Possible additional value of 18FDG-PET in managing pancreas intraductal...
AbstractAlthough some clinical and radiological features may predict malignancy presence in intraductal papillary mucinous pancreas neoplasms, preoperative diagnosis remains difficult. In this study we...
View ArticleIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas (IPMN):...
AbstractBackgroundIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are increasingly recognized entities, whose management remains sometimes controversial, due to the high rate of benign lesions and on...
View ArticleUrinary and Sexual Disorders After Laparoscopic TME for Rectal Cancer in Males
AbstractBackgroundUrinary and sexual dysfunctions are frequent after surgery for rectal cancer. Total mesorectal excision (TME) improves local recurrence and survival rates, and does not hamper...
View ArticleSurgical Treatment of Liver Metastases from Gastric Cancer
AbstractAfter a brief description of the clinical characteristics of hepatic metastases from gastric cancer and their different clinical settings, we discuss the natural evolution of the disease,...
View ArticleLaparoscopic approach to acute abdomen from the Consensus Development...
AbstractBackgroundIn January 2010, the SICE (Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery), under the auspices of the EAES, decided to revisit the clinical recommendations for the role of laparoscopy in...
View ArticleSearching for Indicators of Malignancy in Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary...
AbstractBackgroundMalignancy in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) of the pancreas may be predicted on the basis of a number of clinical and radiologic features, which have raised...
View ArticleCancers of Unknown Origin
AbstractCancers of unknown primary origin (CUP), or occult primary tumors, are malignancies, documented in a metastatic localization, without an identified primary origin. This malignant syndrome...
View ArticleSurgical Emergencies in Cancer Patients
AbstractThe debut of a previously unknown abdominal malignancy as an intestinal obstruction is a common event in each surgical practice. Similarly, surgeons are asked to evaluate possible surgical...
View ArticleF18-FDG-PET/CT for evaluation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms...
AbstractIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) are intraductal mucin-producing neoplasms with tall columnar, mucin-containing epithelium, with or without papillary projections, involving the...
View ArticleT.E.A. Study: three-day ertapenem versus three-day Ampicillin-Sulbactam
AbstractBackgroundIntra-abdominal infections are one of the most common infections encountered by a general surgeon. However, despite this prevalence, standardized guidelines outlining the proper use...
View ArticleFactors influencing outcomes in laparoscopic adrenal surgery
AbstractPurposeThis study aims to recognize factors affecting operative and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy performed by using the transabdominal...
View ArticleEstablishing Pneumoperitoneum: What Is the Safest Technique for...
AbstractSince it represents the first step in any laparoscopic procedure, the technique of pneumoperitoneum establishment and optical trocar insertion has long been a subject for study and debate. The...
View ArticleLynch Syndrome from a surgeon perspective: retrospective study of clinical...
AbstractBackgroundIn clinical practice, unexpected diagnosis of colorectal cancer in young patients requires prompt surgery, thus genetic testing for Lynch Syndrome is frequently missed, and clinical...
View ArticleThe SIC-GIRCG 2013 Consensus Conference on Gastric Cancer
AbstractThe topic chosen by the Board of the Italian Society of Surgery for the 2013 annual Consensus Conference was gastric cancer. With this purpose, under the direction of 2 chairmen, 36 experts...
View ArticleMicrovascular Infiltration has Limited Clinical Value for Treatment and...
AbstractBackgroundMicrovascular infiltration (MVI) is considered a necessary step in the metastatic evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its prognostic value after liver resection (LR) is...
View ArticleParietal and peritoneal localizations of hepatocellular carcinoma: is there a...
AbstractBackgroundThe clinical course of peritoneal and parietal recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC-PPL) is not well known.MethodsTwenty-eight patients with a histologically proven HCC-PPL...
View ArticleFollow-up after gastrectomy for cancer: the Charter Scaligero Consensus...
AbstractPurposePresently, there is no scientific evidence supporting a definite role for follow-up after gastrectomy for cancer, and clinical practices are quite different around the globe. The aim of...
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