Search Results - "Davids, P. H."
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Is there an end of the “learning curve” of endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair?
Published in Surgical endoscopy (01-03-2013)“…Background An important challenge of totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair is the learning curve. The European guidelines suggest that the learning curve…”
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Local administration of gentamicin collagen sponge in surgical excision of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature
Published in Techniques in coloproctology (01-02-2016)“…Surgical site infections occur in up to 24 % of patients after surgical excision of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease with primary wound closure. Local…”
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Ants, altitude and change in the northern Cape Floristic Region
Published in Journal of biogeography (01-01-2006)“…Aim Climate-modelling exercises have demonstrated that the Cape Floristic Region is highly sensitive to climate change and will apparently lose much of its…”
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Three-month results of the effect of Ultrapro or Prolene mesh on post-operative pain and well-being following endoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair (TULP trial)
Published in Surgical endoscopy (01-11-2015)“…Background Recurrence rates after inguinal hernia repair have been reduced to a few per cent, since mesh repair has become standard of care. Lightweight meshes…”
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Recurrence after totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair: the role of physical examination and ultrasound
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-02-2020)“…Purpose Physical examination (PE) combined with ultrasound (US) is recommended to confirm a recurrent hernia. However, the evidence is rather weak. The aim of…”
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Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) endoscopic hernia repair in elderly patients
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-12-2015)“…Background Inguinal hernias are common in elderly males. We addressed outcome following totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair in patients older than…”
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One-stop endoscopic hernia surgery: efficient and satisfactory
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-06-2015)“…Background One-stop surgery offers patients diagnostic work-up and subsequent surgical treatment on the same day. In the present study, patient satisfaction…”
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Impairment of sexual activity before and after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair
Published in Surgical endoscopy (2012)“…Background In patients with inguinal hernias, sexual activity may be impaired due to hernia-related pain. Surgical repair may improve these complaints but can…”
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Pain after totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair might fade out within a year
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-08-2015)“…Background The incidence of chronic pain after endoscopic hernia repair varies between 1 and 16 %. Studies regarding the course of pain in time after the…”
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Female ‘groin’ hernia: totally extraperitoneal (TEP) endoscopic repair seems the most appropriate treatment modality
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-08-2012)“…Background About 30% of all female ‘groin’ hernias are femoral hernias, although often only diagnosed during surgery. A Lichtenstein repair though, as…”
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Feasibility of enhanced recovery programme in various patient groups
Published in International journal of colorectal disease (01-04-2012)“…Introduction An accelerated multi-modal rehabilitation programme may improve the recuperation and reduce the complication rate in patients undergoing…”
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Selecting patients during the “learning curve” of endoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-12-2013)“…Background Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia surgery is associated with little postoperative pain and a fast recovery, but is a technically demanding…”
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Feasibility of right-sided total extraperitoneal procedure for inguinal hernia repair after appendectomy: a prospective cohort study
Published in Surgical endoscopy (01-08-2009)“…Background Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) endoscopic hernia surgery is increasingly popular since it is associated with little postoperative pain and with early…”
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Lesion progression with time and the effect of vascular occlusion following radiofrequency ablation of the liver
Published in British journal of surgery (01-03-2003)“…Background: The effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) under selective vascular occlusion and its effects on architecture and viability of normal liver…”
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Randomised trial of self-expanding metal stents versus polyethylene stents for distal malignant biliary obstruction
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (19-12-1992)“…Self-expanding metal stents are claimed to prolong biliary-stent patency, although no formal comparative trial between plastic and expandable stents has been…”
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Is young age a risk factor for chronic postoperative inguinal pain after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair?
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-12-2019)“…Purpose A generally known risk factor for developing chronic postoperative inguinal pain after inguinal hernia repair is young age. However, studies discussing…”
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Benign biliary strictures : surgery or endoscopy ?
Published in Annals of surgery (01-03-1993)“…This study compared the results of surgery and endoscopy for benign biliary strictures in one institution, over the same period of time and with the same…”
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An 11-year analysis of reoperated groins after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair in a high volume hernia center
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-08-2019)“…Background Developments in inguinal hernia surgery have substantially lowered recurrence rates, yet recurrences remain an important outcome parameter of…”
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Bilateral endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair does not impair male fertility
Published in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (01-12-2017)“…Purpose Endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair with polypropylene mesh has become a well-established technique. However, since the mesh is…”
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Pit excision with phenolisation of the sinus tract versus radical excision in sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: study protocol for a single centre randomized controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (14-03-2015)“…Excision of the pit of the sinus with phenolisation of the sinus tract and surgical excision are two treatment modalities for patients with sacrococcygeal…”
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