Why don't young doctors want to be surgeons?

<b>Aim:</b> The increasing staff shortages in Polish surgery incline towards posing the following questions: What are the reasons for the reluctance of Polish doctors in training and residents to specialize in this field of medicine? What measures could be pursued to raise the interest of students and trainees in specializing in general surgery? The aim of this paper is to attempt to answer these questions. <br><b>Material and methods:</b> From August 5 to December 30, 2019, an online survey of doctors in training and resident doctors was conducted. The study covered 2,498 people.

Multiple primary cancers in patients treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma is associated with an increased risk of other primary malignancies, mainly within the head and neck, as well as in the oesophageal gastric graft. More frequent recognition of multiple primary cancers associated with esophageal cancer, both synchronous and metachronous, is associated with longer follow-up after radical cancer treatment for esophageal cancer and high quality diagnostic procedures, both before and after surgery. The paper reviews the available literature and describes the molecular basis of the formation of multiple primary tumors associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

Analysis of and gene polymorphisms in pancreatic cancer.

The double-strand break DNA repair pathway, including and genes, is implicated in maintaining genomic stability and therefore could affect the pancreatic cancer risk. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical significance of the and gene polymorphisms in patients with pancreatic cancer. The present study included 203 patients: 101 with pancreatic cancer and 102 healthy controls.

Primary Adenocarcinoma in an Oesophageal Gastric Graft - Case Report.

Primary adenocarcinoma in the esophageal gastric graft is a rare complication diagnosed in patients with long-term survival. Most data concerning the diagnosis and treatment of patients with metachronic cancer in esophageal grafts is derived from Japan and South Korea. The diagnosis of cancer in esophageal gastric grafts in the European countries is rare.

Utility of serum IgG, IgG4 and carbonic anhydrase II antibodies in distinguishing autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.

Purpose: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) can mimic pancreatic cancer in its clinical presentation, imaging features and laboratory parameters. The aim of our study was to compare IgG, IgG4 and anti-CAIIAb serum levels in patients with AIP, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) and to assess their clinical significance and utility in differential diagnosis of pancreatic diseases.

Patient/methods: The study included 124 patients: 45 with PA, 24 with AIP and 55 with CP.

Middle pancreatectomy--own experience.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to analyse early results after middle pancreatectomy based on our experience.

Material And Methods: During the period between 2008 and 2009, 154 pancreatic resections were performed at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Silesian Medical University in Katowice. The following procedures were performed: 109 (70.

Surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours - clinical experience.

Unlabelled: The aim of the work was the clinical characteristics and analysis of preliminary results for surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs), based on own material. MATERIAL AND METHODS. In the period from 2005 to 2009, in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, there were 27 patients (15 males and 12 females) treated surgically for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, constituting 65.