Background and Aim: Enteral nutrition (EN) is applicable to adult Crohn’s disease (CD) in treating malnutrition and in inducing remission – here as a less effective alternative than corticosteroids. The purpose of this review is to determine whether preoperative EN impacts postoperative complications of adult CD, either by means of nutritional or therapeutic effects. Summary: A systematic review of English writ...
The number and severity of bile duct injuries has increased since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study determines their incidence, clinical presentation and management in the setting of Portuguese public hospitals, by means of a national inquiry promoted by the HPB chapter of the Portuguese Surgical Society. A 37% response rate was obtained from 29 hospitals having performed collectively...
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