Safe nutritional access in immunosuppressed transplant patients; Laparoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy feeding tube

[Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in transplant patients].

OBJECTIVE This study reviews our experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of cholelithiasis in transplant patients. METHODS Demographic data, medications used, and operative and postoperative data of all transplant recipients who were subjected to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis at our hospital were obtained. RESULTS A total of 15 transplant patients (13...

Jejunostomy tube feeding in patients undergoing esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND Surgical jejunostomy tubes are a routine part of elective esophagectomies in patients with carcinomas and provide a route for nutritional support in those who experience complications. We wished to determine how frequently oral intake is delayed and the amount of nutrition delivered via the jejunostomy tube. METHODS We reviewed the charts of all adults undergoing esophagectomy for ...

Tube feeding in patients with dementia.

The nutritional status of elderly bed-ridden patients receiving tube feeding.

Long-term enteral feeding by tube has become a frequently used procedure in elderly patients. However, only a few studies dealing with the nutritional assessment of such patients are currently available. This study was designed to clarify this issue. Anthropometric and biochemical variables, energy expenditure and dietary intake were investigated in 44 hospitalized bed-ridden patients with and ...

Single-portal access laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in transplant patients: the first experience.

We present the details of the first three single-portal access laparoscopic radical nephrectomies (S-Portal-RN) performed in patients with a malignant renal tumour that developed after a renal transplant. The mean operative time was 171.6 ± 37.5 min, with a mean blood loss of 126.6 ± 25.1 ml. A single small skin incision (5 cm) was performed to remove the kidney. No significant difference in gl...