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Updates in Surgery

Issue 3/2019

Content (27 Articles)

Colorectal Cancer Review Article

Surgical approach and geriatric evaluation for elderly patients with colorectal cancer

Marco Vacante, Erika Cristaldi, Francesco Basile, Antonio Maria Borzì, Antonio Biondi

Laparotomy Review Article

Senhance robotic platform for gynecologic surgery: a review of literature

Valerio Rumolo, Andrea Rosati, Alessandro Tropea, Antonio Biondi, Giovanni Scambia

Gastrectomy Original Article

Esophagojejunal anastomotic fistula: a major issue after radical total gastrectomy

Leandro Cardoso Barchi, Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos, Marina Alessandra Pereira, André Roncon Dias, Ulysses Ribeiro-Júnior, Bruno Zilberstein, Ivan Cecconello

Anemia Original Article

Gastric cancer surgery: clinical outcomes and prognosis are influenced by perioperative blood transfusions

Marica Grasso, Giulia Pacella, Nicola Sangiuliano, Maurizio De Palma, Alessandro Puzziello

Original Article

Safety of one-stage conversion surgery after failed gastric band: our experience and review of the literature

Peter W. Lundberg, Abigail Gotsch, Eonjung Kim, Leonardo Claros, Jill Stotlzfus, Maher El Chaar

Sarcoma Original Article

Short-term outcomes after duodenal surgery for mesenchymal tumors: a retrospective analysis from a single tertiary referral center

Ferdinando Carlo Maria Cananzi, Laura Ruspi, Laura Samà, Federico Sicoli, Damiano Gentile, Eleonora Maddalena Minerva, Luca Cozzaglio, Vittorio Quagliuolo

Original Article

Vacuum-assisted management of surgical site infections after liver transplantation: 15-year experience in a tertiary hepatobiliary center

Paolo Magistri, Tiziana Olivieri, Valentina Serra, Giuseppe Tarantino, Giacomo Assirati, Annarita Pecchi, Roberto Ballarin, Fabrizio Di Benedetto

Cholecystectomy Original Article

Cholecystectomy-related malpractice litigation: predictive factors of case outcome

Davis A. Hartnett, Adam E. M. Eltorai, Adena J. Osband, Shaan A. Ahmed, Alan H. Daniels

Laparoscopy Original Article

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: do risk factors for a prolonged length of stay exist?

Valter Ripetti, Paolo Luffarelli, Simone Santoni, Santi Greco

Open Access Rectal Cancer Original Article

Predictors of short-term readmission after beyond total mesorectal excision for primary locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer

Filomena Liccardo, Daniel L. H. Baird, Gianluca Pellino, Shahnawaz Rasheed, Christos Kontovounisios, Paris P. Tekkis

Original Article

Early ileostomy reversal after minimally invasive surgery and ERAS program for mid and low rectal cancer

Corrado Pedrazzani, Federica Secci, Eduardo Fernandes, Ivans Jelovskijs, Giulia Turri, Cristian Conti, Andrea Ruzzenente, Alfredo Guglielmi

Rectal Cancer Original Article

Open versus minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer: a single-center cohort study on 237 consecutive patients

Giuseppe Quero, Fausto Rosa, Riccardo Ricci, Claudio Fiorillo, Maria C. Giustiniani, Caterina Cina, Roberta Menghi, Giovanni B. Doglietto, Sergio Alfieri

Original Article

Splenic flexure mobilization in rectal cancer surgery: do we always need it?

Francesco Ferrara, Giuseppe Di Gioia, Daniele Gentile, Giulia Carrara, Davide Gobatti, Marco Stella

A novel patient-centered protocol to reduce hospital readmissions for dehydration after ileostomy

Federica Gonella, Antonio Valenti, Paolo Massucco, Nadia Russolillo, Michela Mineccia, Andrea Pierluigi Fontana, Daniela Cucco, Alessandro Ferrero

Colorectal Cancer Original Article

The role of socioeconomic disparity in colorectal cancer stage at presentation

Aesha Patel, Owen Gantz, Pavel Zagadailov, Aziz M. Merchant

Original Article

Morbidity associated with closure of ileostomy after a three-stage ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

Matteo Rottoli, Benedetta Casadei, Carlo Vallicelli, Giulia Vitali, Federico Ghignone, Marica Melina, Marta Tanzanu, Gilberto Poggioli

Original Article

Retrospective multicenter study of post-operative stenosis after stapled colorectal anastomosis

Alberto Sartori, Maurizio De Luca, Valentino Fiscon, Mauro Frego, S. Vigna, A. Mazzeo, D. Coco, F. Agresta, E. Finotti, M. Antoniutti, S. Carnio, A. Elio, M. Brunelli, G. Ruffo, E. Bertocchi, D. Parini, L. Losacco, F. Poli, G. Santoro, M. Massani, C. Ruffolo, E. Cian, L. Zanatta, M. Genna, A. Ballarin, M. Rebonato, M. Fontana, G. Moretto, H. Impellizzeri, R. Merenda, G. Margani, S. Merigliano, N. Baldan, P. Ubiali, A. Braini, A. Balani, M. Kosuta, A. Infantino, G. Giacomel, G. Armatura, S. Patauner, N. de Manzini, S. Palmisano, M. Sorrentino, M. Brizzolari, C. Belluco, M. Olivieri, E. Lauro, G. Scudo, P. Valduga, A. Brolese, G. Pignata, J. Andreucetti, A. Caruso, F. Zappalà, Giuseppe Portale

Original Article

Carbon dioxide absorption during retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: comparison between monolateral and synchronous bilateral approaches

Valter Perilli, Paola Aceto, Giovanni Punzo, Celestino Pio Lombardi, Rocco Bellantone, Liliana Sollazzi

Original Article

Patient selection criteria for an effective laparoscopic intraperitoneal ventral hernia repair in day surgery

Luca Domenico Bonomo, Michele Giaccone, Alice Caltagirone, Alex Bruno Bellocchia, Mariateresa Grasso, Antonella Nicotera, Nicolò Lano, Sergio Sandrucci

Original Article

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal malignancies using new hybrid CO2 system: preliminary experience in referral center

Stefano Cianci, Carlo Abatini, Anna Fagotti, Benito Chiofalo, Alessandro Tropea, Antonio Biondi, Giovanni Scambia, Fabio Pacelli

Laparotomy Original Article

Patients with gunshot wounds to the torso differ in risk of mortality depending on treating hospital

Areg Grigorian, Jeffry Nahmias, Theresa Chin, Angela Allen, Eric Kuncir, Matthew Dolich, Victor Joe, Michael Lekawa

Original Article

An evaluation score of the difficulty of thyroidectomy considering operating time and preservation of recurrent laryngeal nerve

Salvatore Vieni, Giuseppa Graceffa, Giacomo E. M. Rizzo, Federica Latteri, Mario A. Latteri, Calogero Cipolla

Letter to the Editor

Bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: back to the future?

Elio Treppiedi, Roberta La Mendola, Edoardo Rosso