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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Clinical Impact of a Surgical Energy Device in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Surgery Including Bowel Resection.

Giuseppe Vizzielli, Carmine Conte, Massimo Romano, Anna Fagotti, Barbara Costantini, Claudio Lodoli, Salvatore Gueli Alletti, Khaled Gaballah, Fabio Pacelli, Alfredo Ercoli and 2 more

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Article in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe VizzielliDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy giuseppevizzielli@yahoo.it giuseppe.vizzielli@policlinicogemelli.it.
Carmine ConteDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Massimo RomanoDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Anna FagottiDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Barbara CostantiniDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Claudio LodoliDepartment of General Surgery, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Salvatore Gueli AllettiDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Khaled GaballahDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Fabio PacelliDepartment of General Surgery, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Alfredo ErcoliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
Giovanni ScambiaDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Valerio GallottaDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the clinical impact of the use of the Caiman® articulating energy device in advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) including rectosigmoid resection [e.g. modified posterior exenteration (MPE)]. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis was a prospective single-institution observational study with women undergoing MPE where all soft-tissue dissections and vessel ligations were performed using the Caiman® device. Intraoperative and postoperative surgical data were collected. Bladder function after nerve-sparing surgery was analyzed before and 6 months after surgery.

resultsForty patients were registered in the study. The median time for specimen removal using Caiman® was 86 min (range=70-120 min). Major vessel ligation was successful in all patients with a median of a single (range=1-4) Caiman® application to seal major vessels. No intraoperative or postoperative complications or bladder dysfunctions associated with the use of Caiman® were noted.

conclusionCaiman® can be safely used in AOC surgery and may save time through faster dissection. However, comparative studies with other energy devices are needed to confirm this finding.

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AdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceColectomyFemaleGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsRetreatmentTreatment OutcomeCaiman®energy deviceOvarian cancersurgery

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PMID29475921
PMCPMC5905206
OpenAlexW2789078102

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