Incidence of abdominal wall metastases following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in patients with head and neck cancer
Fung E, Strosberg DS, Jones EL, Dettorre R, Suzo A, Meara MP, Narula VK, Hazey JW. Incidence of abdominal wall metastases following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in patients with head and neck cancer. Surgical Endoscopy 2016, 31: 3623-3627. PMID: 28039644, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5394-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal wall metastasisPEG placementNeck malignanciesNeck cancerStomal metastasesAbdominal wallPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placementPEG tube insertionDistant metastatic diseaseEndoscopic gastrostomy placementPEG tube placementRetrospective chart reviewTime of presentationStage IV oral cancerTypes of malignanciesEnteral nutritionChart reviewMetastatic diseaseGastrostomy placementSerious complicationsGastrostomy tubeInitial diagnosisOverall incidenceTumor characteristicsTube placementPreoperative antiplatelet use does not increase incidence of bleeding after major operations
Strosberg DS, Corbey T, Henry JC, Starr JE. Preoperative antiplatelet use does not increase incidence of bleeding after major operations. Surgery 2016, 160: 968-976. PMID: 27450711, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Loss, SurgicalClopidogrelDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPostoperative HemorrhagePreoperative PeriodReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurgical Procedures, OperativeTiclopidineConceptsLast office visitPreoperative clopidogrel useOutcomes of patientsFinal study populationAdverse patient outcomesMajor operative proceduresAntiplatelet usePreoperative clopidogrelAntiplatelet therapyAspirin useElective situationsOperative interventionPeripheral ischemiaPreoperative periodBlood lossClopidogrel useHospital admissionPerioperative eventsOffice visitsSingle institutionMyocardial infarctionVascular operationsPatient outcomesOperative procedureClopidogrel