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Abdominal operations in patients with cirrhosis: Still a major surgical challenge☆
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Patients with cirrhosis undergoing elective or emergent operations are at a significant risk of developing postoperative complications leading to death, and the most accurate predictor of outcome is the patient's preoperative Child's class.About:
This article is published in Surgery.The article was published on 1997-10-01. It has received 450 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mortality rate & Transplantation.read more
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One thousand fifty-six hepatectomies without mortality in 8 years.
Hiroshi Imamura,Yasuji Seyama,Norihiro Kokudo,Atsushi Maema,Yasuhiko Sugawara,Keiji Sano,Tadatoshi Takayama,Masatoshi Makuuchi +7 more
TL;DR: Liver resection can be performed without mortality provided that it is carried out in a high-volume medical center by well-trained hepatobiliary surgeons paying meticulous attention to the balance between the liver functional reserve and the volume of liver to be removed.
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Assessment of the prognosis of cirrhosis: Child-Pugh versus MELD
François Durand,Dominique Valla +1 more
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Improved Liver Function in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis After Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Infusion Therapy
Shuji Terai,Tsuyoshi Ishikawa,Kaoru Omori,Koji Aoyama,Yoshio Marumoto,Yohei Urata,Yuichirou Yokoyama,Koichi Uchida,Takahiro Yamasaki,Yasuhiko Fujii,Kiwamu Okita,Isao Sakaida +11 more
TL;DR: ABMI therapy should be considered as a novel treatment for patients with decompensated LC after significant improvements in serum albumin levels and total protein were observed at 24 weeks after ABMI therapy.
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Evaluation of abnormal liver function tests
J K Limdi,G M Hyde +1 more
TL;DR: The interpretation of the routinely performed liver tests along with the indications and utility of quantitative tests are discussed, including the Model for End Stage Liver Disease rather than any single parameter.
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The risk of surgery in patients with liver disease
TL;DR: This review will consider the factors that contribute to perioperative hepatic dysfunction and prediction of operative risk in patients with liver disease undergoing surgery other than liver transplantation.
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Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A national survey of 4,292 hospitals and an analysis of 77,604 cases
Daniel J. Deziel,Keith W. Millikan,Steven G. Economou,Alexander Doolas,Sung-Tao Ko,Mohan C. Airan +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with low rates of morbidity and mortality but a significant rate of bile duct injury, which is significantly lower at institutions that had performed more than 100 cases.
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Clarification of risk factors for abdominal operations in patients with hepatic cirrhosis.
TL;DR: It is concluded that celiotomy in the cirrhotic patient is truly associated with very high morbidity and mortality, and preoperative assessment can predict survival with 89% accuracy.
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Open cholecystectomy. A contemporary analysis of 42,474 patients
Joel J. Roslyn,Gregory S. Binns,Edward F. X. Hughes,Kimberly D. Saunders-Kirkwood,Michael J. Zinner,Joe A. Cates +5 more
TL;DR: These data indicate that open cholecystectomy currently is a very safe, effective treatment for cholelithiasis and is being performed with near zero mortality.
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Cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients: A formidable operation
TL;DR: Cholecystectomy and common bile duct exploration in cirrhotic patients should be performed only for life-threatening complications of biliary tract disease such as empyema, perforation and ascending cholangitis.