TO DRAIN OR NOT TO DRAIN: PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AFTER A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

Fetal Right Ventricular Diverticulum with Pericardial Effusion: To Drain or Not To Drain?

Congenital right ventricular diverticulum is an extremely rare form of congenital heart disease (CHD), often associated with pericardial effusion, for which little information exists regarding optimal management, natural history, or prognosis [1]. The first case in history was described in 1838 by O’Bryan [2] in a patient affected by Ectopia cordis. Right ventricular outpouches are less common ...

Liver Resection: To Drain or not to Drain?

Purpose: A prospective, randomized trial was performed to determine if intra-abdominal drainage catheters are necessary after elective liver resection.

Laparoscopy in Acute Cholecystitis: To Drain or Not to Drain

Introduction: Regarding cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, there is still debate regarding drain insertion. The aim of the present study was to detect if there is a beneficial added value to drain the abdomen in case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Patients and Methods: A total of 120 patients diagnosed having acute cholecystitis were enrolled to this study and we...

To drain or not to drain in perforated peptic ulcer

RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL To Drain or Not to Drain Infraperitoneal Anastomosis After Rectal Excision for Cancer

Quentin Denost, MD, PhD, y Philippe Rouanet, MD, PhD,z Jean-Luc Faucheron, MD, PhD,§ Yves Panis, MD, PhD,jj Bernard Meunier, MD, Eddy Cotte, MD, PhD,yy Guillaume Meurette, MD, PhD,zz Sylvain Kirzin, MD, PhD,§§ Charles Sabbagh, MD, PhD, jjjj Jèrôme Loriau, MD, PhD, Stèphane Benoist, MD, PhD,yyy Christophe Mariette, MD, PhD,zzz Igor Sielezneff, MD, PhD,§§§ Bernard Lelong, MD, François Mauvais, MD...