False Reduction of an Inguinal Hernia Treatment
Read how this rare, false reduction of an inguinal hernia was diagnosed and treated.
Category : surgery : Health & Medical
Current Status of Robotic Bariatric Surgery
This article reviews the safety and feasibility of bariatric robotic surgery.
Intensified Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy for Rectal Cancer
This study examines the effects of intensified neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer on the development of postoperative complications.
Radiofrequency Ablation for Pleural Disseminated NSCLC
Radiofrequency ablation in combination with talc pleurodesis for non-small cell lung cancer may lengthen survival when compared to talc pleurodesis alone.
Twisted Ovarian Fibroma Associated With Meigs' Syndrome
What is the optimal management of patients with Meig's syndrome?
Interventions to Reduce Surgery Cancellations
Are patients benefiting from hospital interventions to reduce surgical cancellations?
Bleeding Complications in Cholecystectomy
Are bleeding complications more common in laparoscopic cholecystectomy or open cholecystectomy?
Changes in Obesity-Related Diseases After Gastrectomy
This study evaluates changes in obesity-related diseases and micronutrients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Radiofrequency Ablation for Pleural Disseminated NSCLC
Radiofrequency ablation in combination with talc pleurodesis for non-small cell lung cancer may lengthen survival when compared to talc pleurodesis alone.
Risk for Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy
Which closure technique after distal pancreatectomy has the lowest risk for postoperative pancreatic fistula?
Salvage Surgery After Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer
AFP-producing gastric cancer with a portal vein tumor thrombosis has an extremely poor prognosis; but read how this patient has achieved long-term survival.
Increased Rate of Cholecystectomies With No Indications
Cholecystectomies are being performed at increasing rates, sometimes without indications. What is causing this increase?
Epiploic Appendagitis
A short review of an uncommon condition.
Near Misses and Attitudes Towards Surgical Time Out Protocol
How supportive are surgical team members of the time out procedures in the operating room?
Radiofrequency Ablation for Pleural Disseminated NSCLC
Radiofrequency ablation in combination with talc pleurodesis for non-small cell lung cancer may lengthen survival when compared to talc pleurodesis alone.
Gentamicin Supplemented Polyvinylidenfluoride Mesh Materials
Does gentamicin supplemented mesh material benefit tissue integration?
Mesenteric Hematoma Complicating an Exacerbation of Crohn's
This case report examines a spontaneous mesenteric hematoma during an exacerbation of Crohn's disease.
Laparoscopic Pancreaticogastrostomy/Pancreaticoduodenectomy
This new surgical technique may be a useful method of performing pancreaticogastrostomy in pure laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Gentamicin Supplemented Polyvinylidenfluoride Mesh Materials
Does gentamicin supplemented mesh material benefit tissue integration?
Accept or Refuse? Transplant Surgeons Offered a Pancreas
What factors influence a transplant surgeon's decision to select an offered pancreas?