ALLMedicine™ Enterocutaneous Fistula Center

Mar 21st, 2023 - Duodenal graft perforation (DGP) is a serious complication after pancreas transplantation (PTx) and can lead to pancreas graft loss. Here, we investigated whether the placement of a decompression tube (DT) for the duodenal graft during PTx is clin...

Feb 15th, 2023 - Large abdominal wall hernias are surgically challenging to repair and often associated with significant postoperative complications. Risk factors associated with surgical site complications, such as infection and wound dehiscence, include obesity,...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - With an increasing interest in multimodal and opioid reducing pain strategies, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have become common-place in the care of injured patients. Long-standing concerns of increased anastomotic leak rate with ...

Jan 29th, 2023 - A series of randomized controlled trials have investigated the efficacy and safety of different timings of interventions and methods of intervention. However, the optimal treatment strategy is not yet clear. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, ClinicalTri...

Jan 24th, 2023 - An ECF is an abnormal communication between the small or large bowel and the skin. PRP provides a variety of bioactive factors to promote wound healing. This case report details the use of PRP in the management of ECF. A 52-year-old male with a hi...

Feb 15th, 2023 - Large abdominal wall hernias are surgically challenging to repair and often associated with significant postoperative complications. Risk factors associated with surgical site complications, such as infection and wound dehiscence, include obesity,...

Sep 26th, 2022 - This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial comparing two porcine acellular matrices in abdominal wall reconstruction. It is single-blind (patients are blinded to the type of mesh used while surgeons are not). Our goals in this study are: P...

Jul 25th, 2022 - INCLUSION CRITERIA Patients undergoing AWR surgery with mesh repair for primary ventral/incisional hernia (laparoscopic/robotic/ open/converted); ASA class I - IV; Elective surgery; Able to give informed consent; Age ≥18 years. EXCLUSION CRITERIA ...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Abdominal hernia repair is one of the most common general surgery procedures performed in the United States. Hernia occurrences after prior abdominal surgeries can range anywhere from 20-50%. Small abdominal defects (<3cm) can generally be repaire...

Oct 6th, 2021 - The purpose of this study is to determine whether Teduglutide is safe and feasible to be given for the treatment of enterocutaneous fistula (ECF). The hypothesis is that the drug will be well tolerated and will improve the volume of daily ECF outp...

Oct 6th, 2021 - Immediate drainage of infected necrotizing pancreatitis within 24 hours of diagnosis did not result in significantly fewer complications compared to postponed drainage, a small randomized controlled trial found. In an intention-to-treat analysis o...

Oct 9th, 2020 - Hysterectomies performed using an abdominal surgical approach or in women with endometriosis are more likely to carry an increased risk of bowel injury, according to recent results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. U.

Jan 13th, 2020 - Ileus is the most common early complication of RC. The most common late complications of RC are small-bowel obstruction and ureteroenteric anastomotic stricture. Other common complications following RC include the following: Wound infection Sepsis...

Oct 17th, 2017 - ORLANDO – An endoscopic approach to treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis was substantially safer than was minimally invasive surgical treatment in a randomized study of 66 patients. Performing drainage and necrosectomy endoscopically in 34.

Mar 8th, 2012 - For patients with Crohn’s disease who have intra-abdominal abscesses, percutaneous drainage plus anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy can be as effective as surgery, Dr. Douglas L.