Quantitative Assessment of Visceral Obesity and Postoperative Colon Cancer Outcomes
Ozoya O, Siegel E, Srikumar T, Bloomer A, DeRenzis A, Shibata D. Quantitative Assessment of Visceral Obesity and Postoperative Colon Cancer Outcomes. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017, 21: 534-542. PMID: 28101721, PMCID: PMC5560865, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3362-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVisceral obesityPostoperative morbidityObese patientsShort-term postoperative outcomesOverall complication rateColon cancer outcomesMeasures of adiposityColon cancer patientsMetabolic comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsComplication ratePostoperative outcomesVisceral adipositySurgical morbidityMass indexRisk stratificationRetrospective studyCancer outcomesCancer patientsTomography assessmentPreoperative CTMortality rateStage IColon cancerAspergillus Terreus Brain Abscess Complicated by Tension Pneumocephalus in a Patient with Angiosarcoma
Srikumar T, Pabbathi S, Fernandez J, Nanjappa S. Aspergillus Terreus Brain Abscess Complicated by Tension Pneumocephalus in a Patient with Angiosarcoma. American Journal Of Case Reports 2017, 18: 33-37. PMID: 28070116, PMCID: PMC5240880, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.900425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAspergillosisAspergillusBacteremiaBrain AbscessCefepimeCephalosporinsDisease ProgressionDrug CombinationsDrug Therapy, CombinationGlucocorticoidsHemangiosarcomaHumansImmunocompromised HostMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePneumocephalusProteus mirabilisSkin NeoplasmsStaphylococcus aureusSulfamethizoleTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeTrimethoprimVancomycinVoriconazoleConceptsTension pneumocephalusComputed tomographyRight frontal lobe abscessCultures of lesionsFrontal lobe abscessLeft arm strengthLow-grade feverProteus mirabilis bacteremiaTrimethroprim/sulfamethoxazoleContinuous supplemental oxygenSystemic antifungal agentsSerial X-raysUpper extremity strengthIntravenous vancomycinRecurrent angiosarcomaBrain abscessesConservative managementEmergent evaluationPrompt diagnosisScalp angiosarcomaSupplemental oxygenIntracranial abscessPoor outcomeCase reportMental status