Publications by authors named "Federico Luvisetto"

Article Synopsis
  • The study looks at two types of surgery for low rectal cancer: Low Anterior Resection (LAR) and Abdominoperineal Resection (APR).
  • It found that LAR leads to fewer complications and shorter hospital stays than APR, even though both surgeries have similar survival rates.
  • The research looked at 262 patients and recorded details about their health and recovery after surgery from 2006 to 2016.
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Objective: Consensus statement by an international multispecialty trainers and trainees expert committee on guidelines for reporting of educational videos in laparoscopic surgery.

Summary Of Background Data: Instructive laparoscopy videos with appropriate exposition could be ideal for initial training in laparoscopic surgery, but there are no guidelines for video annotation or procedural educational and safety evaluation.

Methods: Delphi questionnaire of 45 statements prepared by a steering group and voted on over 2 rounds by committee members using an electronic survey tool.

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Introduction: A needle was retained during transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization. This rare complication has not been described before.

Technique: A spinal needle was inserted from the perianal skin to localize the retained foreign body that was located at 7 cm from the anal margin.

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