Exceptional Liver Transplant Indications: Unveiling the Uncommon Landscape.

Liver transplantation represents the definitive intervention for various etiologies of liver failure and encompasses a spectrum of rare indications crucial to understanding the diverse landscape of end-stage liver disease, with significantly improved survival rates over the past three decades. Apart from commonly encountered liver transplant indications such as decompensated cirrhosis and liver cancer, several rare diseases can lead to transplantation. Recognition of these rare indications is essential, providing a lifeline to individuals facing complex liver disorders where conventional treatments fail.

Is the Robotic Assisted Hybrid Approach Increasing the MIS efficiency for Pancreaticoduodenectomy?

Pancreaticoduodenectomy, commonly known as the Whipple procedure, is a complex surgical technique employed for the treatment of various pancreatic and periampullary pathologies. Minimally invasive PD was created in an attempt to enhance the outcomes of the traditional, open technique. However, the reconstruction phase has been recognized as a substantial barrier to widespread adoption of the laparoscopic technique.

Robotic Approach for Median Arcuate Ligament Relief: A Case Report and Literature Review.

There are very few reported cases of robotic surgery for median arcuate ligament syndrome. This clinical condition develops when the root of the celiac trunk is compressed by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. The symptoms that typically accompany this syndrome are: discomfort and pain in the upper abdominal region, particularly after eating, and weight loss.

Surgeon-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis: A Pragmatic Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Background and purpose Early diagnosis and risk stratification of sigmoid diverticulitis rely heavily on timely imaging. Computerized tomography (CT), the gold standard diagnostic test, may be delayed due to resource constraints or patient comorbidity. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has an established role in trauma evaluation, and could potentially diagnose and stage acute diverticulitis, thus shortening the time to definitive treatment.

Posterior Microscopic and Anterior Robotic Assisted STAGED Approach for Voluminous "Dumbbell" Ganglioneuroma - Surgical Technique and Literature Review.

ganglioneuromas are benign tumors emerging from the sympathetic nervous system that could grow up to significant sizes before becoming symptomatic. Aim: to describe the surgical technique of the posterior microscopic and anterior robotic assisted staged approach for voluminous "dumbbell" ganglioneuroma. Besides this, a detailed report of the evolution of 9 years old female patient with such a tumor who underwent a staged bipolar approach, under direct neuromonitoring is presented.

Intragastric Fluid Filled Balloon for Weight Reduction - A Single Bariatric Center Study.

Obesity is a pandemic health problem which significantly reduces life expectancy because of its strong association with severe cardiologic, respiratory, dermatological, gastrointestinal, genito-urinary and psychiatric complications. Intragastric fluid filled balloon (IGB) is a minimally invasive option for weight reduction. Several studies have demonstrated its superiority to lifestyle changes in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with obesity.

The impossible gallbladder: aspiration as an alternative to conversion.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard of care for symptomatic gallstone disease but when laparoscopic removal proves impossible the standard advice is to convert to open surgery. This jettisons the advantages of laparoscopy for a procedure which surgeons no longer perform routinely, so it may no longer be the safest practice. We hypothesised that gallbladder aspiration would be a safer alternative when laparoscopic removal is impossible.

Correction to: Surgeon-performed point-of-care ultrasound for acute cholecystitis: indications and limitations: a European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) consensus statement.

Unfortunately, the author Luca Ponchietti was omitted in the original publication. Please find the correct author list here.

Surgeon-performed point-of-care ultrasound for acute cholecystitis: indications and limitations: a European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) consensus statement.

Background: Acute cholecystitis (AC), frequently responsible for presentation to the emergency department, requires expedient diagnosis and definitive treatment by a general surgeon. Ultrasonography, usually performed by radiology technicians and reported by radiologists, is the first-line imaging study for the assessment of AC. Targeted point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), particularly in the hands of the treating surgeon, may represent an evolution in surgical decision-making and may expedite care, reducing morbidity and cost.