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1. Correlation between the liver transection line localization and future liver remnant hypertrophy in associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy

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Ivan Romic, Goran Augustin, Goran Pavlek, and Elvira Kresic

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ALPPS, hypertrophy, surgery, transection, remnant, Surgery, RD1-811
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Background and aimsColorectal liver metastases (CRLMs) represent the most prevalent form of secondary liver tumors, and insufficient future liver remnant (FLR) often leads to unresectability. To tackle this challenge, various methods for stimulating liver hypertrophy have been developed including portal vein embolization (PVE), associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) and the newest one, liver venous deprivation (LVD). ALPPS was thoroughly studied over the last decade and it has been shown to induce rapid and intensive FLR hypertrophy. The objective of this study was to assess whether the localization of the liver transection line during the initial stage of ALPPS correlates with the degree of FLR hypertrophy.MethodsA retrospective, multicentric study was conducted, and we analyzed all consecutive patients with CRLMs who underwent ALPPS over the eight-year period. Patients were categorized into two groups based on the type of resection—right trisectionectomy (ERH) or right hemihepatectomy (RH) respectively. The degree of hypertrophy (DH), its correlation with FLR and postoperative outcomes were assessed.ResultsThe cohort consisted of 136 patients (72 in the ERH group and 64 in the RH group). Baseline characteristics, hypertrophy interval, and total liver volume showed no significant differences between the groups. DH was greater in the ERH group (83.2% vs. 62.5%, p = 0.025). A strong negative correlation was observed between FLR volume and DH in both groups. Postoperative outcomes and one-year survival were comparable between the groups.ConclusionsFLR hypertrophy is influenced by the localization of the liver transection line in ALPPS. Furthermore, correlation analysis indicated that a smaller estimated FLR is associated with greater DH. No statistical difference in outcomes was noted between the groups.

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2024
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2. Unusual complication of postoperative abdominal drainage

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Mislav Tomic, Ivan Romic, Goran Pavlek, Iva Martina Strajher, Juraj Kolak, Josip Mavrek, Vanja Silic, and Hrvoje Silovski

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Drain, Necrosis, Surgery, Ischemia, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
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A 77-year-old male patient was treated surgically because of mesenterial ischemia. Gangrenous sigmoid and left colon were resected and unipolar colostomy was created at the level of the middle transverse colon. Standard abdominal drain (size 18) was placed in the left paracolic gutter. At second surgery a loop of small bowel was adjacent to distal part of the drain and there were two ischemic patches caused by vacuum effect of the drain holes. This report highlights the possible dangers of abdominal drain placement and discuss ways to prevent it.

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2024
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3. The ChoCO-W prospective observational global study: Does COVID-19 increase gangrenous cholecystitis?

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Belinda De Simone, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Elie Chouillard, Salomone Di Saverio, Massimo Sartelli, Mauro Podda, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Ernest E. Moore, Susan J. Moug, Luca Ansaloni, Yoram Kluger, Federico Coccolini, Aitor Landaluce-Olavarria, Begoña Estraviz-Mateos, Ana Uriguen-Etxeberria, Alessio Giordano, Alfonso Palmieri Luna, Luz Adriana Hernández Amín, Adriana María Palmieri Hernández, Amanda Shabana, Zakaria Andee Dzulkarnaen, Muhammad Asyraf Othman, Mohamad Ikhwan Sani, Andrea Balla, Rosa Scaramuzzo, Pasquale Lepiane, Andrea Bottari, Fabio Staderini, Fabio Cianchi, Andrea Cavallaro, Antonio Zanghì, Alessandro Cappellani, Roberto Campagnacci, Angela Maurizi, Mario Martinotti, Annamaria Ruggieri, Asri Che Jusoh, Karim Abdul Rahman, Anis Suraya M. Zulkifli, Barbara Petronio, Belén Matías-García, Ana Quiroga-Valcárcel, Fernando Mendoza-Moreno, Boyko Atanasov, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Ilaria Vecchioni, Luca Cardinali, Grazia Travaglini, Elisa Sebastiani, Serge Chooklin, Serhii Chuklin, Pasquale Cianci, Enrico Restini, Sabino Capuzzolo, Giuseppe Currò, Rosalinda Filippo, Michele Rispoli, Daniel Aparicio-Sánchez, Virginia Durán Muñóz-Cruzado, Sandra Dios Barbeito, Samir Delibegovic, Amar Kesetovic, Diego Sasia, Felice Borghi, Giorgio Giraudo, Diego Visconti, Emanuele Doria, Mauro Santarelli, Davide Luppi, Stefano Bonilauri, Ugo Grossi, Giacomo Zanus, Alberto Sartori, Giacomo Piatto, Maurizio De Luca, Domenico Vita, Luigi Conti, Patrizio Capelli, Gaetano Maria Cattaneo, Athanasios Marinis, Styliani-Aikaterini Vederaki, Mehmet Bayrak, Yasemin Altıntas, Mustafa Yener Uzunoglu, Iskender Eren Demirbas, Yuksel Altinel, Serhat Meric, Yunus Emre Aktimur, Derya Salim Uymaz, Nail Omarov, Ibrahim Azamat, Eftychios Lostoridis, Eleni-Aikaterini Nagorni, Antonio Pujante, Gabriele Anania, Cristina Bombardini, Francesco Bagolini, Emre Gonullu, Baris Mantoglu, Recayi Capoglu, Stefano Cappato, Elena Muzio, Elif Colak, Suleyman Polat, Zehra Alan Koylu, Fatih Altintoprak, Zülfü Bayhan, Emrah Akin, Enrico Andolfi, Sulce Rezart, Jae Il Kim, Sung Won Jung, Yong Chan Shin, Octavian Enciu, Elena Adelina Toma, Fabio Medas, Gian Luigi Canu, Federico Cappellacci, Fabrizio D’Acapito, Giorgio Ercolani, Leonardo Solaini, Francesco Roscio, Federico Clerici, Roberta Gelmini, Francesco Serra, Elena Giulia Rossi, Francesco Fleres, Guglielmo Clarizia, Alessandro Spolini, Francesco Ferrara, Gabriela Nita, Jlenia Sarnari, Mahir Gachabayov, Abakar Abdullaev, Gaetano Poillucci, Gian Marco Palini, Simone Veneroni, Gianluca Garulli, Micaela Piccoli, Gianmaria Casoni Pattacini, Francesca Pecchini, Giulio Argenio, Mariano Fortunato Armellino, Giuseppe Brisinda, Silvia Tedesco, Pietro Fransvea, Giuseppe Ietto, Caterina Franchi, Giulio Carcano, Gennaro Martines, Giuseppe Trigiante, Giulia Negro, Gustavo Machain Vega, Agustín Rodríguez González, Leonardo Ojeda, Gaetano Piccolo, Andrea Bondurri, Anna Maffioli, Claudio Guerci, Boo Han Sin, Zamri Zuhdi, Azlanudin Azman, Hussam Mousa, Shadi al Bahri, Goran Augustin, Ivan Romic, Trpimir Moric, Ioannis Nikolopoulos, Jacopo Andreuccetti, Giusto Pignata, Rossella D’Alessio, Jakub Kenig, Urszula Skorus, Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Elcio Shiyoiti Hirano, Jackson Vinícius de Lima Bertuol, Arda Isik, Eray Kurnaz, Mohammad Sohail Asghar, Ameer Afzal, Ali Akbar, Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis, Konstantinos Lasithiotakis, Emmanuel Chrysos, Koray Das, Nazmi Özer, Ahmet Seker, Mohamed Ibrahim, Hytham K. S. Hamid, Ahmed Babiker, Konstantinos Bouliaris, George Koukoulis, Chrysoula-Christina Kolla, Andrea Lucchi, Laura Agostinelli, Antonio Taddei, Laura Fortuna, Carlotta Agostini, Leo Licari, Simona Viola, Cosimo Callari, Letizia Laface, Emmanuele Abate, Massimiliano Casati, Alessandro Anastasi, Giuseppe Canonico, Linda Gabellini, Lorenzo Tosi, Anna Guariniello, Federico Zanzi, Lovenish Bains, Larysa Sydorchuk, Oksana Iftoda, Andrii Sydorchuk, Michele Malerba, Federico Costanzo, Raffaele Galleano, Michela Monteleone, Andrea Costanzi, Carlo Riva, Maciej Walędziak, Andrzej Kwiatkowski, Łukasz Czyżykowski, Piotr Major, Marcin Strzałka, Maciej Matyja, Michal Natkaniec, Maria Rosaria Valenti, Maria Domenica Pia Di Vita, Maria Sotiropoulou, Stylianos Kapiris, Damien Massalou, Massimiliano Veroux, Alessio Volpicelli, Rossella Gioco, Matteo Uccelli, Marta Bonaldi, Stefano Olmi, Matteo Nardi, Giada Livadoti, Cristian Mesina, Theodor Viorel Dumitrescu, Mihai Calin Ciorbagiu, Michele Ammendola, Giorgio Ammerata, Roberto Romano, Mihail Slavchev, Evangelos P. Misiakos, Emmanouil Pikoulis, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Mohamed Elbahnasawy, Sherief Abdel-elsalam, Daniel M. Felsenreich, Julia Jedamzik, Nikolaos V. Michalopoulos, Theodoros A. Sidiropoulos, Maria Papadoliopoulou, Nicola Cillara, Antonello Deserra, Alessandro Cannavera, Ionuţ Negoi, Dimitrios Schizas, Athanasios Syllaios, Ilias Vagios, Stavros Gourgiotis, Nick Dai, Rekha Gurung, Marcus Norrey, Antonio Pesce, Carlo Vittorio Feo, Nicolo’ Fabbri, Nikolaos Machairas, Panagiotis Dorovinis, Myrto D. Keramida, Francesk Mulita, Georgios Ioannis Verras, Michail Vailas, Omer Yalkin, Nidal Iflazoglu, Direnc Yigit, Oussama Baraket, Karim Ayed, Mohamed hedi Ghalloussi, Parmenion Patias, Georgios Ntokos, Razrim Rahim, Miklosh Bala, Asaf Kedar, Robert G. Sawyer, Anna Trinh, Kelsey Miller, Ruslan Sydorchuk, Ruslan Knut, Oleksandr Plehutsa, Rumeysa Kevser Liman, Zeynep Ozkan, Saleh Abdel Kader, Sanjay Gupta, Monika Gureh, Sara Saeidi, Mohsen Aliakbarian, Amin Dalili, Tomohisa Shoko, Mitsuaki Kojima, Raira Nakamoto, Semra Demirli Atici, Gizem Kilinc Tuncer, Tayfun Kaya, Spiros G. Delis, Stefano Rossi, Biagio Picardi, Simone Rossi del Monte, Tania Triantafyllou, Dimitrios Theodorou, Tadeja Pintar, Jure Salobir, Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Tasis, Vasileios Acheimastos, Orestis Ioannidis, Lydia Loutzidou, Savvas Symeonidis, Tiago Correia de Sá, Mónica Rocha, Tommaso Guagni, Desiré Pantalone, Gherardo Maltinti, Vladimir Khokha, Wafaa Abdel-elsalam, Basma Ghoneim, José Antonio López-Ruiz, Yasin Kara, Syaza Zainudin, Firdaus Hayati, Nornazirah Azizan, Victoria Tan Phooi Khei, Rebecca Choy Xin Yi, Harivinthan Sellappan, Zaza Demetrashvili, Nika Lekiashvili, Ana Tvaladze, Caterina Froiio, Daniele Bernardi, Luigi Bonavina, Angeles Gil-Olarte, Sebastiano Grassia, Estela Romero-Vargas, Francesco Bianco, Andrew A. Gumbs, Agron Dogjani, Ferdinando Agresta, Andrey Litvin, Zsolt J. Balogh, George Gendrikson, Costanza Martino, Dimitrios Damaskos, Nikolaos Pararas, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Mikhail Kurtenkov, Felipe Couto Gomes, Adolfo Pisanu, Oreste Nardello, Fabrizio Gambarini, Hager Aref, Nicola de’ Angelis, Vanni Agnoletti, Antonio Biondi, Marco Vacante, Giulia Griggio, Roberta Tutino, Marco Massani, Giovanni Bisetto, Savino Occhionorelli, Dario Andreotti, Domenico Lacavalla, Walter L. Biffl, and Fausto Catena

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Acute cholecystitis, Cholecystectomy, Gangrene, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Laparoscopy, Surgery, RD1-811, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9
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Abstract Background The incidence of the highly morbid and potentially lethal gangrenous cholecystitis was reportedly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the ChoCO-W study was to compare the clinical findings and outcomes of acute cholecystitis in patients who had COVID-19 disease with those who did not. Methods Data were prospectively collected over 6 months (October 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021) with 1-month follow-up. In October 2020, Delta variant of SARS CoV-2 was isolated for the first time. Demographic and clinical data were analyzed and reported according to the STROBE guidelines. Baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients who had COVID-19 were compared with those who did not. Results A total of 2893 patients, from 42 countries, 218 centers, involved, with a median age of 61.3 (SD: 17.39) years were prospectively enrolled in this study; 1481 (51%) patients were males. One hundred and eighty (6.9%) patients were COVID-19 positive, while 2412 (93.1%) were negative. Concomitant preexisting diseases including cardiovascular diseases (p

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2022
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4. Case report: Sevelamer-associated colitis—a cause of pseudotumor formation with colon perforation and life-threatening bleeding

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Margareta Fistrek Prlic, Mislav Jelakovic, Marko Brinar, Dora Grgic, Ivan Romic, Zlatko Marusic, Ema Ivandic, Bojan Jelakovic, Ivana Vukovic Brinar, and Zeljko Krznaric

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gastrointestinal lesion, gastrointestinal bleeding, colon rupture, chronic kidney disease, sevelamer carbonate, case report, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common chronic non-communicable disease. Phosphate and calcium metabolism disorders are one of the most common features of CKD. Sevelamer carbonate is the most widely used non-calcium phosphate binder. Gastrointestinal (GI) injury associated with sevelamer use is a documented adverse effect but is underrecognized as a cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with CKD. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman taking low-dose sevelamer with serious gastrointestinal adverse effects causing colon rupture and severe gastrointestinal bleeding.

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2023
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5. Case report: Urgent liver pathologies: All in one

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Goran Pavlek, Ivan Romic, Kristina Juzbasic, Ana Marija Alduk, Igor Petrovic, Rudolf Radojkovic, Dario Grbavac, and Hrvoje Silovski

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HCC, rupture, abscess, cyst, hematoma, Surgery, RD1-811
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Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a well-known serious complication of this most common primary liver malignancy. However, when HCC rupture is associated with other focal liver lesions, the diagnosis and therapy may be very challenging. Correct differentiation of focal liver lesions is of paramount importance for successful treatment. The aim of this report is to present a unique case of HCC rupture complicated with liver abscess, hematoma and portal vein thrombosis. We discuss possible pathophysiological mechanisms and radiologic findings of such clinical scenarios and review literature related to the management of HCC rupture.

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2022
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6. Rare Complication of Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Extension of Retroperitoneal Abscess into Femoral Region

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Maja Karin, Ante Bogut, Ivan Romic, Hrvoje Silovski, Josip Figl, Danijel Pravdic, Mile Volaric, Emil Babic, Branko Bakula, and Renata Romic

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pancreatitis, retroperitoneal, drainage, Medicine
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Distant abscesses are uncommon during the episode of acute pancreatitis (AP). However, these are possible sequalae of necrotizing pancreatitis and should be treated appropriately to prevent serious septic complications. We demonstrate a case of a 56-year-old male patient who presented with severe necrotizing pancreatitis and distant retroperitoneal abscess that reached femoral region and was detected on diagnostic imaging scans. Combination of surgical and supportive therapy was employed, and the patient recovered well with no permanent consequences. Our article highlights the importance of quick and accurate diagnosis and timely intervention in this rare type of pancreatitis complication.

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2021
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7. Concomitant Presence of Hydatid Cyst and Colorectal Liver Metastasis

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Jurica Zedelj, Igor Petrovic, Goran Pavlek, Trpimir Moric, Marijan Romic, Hrvoje Silovski, Renata Romic, and Ivan Romic

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hydatid cyst, metastasis, liver, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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A 65-year-old man, with signs of acute colon obstruction, was diagnosed with rectal tumour and liver hydatid cyst. Additionally, a focal liver lesion in segment 1 was detected. Moreover, physical examination revealed hepatomegaly and abdominal distension. Thus, rectal resection and small liver lesion biopsy was performed. Serological and pathohistological analyses showed concomitant presence of hydatid cyst and colorectal metastasis in the liver. Hence, the cyst was treated with anthelmintic therapy, and patient lived another year after the diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, cases of concomitant hydatid cyst and colorectal liver metastasis has never been reported; thus, this article addresses a unique case of coexistence between these two serious liver diseases.

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2021
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8. Association of Atraumatic Splenic Rupture and Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report with Literature Review

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Lidija Ljubicic, Vibor Sesa, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka, Ivan Romic, and Igor Petrovic

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Surgery, RD1-811
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Atraumatic splenic rupture is an uncommon complication of acute pancreatitis. This article presents a case of a 35-year-old patient presenting with acute pancreatitis who subsequently developed a splenic vein thrombosis and splenic rupture requiring a laparotomy and splenectomy. This rare but life-threatening complication requires prompt recognition and management in patients with pancreatitis who develop sudden hemodynamic instability.

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2022
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9. Extensive Abdominal Skin Necrosis Following Anterior Component Separation for a Large Ventral Hernia: A Case Report

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Branko Bakula, Marko Sever, Andrija Karačić, Mirko Bakula, Martin Grbavac, Ivan Romic, Ante Bogut, and Zvonko Zadro

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hernia recurrence, wound dehiscence, anterior component separation (ACS), postoperative complication, skin ischemia, Surgery, RD1-811
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Introduction: Hernia surgery is one of the most common operative procedures, performed in about 20 million cases per year all over the world, with ventral hernia accounting for about 30% of the cases. Although the introduction of the anterior component separation (ACS) method, popularized primarily by Oscar Ramirez, has greatly facilitated the closure of the largest abdominal wall defects, the 30-year experience in this technique has pointed to the risk of ischemic skin complications consequential to the major subcutaneous tissue dissection required. The aim of this case presentation of a patient who developed extensive necrosis of the abdominal wall skin following ACS procedure is to emphasize the importance of preserving rectus abdominis perforator blood vessels in order to preserve skin vitality.Case Presentation: We present a case of a 58-year-old female patient with a large recurrent ventral hernia. The hernial defect was closed by placing a large (30 × 25 cm) polypropylene mesh in the retro-rectus space using the Rives-Stoppa technique. To facilitate upper fascia closure ACS according to Ramirez was performed bilaterally. The rectus perforator vessels were not preserved. Recovery of the patient was complicated with the extensive abdominal skin necrosis which was successfully treated with negative pressure wound therapy.Discussion: Transection of the musculocutaneous perforators of the epigastric artery during ACS results with the compromised blood supply of the abdominal skin depending solely upon the intercostal arteries. Skin ischemia following ACS is a serious complication that can be presented with extensive necrosis associated with high morbidity and even mortality, while the treatment is long lasting, complex, and expensive. Considering the ever-increasing prevalence of large ventral hernias, ever greater popularity of the ACS technique, and the growing proportion of surgeons performing large ventral hernia operations independently, we think that the role of preserving perforated rectus vessels has not been emphasized enough. Therefore, the objective of this case study is to stimulate surgeons to preserve skin vascularity and promote it in their routine in order to avoid these severe postoperative complications.

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2021
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10. Conservative treatment of postintubation tracheal laceration with pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax, and massive subcutaneous emphysema

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Marijan Romic, Tomislav Becejac, Dario Grbavac, Renata Romic, and Ivan Romic

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intubation, pneumomediastinum, tracheal laceration, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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Postintubation tracheal laceration (PITL) is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Patients typically present with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, whereas concomitant pneumothorax is rarely reported. A conservative treatment is indicated in selected respiratory stable patients with small lacerations. Herein, we reported an unusual case of PITL with bilateral pneumothorax that was treated with chest tube drainage and conservative measures in the intensive care unit. The key success of the PITL management is early recognition of signs and symptoms and an adequate selection of management approaches.

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2021
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11. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the duodenum

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Igor Petrovic, Goran Augustin, Ljiljana Hlupic, Ana Nedic, Ivan Romic, and Mate Skegro

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duodenal neoplasms, inflammatory pseudotumor, neoplasm, soft tissue, Surgery, RD1-811
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare soft-tissue tumors that can occur at virtually any anatomical site. We report the case of a 58-year-old male with an IMT of the fourth part of the duodenum who presented with signs and symptoms of high intestinal obstruction and bilious vomiting. The patient underwent a surgical resection of the fourth part of the duodenum with end-to-end duodenojejunal anastomosis. The follow-up period of 6 months was uneventful with no evidence of recurrence. According to our knowledge, only six cases of duodenal IMTs have been reported in the literature thus far, and this is the first report of a duodenal IMT sited at the fourth part of the duodenum. The duodenum is among the rarest sites of IMTs. Signs and symptoms resulting from diagnostic imaging investigations are nonspecific and inadequate to obtain diagnosis accurately. In most cases, surgical treatment is considered a cure for IMTs. There is no evidence of deaths caused by duodenal IMT. IMT of the duodenum is a possible diagnosis in differential diagnosis of tumor-like lesions of the duodenum.

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2016
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12. Patientin mit Fieber und rechtsseitigen Leistenschmerzen

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Marijana Ninkovic, Hrvoje Silovski, Ivan Romic, and Trpimir Moric

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medicine.medical_specialty, Transplant surgery, business.industry, Cardiothoracic surgery, Female patient, Medicine, Surgery, business, Fieber, Schmerzen im Bereich der rechten Leiste vorstellig, COVID-19, DeGarengeot-Hernie, Abdominal surgery
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Eine 64-jährige Patientin wurde in unserer Notaufnahme mit seit 2 Tagen bestehenden Schmerzen und einer Schwellung im Bereich der rechten Leiste vorstellig. Sie litt an Fieber bis 40 °C und Husten, ohne Erbrechen oder Übelkeit. Die Patientin berichtete, dass die Schmerzen plötzlich nach einem Hustenanfall aufgetreten sind. Diagnose: Akute Appendizitis mit Herniation der Appendix in den Femoralkanal (De-GarengeotHernie) bei synchronem Auftreten einer COVID-19-Pneumonie. Die De-Garengeot-Hernie stellteine seltene Entität bei Schmerzen in der rechten Leiste dar, sollte aber jedem/jeder Kliniker*in bewusst sein, damit Komplikationen durch Verzögerung der Diagnosestellung und falsche Therapieentscheidungen vermieden werden können. Die COVID-19(„coronavirus disease 2019“)-Pneumonie kann mit verschiedenen chirurgischen Notfällen koexistieren.

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2021

13. Laser treatment of pilonidal disease: a systematic review

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Tomislav Bruketa, Trpimir Moric, Branko Bogdanić, Ivan Romic, and Goran Augustin

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medicine.medical_specialty, Pilonidal disease, business.industry, Lasers, Laser treatment, Operative Time, Dermatology, Perioperative, law.invention, Surgery, Pilonidal Sinus, Treatment Outcome, Randomized controlled trial, Outcome reporting, law, medicine, Humans, Operative time, Complication rate, Prospective Studies, Primary healing, business
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Pilonidal disease (PD) is a common condition, and there is still an ongoing debate on ideal management that should be minimally invasive, safe, and efficient. The use of radially emitting laser in the treatment of chronic PD is a novel minimally invasive technique, and initial studies with a small number of patients showed promising results. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of chronic PD treatment with a laser using a systematic review of the published literature. A systematic review was conducted after PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane database search for studies reporting laser treatment of chronic PD. Also, our unpublished prospective single-center study was included in this review. Ten of 87 studies were eligible for the review, including 971 patients. The median age of the patients was 26 (range 13–68), and the median operative time was 26 (range 6–65) min. With a median follow-up of 12 (range 7–25) months, 917 (94.4%) patients achieved primary healing with a weighted mean recurrence rate of 3.8%. The weighted mean complication rate was 10% (95% CI 5.7–14.3%, I2 = 82.28, p

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2021

15. Case report: two cases of spontaneous intramural duodenal hematoma associated with pancreatitis

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Lidija, Ljubicic, Ivan, Romic, Igor, Petrovic, Zlatko, Marusic, and Hrvoje, Silovski

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Male, Hematoma, Pancreatitis, Duodenum, Humans, Duodenal Diseases, Middle Aged, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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Intramural duodenal hematoma (IDH) is a rare entity and is generally associated with trauma. Spontaneous (nontraumatic) intramural duodenal hematoma is associated with bleeding disorders, anticoagulation therapy, alcoholism, pancreatitis, tumours and duodenal ulcers. We report two cases of spontaneous intramural duodenal hematoma in middle-aged men who subsequently developed pancreatitis. The underlying pathophysiology is still unclear. In the cases described, it is not clear whether the intramural duodenal hematoma contributed to the development of pancreatitis or pancreatitis has contributed to the development of IDH.

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2022

16. Concomitant Presence of Hydatid Cyst and Colorectal Liver Metastasis

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Igor Petrović, Goran Pavlek, Renata Romic, Trpimir Moric, Jurica Zedelj, Hrvoje Silovski, Marijan Romic, and Ivan Romic

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Echinococcosis, Hepatic, Hydatid cyst, Physical examination, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, liver, Gastroenterology, Metastasis, Lesion, hydatid cyst, metastasis, Internal medicine, Biopsy, parasitic diseases, medicine, Animals, Humans, Cyst, Aged, Anthelmintics, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, General Medicine, Abdominal distension, medicine.disease, Echinococcus, Concomitant, Medicine, medicine.symptom, business, Colorectal Neoplasms
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A 65-year-old man, with signs of acute colon obstruction, was diagnosed with rectal tumour and liver hydatid cyst. Additionally, a focal liver lesion in segment 1 was detected. Moreover, physical examination revealed hepatomegaly and abdominal distension. Thus, rectal resection and small liver lesion biopsy was performed. Serological and pathohistological analyses showed concomitant presence of hydatid cyst and colorectal metastasis in the liver. Hence, the cyst was treated with anthelmintic therapy, and patient lived another year after the diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, cases of concomitant hydatid cyst and colorectal liver metastasis has never been reported; thus, this article addresses a unique case of coexistence between these two serious liver diseases.Akut kolon tıkanıklığı bulguları olan 65 yaşında erkek hastada rektal tümör ve karaciğer kist hidatiği ve segment 1’de fokal karaciğer lezyonu saptandı. Hastanın fizik muayenesinde hepatomegali ve abdominal distansiyon mevcuttu. Rektal rezeksiyonu ve daha küçük olan lezyonun karaciğer biyopsisi yapıldı. Serolojik ve histopatolojik analizde karaciğerde kist hidatik ve kolorektal metastaz varlığı eşlik etti. Kist antemintik tedavi ile tedavi edildi ve hasta tanıdan 1 yıl sonra halen yaşamaktaydı. Bildiğimiz kadarıyla bugüne kadar eşzamanlı kist hidatik ve kolorektal karaciğer metastazı olgusu bildirilmemiştir. Bu nedenle mevcut makale bu iki ciddi karaciğer hastalığının bir arada var olduğu benzersiz bir olguyu ele almaktadır.

Published
2021

17. Evolving trends in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 waves. The ACIE appy II study (vol 46, pg 2021, 2022)

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Pata, Francesco, Di Martino, Marcello, Podda, Mauro, Di Saverio, Salomone, Ielpo, Benedetto, Pellino, ACIE Appy Study Collaborative Abba Julio, Gianluca., Abdullah, Alshamrani, Abdullah, Alturkistani, Abdulrahman, Alghamdi, Abdulrahman, Almalki, Adam, Orengia, Adnan, Kuvvetli, Adolfo, Pisanu, Adrian, Smith, Adriana Michelle Treviño Figueroa, Aeris Jane Nacion, Ahmad, Alhazmi, Ahmad, Bouhuwaish, Ahmad, Khalid, Ahmed, Alsufyani, Ainhoa Valle Rubio, Akshay, Bavikatte, Kumar, Akshay, Al-Radjid, Jamiri, Alberto de San Ildefonso Pereira, Alberto, Porcu, Alberto, Sartori, Aldo, Rocca, Aleksandar, Sretenovic, Anselmo, Alessandro, Alessandro De Luca, Alexandros, Charalabopoulos, Alexios, Tzivanakis, Alfonso, Bandin, Alfonso, Nájar, Alice, Frontali, Alsulaimani, Faisal, Amaia Martínez Roldan, Amal, Hamid, Ana, André, Ana, Minaya-Bravo, Andre, Das, Andrea, Bondurri, Andrea, Costanzi, Lucchi, Andrea, Andrei, Mihailescu, Police, Andrea, Andres Mendoza Zuchini, Angela, Romano, Iossa, Angelo, Antonella, Chessa, Antonella, Tromba, Antonio, Castaldi, Antonio, Brillantino, Antonio, Ferronetti, Giuliani, Antonio, Antonio Ramos-De la Medina, Antonio, Tarasconi, Arcangelo, Picciariello, Argyrios, Ioannidis, Ari, Leppäniemi, Arshad, Rashid, Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Asif, Mehraj, Asim, Laharwal, Atif, Iqbal, Athanasios, Liarakos, Athanasios, Marinis, Beatriz de Andrés-Asenjo, Belén, Matías-García, DE SIMONE, Belinda, Ben, Creavin, Ben, Stubbs, Brian, Goh, Branislav, Jovanovic, Bruno, Sensi, Carlo, Gazia, Carlos, Cerdán, Carlos Javier Gómez Díaz, Carlos Petrola Chacón, Carlos, Yánez, Carmelo Lo Faro, Caroline, Reinke, Casandra, Dominguez, Charudutt, Paranjape, Charlotte, Thomas, Chia Chi Fung, DE LUCIA, Chiara, Chiu Hiu Fung Jennifer, Christian, Ovalle-Chao, Claudio, Guerci, Cleo, Kenington, Corina, Gica, Cristina, Folliero, Cristopher, Varela, Daniel, Popowich, Daniele, Delogu, Daniele, Zigiotto, Danilo, Vinci, Dario, D'Antonio, David Alessio Merlini, David, Merlini, David, Moro-Valdezate, Deborah, Keller, Diana Cristiana Nicolaescu, Diego, Sasia, Edgar, Rodas, Dimitrios, Linardoutsos, Domenico, Russello, Pedro Alfonso Nájar-Castañeda, Habil Gregor Stavrou, Edoardo, Rosso, Edoardo, Saladino, Edoardo, Ricciardi, Eduardo, Smith-Singares, Efstratia, Baili, Eleftheria, Douka, Guaitoli, Eleonora, Elisa, Francone, Elisa Maria Vaterlini, Elisa Sefora Pierobon, Emilio, Morales, Emilio Peña Ros, Enrico, Benzoni, Enrico, Erdas, Enrico, Pinotti, Enrique, Colás-Ruiz, Ernesto, Laterza, Esteban, Foianini, Eugenia, Cardamone, Eugenio, Licardie, Fabio, Marino, Fahad, Alsofyani, Fahad, Qahtani, Farhan, Khan, Fatlum, Maraska, Fatmir, Saliu, Fausto, Madrid, Fausto, Rosa, Federico, Luvisetto, Felipe, Alconchel, Felipe, Pareja-Ciuro, Fernanda, Neves, Ferdinando, Agresta, Fernando, Cordera, Fernando, Pardo, Fernando, Mendoza-Moreno, Fernando, Munoz-Flores, Francesca Maria Silvestri, Francesca Paola Tropeano, Francesca, Pecchini, Francesca, Serio, Francesco, Colombo, Francesco Di Marzo, Francesco, Ferrara, Francesco, Lancellotti, Francesco, Litta, Francesco, Martini, Francesco, Roscio, Francisco, Blanco-Antona, Francisco Javier Quezada Barcenas, Francisco, Schlottmann, Gabriel, Herrera-Almario, Gabrielle van Ramshorst, Gallo, Gaetano, Gaetano, Luglio, Georgios, Kampouroglou, Georgios, Papadopoulos, Gerardo, Arredondo, Giacomo, Calini, Giampaolo, Formisano, Galiffa, Giampaolo, Gian Marco Palini, Gianluca, Colucci, Gianluca, Pagano, Gianluca, Vanni, Gianmaria Casoni Pattacini, Gianpiero, Gravante, Giorgio, Lisi, Giovanni, Bellanova, Giovanni De Nobili, Giovanni Sammy Necchi, Sinibaldi, Giovanni, Giulia, Bacchiocchi, Giulia, Bagaglini, Maggi, Giulia, Giuliano, Izzo, Giulio, Argenio, Giuseppe, Brisinda, Giuseppe, Esposito, Giuseppe, Frazzetta, Giuseppe Massimiliano De Luca, Nigri, Giuseppe, Giuseppe, Sica, MARTIN DE MERCADO, Gonzalo, Gustavo Armand Ugon, Gustavo, Martinez-Mier, Gustavo Miguel Machain Vega, Gustavo, Nari, Herald, Nikaj, Ignacio, Neri, Igor Alberdi San Roman, Iliya, Fidoshev, Iñaki, Martínez, Ionut, Negoi, Irene, Ortega, Irune Vicente Rodríguez, Isabel, Cornejo, Ismael, Mora-Guzmán, Issam, Al-Najami, Ivan, Romic, Izaskun, Balciscueta, James, Olivier, Jan, Lammel-Lindemann, Jana, Dziakova, Javier, Salinas, Jelena Pejanovic Jovanovic, Jeryl Anne Silvia Reyes, Joanne, Salas, Jose Antonio Diaz-Elizondo, Jose Gustavo Parreira, Juan, Bellido, Juan, Salamea, Juan Carlos Martín Del Olmo, Juliana María Ordoñez, Sofi, Junaid, Justin, Davies, Kapil, Sahnan, Kebebe, Bekele, Kelvin, Voon, Leandro, Siragusa, Lorenzo, Petagna, Ferrario, Luca, Luca, Giordano, Luca, Nespoli, Luca, Pio, Lucia, Moletta, Luciano, Curella, Lucio, Taglietti, Luigi, Bonavina, Luigi, Conti, Luis Eduardo Pérez-Sánchez, Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas, Luis, Sánchez-Guillén, Luis, Tallon-Aguilar, Mansoor, Khan, Marcello Giuseppe Spampinato, Marcelo, Viola, Marcelo Viola Malet, Angrisani, Marco, Marco, Calussi, Marco, Catarci, Marco, Giordano, Marco, Materazzo, Marco, Milone, Marco, Pellicciaro, Marco Vito Marino, María Daniela Moreno Villamizar, Lolli, MARIA GIULIA, Bellini, MARIA IRENE, Maria, Lemma, Maria Michela Chiarello, Mario, Montes-Manrique, Mario, Rodriguez-Lopez, Mario, Serradilla-Martín, Mark, Peter, Marta, Paniagua-García-Señoráns, Martin, Rutegård, Martin, Salö, Massimiliano, Silveri, Massimiliano, Veroux, Matteo, Nardi, Matteo, Rottoli, Matti, Tolonen, Mauricio Pedraza Ciro, Mauricio, Zuluaga, Maurizio, Iacobone, Mauro, Montuori, Mazin, Ali, Melody García Domínguez, Menna Maria Paola, Micaela, Piccoli, Michela, Campanelli, Michele De Rosa, Manigrasso, Michele, Maruccia, Michele, Michele, Torre, Michele, Zuolo, Miguel, Pera, Mihiri, Weerasekera, Mikel, Prieto, Min Myat Thway, Mohamed, Shaat, Mohammad, Azfar, Mostafa, Shalaby, Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Umar Younis, Muhammed, Elhadi, Mujahid, Ali, Musab, Althomali, Nadiah Al Amri, Nagendra, Dudi-Venkata, Nahar, Alselaim, Neil, Smart, Nelson, Trelles, Nicolò, Falco, Petrucciani, Niccolo', Nicola, Antonacci, Nicola, Cillara, Nicolae, Gica, Nicolò, Pecorelli, Nicolò, Tamini, Nikolaos, Machairas, Nura, Feituri, Nuria Ortega Torrecilla, Octavio Avila Mercado, Ohood, Alaamer, Oktay, Irkorucu, Omar, Alsherif, Oreste Claudio Buonomo, Orestes, Valles-Guerra, Orestis, Ioannidis, Oscar Isaac Hernández Palmas, Oscar Sanz Guadarrama, Osman, Bozbiyik, Pablo, Rodrigues, Pamela, Milito, Paolo, Panaccio, Panagiotis, Dorovinis, Paola, Prieto, Paolo, Baroffio, Patrizia, Marsanic, Pawel, Ajawin, Peng Soon Koh, Pietro, Anoldo, Piotr, Major, Qasem, Alharthi, Rashid, Lui, Riccardo, Caruso, Richard, Brady, Rishi, Rattan, Rishi, Singhal, Roberta, Angelico, Roberta Maria Isernia, Roberta, Tutino, Roberto, Peltrini, Rodrigo, Tejos, Roosevelt, Fajardo, Rossella, Elia, Salvador, Morales-Conde, Sami, Benli, Sara, Fuentes, Sara Gortázar de Las Casas, Sara Ortiz de Guzmán Aragón, Sara, Vertaldi, Selmy, Awad, Sergio, Gentilli, Sergio Alberto Weckmann Lujan, Serkan, Tayar, Shabab, Althobaiti, DI GIOVANNI, Silvia, Soliman, Ghedan, Sonia, Pérez-Bertólez, Sonja, Chiappetta, Spiros, Delis, Stefano, Scaringi, Süleyman, Çetinkünar, Stylianos, Kykalos, Syed Muhammad Ali, Sylvia, Krivan, Tak Lit Derek Fung, Tarik, Delko, Tatiana Nicolás López, Tercio De Campos, Teresa Calderón Duque, Teresa, Perra, Theodore, Liakakos, Theodoros, Daskalakis, Tijmen, Koëter, Tiku, Zalla, Tomás Elosua González, Tommaso, Campagnaro, Toure Alpha Oumar, Ugo, Grossi, Valentina, Sosa, Valentina, Testa, Valentina, Tomajer, Valeria, Andriola, Valeria, Tonini, Valerio, Celentano, Voglino, Valerio, Venkateswara Rao Katta, Víctor Hugo García Orozco, Victor, Turrado-Rodriguez, Victor, Visag-Castillo, Victoria, Graham, Viktor, Rachkov, Vincenzo, Papagni, Vincenzo, Vigorita, Virginia Jiménez Carneros, Bellato, Vittoria, Wolf, Bechstein, Yuksel, Altinel, and Zutoia, Balciscueta

Subjects
appendicitis, COVID19
Published
2022

18. Intraperitoneal bleeding and haemorrhagic shock caused by ruptured stomach GIST

Author

Ivan Romic, Goran Pavlek, Ante Gojevic, Rudolf Radojkovic, and Hrvoje Silovski

Subjects
GIST, intraperitoneal bleeding, haemorrhagic shock, Gastroenterology
Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms depend mostly on tumour localization and size.Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (imatinib or sunitinib) are the main chemotherapeutic options in unresectable, metastatic, or recurrent GISTs. A quick diagnosis of intraperitoneal bleeding and recognition of haemorrhagic shock is mandatory to proceed with adequate management. Extraluminally growing tumours should be considered when patients present with acute nontraumatic haemorrhagic shock or haemoperitoneum.

Published
2022

21. H-type Tracheoesophageal Fistula in a Newborn: Determining the Exact Position of Fistula by Intra-operative Guidewire Placement

Author

Anko Antabak, Tomislav Luetic, Drago Caleta, and Ivan Romic

Subjects
Tracheoesophageal fistula, H-type fistula, Bronchoscopy, Guidewire, Pediatrics, RJ1-570, Surgery, RD1-811
Abstract

H-type tracheoesophageal fistula is a rare congenital anomaly that is seldom diagnosed in the neonatal age. Documenting it and then locating it at surgery are both difficult. A case is presented to highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of trans-fistula guidewire placement.

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2014
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22. Abdominal wall reconstruction after emergent surgery for fistulizing incarcerated ventral wall hernia in morbidly obese patient

Author

Goran, Pavlek, Ivan, Romic, Hrvoje, Silovski, Ana, Ettinger, and Jurica, Zedelj

Subjects
Male, Necrosis, Treatment Outcome, Intestinal Perforation, Abdominal Wall, Abdominoplasty, Humans, Middle Aged, Hernia, Ventral, Obesity, Morbid
Abstract

Incarcerated abdominal wall hernias may have a variety of manifestations and the most dreaded consequence is strangulation leading to obstruction and perforation of hollow viscus. Very rarely, such a perforation presents with fistulization into the abdominal wall and skin, which is often not considered but may complicate the management approach.lt;br/gt;Case presentation: We reported on presentation and management of a 56-year-old morbidly obese male with a fistulizing incarcerated ventral wall hernia and postoperative abdominal wall necrosis.lt;br/gt;Discussion: Contained bowel perforations caused by ventral hernia incarceration are a rare and not well recognized problem and are confined to a handful of case reports in the surgical literature.lt;br/gt;Conclusion: The most recognized complications of ventral hernias are incarceration and strangulation leading to obstruction and consequent perforation; however, as the case described below reveals, intestinal perforation and bowel-skin fistulization may occur as unusual incident. Management should involve operative reduction, resection of the involved bowel and staged repair of abdominal wall defect.

Published
2021

23. Intramural stomach gas with hepatic portal venous gas indicating spontaneous stomach necrosis

Author

Igor Petrovic, Maja Sremac, Dario Grbavac, Goran Pavlek, Ante Bogut, Branko Bakula, Renata Romic, and Ivan Romic

Subjects
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, liver diseases, necrosis, stomach rupture
Abstract

Intramural gas in the stomach associated with hepatic portal venous gas is a rare entity, which suggests ischemic or infectious pathology of the stomach. We report a case of a 73-year-old man who presented with epigastric pain and nausea of 6 hours duration followed by hematemesis. The patient had pale skin, anemia, and a diffusively tender and distended abdomen. Abdominal radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed gas in thickened gastric wall and gas in intrahepatic portal vein branches. Surgery was indicated, which consisted of partial gastrectomy with Roux en esophago-jejunal anastomosis. Postoperative course was uneventful, and pathohistological analysis indicated stomach wall necrosis with emphysametous gastritis (EG). The patient was free of symptoms at 2 years follow-up. Intramural gas in the stomach should always be meticulously investigated to differentiate between emphysematous gastritis and gastric emphysema, as this would direct the therapeutic approach to be adopted.

Published
2021

24. Conservative treatment of postintubation tracheal laceration with pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax, and massive subcutaneous emphysema

Author

Ivan Romic, Tomislav Becejac, Marijan Romic, Dario Grbavac, and Renata Romic

Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, tracheal laceration, medicine.medical_treatment, Case Report, intubation, law.invention, law, medicine, Intubation, Pneumomediastinum, pneumomediastinum, lcsh:RC705-779, business.industry, lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system, respiratory system, medicine.disease, Intensive care unit, Surgery, Pneumothorax, Concomitant, Bilateral pneumothorax, medicine.symptom, Complication, business, Subcutaneous emphysema
Abstract

Postintubation tracheal laceration (PITL) is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Patients typically present with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, whereas concomitant pneumothorax is rarely reported. A conservative treatment is indicated in selected respiratory stable patients with small lacerations. Herein, we reported an unusual case of PITL with bilateral pneumothorax that was treated with chest tube drainage and conservative measures in the intensive care unit. The key success of the PITL management is early recognition of signs and symptoms and an adequate selection of management approaches.

Published
2021

25. Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study

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Benedetto, Ielpo, Mauro, Podda, Gianluca, Pellino, Pata, Francesco, Gianpiero, Gravante, Salomone Di Saverio, Gallo, Gaetano, Rashid, Lui, Adam, Orengia, Aditya, Chowdary, Aditya, Kulkarni, Adnan, Kuvvetli, Adolfo, Navarro, Adolfo, Pisanu, Adrian, Smith, Adriana Cavero Ibiricu, Aeris Jane, D Nacion, Ahmad, Alsaleh, Ahmad, Alhazmi, Ahmad, Elmabri, Ajaz, Wani, Ahmet, Rencuzogullari, Aingeru Sarriugarte Lasarte, Ainhoa Valle Rubio, Akshay, Bavikatte, Akshay, Kumar, Al-Radjid, Jamiri, Alain Michel Alvarado Padilla, Alban, Cacurri, Alberto de San Ildefonso, Alberto, Porcu, Alberto, Sartori, Aldo, Rocca, Alejandro Paz Yáñez, Alejandro, Becaria, Alejandro, Solís-Peña, Aleksandar, Sretenović, Alex, Urbistondo, Alfonso, Bandin, Alfonso, Najar, Alessandro De Luca, Alex, Boddy, Alexandros, Charalabopoulos, Alexios, Tzivanakis, Alfonso, Amendola, Alfredo Ramirez-Gutierrez de Velasco, Ali Cihat Yildirim, Alice, Frontali, Alpha Oumar Toure, Alvaro, García-Granero, Amaia Martínez Roldan, Amaia Sanz Larrainzar, Amila Sanjiva Ratnayake, Ana María Gonzalez-Ganso, Ana, M Minaya-Bravo, Andre, Das, Andrea, Bondurri, Andrea, Costanzi, Andrea, Lucchi, Andrea, Mazzari, Andrea, Musig, Andrea, Peloso, Andrea, Piano, Andrea, Police, Andrei, Mihailescu, Andrés, Pouy, Angela, Romano, Iossa, Angelo, Anna Carmen Leonetti, Anna, Guariniello, Anna, Isaac, Anna Pia Delli Bovi, Antonella, Chessa, Antonella, Tromba, Antonio Álvarez Martínez, Antonio, Brillantino, Antonio, Caira, Antonio, Castaldi, Antonio, Ferronetti, Antonio, Giuliani, Antonio, Prestera, Antonio Ramos-De la Medina, Antonio, Tarasconi, Antonino, Tornambè, Arcangelo, Picciariello, Argyrios, Ioannidis, Ari, Leppäniemi, Arshad, Khan, Arshad, Rashid, Arteaga Luis Eduardo Pérez-Sánchez, Ashok, Mittal, Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Asif, Mehraj, Asim, Laharwal, Asnel, Dorismé, Athanasios, Marinis, Atif, Iqbal, Augusto, Moncada, Bartolomeo, Braccio, Basim, Alkhafaji, Beatriz de Andrés Asenjo, Beatriz, Martin-Perez, Belinda Sánchez Pérez, Ben, Creavin, Benedetto, Calì, Beniamino, Pascotto, Benjamin, Stubbs, Benjamin Zavala Retes, Branislav, Jovanovic, Brian Kp Goh, Bruno, Sensi, Carlo, Biddau, Carlo, Gazia, Carlo, Vallicelli, Carlos Alberto Fagundes, Carlos Cerdán Santacruz, Carlos, Chirico, Carlos Javier Gómez, Carlos, Petrola, Carlos Sánchez Rodriguez, Carlos Yánez Benítez, Carmelisa, Dammaro, Carmelo Lo Faro, Caroline, Reinke, Casandra Dominguez Paez, Catalina, Oliva, Charudutt, Paranjape, Charlotte, Thomas, Chi Fung Chia, Chi Kwan Kong, Chiara De Lucia, Christian Ovalle Chao, Claudio, Arcudi, Claudio, Guerci, Clement, Chia, Cristiano, Parise, Cristina, Folliero, Cristopher, Varela, Dalya, M Ferguson, Daniel, Camacho, Daniel, Popowich, Daniel Souza Lima, Daniela, Rega, Daniele, Delogu, Daniele, Zigiotto, Danilo, Vinci, Dario, D'Antonio, Dario, Parini, David Alessio Merlini, David DE Zimmerman, David, Moro-Valdezate, Davide, Pertile, Deborah Maria Giusti, Deborah, S Keller, Delko, Tarik, Denis, Kalivaçi, Dennis, Mazingi, Diana Gabriela Maldonado-Pintado, Diego, Sasia, Dimitrios, Linardoutsos, Dixon, Osilli, Domenico, Murrone, Domenico, Russello, Edgar, Rodas, Edisson Alberto Acuña Roa, Edoardo, Ricciardi, Edoardo, Rosso, Edoardo, Saladino, Eduardo, Flores-Villalba, Eduardo Ruiz Ajs, Eduardo, Smith-Singares, Efstratia, Baili, Efstratios, Kouroumpas, Eirini, Bourmpouteli, Eleftheria, Douka, Elena, Martin-Perez, Eleonora, Guaitoli, Elgun, Samadov, Elisa, Francone, Elisa, Vaterlini, Emilio, Morales, Emilio, Peña, Enhao, Zhao, Eneko Del Pozo Andres, Enrico, Benzoni, Enrico, Erdas, Enrico, Pinotti, Enrique, Colás-Ruiz, Erman, Aytac, Ernesto, Laterza, Ervis, Agastra, Esteban, Foianini, Esteban, Moscoso, Estefania, Laviano, Ester, Marra, Eugenia, Cardamone, Eugenio, Licardie, Eustratia, Mpaili, Eva, Pinna, Evaristo, Varo, Fabian Martín Navarro, Fabio, Marino, Fabio, Medas, Fabio, Romano, Fatlum, Maraska, Fatmir, Saliu, Fausto, Madrid, Fausto, Rosa, Federica, Mastella, Federico, Gheza, Federico, Luvisetto, Felipe, Alconchel, Felipe Monge Vieira, Felipe, Pareja, Ferdinando, Agresta, Fernanda, Luna, Fernando, Bonilla, Fernando, Cordera, Fernando, Burdió, Fernando, Mendoza-Moreno, Fernando Muñoz Flores, Fernando Pardo Aranda, Fiona, Taylor, Flavia, L Ramos, Flavio, Fernandes, Francesca Paola Tropeano, Francesco, Balestra, Francesco, Bianco, Francesco, Ceci, Francesco, Colombo, Francesco Di Marzo, Francesco, Ferrara, Francesco, Lancellotti, Francesco, Lazzarin, Francesco, Litta, Francesco, Martini, Francesco, Pizza, Francesco, Roscio, Francesco, Virdis, Francisco Blanco Antona, Francisco Cervantes Ramírez, Francisco Miguel Fernandez, Francisco Oliver Llinares, Francisco, Quezada, Francisco, Schlottmann, Gabriel, Herrera-Almario, Gabriel, Massaferro, Gabriele, Bislenghi, Gabrielle van Ramshorst, Gaetano, Gallo, Gaetano, Luglio, Georgios, Bointas, Georgios, Kampouroglou, Georgios, Papadopoulos, Gerardo Arredondo Manrique, Giacomo, Calini, Giacomo, Nastri, Giampaolo, Formisano, Giampaolo, Galiffa, Gian Marco Palini, Gianluca, Colucci, Gianluca, Pagano, Gianluca, Vanni, Gianmaria Casoni Pattacini, Gilda De Paola, Giorgio, Lisi, Giovanna, Partida, Giovanni, Bellanova, Giovanni De Nobili, Giovanni Sammy Necchi, Giovanni, Sinibaldi, Giovanni, Tebala, Giulia, Bagaglini, Giuliano, Izzo, Giulio, Argenio, Giuseppe, Brisinda, Giuseppe, Candilio, Giuseppe Di Grezia, Giuseppe, Esposito, Giuseppe, Faillace, Giuseppe, Frazzetta, Giuseppe La Gumina, Giuseppe, Nigri, Giuseppe, Romeo, Gloria Chocarro Amatriaín, Gloria, Ortega, Gonzalo, Martin-Martin, Gregor, A Stavrou, Gunadi, Gustavo Armand Ugon, Gustavo, Machain, Gustavo, Marcucci, Gustavo, Martínez-Mier, Gustavo Miguel Machain, Gustavo, Nari, Haydée, Calvo, Hamada, Fathy, Hamilto, Hazem, Ahmed, Hazem, Faraj, Hector, Nava, Hector Ordas Macias, Herald, Nikaj, Heriberto, Solano, Huma Ahmed Khan, Humberto Sánchez Alarcón, Husam, Ebied, Iacopo, Giani, Ibabe Villalabeitia Ateca, Ignacio, Neri, Igor Alberdi San Roman, Iliya, Fidoshev, Iñaki Martinez Rodriguez, Ionut, Negoi, Irene, Ortega, Irina, Bernescu, Iris Shari Russo, Irune Vincente Rodríguez, Irving, Palomares, Isaac, Baltazar, Isabel Jaén Torrejimeno, Isabel María Cornejo Jurado, Isabella, Reccia, Ishtiyaq, Hussain, Ismael Brito Toledo, Ismael, Mora-Guzmán, Iulia, Dogaru, Ivan, Romic, Izaskun, Balciscueta, J Cleo Kenington, Jackison, Sagolsem, Jae, Y Jang, James, Olivier, Jan, Lammel-Lindemann, Jana, Dziakova, Javier Ismael Roldán Villavicencio, Javier, Salinas, Jelena, Pejanovic, Jose Gustavo Parreira, Jovanovic, Jeny Rincón Pérez, Jeryl, Asreyes, Jesus Antonio Medina Luque, Joanna, Mak, Joanne Salas Rodriguez, Johnn Henry Herrera Kok, Jon, Krook, Jose Antonio Diaz-Elizondo, Jose, Castell, José Eduardo García-Flores, José María Jover Navalón, Jose Mauro Silva Rodrigues, José, Pereira, José Tomas Castell Gómez, Juan Bellido Luque, Juan Carlos Martín Del Olmo, Juan Carlos Salamea, Juan Francisco Coronel Olivier, Juan Luis Blas Laina, Juliana Maria Ordoñez, Julieta, Gutierrez, Julio, Abba, Junaid Ahmad Sofi, Kashaf, Sherafgan, Kapil, Sahnan, Katsuhiko, Yanaga, Kevin, Beatson, Laharwal, Asim, Laura, Alvarez, Leandro, Siragusa, Lee, Farber, Lester, Ong, Liarakos, Athanasios, Lorena, García-Bruña, Luca De Martino, Luca, Ferrario, Luca, Giordano, Luca, Gordini, Luca, Pio, Luca, Ponchietti, Lucia, Moletta, Luciano, Curella, Luciano, Poggi, Lucio, Taglietti, Luigi, Bonavina, Luigi, Conti, Luigi, Goffredi, Luis Angel Garcia Ruiz, Luis, Barrionuevo, Luis Enrique Fregoso, Luis, F Cabrera, Luis, G Rodriguez, Luis, Grande, Luis Gregorio Osoria, Luis Javier Kantun Gonzalez, Luis, Sánchez-Guillén, Luis, Tallon-Aguilar, Luis, Tresierra, Luisa, Giavarini, Mahmoud, Hasabelnabi, Maja, Odovic, Mamoru, Uemura, Mansoor, Khan, Manuel, Artiles-Armas, Mara, David, Marcello Di Martino, Marcello Giuseppe Spampinato, Marcelo A, F Ribeiro, Marcelo, Viola, Marco, Angrisani, Marco, Calussi, Marco, Cannistrà, Marco, Catarci, Marco, Cereda, Marco, Conte, Marco, 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Z., Martinez, M., Bagnall, M., Peter, M., Lara, M. C., Gomez, M. J., Paniagua-Garcia-Senorans, M., Gonzalez, M. P., Rutegard, M., Salo, M., Franceschilli, M., Silveri, M., Veroux, M., Pezzulo, M., Nardi, M., Rottoli, M., Tolonen, M., Ciro, M. P., Zuluagua, M., Cannavo, M., Cervellera, M., Iacobone, M., Montuori, M., Dominguez, M. G., Bingol-Kologlu, M., Tahir, M., Lim, M., Wilson, M. S., Wilson, M., Campanelli, M., Bisaccia, M., De Rosa, M., Maruccia, M., Paterno, M., Pisano, M., Torre, M., Trevino, M., Zuolo, M., Hernandez Bartolome, M. A., Farina, M., Pera, M., Calvo, M. P., Sotelo, M., Thway, M. M., Hassan, M., Hassan, M. S. E., Azfar, M., Bouhuwaish, M., Taha, M., Zaieem, M., Korkoman, M., Guraieb, M., Shalaby, M., Raza, M. A., Younis, M. U., Elhadi, M., Ali, M. Z., Quazi, N., Dudi-Venkata, N. N., Alselaim, N., Loria, N., Ramirez, N. V., Than, N. W., Smart, N., Trelles, N., Pinto, N., Allievi, N., Petrucciani, N., Antonacci, N., Cillara, N., Gica, N., Cristiana, N. D., Krystek, N., Falco, N., Pecorelli, N., Tamini, N., Dallas, N. A., Machairas, N., Brito, N., Fieturi, N. A., Ortega, N., Mercado, O. A., Irkorucu, O., Alsherif, O., Valles, O., Ioannidis, O., Palmas, O. H., Palmas, O. I. H., Guadarrama, O. S., Bozbiyik, O., Omelanczuk, P., Ottolino, P., Rodrigues, P., Ruiz, P., Campenni, P., Chiarade, P., Olivares, P. P., Baroffio, P., Panaccio, P., Wintringer, P., Di Fronzo, P., Talento, P., Favoriti, P., Sendino, P., Marsanic, P., Mifsut, P., Andrade, P., Ajawin, P., Abadia-Barno, P., Castaneda, P. A. N., Arevalos, P. O. S., Bellver, P. P., Koh, P. S., Souza, P., Major, P., Bali, R. S., Khattar, R. M., Melo, R. B., Ebrahiminia, R., Azar, R., Murga, R. L., Pirolo, R., Brady, R., Davies, R. J., Dholakia, R., Rattan, R., Singhal, R., Lim, R., Angelico, R., Isernia, R. M., Tutino, R., Faccincani, R., Peltrini, R., Carrera-Ceron, R., Tejos, R., Kashyap, R., Fajardo, R., Lozito, R., Pareja, R. M., Garbarino, S., Morales-Conde, S., Benli, S., Mansour, S., Flores, S., Suarez, S. L., Ben, S. L., Fuentes, S., Napetti, S., de Guzman, S. O., Awad, S., Weckmann Lujan, S. A., Gentilli, S., Grimaldi, S., Pizarro, S. O., Tayar, S., Nabi, S., Chan, S. M., Junaid, S., Rojas, S., Monetti, S., Garcia, S., Salvans, S., Tenconi, S., Shaw, S., Santoni, S., Parra, S. A., Cardenas, S., Perez-Bertolez, S., Chiappetta, S., Dessureault, S., Delis, S., Bonapasta, S. A., Rausei, S., Scaringi, S., Keswani, S., Ali, S. M., Cetinkunar, S., Fung, T. L. D., Rawashdeh, T., Lopez, T. N., De Campos, T., Duque, T. C., Perra, T., Liakakos, T., Daskalakis, T., Barnes, T., Koeter, T., Zalla, T., Gonzalez, T. E., Elosua, T., Campagnaro, T., Brown, T., Luoto, T., Oumar, T. A., Giustizieri, U., Grossi, U., Bracale, U., Rivas, U., Sosa, V., Testa, V., Andriola, V., Tonini, V., Balassone, V., Celentano, V., Progno, V., Raju, V., Carroni, V., Cavallaro, V., Katta, V. R., De Simone, V., Romaguera, V. P., Orozco, V. H. G., Luraschi, V., Rachkov, V., Turrado-L, V., Visag-Castillo, V., Dowling, V., Graham, V., Papagni, V., Vigorita, V., Fonseca, V. C., Carneros, V. J., Bellato, V., Goncalves, W., Powers, W. F., Grigg, W., Bechstein, W. O., Lim, Y. B., Altinel, Y., Golubovic, Z., Balciscueta, Z., Ielpo, B, Podda, M, Pellino, G, Pata, F, Caruso, R, Gravante, G, Di Saverio, S, and Luglio, G

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, COVID-19 Testing, Hospital Administration, Humans, Pandemics, Personal Protective Equipment, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Surveys and Questionnaires, Attitude of Health Personnel, COVID-19, Surgeons, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, COVID-19 pandemic. Acute appendicitis, MEDLINE, Practice Patterns, 030230 surgery, Health administration, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Anti-Bacterial Agent, Pandemic, medicine, Surveys and Questionnaire, Appendiciti, General, Laparoscopy, Personal protective equipment, Physicians', medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, General surgery, Original Articles, medicine.disease, Anti-bacterial agents, appendectomy, appendicitis, COVID-19 testing, hospital administration, humans, pandemics, personal protective equipment, practice patterns physicians', surveys and questionnaires, attitude of health personnel, surgeons, appendicitis - COVI-19 - ACIE study - management, Acute appendicitis, Original Article, Surgery, Covid-19, business, Human
Abstract

Background Surgical strategies are being adapted to face the COVID‐19 pandemic. Recommendations on the management of acute appendicitis have been based on expert opinion, but very little evidence is available. This study addressed that dearth with a snapshot of worldwide approaches to appendicitis. Methods The Association of Italian Surgeons in Europe designed an online survey to assess the current attitude of surgeons globally regarding the management of patients with acute appendicitis during the pandemic. Questions were divided into baseline information, hospital organization and screening, personal protective equipment, management and surgical approach, and patient presentation before versus during the pandemic. Results Of 744 answers, 709 (from 66 countries) were complete and were included in the analysis. Most hospitals were treating both patients with and those without COVID. There was variation in screening indications and modality used, with chest X‐ray plus molecular testing (PCR) being the commonest (19·8 per cent). Conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis was used by 6·6 and 2·4 per cent respectively before, but 23·7 and 5·3 per cent, during the pandemic (both P, The COVID‐19 pandemic required reorganization of surgical services, affecting patients with common surgical diseases including acute appendicitis. No evidence is available on the topic. This study found global variation in screening policies, use of personal protective equipment and intraoperative directives. There has been increased adoption of non‐operative management and open appendicectomy. Hands off

Published
2021

26. Duodenal diverticulum causing obstructive jaundice - Lemmel's syndrome

Author

Branko, Bakula, Ivan, Romic, Marko, Sever, and Zeljka Belosic, Halle

Subjects
Diverticulum, Jaundice, Obstructive, Duodenum, Humans, Syndrome, Duodenal Diseases
Abstract

The duodenum is the second most common location of intestinal diverticula. Periampullary duodenal diverticulum rarely causes obstructive jaundice and this condition was first described by German surgeon Gerhard Lemmel in 1934. Lemmel's syndrome is defined as obstructive jaundice due to a periampullary duodenal diverticulum in the absence of choledocholithiasis or a neoplasm.

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2020

28. A Single Small Bowel Hemangioma Detected by Video Capsule Endoscopy in a Patient Presenting with Iron-deficiency Anemia - Two Case Reports

Author

Goran Augustin, Radovan Prijić, Zlatko Marušić, Željko Krznarić, Lea Korša, D Grgic, Pave Markoš, Nadan Rustemović, and Ivan Romic

Subjects
Enteroscopy, Gastrointestinal bleeding, medicine.medical_specialty, Anemia, lcsh:Medicine, Endoscopic mucosal resection, Vascular malformation, Capsule Endoscopy, law.invention, Hemangioma, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Capsule endoscopy, law, Occult blood, Intestine, Small, medicine, Humans, endoscopy, hemangioma, lcsh:R5-920, Anemia, Iron-Deficiency, business.industry, lcsh:R, General Medicine, Small intestine, medicine.disease, Iron-deficiency anemia, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Radiology, business, lcsh:Medicine (General), Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Abstract

Hemangioma of the small intestine is a rare vascular malformation which mostly presents as occult gastrointestinal bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia. Patients are often asymptomatic except of fatigue due to anemia. Hemangiomas can arise anywhere in the luminal gastrointestinal tract, with jejunum as the most commonly involved site. They are very hard to recognize mostly due to their localization. Video capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy have very much improved preoperative diagnostics and made major contribution to establishing the diagnosis – which was very difficult in the past and almost all cases were diagnosed during or after the operation. Surgical resection is still the conventional treatment modality, although with the improvement of endoscopic therapeutic interventions (endoscopic mucosal resection, argon-plasma coagulation) there are more therapeutic possibilities.

Published
2020

29. Rupture of suppurated liver hematoma into the anterior abdominal wall in a patient with Rendu- Osler-Weber syndrome

Author

Ivan Romic, Igor Petrović, D Grgic, Marijan Romic, and Goran Pavlek

Subjects
Hematoma, Abdominal pain, medicine.medical_specialty, Brain Stem Infarctions, business.industry, Microcytic anemia, Abdominal Wall, Arteriovenous malformation, medicine.disease, Abdominal wall, medicine.anatomical_structure, RENDU OSLER WEBER SYNDROME, Liver, Humans, Medicine, Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic, Surgery, Radiology, medicine.symptom, business, Complication, Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome, liver abscess, liver rupture, hereditary telangiectasia, Liver abscess
Abstract

We report a case of ruptured liver hematoma as a result of suppurated arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a patient with Rendu-Osler-Weber (ROW) syndrome. The patient presented with unexplained fever and upper right abdominal pain associated with microcytic anemia. A computed tomography scan revealed increasing subcapsular liver hematoma and features of liver abscess. Intraoperatively, a left liver hematoma mixed with pus was found that was attached to the anterior abdominal wall. Surgery included left lateral bisegmentectomy, while pathohistological analysis showed AVM and genetic tests confirmed ROW. This is the first such life-threatening surgical case of ROW complication reported in the scientific literature.Reportamos el caso de una paciente con síndrome de Rendu-Osler-Weber y rotura de un hematoma hepático supurado como resultado de una malformación arteriovenosa. La paciente presentó fiebre inexplicable y dolor abdominal superior derecho asociado con anemia microcítica. La tomografía computarizada reveló un aumento del hematoma hepático subcapsular y las características del absceso hepático. Durante la cirugía se encontró un hematoma hepático izquierdo mezclado con pus que estaba unido a la pared abdominal anterior. La intervención incluyó bisegmentectomía lateral izquierda. El análisis histopatológico mostró malformación arteriovenosa y las pruebas genéticas confirmaron el síndrome de Rendu-Osler-Weber. Este es el primer caso quirúrgico potencialmente mortal de complicación de síndrome de Rendu-Osler-Weber reportado en la literatura científica.

Published
2020

30. Isolated liver tuberculoma infiltrating anterior abdominal wall and skin

Author

Marijan Romic, Goran Pavlek, Renata Romic, and Ivan Romic

Subjects
Isolated liver, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Abdominal Wall, Abdominal wall, medicine.anatomical_structure, Liver, medicine, Humans, Tuberculoma, business, Skin
Published
2020

31. Fatal Case of Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma Caused by Anticoagulant and Steroid Therapy during Hospital Admission

Author

Goran Pavlek, Marijan Romic, Ivan Romic, Marko Mance, and Trpimir Moric

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.drug_class, business.industry, Anticoagulant, Gastroenterology, Case Report, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, medicine.disease, Surgery, Abdominal wall, Anticoagulation, Hematoma, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Steroid therapy, medicine.anatomical_structure, Shock (circulatory), Hospital admission, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, medicine.symptom, Rectus sheath hematoma, business
Abstract

Background: Rectus sheath hematoma (RSH) is a rare but potentially dangerous clinical entity that requires medical supervision. Case Report: Here we discuss one such case which describes the fatal course of spontaneous RSH during hospital admission. Conclusion: Usually, RSH presents as a minimal abdominal wall swelling with self-limiting course but in the case of hematoma and size progression, specific conservative or invasive measures are necessary to prevent serious complications including hypovolemic shock and death.

Published
2018

32. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the duodenum

Author

Mate Škegro, Goran Augustin, Ivan Romic, Igor Petrović, Ljiljana Hlupić, and Ana Nedic

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, lcsh:Surgery, Anastomosis, Gastroenterology, Granuloma, Plasma Cell, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Duodenal Neoplasms, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Surgical treatment, Duodenal Neoplasm, duodenal neoplasms, inflammatory pseudotumor, neoplasm, soft tissue, business.industry, Myofibroblastic tumors, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Soft tissue, lcsh:RD1-811, Middle Aged, musculoskeletal system, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, cardiovascular system, Duodenum, Inflammatory pseudotumor, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Surgery, Radiology, Differential diagnosis, business, tissues
Abstract

SummaryInflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare soft-tissue tumors that can occur at virtually any anatomical site. We report the case of a 58-year-old male with an IMT of the fourth part of the duodenum who presented with signs and symptoms of high intestinal obstruction and bilious vomiting. The patient underwent a surgical resection of the fourth part of the duodenum with end-to-end duodenojejunal anastomosis. The follow-up period of 6 months was uneventful with no evidence of recurrence. According to our knowledge, only six cases of duodenal IMTs have been reported in the literature thus far, and this is the first report of a duodenal IMT sited at the fourth part of the duodenum. The duodenum is among the rarest sites of IMTs. Signs and symptoms resulting from diagnostic imaging investigations are nonspecific and inadequate to obtain diagnosis accurately. In most cases, surgical treatment is considered a cure for IMTs. There is no evidence of deaths caused by duodenal IMT. IMT of the duodenum is a possible diagnosis in differential diagnosis of tumor-like lesions of the duodenum.

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2016
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33. Impact of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) on growth of colorectal liver metastases

Author

Patryk Kambakamba, Thi Dan Linh Nguyen-Kim, Ivan Romic, Henrik Petrowsky, Joan Figueras, Mickael Lesurtel, Perparim Limani, Cäcilia S. Reiner, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Michael Linecker, and Marcel André Schneider

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Lung Neoplasms, Colorectal cancer, medicine.medical_treatment, Urology, 030230 surgery, Muscle hypertrophy, Cell Line, 03 medical and health sciences, Mice, 0302 clinical medicine, Liver Neoplasms, Experimental, medicine, Animals, Hepatectomy, Humans, Stage (cooking), Ligation, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Lung, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Portal Vein, Magnetic resonance imaging, Histology, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, Mice, Inbred C57BL, medicine.anatomical_structure, Liver, Tumor progression, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Surgery, business, Colorectal Neoplasms
Abstract

Background Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy induces an unprecedented liver hypertrophy and enables resection of otherwise unresectable liver tumors. The effect of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy on tumor proliferation, however, remains a concern. This study investigated the impact of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy on growth of colorectal metastases in mice and in humans. Methods The effect of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy and 90% portal vein ligation on colorectal liver and lung metastases was investigated in mice. In vivo tumor progression was assessed by magnetic resonance imaging, histology, and survival experiments. The effects of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy, portal vein ligation, and control sera on cultures of several colorectal cancer cell lines (MC38 and CT26) were tested in vitro. Additionally, the international associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy registry enabled us to identify patients with remaining tumor in the future liver remnant after associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy stage 1. Results Two and 3 weeks after associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy stage 1, portal vein ligation, or sham surgery, liver magnetic resonance images showed similar numbers (P = .14/0.82), sizes (P = .45/0.98), and growth kinetics (P = .58/0.68) of intrahepatic tumor. Tumor growth was not different between the associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy and portal vein ligation groups after completion of stage 2. Median survival after tumor cell injection was similar after sham surgery (36 days; 95% confidence interval; 27–57 days), completion of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (42 days; 95% confidence interval; 35–49 days), and portal vein ligation (39 days; 95% confidence interval; 34–43 days, P = .237). Progression of pulmonary metastases and in vitro cell proliferation were comparable among groups. Observations in humans failed to identify any accelerated tumor growth in the future liver remnant within the regenerative phase after associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy stage 1. Conclusion The accelerated regeneration process associated with associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy does not appear to enhance growth of colorectal metastases.

Published
2017

35. A Synchronous Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Echinoccocal Liver Cyst - Can Parasite Promote Carcinogenesis? Literature Review and Classification Proposal

Author

Bosko, Romic, Ivan, Romic, Igor, Petrovic, Marijan, Romic, Renata, Romic, Matija, Romic, Marko, Mance, and Goran, Pavlek

Subjects
Echinococcosis, Hepatic, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Treatment Outcome, Liver, Liver Neoplasms, Anticestodal Agents, Humans, Albendazole, Host-Parasite Interactions
Abstract

Concomitant presence of hydatid cyst and hepatocellular carcinoma is a very rare clinical scenario especially in a previously non-diseased liver. Including our case here reported, there are 12 cases of synchronous HCC and hydatid cyst found in the scientific literature and 3 of them were found in a patient with non-diseased liver. We provide detailed review of all reported cases with additional highlights on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of both HCC and echinococcal disease. Although there is a small number of patients, possible relation between these 2 liver lesions should be investigated and standardized classification should be established. This will help us to understand the nature of HCC carcinogenesis, identify diagnostic features of liver lesions and choose the most appropriate type of treatment.

Published
2016

36. Simultaneous Echinococcal Cyst and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Without Underlying Liver Disease

Author

Ivan Romic, Bosko Romic, Igor Petrovic

Subjects
echinococcal cyst, hepatocellular carcinoma
Abstract

We report the rare simultaneous presence of an echinoccocal cyst and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a 65-year-old woman without underlying liver disease. She presented to the emergency department complaining of pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant of four months’ duration. Accompanying manifestations included weight loss, diaphoresis, and intermittent fever. Her past medical history did not suggest chronic liver disease. A CT scan was performed first and yielded unclear findings ; MRI revealed a centrally located liver tumor (HCC), stellate in shape, measuring 9.5 × 7.3 cm, and infiltrating the sixth, seventh, and (partly) eighth hepatic segments. In the eighth segment, there was also an elongated, septated and calcified lesion measuring 11 × 4 cm, whose appearance was consistent with an echinococcal cyst. The two lesions were not in contact and there was no evidence of hepatic cirrhosis on examination or on diagnostic testing. The serum level of a-fetoprotein (a tumor marker) was elevated (346 ng/mL), and a serological test for echinococcosis was positive.

Published
2016

37. A Synchronous Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Echinoccocal Liver Cyst – Can Parasite Promote Carcinogenesis? Literature Review and Classification Proposal

Author

Bosko Romic, Ivan Romic, Igor Petrovic, Marijan Romic, Renata Romic, Matija Romic, Marko Mance, Goran Pavlek

Subjects
HCC, hydatid cyst, liver, surgery
Abstract

Concomitant presence of hydatid cyst and hepatocellular carcinoma is a very rare clinical scenario especially in a previously non-diseased liver. Including our case here reported, there are 12 cases of synchronous HCC and hydatid cyst found in the scientific literature and 3 of them were found in a patient with non-diseased liver. We provide detailed review of all reported cases with additional highlights on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of both HCC and echinococcal disease. Although there is a small number of patients, possible relation between these 2 liver lesions should be investigated and standardized classification should be established. This will help us to understand the nature of HCC carcinogenesis, identify diagnostic features of liver lesions and choose the most appropriate type of treatment.

Published
2016

39. Reducing damage to the periosteal capillary network caused by internal fixation plating: An experimental study

Author

Ivan Romic, Slavko Davila, Anko Antabak, Sven Seiwerth, Dino Papeš, Nino Fuchs, Damir Haluzan, and Tomislav Luetić

Subjects
medicine.medical_treatment, Dynamic compression plate, Bone healing, Periosteum, Periosteal vascularisation, Plating, Internal fixation plating, Plate contact surface area, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Random Allocation, medicine, Plating (geology), Animals, Internal fixation, Tibia, General Environmental Science, Fracture Healing, Sheep, Staining and Labeling, business.industry, Microcirculation, Anatomy, Immunohistochemistry, Capillaries, Disease Models, Animal, Radius, medicine.anatomical_structure, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stress, Mechanical, Contact area, business, Bone Plates, Blood vessel
Abstract

Background The importance of the periosteum in fracture healing is well-known. Preserving periosteal vascularisation is essential during internal plate fixation of fractures. Methods This was an experimental randomised, controlled animal study on nine sheep. Standard dynamic compression plate (DCP) and four different newly designed reefed plates, with different plate-bone contact surface areas and different reef directions, were fixated on to the tibia or radius. After two weeks the plates were removed and the underlying periosteum was analysed. Blood vessels were marked by immunohistochemical staining (CD31 and CD34), microphotographs were taken and blood vessels counted to calculate blood vessel density. Results Median blood vessel density beneath the standard plate was significantly lower than in the intact periosteum (18.0 vs 27.7 mm3/cm3). Blood vessel density in the periosteum beneath plates with reefs was significantly increased compared with the intact periosteum, and was highest beneath the plate with the lowest bone-plate contact area and crosswise reefs (51.5 mm3/cm3), followed by plates with transverse, oblique and longitudinal reefs, respectively. The direction of the reefs did not have much influence on the periosteal capillary network. Lower contact surface area seems to be the main factor that increases blood vessel density beneath the plates. Conclusions The results show that plates with lower contact surface area stimulate angiogenesis in the underlying periosteum, which results in much higher blood vessel density compared with standard DCP. A randomised clinical trial is needed to prove the clinical relevance of these findings.

Published
2015

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