background: pancreatic anastomosis leakage and fistula formation following  pancreaticoduodenectomy (whipple’s procedure) is a common complication. delay in timely diagnosis and proper management is associated with high morbidity and mortality. to report our experience with management of pancreatic fistula following whipple’s procedure. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, medica...

OBJECTIVES Persisting air leakage after pulmonary resection remains a significant problem. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of air leakage after standard lobectomy and test the efficacy and safety of TachoComb (TC). METHODS A total of 189 patients undergoing lobectomy were enrolled in a multi-centre, open, randomised, and prospective study to test the efficacy and safety of ...

This paper assesses quantification methods for carbon leakage from forestry activities for their suitability in leakage accounting in a future Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) mechanism. To that end, we first conducted a literature review to identify specific pre-requisites for leakage assessment in REDD. We then analyzed a total of 34 quantification methods f...

Computing Leakage Current Distributions and Determination of Minimum Leakage Vectors for Combinational Design. (May 2006) Kanupriya Gulati, B.E., University of Delhi Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Sunil Khatri Analyzing circuit leakage and minimizing leakage during the standby mode of operation of a circuit are important problems faced during contemporary circuit design. Analysis of the leaka...

The present study aims to investigate and compare the diagnostic and prognostic value of cavernosography with 320-row dynamic volume computed tomography (DVCT) versus conventional cavernosography in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by venous leakage. A total of 174 patients diagnosed with ED were enrolled and received cavernosography with 320-row DVCT (DVCT group) and conventional cave...

as it is seen, by passing the evolutionary process of banding of orthodontic attachments to the bonding ones, orthodontics have witnessed many developments, such as application of new adhesives, optimized base designs, new bracket materials, curing methods and more efficient primers. the studies often address the morphological, micro-leakage, and shear bond tests to evaluate bond efficacy. amon...

introduction: leakage of the root canal system is an importent consideration when placing an intracanal medicament. the aim of this in vitro study was to compare the effect of calcium hydroxide and 1% chlorhexidine gel as intracanal medicaments on tooth apical seal. materials and methods: seventy extracted, single-rooted maxillary anterior teeth were divided into the three experimental groups (...

abstract background: esophageal anastomosis leaks continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy. the purpose of the present study was to identify the predisposing factors of esophageal anastomotic leakage. materials and methods: 95 patients who underwent surgical resection for esophageal or cardia cancer were included for the study. the mean age of the patien...

abstract background and aims: probable risk factors of clinical anastomotic leakage and the role of defunctioning stoma in patients undergoing low anterior resection (lar) for rectal cancer, is still controversial. the goal of our study was to find out possible risk factors of anastomotic leakage and to locate the influence of protective stoma in the rate of anastomotic leakage. materials and m...

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