Hannu Paajanen

..The postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patients returned rapidly to their sporting activities...

..The purpose of this randomized trial was to determine whether a prophylactic antibiotic would prevent SSI under these conditions...

..Our aim was to assess the long-term efficacy of diagnostic laparoscopy and adhesiolysis on the treatment of intractable chronic abdominal pain...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of severe complications of adult inguinal hernia surgery from 2003 to 2007 using data from the Finnish National Patient Insurance Association...

..A true incidence of occult inguinal and Spigelian hernias in adult population is unknown. The frequency of incipient hernias was studied during laparoscopy of other abdominal diseases...

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..Chronic pain may be a long-term problem related to operative trauma and mesh material in Lichtenstein hernioplasty...

..Osteitis pubis is characterized by diffuse pain, inflammation, and bony changes in the pubic symphysis. Bone marrow edema in magnetic resonance imaging is associated with stress injury and osteitis of the pubic bone...

..0003). Quantitative cholescintigraphy is a useful aid when considering the treatment options in patients with chronic biliary-type abdominal pain and a negative abdominal ultrasound...

..Polypropylene mesh repair of large incisional ventral hernias has become increasingly popular. Long-term effects of the mesh on pain and abdominal muscles are not known...

..In addition to the operative challenges, postoperative disorders in the cardiovascular system, tissue oxygenation, increased intra-abdominal pressure, and pulmonary embolism expose the patient to severe risks...

..No immediate or long-term complications were associated with the operation. The placement of a retropubic mesh was safe and a mini-invasive method to repair sportsman's hernia and chronic groin pain of athletes...

..In Scandinavian countries the use of local anaesthesia combined with fast patient's discharge is still uncommon in inguinal herniorraphy...

..The absorbable suture material does not appear to cause less neuropathic pain after Lichtenstein operation than nonabsorbable sutures...

..To analyse in a prospective trial the long-term results of Lichtenstein hernioplasty performed by surgical trainees...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether some of these new serum markers could be feasible as a single on-admission test to predict acute appendicitis (AA)...

..Endoscopic mesh repair may offer a faster recovery for athletes with sportsman's hernia than nonoperative therapy...

..0001). Mammographic screening detects up to 20 per cent of new breast cancers in a well-defined population area. The prognosis of screening cancers is better than the cancers found outside of screening...

..A prospective, cohort clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of patients with low back pain...

..The effect of surgical training level, experience, and operation volume on complications and survival in colorectal cancer during a 10-year period in a medium-volume university hospital was retrospectively studied...

..We evaluated retrospectively the impact of preoperative risk factors and outcome of diabetic patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) compared with open cholecystectomy (OC) for symptomatic gallstones...

..Even a small amount of anaplastic tissue (> or = 5%) had an adverse effect on short term survival...

..Little is known of the pubic MR imaging findings of asymptomatic heavy training athletes in contact sports...

..Taken together, the marking process was considerably easier with the novel method, it had better accuracy and sensitivity than the traditional method and the device is simple enough to be adapted for most gamma cameras...

..In the initial stage, methods of treatment comprise rest, stretching, anti-inflammatory medication, injections of local anesthetics and corticosteroids, physical therapy and, in the most difficult cases, surgical operation...

..Open cholecystectomy (OC) may still be necessary in surgical training to perform safe conversions of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Our aim was to study the outcome of LCs and OCs performed by surgical trainees...

..Breast cancer was found at an earlier stage during screening. More than one-fourth of breast cancers are currently found through the mass screening program in Finland...

..Groin injuries and chronic pain are relatively common in soccer and other contact sports. Our aim was to define the gender-related frequency of both acute and chronic groin injuries in soccer compared to non-contact endurance sports...

..A total of 23 patients (96%) reported that surgery was beneficial for their intractable pain. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopy used in open exploration is beneficial for 75% of carefully selected patients with chronic abdominal wall pain...