Safety and Cost-Effectiveness in Thyroidectomy Using the HARMONIC Scalpel Compared to Traditional Hemostasis: A Controlled Clinical Assay.

Introduction: The aim of this clinical control trial is to analyze the cost-effectiveness and to understand the efficacy of the HARMONIC FOCUS®+ (Ethicon Inc., Somerville, New Jersey) scalpel as the only system to cut and coagulate in thyroidectomy.

Materials And Methods: One hundered patients of the thyroid clinic of the Mexico City General Hospital were included.

[Cervical lymphangioma in the adult. A report of 2 cases].

Background: Cervical lymphangiomas are uncommon benign congenital malformations usually present in children, and are rare in adults. Currently, complete resection is still the standard care. Two cases are presented of a cervical lymphangioma in an adult.

[Frequency of organic failure in acute necrotic pancreatitis].

Introduction: Theacute pancreatitis is classified as severe by the presence of glandular necrosis or organic failure. However both conditions are not simultaneous. We determine the frequency of organic failure in patients with pancreatic necrosis for acute pancreatitis.

[Acute pancreatitis: five year experience at the Hospital General de Mexico].

Introduction: In Mexico acute pancreatitis is an important cause of morbility and mortality. We here describe the characteristics of patients managed with that diagnosis at the Hospital General de Mexico.

Material And Methods: Retrospective, descriptive and observational study.

Causes for early reintervention after thyroidectomy.

Background: The purpose of our study was to ascertain the causes for early reintervention after thyroidectomy performed by a surgical team using a systematized surgical technique.

Material/methods: We analyzed 1131 patients, 939 (83.1%) women and 192 (16.