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Karl Mrak

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Rossler O, Betge J, Harbaum L, Mrak K, Tschmelitsch J, Langner C
Mod Pathol . 2017 Feb; 30(6):897-904. PMID: 28233767
Lymph node size affects lymph node retrieval in surgical specimen and is used as criterion for pre-operative radiological estimation of metastatic disease. However, factors determining lymph node size remain to...
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Mrak K, Lackner C, Mischinger H, Kornprat P
Wien Klin Wochenschr . 2016 Sep; 128(17-18):669-71. PMID: 27624324
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents a rare tumor entity accounting for approximately 3 % of all malignancies in the adult population. Approximately 30 % of all patients suffering from RCC...
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Mrak K, Uranitsch S, Pedross F, Heuberger A, Klingler A, Jagoditsch M, et al.
Surgery . 2015 Dec; 159(4):1129-39. PMID: 26706610
Background: This study sought to determine whether a protective diverting ileostomy improves short-term outcomes in patients with rectal resection and colonic J-pouch reconstruction for low anastomoses. Criteria for the use...
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Mrak K, Liegl-Atzwanger B, Haybaeck J, Petritsch W, Mischinger H, Kornprat P
Anticancer Res . 2015 Oct; 35(11):6321-4. PMID: 26504070
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent the most common mesenchymal tumor entity of the gastrointestinal tract. In fewer than 5% of cases, primary GISTs are located in the duodenum. Surgery represents...
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Mrak K
J Gastrointest Oncol . 2014 Aug; 5(4):E75-9. PMID: 25083311
Background: Bowel intussusception represents an infrequent and challenging condition in adult patients. Preoperative diagnosis and treatment strategies often remain difficult especially in emergency patients. Primary reduction of intussusception before surgical...
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Fokas E, Liersch T, Fietkau R, Hohenberger W, Beissbarth T, Hess C, et al.
J Clin Oncol . 2014 Apr; 32(15):1554-62. PMID: 24752056
Purpose: We previously described the prognostic impact of tumor regression grading (TRG) on the outcome of patients with rectal carcinoma treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 trial. Here...
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Mrak K, Eberl T, Laske A, Jagoditsch M, Fritz J, Tschmelitsch J
Dis Colon Rectum . 2012 Dec; 56(1):20-8. PMID: 23222276
Background: The relevance of type and severity of postoperative complications after curative resection for rectal cancer on survival and recurrence rates is a matter of controversy. Objective: The aim of...
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Mrak K, Eberl T, Fritz J, Tschmelitsch J
South Med J . 2012 Oct; 105(10):493-9. PMID: 23038476
Objectives: The influence of obesity on postoperative complications after various surgical interventions remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of overweight and obesity on the...
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Chopra S, Mrak K, Warnick P, Huenerbein M
Hepatogastroenterology . 2012 May; 59(116):1131-4. PMID: 22580664
Background/aims: Natural orifice endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging technique that has been postulated as a promising alternative to laparoscopy in the field of minimal invasive surgery. Until now appropriate...