Minilaparoscopic colorectal resection: a preliminary experience and an outcomes comparison with classical laparoscopic colon procedures.

Background: Laparoscopy has rapidly emerged as the preferred surgical approach for a number of different diseases because it allows for a correct diagnosis and proper treatment. However, it is not being applied in a widespread manner for the management of benign or malignant colorectal disease. Its natural evolution seems to be the development of mini-instruments and optics (diameter, View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach. A ten-year surgical experience.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors show an increasing incidence. Immunohistochemistry is mandatory to make differential diagnosis with other mesenchimal tumors. We retrospectively reviewed 15 primary stomach GISTs operated during the last decade.