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Xabier de Aretxabala
Researcher at Clínica Alemana
Publications - 39
Citations - 1079
Xabier de Aretxabala is an academic researcher from Clínica Alemana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gallbladder cancer & Cholecystectomy. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 33 publications receiving 902 citations. Previous affiliations of Xabier de Aretxabala include University of Chile.
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Preneoplastic lesions in gallbladder cancer
TL;DR: Gallbladder cancer is an uncommon disease except in countries like Chile and areas of India and Japan and the knowledge regarding the etiology and mechanisms through which this neoplasia is developed is significantly less compared to other malignant tumors.
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Gastric Leak After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Analysis of Its Management
Xabier de Aretxabala,Xabier de Aretxabala,Jorge Leon,Gonzalo Wiedmaier,Ivan Turu,Cristian Ovalle,Fernando Maluenda,Fernando Maluenda,Carolina Gonzalez,Jennifer Humphrey,Mabel Hurtado,Carlos Benavides +11 more
TL;DR: Diagnosis of a leak after a SG required a greater index of suspicion in order to perform an early diagnosis and longer periods of time that are necessary to wait until the leak closes.
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Alcohol Absorption Modification After a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Due to Obesity
Fernando Maluenda,Attila Csendes,Xabier de Aretxabala,Jaime Poniachik,Karen Salvo,Iris Delgado,Patricia Rodriguez +6 more
TL;DR: Alcohol absorption was considerably modified after LSG with higher and longer blood alcohol values for equivalent amounts of alcohol.
Overexpression of the HER2/neu Gene: A New Therapeutic Possibility for Patients With Advanced Gallbladder Cancer.
TL;DR: The results indicate that HER2/neu overexpression occurred in 14% of the advanced gallbladder cancer cases, which indicates that this subgroup of patients may benefit from inhibitors of the HER2-neu pathway.
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Gallbladder Cancer: An Analysis of a Series of 139 Patients With Invasion Restricted to the Subserosal Layer
Xabier de Aretxabala,Ivan Roa,L. Burgos,Hector Losada,Juan Carlos Roa,Javier Mora,J. Hepp,Jorge Leon,Fernando Maluenda +8 more
TL;DR: The feasibility of performing an extended cholecystectomy in patients with gallbladder cancer and invasion of the subserosal layer allows for a good survival rate, and the presence of lymph node metastases represents the main poor prognosis factor.