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Case Report
“Damage Control” Esophagogastrectomy in Case of Perforated and Bleeding Gastroesophageal Cancer
Author(s): Bogdan Moldovan, Dumitru Pocreaţă, Dan Teodorescu, Marius Coroş, Viorica Sârbu, Lucian Băilă, Marcel Tanţău, Dragos Grusea, Florentina Pescaru, Andreea Moldovan and Laura BirişBogdan Moldovan, Dumitru Pocreaţă, Dan Teodorescu, Marius Coroş, Viorica Sârbu, Lucian Băilă, Marcel Tanţău, Dragos Grusea, Florentina Pescaru, Andreea Moldovan and Laura Biriş
Introduction: The term “damage control surgery” or “laparotomie écourtée” is not a new concept, but a recent paradigm in the surgery of abdominal trauma, when the ability to maintain homeostasis is impaired due to severe hemorrhage. It can be defined as a surgical method that prevents the trauma triad of death by hemorrhage control and the prevention of peritoneal contamination, while time is an essential factor. Damage control surgery is followed by vigorous resuscitation and definitive reconstruction. The concept of "damage - control” is less reflected in the literature related to surgical oncology.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old patient, BMI 35, presented to the Emergency Services of the Regional Hospital with abundant hematemesis and shock. The patient had been previously diagnosed with adenocarcin.. Read More»
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