ann Chir 2005 Jun;130(5):353-5

Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, BP 69, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The terms included and detailed in the present part are: case-control Study, Chi scare, Cochrane Collaboration, Cochrane Library, Cohort study, Coefficient of correlation, concordance testing, Informed consent. Read More

Ann Chir 2005 Feb;130(2):132-3

Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Clermont-Ferrand.

The terms included and detailed in the present part are: protocol, alpha risk, (standardised) effect size, intention to treat analysis, linear multiple and logistic regressions, and sensitivity analysis. Read More

Ann Chir 2005 Jul-Aug;130(6-7):433-5

Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, BP. 69, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The terms included and detailed in the present part are: Consort statement, Odds ratio, Receiver Operating Characteristics curve. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Oct 14;131(8):423-5. Epub 2006 Jun 14.

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 4;131(10):643-6. Epub 2006 Aug 4.

Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The terms included and detailed in the present part are: QUORUM, randomisation, hazards ratio, likelihood ratio, RevMan, risk reduction, relative risk. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 7;131(9):514-7. Epub 2006 Jul 7.

Service de chirurgie générale et endocrinienne, hôpital Brabois-Adultes, CHU de Nancy, 11, allée du Morvan, 54511 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.

Preoperative management of thyroid nodule is still controversial. Since 25 years ago, preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodule has been modified and improved. The aim of this study was to review, from a surgical point of view, the role of radionuclide imaging results in the management of patients with thyroid nodules. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Oct 26;131(8):451-4. Epub 2006 Jul 26.

Service de chirurgie thoracique et endocrinienne, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Genève 14, Suisse.

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 5;131(10):608-15. Epub 2006 Jul 5.

Département de Chirurgie, Centre Alexis-Vautrin, avenue de Bourgogne, 54500 Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France.

Objective: To make a development on the recent data of the literature concerning the functional anatomy of the lymphatic drainage of the breast, observed during interventions of sentinel lymph node biopsy; to compare the descriptive anatomy taking into consideration these new results.

Methods: The population of our descriptive anatomical study is made-up of five patients. All the patients underwent a radical mastectomy during which, an injection of 2 ml of patented blue, realized at the periareolar area allowed to observe the glandular lymphatic vessels. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 7;131(10):583-9. Epub 2006 Jul 7.

Service d'Urgences, Hôpital Beaujon, 10, boulevard du Général-Leclerc, 92118 Clichy cedex, France.

Vascular complications of lumbar disc surgery are rare (about 0,04% of discectomies) but very severe. Great variations of the anatomical lesions and of their clinical aspects may be observed. These lesions are often unrecognised during the operation and they are sometimes identified several years after the injury. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 5;131(10):616-22. Epub 2006 Jul 5.

Service de Chirurgie Générale à Orientation Thoracique, CHU Gabriel-Montpied, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Objectives: To report a single-institution retrospective study of radical en bloc resection for lung cancer invading the spine.

Methods: Between 1993 and 2004, 32 patients underwent partial or total vertebrectomy for non-small cells lung cancer with spinal extension. Twenty-one received induction treatment (chemotherapy, N=16; radiation, N=1 and chemoradiotherapy, N=4). Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 21;131(10):595-600. Epub 2006 Jun 21.

Service de Chirurgie Viscérale et Vasculaire, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées (HIA) du Val-de-Grace, 74, avenue de Port-Royal, 75005 Paris, France.

Aim Of The Study: To determine diagnostic modalities and both immediate and long-term treatment of superior mesenteric venous thrombosis.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study from 1997 to 2004 in two institutions concerning patients with superior mesenteric vein thrombosis.

Results: Nine patients (all males, mean age=55 years), were included. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 30;131(9):524-8. Epub 2006 Jun 30.

Service de médecine légale, CHU d'Amiens, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France.

Objective: To know the future of appeals against a public establishment of health.

Material And Methods: We studied 16 files of dispute having ended in a definitive payment over three years in the service of orthopaedics of the Amiens hospital (2001-2003).

Results: The majority of the plaintiffs are people (63%), and the average age is of 45,6 years (24 year/68 years). Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 27;131(10):636-8. Epub 2006 Jun 27.

Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Hôpital Universitaire de Genève, 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Genève, Suisse.

Crohn's disease may involve any part of the alimentary tract, including the stomach and duodenum. We report herein the case of a 22 year-old male in whom Crohn disease was diagnosed due to weight loss in relation with a stenosis of the first and second parts of the duodenum. A gastrojejunostomy was performed with a good subsequent result. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 23;131(9):543-6. Epub 2006 Mar 23.

Service de gastroentérologie, CHU de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie.

Portal biliopathy is due to compression of the common bile duct by varicose veins constituting portal cavernoma. Usually asymptomatic, it can occasionally be responsible for jaundice or cholangitis. We report a case of portal cavernoma secondary to pylephlebitis complicating acute appendicitis, followed eleven years later by occurrence of cholestatic jaundice. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 16;131(10):631-5. Epub 2006 Jun 16.

Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstructrice, Centre Léon-Bérard, 28, rue Laennec, 69007 Lyon, France.

Study Aim: Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid is a rare but highly malignant tumor. The goal of this study was to present the case of a patient who underwent a multimodal treatment and to analyze prognosis factors.

Patient And Methods: We present the case of a patient treated in 1996 for an anaplasic thyroid carcinoma with cervical cutaneous invasion. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 27;131(10):590-4. Epub 2006 Jun 27.

Capio Clinique Saint-Vincent, 40, chemin des Tilleroyes, 25000 Besançon, France.

Objective: Incidence of chronic pain is lower following laparoscopic hernioplasty than open surgery, probably due to the location of the patch in the preperitoneal space. But since laparoscopy is more demanding, the rates of complications and recurrences are higher. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of a procedure consisting of placement of a patch, endowed with some memory of shape, provided by a thin peripheral memory ring, in the preperitoneal space, by inguinal incision, through the hernia orifice, under spinal or local anesthesia. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 16;131(9):559-63. Epub 2006 Jun 16.

Service médicochirurgical des maladies de l'appareil digestif et transplantation hépatique, hôpital Saint-Eloi, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier, France.

Paragangliomas (PG) are rare and often diagnosed in the young adult. One case of retroperitoneal preaortic paraganglioma localised between the celiac trunk and the superior mesenteric artery is reported. The management of paraganglioma involves endocrinologists, geneticists and surgeons but the only potentially curative treatment remains surgical resection. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 23;131(9):571-3. Epub 2006 Jun 23.

Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The terms included and detailed in the present part are: weighting, diagnostic accuracy, predictive value, prevalence, prevention, statistical power. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 15;131(9):574. Epub 2006 Jun 15.

Ann Chir 2006 Dec 19;131(10):626-30. Epub 2006 Jun 19.

Service de Chirurgie Viscérale et Vasculaire, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées du Val-de-Grâce, 74, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France.

Non-functional paraganglioma have not clinical or biological characteristics, so that the diagnostic is most of the time delayed and made on the occasion of advanced abdominal tumor or symptomatic metastasis management. Hereditary forms, notably those with SDHB mutation, seem to have a poor prognosis. On the other hand, and on the oposite to sporadic forms, they are the only ones to benefit from genetic testing which make possible, if positive, an earlier diagnostic, before apparition of symptoms, recurrence or metastasis. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Oct 12;131(8):471-2. Epub 2006 Jun 12.

Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The terms included and detailed in the present part are: number needed to treat, number needed to harm, clinical relevance, PICO. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Jul-Aug;131(6-7):405-8. Epub 2006 May 24.

Service de Chirurgie Viscérale et Digestive, Clinique de la Plaine, 123, boulevard Etienne-Clémentel, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Technical variants of gastric bypass for morbid obesity are briefly described in this article including the three main steps: Roux-en-Y intestinal loop, gastric pouch and gastrojejunal anstomosis. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Jul-Aug;131(6-7):379-85. Epub 2006 Mar 31.

Service de Chirurgie Hépatobiliopancréatique, 2(e) Faculté de Médecine et Chirurgie, Université de Rome La Sapienza, Hôpital Sant'Andrea, 1035-1039, via di Grottarossa, 00189 Rome, Italie.

Aims: To evaluate short and long-term results in 23 patients resected for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Methods: Between January 2001 and December 2003, 23 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma were resected and considered for retrospective analysis. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed on several clinicopathological variables in order to evaluate the short-term results. Read More

Ann Chir 2006 Nov 16;131(9):533-9. Epub 2006 Jun 16.

Département de gynécologie-obstétrique, pavillon Mère-Enfant, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, centre hospitalier universitaire de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.

Objective: The aim of this study is the description and anatomical and functional outcome assessment of a novel surgical procedure, based on rectovaginal fascia defect repair with polypropylene mesh using the tension-free transobturator and infracoccygeal route based on the integral theory developed by Petros.

Materials And Method: Prospective, consecutive and single centre study performed between February 2003 and April 2005. Inclusion criteria were symptomatic posthysterectomy stage three to four regarding posterior compartment prolapse according to the Baden and Walker classification, with no anterior and/or apical prolapse. Read More