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Peritonitis and adhesions in laparoscopic surgery. First workshop on experimental laparoscopic surgery, Frankfurt 1997.
Peritonitis and adhesions in laparoscopic surgery. First workshop on experimental laparoscopic surgery, Frankfurt 1997.
Peritonitis and adhesions in laparoscopic surgery. First workshop on experimental laparoscopic surgery, Frankfurt 1997.
Similar Outcomes in African American Compared with Caucasian Men with Chronic Limb Ischemia in an Equal Access to Care Setting
Incidental finding of malignancy in patients preoperatively evaluated for aneurysm wall pathology using PET/CT.
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80256.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Preoperative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was performed in 26 consecutive patients considered fit for aneurysm repair. Besides information on aneurysm wall pathology, PET/CT identified 6 patients with concomitant malignancy. As a result of this coincidental finding, the operation was postponed in 2 patients and cancelled in 1. Although previous studies have shown that PET/CT might affect patient selection based on aneurysm wall inflammation, our preliminary results show a big impact on patient management as a result of the sensitivity of PET/CT for detecting malignancy. Future larger studies are warranted to investigate the effect and cost effectiveness of routine PET/CT in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients