Paulina Salminen

..The goal of the present study was to compare the 15-year outcome of a randomized controlled comparison study of LNF versus open Nissen fundoplication (ONF)...

..METHODS AND AIM: Review of the literature to highlight the long-term results of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication...

..However, there are few reports on the symptomatic outcome after reoperative antireflux surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results after fundoplication revision...

..The role of at least small HGMPs in the proximal esophagus in the pathogenesis of laryngopharyngeal reflux is clinically insignificant...

..The aim of this study was to report and analyze the frequency of severe and fatal complications associated with ERCP at a single specialized surgical high-volume referral center (Turku University Central Hospital)...

..The aim of this study was to compare the long-term objective and subjective outcomes of laparoscopic and open Nissen fundoplication in a randomized clinical trial with an 11-year follow-up...

..The aim of this study was to determine both long-term objective endoscopic findings and subjective symptomatic outcomes after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in patients operated on for reflux laryngitis...

..For patients suffering from supraesophageal symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease with objective evidence of pharyngeal acid exposure, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication provides a good and alternative adding to current treatment...

..This study aimed to evaluate the impact of substantial surgical experience versus experience beyond the learning curve on the early and late objective and subjective results...

..Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication provides a good and effective alternative to a life-long use of antireflux medication...

..This study aimed to evaluate the role of covered SEMS for the management of esophageal perforations and anastomotic leaks...

..001) from the time point before surgery compared to 3 months and to 1 year post operation. Based on this study, the laparoscopic fundoplication is an effective and safe treatment of LPRD...

..The aim of this study was to determine the preliminary 30-day morbidity and mortality of RYGB and SG in a prospective multicenter randomized setting...

..We hypothesize that cannulation difficulty might play a part in this association. The aim of the current study was to determine whether the female papilla is more difficult to cannulate than the male papilla...

..8 months, giving a clinical success rate of 100 %. To be concluded, in extremely elderly patients with malignant obstructive jaundice, palliation with plastic stent is effective enough...

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..The current prospective study aimed to clarify the feasibility and safety of the double-guidewire-assisted biliary cannulation at the authors' institution...

..ERCP endoscopists should be aware of all modifications of double-guidewire technique to further increase the success rates of selective cannulations in ERCP...

..After the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy the incidence of these injuries has at least doubled, and even after the learning curve, the incidence has plateaued at the level of 0.5%...

..The goal of this study was to compare the performance of an angled-tipped guidewire (AGW) with a straight-tipped guidewire (SGW) in achieving successful deep biliary cannulation...

..SEMS insertion seems to be an effective alternative in the palliative treatment of patients with malignant colorectal obstruction. However, perforation is a dangerous complication of the procedure...

..Even after surgery, the healing rate remains at a level of 75% to 90%. During the last years, gastrointestinal fistulae have been successfully treated endoscopically with fibrin glue...

..The use of the linear stapler compared with circular stapler for GJ during LRYGB for morbid obesity may be associated with a reduced risk of anastomosis stricture and wound infection, as well as with a shorter operative time...

..In addition to actual weight loss and the possible resolution of obesity-related co-morbidities following bariatric surgery, another widely recognized important outcome measure is the improvement of quality of life (QOL)...

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..However, the use of antibiotic therapy in the treatment of uncomplicated AA is still controversial...

..The purpose of the present study was to define the safety of sedation and the tolerance of ERCP procedures in the extremely elderly patients at our institution, in which sedation is provided and controlled by endo team only...

..Intestinal operations must be carried out applying careful surgical aseptic techniques and appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis, and it is recommendable to abandon the routine emptying in surgical operations of the large intestine...

..Colorectal operations are the most important procedures preceding adhesion-related intestinal obstruction, accounting for 35.3% to 46.8% of the total clinical workload or costs attributable to postoperative adhesion-related obstruction...