Interferon gamma as an immune modulating adjunct therapy for invasive mucormycosis after severe burn - A case report.

Background: Mucormycosis is a deadly fungal infection that mainly affects severely immunocompromised patients. We report herein the case of a previously immunocompetent adult woman who developed invasive cutaneous mucormycosis after severe burn injuries. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) treatment was added after failure of conventional treatment and confirmation of a sustained profound immunodepression.

Malignant Leakage After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Endoscopic and Surgical Approach.

Purpose: Gastric leak occurs after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in 2% of cases. Most staple-line disruptions (SLD) can be successfully treated with first-line endoscopic procedures. Less favorable situations may lead to more complex therapeutic strategies, like conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP).

An update of peritonectomy procedures used in cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal malignancy.

Complete cytoreduction is acknowledged to be an effective way to achieve macroscopic tumor clearance for a variety of tumors confined to the peritoneal cavity. Recent trials have shown that surgery respecting anatomical planes results in excellent outcomes and even the chance of cure for some from what was once thought to be life-limiting disease. To describe peritonectomy procedures in the current era.

Anatomy of the Right Anterior Sector of the Liver and Its Clinical Implications in Surgery.

Background: Surgery remains the gold standard both for delimited hepatocellular carcinoma by selective anatomic liver segentectomy and for colorectal liver metastases by parenchymal sparing liver resection. Right anterior sector (RAS) (segments V-VIII; Couinaud) is the largest and most difficult sector to operate on. A better knowledge of its segmentation could prevent postoperative remnant liver ischemia and its impacts on patient's survival.

A systematic review of the anatomical findings of multiple gallbladders.

Background: Multiple gallbladders (MG) are a rare malformation, with no clear data on its clinical impact, therapeutic indications or risk for malignancy.

Methods: A systematic review of all published literature between 1990 and 2017 was performed using the PRISMA guidelines.

Results: Data of 181 patients extracted from 153 studies were reviewed.

Preliminary Report of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy as Diagnosis and Treatment of Biliary Tract Trauma.

Background: Biliary leak following severe blunt liver injuries is a complex problem becoming more frequent with improvements in non-operative management. Standard treatment requires main bile duct drainage usually performed by endoscopic sphincterotomy and stent placement. We report our experience with cholecystostomy as a first minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

Unnecessary preoperative biliary drainage: impact on perioperative outcomes of resectable periampullary tumors.

Objective: Routine preoperative endoscopic biliary drainage (PEBD) is not recommended for malignant periampullary tumors (MPT) with uncomplicated obstructive cholestasis, yet many patients still receive routine PEBD. Herein were assessed perioperative outcomes of routine PEBD in resectable MPT with uncomplicated biliary obstruction.

Methods: From 2008 to 2014, we identified three groups among patients undergoing surgery for resectable MPT: "unnecessary-PEBD" (despite recommendations), "necessary-PEBD" (following recommendations), and "upfront-surgery groups.

Total Mesenteric Peritonectomy for Peritoneal Metastases (with video).

Background: Complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS), combining organ resection and peritonectomy, is the only potentially curative treatment for patients with peritoneal metastases (PM).1 2 Diffuse mesenteric PM usually represents a contraindication for CRS.3 This report presents a standardized total mesenteric peritonectomy, which provides a therapeutic option of complete CRS for patients with diffuse mesenteric PM.

Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) Procedure for Non-resectable Peritoneal Carcinomatosis (with Video).

Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a common evolution of abdominal cancers and is associated with poor prognosis in the absence of aggressive multimodal therapy.1 Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a safe and innovative approach, which enhances the effect of chemotherapy 2 without reported renal/hepatic toxicity.3,4 It requires mastery of technical aspects to reduce postoperative morbidity, increase effectiveness, and prevent caregiver chemotherapy exposure.

Biliary Duct-to-Duct Reconstruction with a Tunneled Retroperitoneal T-Tube During Liver Transplantation: a Novel Approach to Decrease Biliary Leaks After T-Tube Removal.

The benefit of placing a T-tube for duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) remains controversial because it could be associated with specific complications, especially at the time of T-tube removal. While the utility of T-tube during OLT represents an eternal debate, only a few technical refinements of T-tube placement have been described since the report of the original technique by Starzl and colleagues. Herein, we present a novel technique of T-tube placement for duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction during OLT, using a tunneled retroperitoneal route.

Astrocytomas and choroid plexus tumors in two families with identical p53 germline mutations.

Germline p53 mutations carry an increased risk of development of breast cancer, soft tissue and osteosarcomas, brain tumors, leukemia and adrenocortical carcinomas. Cerebral neoplasms are usually of astrocytic lineage and occur in 40% of affected families. This report presents clinical, neuropathological and molecular genetic data from 2 families in France with an identical p53 germline mutation in codon 248 (CGG->TGG; Arg->Trp) and a clustering of CNS tumors.

[Cardiac failure by major arterial hypertension secondary to nephroblastoma].

The authors report on the case of a 7 week-old boy, in whom a renal mass was discovered after general symptoms were observed. Within 48 h, cardiac failure secondary to systemic arterial hypertension occurred, requiring intensive care. After a few days of mechanical ventilation and alternating elevated and low blood pressure, improvement was obtained with captopril and frusemide enabling further investigations to be carried out which lead to the diagnosis of Wilms tumor.

Mosaic 45,x/47,xy,+18.

A poorly developed female infant with buphthalmia, Turner phenotype, and mental retardation is described. Blood culture revealed a 45,X/47,XY,+18 chromosomal mosaicism; fibroblast culture showed only 45,X cells. The baby was dead at 11 months.