Outpatient treatment of abdominal wall hernia. A strategy to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of the treatment of abdominal wall hernias in ambulatory setting in selected patients to break down long waiting lists due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Methods: From February to June 2021, we performed 120 hernia repair operations with local anesthesia in ambulatory settings without anesthetists. (105 inguinal hernia, 6 femoral hernia and 9 umbilical hernia).

Scanner-Assisted CO Laser Fissurectomy: A Pilot Study.

Surgery for chronic anal fissure is challenging for every proctologist. Solving the pain by guaranteeing rapid and effective healing is the objective, but what is the price to pay today in functional terms? Though this result is nowadays partially achievable through interventions that include the execution of an internal sphincterotomy among the procedures, it is necessary to underline the high rate of patients who can present faecal incontinence. The aim of this study is to explore the effectiveness of scanner-assisted CO laser fissurectomy.