Browsing by Author "Nassar, Ricardo"
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Appendiceal Phlegmon as an intraoperative finding: A retrospective analysis
Background Emergency procedures due to acute surgical abdomen correspond to a great part of emergency surgeries. Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the world. Intraoperative findings ...2023 -
Intermediate Risk of Choledocholithiasis: Are we on the right path?
The risk of choledocholithiasis should be assessed in every patient undergoing cholecystectomy to define the next step. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy proposed a stratified predictor scale of ...2023 -
Severe Acute Cholecystitis (Tokyo III) in High-Risk Patients: Should Cholecystectomy Be Preferred over Percutaneous Drainage?
Current guidelines advise the use of less aggressive procedures for the solution of cholecystitis in high risk patients. However, recent literature has shown better results in those patients managed with laparoscopic ...2023 -
Succoring the challenging acute mesenteric ischemia: Feasibility of lactate dehydrogenase for evaluation of intestinal necrosis extension and mortality
Background Acute mesenteric ischemia is a lethal challenging pathology for surgeons in the emergency department due to its ambiguous clinical presentation and lack of early diagnostic markers. Serum lactate is considered ...2022-12 -
Variations in clinical course and surgical outcomes of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: A multicenter prospective cohort study
Background COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in the presentation and treatment of surgical pathologies. Therefore, we aim to describe the inuence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the clinical presentation and management of ...2022-11-08
