W L Law

..The study aimed to review the etiologies of patients who underwent surgery for small bowel obstruction (SBO) and to evaluate the risk factors affecting the early postoperative outcomes...

..The metallic stent successfully relieved the intestinal obstruction, and laparoscopic anterior resection was performed subsequently. The use of this approach in the management of patients with obstructing colorectal cancer is discussed...

..Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer has undergone tremendous advancement in the last two decades, with maturation of techniques and integration into current practice...

..This study aimed to compare the overall and disease specific survivals of patients who underwent laparoscopic and open resection of colorectal cancer in a high volume tertiary center...

..We examined surgical complications, local recurrence and survival...

..This study evaluated the impact of ERP on results of laparoscopic colectomy and comparison was made with the outcomes of patients prior to the application of ERP...

..The aims of this study were to assess the impact of the number of lymph nodes examined on survival of patients with stage II colorectal cancer and to determine the optimal number of lymph nodes that should be examined...

..This study aimed to evaluate the surgical strategies, operative results, and oncological outcomes of elderly patients who underwent curative resection for mid and distal rectal cancer. Comparison was made with patients of younger age...

..However, there have been only a few studies on laparoscopic resection for rectal neoplasm. This report aimed to evaluate the early outcomes of patients treated by laparoscopic rectal resection for neoplasm...

..This study aimed to evaluate the oncological outcome of patients who had Stage II rectal cancer and underwent curative nonsphincter-ablation surgery without adjuvant radiation...

..This study aimed to investigate the impact of previous abdominal surgery on laparoscopic colorectal surgery...

..The aim of this study was to compare the operative results and oncological outcomes of patients who had mid or distal rectal cancer treated by abdominoperineal resection (APR) with those treated without sphincter ablation (non-APR)...

..To compare three bowel preparation regimens for colonoscopy in terms of the quality of preparation, the side effects and patient acceptance...

..This study aims to evaluate the results of resection of rectal cancer in the patients with stage IV disease and to analyze the factors that might affect the survival of these patients...

..This study was designed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic anterior resection with open operation for mid and upper rectal cancer...

..The study was designed to identify the risk factors associated with anastomotic leakage after an intraperitoneal large-bowel anastomosis in patients with colorectal malignancy...

..Comparison of colectomy in 2 consecutive periods (period 1: January 1996-May 2000; period 2: June 2000-December 2004), with laparoscopic surgery being a surgical option in period 2, was also performed...

..Efforts should be undertaken to avoid this complication to improve the long-term outcome...

..This study aimed to investigate the impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival and disease recurrence in patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal cancer...

..This study aimed to review the outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer...

..A loop of necrotic small bowel was retrieved through the urethra on removal of the urethral catheter...

..We report a single-incision laparoscopic left colectomy for a patient with a distal transverse colon cancer...

..This study was designed to evaluate the outcomes of self-expanding metallic stents as a palliative treatment for malignant obstruction of the colon and rectum...

..This uncommon cause of peritonitis and the role of laparoscopy for this condition are discussed...

..This study aimed to compare the survival of patients who underwent laparoscopic and open resection for stage II and III rectal cancer...

..Lastly, the status of the laparoscopic approach to rectal cancer with the principle of total mesorectal excision are discussed...

..The stent remained patent for 4 months without any complications until the patient died of sepsis resulting from pneumonia and bedsores. The literature on the use of a metallic stent to manage a benign colon condition was reviewed...

..Many of the patients are operated with the presumptive diagnosis of appendicitis. This study compared the results of emergency surgery for patients with right-sided and left-sided diverticulitis...

..This study evaluated outcomes in patients undergoing non-curative surgery for colorectal cancer and aimed to identify patients who would benefit from palliative surgery...

..This study aimed to compare the outcome of patients with obstruction due to primary left-sided colorectal cancer treated by palliative stenting with outcome in patients who had undergone surgery...

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..Recent reports show that a positive metastatic to examined lymph nodes ratio (LNR) has prognostic value in malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of LNR in patients having resection for stage III colorectal cancer...

..The present study was designed to review comprehensively the outcomes of emergency colectomy in Hong Kong population and evaluate the effect of case load on mortality after considering case mixes...

..Subsequent aortic duplex scan and CT scan confirmed complete elimination of the type II endoleak. We conclude that a combination of endovascular and laparoscopic procedures can be used to manage AAA successfully...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of self-expanding metallic stent (SEMS) placement in acute left-sided large-bowel obstruction...

..The application of laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer should be accepted, though cautions are still needed to scrutinise more data from high quality studies...

..It is a feasible procedure to perform as day-surgery. The hospital stay can be significantly shortened, thus reducing the costs associated with in-patient care...

..This study evaluated the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM), Portsmouth (P) POSSUM and colorectal (CR) POSSUM in laparoscopic colorectal resection...

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..8 per cent of patients with rectal cancer within 6 cm of the anal verge. The local recurrence rate was much lower in patients with double-stapled low anterior resection than in those treated with APR or peranal anastomosis...

..This study aimed to evaluate the impact of conversion on the operative outcome and survival of patients who underwent laparoscopic resection for colorectal malignancy...

..High preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen level and histological involvement of resection margin by cancer adversely affect the survival outcome...

..Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was diagnosed in Hong Kong in over 1700 patients between March and early June 2003...

..The wider application of this treatment option for obstructing colorectal cancer warranted further studies...

..A high local recurrence rate was associated with distal cancers (? 6 cm from the anal verge) with lymphovascular invasion. Adjuvant therapy for local control should be considered for this subgroup of patients...

..This study aimed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic resection (LR) with open resection (OR) for right-sided colon cancer...

..01). CONCLUSION: Intestinal obstruction and ileus are more common after loop ileostomy than loop colostomy. Loop transverse colostomy should be recommended as the preferred method of proximal faecal diversion...

..Subsequent aortic duplex scan and CT scan confirmed complete elimination of the type II endoleak. We conclude that a combination of endovascular and laparoscopic procedures can be used to manage AAA successfully...

..A phase II trial was initiated to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of combination chemotherapy with irinotecan (CPT-11) plus capecitabine in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer...

..All cancers and 94% of adenomatous polyps were detected in patients older than 40 years. Flexible sigmoidoscopy appears to be a valuable initial investigation for bright red rectal bleeding in patients older than 40 years...

..Risk factors for local recurrence and survival were also analyzed...

..The aim of the present study was to determine factors that might predict the survival and recurrence of patients who had T1 and T2 colorectal cancers...

..CONCLUSION: The incidence of urinary retention following haemorrhoidectomy was 15.2%. General anaesthesia and SH were independent significant factors associated with a lower incidence of urinary retention...

..It is also associated with less cardiopulmonary morbidity, which is an important complication after colorectal surgery in the elderly...

..The present study evaluated our early results of single-incision laproscopic surgery in a series of 8 patients who underwent colectomy for various colorectal pathologies...

..Laparoscopic colectomy offers safe and effective management of these polyps with the benefits of early postoperative recovery...

..We propose diagnostic criteria for this under-recognized new clinical syndrome, and recommend that physicians routinely measure serum gastrin levels in persistent cases of PPI-dependent dyspepsia unassociated with H. pylori...

..The optimal faecal occult blood test, whether guaiac or immunochemical, for colorectal cancer screening in the Chinese population remains to be defined...

..We report a case where radiofrequency ablation was used as a salvage procedure for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma during emergency laparotomy...

..The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of patients operated on by this approach with those who were operated on prior to the adoption of this technique...

..Estimation of P-POSSUM predicted mortality during operation and its ability to correlate with choice of procedure is an area that is worth further study in emergency colorectal surgery...

..CONCLUSION: Bowel function and manometric findings following low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision in the elderly are not worse than in younger patients...

..This study aimed to identify the risk factors of surgical site infection (SSI) in elective colorectal resection and the strategy for prevention of SSI in modern era of colorectal surgery...

..All patients receiving Heimlich maneuver should be examined by an experienced physician...

..Other intra-abdominal pathologies can also be diagnosed more accurately with the laparoscopic approach...

..We explored the possibility of transanal endoscopic operation (TEO) device to perform transrectal peritoneoscopy in a pig model...

..We summarize the current evidence on laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer...

..Furthermore, the ability to predict metastasis based on analysis of CSC subsets in the primary tumor may have important clinical implication as a selection criterion for adjuvant therapy...

..RGMA also functions as a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) coreceptor. We studied the potential roles of RGMA and NEO1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis...

..CONCLUSIONS: The automated immunochemical FOBT used in the current study was a robust, convenient, and useful tool for colorectal carcinoma screening in the study population...

..The clinical and histological features of the case are presented and the literature on granulomatous appendicitis reviewed...

..We analyzed circulating TNF-alpha and IL-6 to determine systemic inflammatory responses associated with transvaginal cholecystectomy in a porcine model...

..These cases illustrate the difficulty encountered by surgeons in managing acute abdomen in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancy. The management of colonic mucormycosis in the published literature is also reviewed...

..This study was designed to conduct a systematic review of all relevant trials on chewing gum to reduce postoperative ileus after colorectal resection...

..To review currently available evidence on the use of adjuvant therapy to reduce the formation of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions...

..The incision for laparotomy and the probable stoma site should be planned carefully in females after breast reconstructive surgery...

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