INDOCYANINE GREEN FLUORESCENCE IMAGING IN ROBOTIC SURGERY: STATE OF ART, TIPS AND TRICKS IN CURRENT APPLICATIONS [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green is an emerging technology whose benefits are put in perspective. OBJECTIVE: This article reports essential principles and approaches of intraoperative fluorescence in general surgery bringing ...
Andre Luiz Gioia MORRELL+5 more
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Little Old Lady’s Hernia with Hiatus Hernia- A Case Report [PDF]
With the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is not uncommon to see patients who present with respiratory symptoms secondary to an abdominal pathology, being suspected of having COVID-19.
N Nasida Fathima+3 more
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Oncologic superiority of extralevator abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer [PDF]
Background: Rectal cancer treatment has been dramatically improved during the last two decades in terms of a lower local recurrence rate and prolonged survival. This improvement was achieved mainly due to a better surgical technique (implementation of
Lukić Dejan+5 more
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War, traffic and iatrogenic injuries of D3 duodenal segment [PDF]
Background. Injuries of the duodenum at the level of aortomesenteric clamp (segment D3) are with a high incidence of death due to the development of fistula and peritonitis. In three successfully managed cases, we applied the biliary surgery method. Case
Ignjatović Dragan+2 more
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Nasogastric tube insertion using airway tube exchanger in anesthetized and intubated patients [PDF]
BackgroundA nasogastric tube (NGT) is commonly inserted into patients undergoing abdominal surgery to decompress the stomach during or after surgery. However, for anatomic reasons, the insertion of NGTs into anesthetized and intubated patients may be ...
Hyae-Jin Kim+5 more
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Traumatic mesenteric pseudocyst [PDF]
Introduction. Mesenteric pseudocysts have rarely been described in literature. They belong to a group of mesenteric cysts that are very rare intra-abdominal pathology regardless of the origin. The diagnosis is often difficult to make, because of
Micković Saša+6 more
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Giant primary retroperitoneal myxoid leiomyoma: A case report [PDF]
Introduction. Leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumors that usually arise from the uterus. Case report. We present a patient with a 6-month history of vague abdominal discomfort, occasional nausea, vomiting and urinary incontinence.
Radojković Milan+7 more
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Should transanal total mesorectal excision be implemented in medium-sized colorectal unit? technical and oncological outcome [PDF]
Purpose This study was performed to evaluate the outcome of implementation of transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for low rectal cancer in a regional hospital and in comparison to laparoscopic (Lap) TME.
Man-fung Ho+3 more
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A 60-year experience in the treatment of pancreatic insulinoma in the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade [PDF]
Background/Aim. Insulinomas are rare benign tumors in the most cases and the most frequent endocrine tumors of the pancreas. A wide spectrum of clinical manifestations in patients with insulinoma is the reason for difficult recognition of the ...
Tavčar Ivan+9 more
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Gastrointestinal Anastomosis leakage Risk Factors after Cancer Surgery: is Transfusion an Independent Risk Factor for Anastomosis Leakage? [PDF]
Gastrointestinal (GI) anastomosis is a usual procedure in the context of GI cancer surgeries. Performing an anastomosis may be complicated by infection, bleeding, anastomotic stricture, and anastomotic leakage.
Mohammad Amin Shahrbaf
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