Browsing by Author "Irarrazaval, Maria Jesus"

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    Bariatric Surgery in Cirrhotic Patients: a Matched Case-Control Study
    (2020) Quezada, Nicolas; Maturana, Gregorio; Irarrazaval, Maria Jesus; Munoz, Rodrigo; Morales, Sebastian; Achurra, Pablo; Azocar, Cristobal; Crovari, Fernando
    Introduction Laparoscopic bariatric surgery (LBS) in liver end-stage organ disease has been proven to improve organ function and patients' symptoms. A series of LBS in patients with cirrhosis have shown good results in weight loss, but increased risk of complications. Current literature is based on clinical series. This paper aims to compare LBS (69% gastric bypass) between patients with cirrhosis and without cirrhosis. Methods We conducted a retrospective 1:3 matched case-control study including bariatric patients with cirrhosis and without cirrhosis. Demographics, operative variables, postoperative complications, long-term weight loss, and comorbidity resolution were compared between groups. Results Sixteen Child A patients were included in the patients with cirrhosis (PC) group and 48 in patients without cirrhosis (control) group. Mean age was 50 years; preoperative BMI was 39 +/- 6.8 kg/m(2). Laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy were performed in 69% and 31%, respectively. Follow-up was 81% at 2 years for both groups. PC group had a higher rate of overall (31% vs. 6%;p < 0.05) and severe (Clavien-Dindo >= III; 13% vs. 0%;p = 0.013) complications than that of the control group. Mean %EWL of PC at 2 years of follow-up was 84.9%, without differences compared with that of the control group (83.1%). Comorbidity remission in PC was 14%, 50%, and 85% for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia, respectively. Patients without cirrhosis had a higher resolution rate of hypertension (65% vs. 14%,p = 0.03). Conclusion LBS is effective for weight loss and comorbidity resolution in patients with obesity and Child A liver cirrhosis. However, these results are accompanied by significantly increased risk of complications.
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    GALLBLADDER POLYPS: CORRELATION AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN A POPULATION WITH HIGH INCIDENCE OF GALLBLADDER CANCER
    (2023) Inzunza, Martin; Irarrazaval, Maria Jesus; Pozo, Paloma; Pimentel, Fernando; Crovari, Fernando; Ibanez, Luis
    BACKGROUND: Gallbladder polyps are becoming a common finding in ultrasound. The management has to consider the potential risk of malignant lesions. AIMS: The aim of this study was to analyze the ultrasound findings in patients undergoing cholecystectomy due to gallbladder polyps and compare them for histopathological findings (HPs). METHODS: Patients with an ultrasonographic diagnosis of gallbladder polyp and who underwent cholecystectomy from 2007 to 2020 were included in the study. RESULTS: A total of 447 patients were included, of whom 58% were women. The mean age was 45 +/- 12 years. The mean size of polyps in US was 7.9 +/- 3.6 mm. Notably, 9% of polyps were greater than 10 mm, and single polyps were significantly larger than the multiple ones (p=0.003). Histopathological findings confirmed the presence of polyps in 88.4%, with a mean size of 4.8 +/- 3.4 mm. In all, 16 cases were neoplastic polyps (4.1%), 4 of them being malignancies, and all were single and larger than 10 mm. We found a significant correlation between ultrasound and histopathological findings polyp size determination (r=0.44; p<0.001). The Bland-Altman analysis obtained an overestimation of the US size of 3.26 mm. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis between both measures obtained an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.77 (95%CI 0.74-0.81). Ultrasound polyps size larger than 10 mm had an odds ratio (OR) of 8.147 (95%CI 2.56-23.40) for the presence of adenoma and malignancy, with a likelihood ratio of 2.78. CONCLUSIONS: There is a positive correlation and appropriate diagnostic accuracy between ultrasound size of gallbladder polyps compared to histopathological records, with a trend to overestimate the size by about 3 mm. Neoplastic polyps are uncommon, and it correlates with size. Polyps larger than 10 mm were associated with adenoma and malignancy.
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    Robotic transversus abdominis release using HUGO RAS system: our initial experience
    (2024) Quezada, Nicolas; Irarrazaval, Maria Jesus; Chen, David C.; Grimoldi, Milenko; Pimentel, Fernando; Crovari, Fernando
    BackgroundTransversus abdominis release (TAR) is an effective technique for treating large midline and off-midline hernias. Recent studies have demonstrated that robotic TAR (rTAR) is technically feasible and associated with improved outcomes compared to open surgery. There is no published experience to date describing abdominal wall reconstruction using the novel robotic platform HUGO RAS System (Medtronic (R)).MethodsAll consecutive patients who underwent a rTAR in our institution were included. Three of the four arm carts of the HUGO RAS System were used at any given time. Each arm configuration was defined by our team in conjunction with Medtronic (R) personnel. rTAR was performed as previously described. Upon completion of the TAR on one side, a redocking process with different, mirrored arms angles was performed to continue with the contralateral TAR. Operative variables and early morbidity were recorded.ResultsTen patients were included in this study. The median BMI was 31 (21-40.6) kg/m2. The median height was 1.6 m (1.5-1.89 m). A trend of decreased operative time, console time, and redocking time was seen in these consecutive cases. No intraoperative events nor postoperative morbidity was reported. The median length of stay was 3 (1-6) days.ConclusionRobotic TAR utilizing the HUGO RAS system is a feasible and safe procedure. The adoption of this procedure on this novel platform for the treatment of complex abdominal wall hernias has been successful for our team.