Issue 4/2020
Content (9 Articles)
Cholecystitis
review
Strategies for management of acute cholecystitis in octogenarians
Shailesh Mohandas, Robert Hutchins
original article
Histologic changes in early colonic anastomotic healing using autologous platelet-rich fibrin matrix
Bernhard Dauser, Wolf Heitland, Franz G. Bader, Walter Brunner, Yael Nir, Andrew P. Zbar
Autologous aortic arch reconstruction in isolated and combined cardiac lesions
Claudia Herbst, Guenther Laufer, Sabine Greil, Erwin Kitzmueller, Eva Base, Regina Vargha, Daniel Zimpfer
Gastrectomy
original article
Risk-reducing total gastrectomy in asymptomatic CDH1 carriers
Vítor Devezas, Manuela Baptista, Irene Gullo, João Rocha, Fabiana Sousa, Wen Xiaogang, John Preto, Susy Costa, Sérgio Castedo, Luzia Garrido, Carla Oliveira, Elisabete Barbosa, Fátima Carneiro, José Barbosa
Enterostomy
Original Article
Comparison of Hartmann’s procedure vs. resection with primary anastomosis in perforated sigmoid diverticulitis: a retrospective single-center study
Francesco Pizza, Dario D’Antonio, Michele Arcopinto, Chiara Dell’Isola, Alberto Marvaso
Laparoscopy
letter to the editor
Laparoscopic versus open surgery: aerosols and their implications for surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic
Janso P. Joseph, Anokha O. Joseph, Susmita Oomman, Naga V. G. Jayanthi
Laparoscopy
letter to the editor
Resumption of elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: what lessons can we apply?
Michael T. Olson, Tania Triantafyllou, Saurabh Singhal