Browsing by Author "Vanegas, Marco"

Appendiceal Phlegmon as an intraoperative finding: A retrospective analysis

Conde-Monroy, Danny; Rodríguez, Lina; Venegas, David; Rey-Chaves, Carlos Eduardo; Núñez-Rocha, Ricardo E.; Nassar, Ricardo; Vanegas, Marco; Monsalve, Catalina; Pinzón, Pablo; Giron-Arango, Felipe

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?

Giron-Arango, Felipe; Rodríguez, Lina M; Conde-Monroy, Danny; Rey Chaves, Carlos Eduardo; Vanegas, Marco; Venegas, David; Gutiérrez, Fernando; Nassar, Ricardo; Hernández, Juan D; Jiménez, Daniel; Núñez-Rocha, Ricardo E; Niño, Laura; Rojas, Susana

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

Intestinal Paracoccidioidomycosis: Case report and literature review

Giron, Felipe; Vanegas, Marco; Rodriguez, Lina M.; Hernandez-Santamaria, Valentina; Rey Cháves, Carlos Eduardo; Ortega, Jairo

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2022-02

Morbimortality assessment in abdominal surgery: are we predicting or overreacting?

Valenzuela, Sebastian; Niño, Laura; Conde Monroy, Danny; Girón, Felipe; Rodríguez, Lina; Venegas, David; Rey Chaves, Carlos Eduardo; Nassar, Ricardo; Vanegas, Marco; Jiménez, Daniel

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2022-01

Severe Acute Cholecystitis (Tokyo III) in High-Risk Patients: Should Cholecystectomy Be Preferred over Percutaneous Drainage?

Mario A, Latiff; David E, Venegas; Chaves-Rey, Carlos Eduardo; Giron, Felipe; Rodriguez, Lina; Vanegas, Marco; Nassar, Ricardo; Núñez, Ricardo E; Perez, Agustín; Conde-Monroy, Danny

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

Survival Outcomes of Hepatectomy in Gastric Cancer Liver Metastasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Conde-Monroy, Danny; Ibañez-Pinilla, Milciades; Sabogal-Olarte, Juan Carlos; Rey-Chaves, Carlos; Isaza-Restrepo, Andrés; Girón, Felipe; Vanegas, Marco; Ibañez-Villalba, Rafael; Mirow, Lutz; Siepmann, Timo

Gastric cancer liver metastasis (GCLM) is a contraindication for surgical treatment in current guidelines. However, the results of recent studies are questioning this paradigm. We assessed survival outcomes and their ...

2023-01

Transversus abdominis release (TAR) procedure: a retrospective analysis of an abdominal wall reconstruction group

Rey Chaves, Carlos Eduardo; Girón, Felipe; Conde Monroy, Danny; Rodriguez, Lina; Venegas, David; Vanegas, Marco; Pardo, Manuel; Núñez-Rocha, Ricardo E.; Vargas-Barato, Felipe; Navarro-Alean, Jorge Alberto; Ricaurte, Alberto

Complex abdominal wall defects are important conditions with high morbidity, leading to impairment of patients' physical condition and quality of life. In the last decade, the abdominal wall reconstruction paradigm has ...

2022-10-31

Variations in Clinical Course and Surgical Outcomes of Acute Appendicitis During COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Rey-Chaves, Carlos Eduardo; Giron, Felipe; Rodriguez, Lina M; Gomez, Monica; Vanegas, Marco; Venegas, David E; Benitez, Elkin; Villamil, Carlos; Murcia-Soriano, Luisa Fernanda; Conde Monroy, Danny

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has generated changes regarding presentation and management of surgical pathologies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the clinical course and surgical outcomes of acute ...

2022-11