Extraperitoneal Open Radical Cystectomy: A New Standard in Frail Patients with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer?

: Radical cystectomy (RC) represents one of the most complex and morbid surgical procedures in the field of Urology. Extraperitoneal open RC has emerged as an alternative to the traditional transperitoneal approach for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Frailty is one of the most important risk factors for perioperative morbidity and mortality, and this category of patients can benefit the most from the extraperitoneal approach.

[Virtual reality as a simulation tool for field hospital’s and COVID-19 hospital’s staff training].

Unlabelled: Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A COVID-19-pandémia okozta nagyfokú betegszám-növekedés ellátásának érdekében az egészségügyi rendszerek gyakran a kórházak teljes átszervezésére kényszerültek. A szakállomány gyors és hatékony felzárkóztatása kulcsfontosságú ilyen körülmények között.

[Tetralogy of Fallot--new appearance of an old technique].

Unlabelled: Tetralogy of Fallot represents one of the most frequent congenital heart disease in medical practice and a "corner stone" of any paediatric surgical team due to great anatomic and functional variability and clinical aspects. This paper presents a retrospective study of surgical experience in patients with tetralogy of Fallot admitted in Paediatric Cardiovascular Centre of Târgu Mureş, Romania, between 2005, October to 2009, January.

Method: There where retrospectively studied medical records of patients who undergo a surgical procedure: age, morphologic diagnosis, symptoms and type of surgical procedure, intraoperative data, postoperative follow-up and complications.