...Maria Witte; Manuela Neese; Matthias Leuchter; Mark Philipp; Ernst Klar; Clemens Schafmayer Introduction: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI), either arterial or venous, is still a devastating disease with poor prognosis. It is unknown, whether AMI is associated with impaired quality of life (QoL...

... complications associated with a persistent or additionally required ostomy. The aim of our study was to compare quality of life (QoL) after AR and APR with a special separate analysis of AR patients with a stoma. Methods: QoL of 84 APR, 356 AR, and 29 AR patients with complications and an additional stoma...

... on at least one of the items. The answers were summed up and then means were compared between LT recipients and controls. The raw values range from 0 to 25, with 0 indicating the lowest and 25 the highest well-being/quality of life. Multiplication by 4 gives the 0–100% score that is analog to the Short Form...

... a modified version of this technique using a partially endoscopic-assisted approach, whereas little is known about the quality of life (QoL) in the long-term evaluation of these patients. Methods: A retrospective study and analysis of patients undergoing hernia repair using an open CS (OCS...

... for benign esophageal disease High-resolution impedance manometry 24-h pH-monitoring Timed barium esophagogram Functional outcome Quality of life Surgery for benign esophageal disease is sophisticated and demanding at the same time. Thus, indications for surgery need to be highly elaborated...

... and, more importantly, tertiary prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: Focusing on the influence of lifestyle factors on prognosis und quality of life (QOL), a comprehensive literature search of clinical studies published mainly in the years 2000 until 2015 was performed and the current knowledge...