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Updates in Surgery

Issue 4/2020

Content (49 Articles)

Hepatic function assessment to predict post-hepatectomy liver failure: what can we trust? A systematic review

Federico Tomassini, Mariano C. Giglio, Giuseppe De Simone, Roberto Montalti, Roberto I. Troisi

Gastric Cancer Review Article

The role of bursectomy in the surgical management of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Ioannis Baloyiannis, Dimitrios Symeonidis, Konstantinos Tepetes

Metastasis Review Article

Patient-Derived Orthotopic Xenograft models in gastric cancer: a systematic review

Rossella Reddavid, Simona Corso, Daniel Moya-Rull, Silvia Giordano, Maurizio Degiuli

Hysteroscopy Review Article

Updates in office hysteroscopy: a practical decalogue to perform a correct procedure

Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Simone Bruni, Benito Chiofalo, Gaetano Riemma, Ricardo Bassil Lasmar

Pneumonia Original Article

Predicting primary postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer

Mohamed A. Abd El Aziz, William R. Perry, Fabian Grass, Kellie L. Mathis, David W. Larson, Jay Mandrekar, Kevin T. Behm

Crohn's Disease Original Article

The trend of C-Reactive protein allows a safe early discharge after surgery for Crohn’s disease

Michele Carvello, Francesca Di Candido, Massimiliano Greco, Caterina Foppa, Annalisa Maroli, Gionata Fiorino, Maurizio Cecconi, Silvio Danese, Antonino Spinelli

Angiography Original Article

Near-infrared fluorescence angiography for colorectal surgery is associated with a reduction of anastomotic leak rate

Harmony G. Impellizzeri, Alessandra Pulvirenti, Marco Inama, Matilde Bacchion, Enrico Marrano, Milhal Creciun, Andrea Casaril, Gianluigi Moretto

Endoscopy Original Article

Intraoperative endoscopy with immediate suture reinforcement of the defect in colorectal anastomosis: a pilot study

Carlo Vallicelli, Basilio Pirrera, Vincenzo Alagna, Enrico Fantini, Gian Marco Palini, Nicola Zanini, Gianluca Garulli

Wound Infection Original Article

Subcuticular sutures in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a comparative study to evaluate wound infection rates and cosmetic results

Michele Grieco, Domenico Spoletini, Marco Marcasciano, Emanuela Grattarola, Viktoria Shihab, Massimo Carlini

Respiratory Microbiota Original Article

Role of preoperative gut microbiota on colorectal anastomotic leakage: preliminary results

Silvia Palmisano, Giuseppina Campisciano, Cristiana Iacuzzo, Laura Bonadio, Annalisa Zucca, Davide Cosola, Manola Comar, Nicolò de Manzini

Gastric Cancer Original Article

New prognostic western score predicting survival after curative resection of gastric cancer

Graziosi Luigina, Marino Elisabetta, Vannoni Maria Cristina, Donini Annibale

Laparoscopy Original Article

Laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: comprehensive comparison of complications and costs at 90 days using a propensity method

Francisco Riquelme, César Muñoz, Fabio Ausania, Amelia J. Hessheimer, Ferrán Torres, David Calatayud, Raffaele Sandomenico, Rocío García Pérez, Joana Ferrer, José Fuster, Juan Carlos García-Valdecasas, Constantino Fondevila

Liver Transplantation Original Article

Graft factors as determinants of postoperative delirium after liver transplantation

D. Patrono, F. Rigo, S. Bormida, P. Berchialla, L. Giordanengo, S. Skurzak, R. Balagna, R. Romagnoli

Computed Tomography Original Article

Blunt liver trauma: effectiveness and evolution of non-operative management (NOM) in 145 consecutive cases

Elena Schembari, Maria Sofia, Saverio Latteri, Antonio Pesce, Valentina Palumbo, Maurizio Mannino, Domenico Russello, Gaetano La Greca

Antibiotic Original Article

Bacteriobilia resistance to antibiotic prophylaxis increases morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a monocentric retrospective study of 128 patients

Tommaso Stecca, Cristina Nistri, Bruno Pauletti, Alessandra Greco, Adriana Di Giacomo, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Marco Massani

Ultrasound Original Article

Pancreatic ultrasound elastography is not useful to predict the risk of pancreatic fistulas after pancreatic resection

Giovanni Marasco, Claudio Ricci, Valentina Grasso, Margherita Alvisi, Carla Serra, Federico Ravaioli, Riccardo Casadei, Antonio Colecchia

Pancreatic Cancer Original Article

Intraoperative electrochemotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer: indications, techniques and results—a single-center experience

Riccardo Casadei, Claudio Ricci, Carlo Ingaldi, Laura Alberici, Mariacristina Di Marco, Alessandra Guido, Francesco Minni, Carla Serra

Acute Pancreatitis Original Article

Factors associated with mortality in patients with infected pancreatic necrosis: the “surgery effect”

Fabio Ausania, Paula Senra Del Río, Alex Borin, Silvia Guzmán Suárez, Robin Rivera Irigoin, Esther Fort Martorell, Mar Concepción-Martín, Adolfo del Val Antoñana, Angel Ferrández, Francisco Javier Grau García, María Lourdes Ruiz Rebollo, Eduardo Bajador Andreu, Enrique de-Madaria

Side-to-side duodenojejunostomy after resection of third and fourth duodenal portions with pancreatic preservation

Gerardo Blanco-Fernández, Adela Rojas-Holguín, Noelia De-Armas-Conde, Isabel Gallarín-Salamanca, Diego López-Guerra, Isabel Jaén-Torrejimeno

Bariatric Surgery Original Article

Role of CT imaging in discriminating internal hernia from aspecific abdominal pain following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a single high-volume centre experience

Veronica Bordonaro, Maria Gabriella Brizi, Francesca Lanza, Pierpaolo Gallucci, Amato Infante, Piero Giustacchini, Luca Sessa, Luigi Ciccoritti, Francesco Maria Danza, Riccardo Manfredi, Marco Raffaelli

Sleeve Gastrectomy Original Article

The use of Ursolit for gallstone prophylaxis following bariatric surgery: a randomized-controlled trial

Nasser Sakran, Ron Dar, Ahmad Assalia, Ziv Neeman, Moaad Farraj, Shiri Sherf-Dagan, Ian M. Gralnek, Rawi Hazzan, Shams Eldin Mokary, Hadar Nevo-Aboody, Tamar Dola, Uri Kaplan, Dan Hershko

Hematoma Original Article

Energy vessel sealant devices are associated with decreased risk of neck hematoma after thyroid surgery

Katherine Moran, Areg Grigorian, Dawn Elfenbein, Sebastian Schubl, Zeljka Jutric, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias

Dysphonia Original Article

Posture and dysphonia associations in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy: stabilometric analysis

Galletti Bruno, Sciumè Melissa, Catalano Natalia, Gazia Francesco, Freni Francesco, Bruno Rocco, Longo Patrizia, Pino Antonella, Caruso Ettore, Daqi Zhang, Dionigi Gianlorenzo, Galletti Francesco

Adrenal Cancer Original Article

Lateral retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: advantages and drawbacks

Konstantin Grozdev, Nabil Khayat, Svetlana Shumarova, Gergana Ivanova, Kostadin Angelov, Georgi Todorov

Peritonitis Original Article

Clinical evaluation of the Mannheim Prognostic Index in post-operative peritonitis: a prospective cohort study

Alessandro Neri, Daniele Fusario, Luigi Marano, Vinno Savelli, Andrea Bartalini Cinughi de Pazzi, Dario Cassetti, Franco Roviello, Daniele Marrelli

Appendicitis Original Article

A systematic review on the cost evaluation of two different laparoscopic surgical techniques among 996 appendectomies from a single center

Noemi Zorzetti, Augusto Lauro, Samuele Vaccari, Alessandro Ussia, Manuela Brighi, Vito D’andrea, Maurizio Cervellera, Valeria Tonini

Peritonitis Original Article

Risk factors for intra-abdominal abscess following laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a retrospective cohort study on 2076 patients

Dario Tartaglia, Lorenzo Maria Fatucchi, Alessio Mazzoni, Mario Miccoli, Lorenzo Piccini, Marsia Pucciarelli, Salomone Di Saverio, Federico Coccolini, Massimo Chiarugi

Ileostomy Original Article

Rate of urinary retention after ileostomy takedown in men and role of routine placement of urinary catheter

Jose Cataneo, Carlos Córdova-Cassia, Thomas Curran, Daniel Alvarez, Vitaliy Y. Poylin

Ultrasound Original Article

Dynamic transperineal ultrasonography correlates with prolonged pudendal nerve latency in female with fecal incontinence

Luigi Brusciano, Claudio Gambardella, Bruno Roche, Salvatore Tolone, Roberto Maria Romano, Francesco Tuccillo, Gianmattia del Genio, Gianmattia Terracciano, Giorgia Gualtieri, Ludovico Docimo

Open Access Incisional Hernia Original Article

Is the sublay self-gripping mesh effective for incisional ventral hernia repair? Our experience and a systematic review of the literature

Elena Schembari, Maria Sofia, Rosario Lombardo, Valentina Randazzo, Ornella Coco, Edoardo Mattone, Gaetano La Greca, Domenico Russello, Saverio Latteri

Botulinum Toxin Original Article

Long-term results of botulinum toxin type A in complex abdominal wall repair and review of the literature

Vanesa Catalán-Garza, María Jesús Peña-Soria, Patricia Sáez-Carlin, Juan Jesús Cabeza-Gómez, Andrés García-Fernández, Antonio José Torres-García

Cytostatic Therapy Original Article

Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin: result of a single centre study

Alberto Di Leo, Arianna Corvasce, Jacopo Weindelmayer, Elena Jane Mason, Francesco Casella, Giovanni de Manzoni

Aortic Aneurysm Original Article

Safety of aortic aneurysm repair 8 weeks after percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease: a cohort study

Vito A. Mannacio, Luigi Mannacio, Mario Monaco, Anita Antignano, Raffaele Giordano, Giovanni B. Pinna, Antonino Musumeci, Gabriele Iannelli

Laparoscopy Original Article

Hemocoagulative post-operative changes after laparoscopic surgery compared to open surgery: the role of lupus anticoagulant

Rosario Vecchio, Emma Cacciola, Rossella Rosaria Cacciola, Salvatore Marchese, Graziano Troina, Eva Intagliata, Francesco Basile

Original Article

How to make an impact in surgical research: a consensus summary from the #SoMe4Surgery community

Argyrios Ioannidis, Ruth Blanco-Colino, Manish Chand, Gianluca Pellino, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Steven D. Wexner, Julio Mayol

Computed Tomography Original Article

How to obtain a 3D printed model of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with venous tumor thrombus extension (VTE) for surgical simulation (phase I NCT03738488)

Inés Rivero Belenchón, Carmen Belén Congregado Ruíz, Gorka Gómez Ciriza, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, José Antonio Rivas González, Carlos Gálvez García, María Cristina González Gordaliza, Ignacio Osmán García, José Manuel Conde Sánchez, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla, Rafael Antonio Medina López

Laparoscopy Original Article

Uterine manipulator in total laparoscopic hysterectomy: safety and usefulness

Yara Abdel Khalek, Roger Bitar, Costas Christoforou, Simone Garzon, Alessandro Tropea, Antonio Biondi, Zaki Sleiman

SARS-CoV-2 Original Article

Deadlock of proctologic practice in Italy during COVID-19 pandemic: a national report from ProctoLock2020

Gaetano Gallo, Alessandro Sturiale, Veronica De Simone, Stefano Mancini, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Giovanni Milito, Francesco Bianco, Roberto Perinotti, Iacopo Giani, Ugo Grossi, Domenico Aiello, Francesco Bianco, Andrea Bondurri, Gaetano Gallo, Marco La Torre, Giovanni Milito, Roberto Perinotti, Renato Pietroletti, Alberto Serventi, Marina Fiorino, Veronica De Simone, Ugo Grossi, Michele Manigrasso, Alessandro Sturiale, Gloria Zaffaroni, Ferruccio Boffi, Vittoria Bellato, Francesco Cantarella, Simona Deidda, Fabio Marino, Jacopo Martellucci, Marco Milone, Arcangelo Picciariello, Ana Minaya Bravo, Vincenzo Vigorita, Miguel Fernandes Cunha, Sezai Leventoglu, Tatiana Garmanova, Petr Tsarkov, Alaa El-Hussuna, Alice Frontali, Argyrios Ioannidis, Gabriele Bislenghi, Mostafa Shalaby, Felipe Celedon Porzio, Jiong Wu, David Zimmerman, Claudio Elbetti, Julio Mayol, Gabriele Naldini, Mario Trompetto, Giuseppe Sammarco, Giulio Aniello Santoro

SARS-CoV-2 Original Article

Impact of lockdown for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) on surgical site infection rates: a monocentric observational cohort study

Pasquale Losurdo, Lucia Paiano, Natasa Samardzic, Paola Germani, Laura Bernardi, Massimo Borelli, Barbara Pozzetto, Nicolò de Manzini, Marina Bortul

Subtotal Gastrectomy Technical Note

Synchronous robotic right hemicolectomy and subtotal gastrectomy

Fabio Carbone, Ugo Pace, Vittorio Albino, Maddalena Leongito, Paolo Delrio

Hemicolectomy Letter to the Editor

Prevention of the “slippage” effect in right hemicolectomy

F. J. Pérez Lara, J. M. Hernández González, T. Prieto-Puga

Letter to the Editor

Current Italian surgical resident trends regarding elective rotations abroad

Pietro Fransvea, Guglielmo Mantica, Pierluigi Marini

Ectopic Pregnancy Letter to the Editor

Extra-uterine bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy

Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Francesca Arezzo, Giuseppe Muzzupapa, Edoardo Dinaro, Ettore Cicinelli

Open Access Vitamin B12 Deficiency Correction

Correction to: Ileocecal valve syndrome and vitamin b12 deficiency after surgery: a multicentric prospective study

Paola Germani, Annalisa Zucca, Fabiola Giudici, Susanna Terranova, Marina Troian, Natasa Samardzic, Marco Greco, Jurij Janez, Camilla Gasparini, Emanuela Cagnazzo, Andrea Vignali, Fabio Giannone Codiglione, Andrea Armellini, Uberto Romario Fumagalli, Riccardo Rosati, Giuseppe Piccinni, Jacques Megevand, Ales Tomazic, Francesco Corcione, Silvia Palmisano, Nicolò de Manzini