[Remnant gallbladder cholecystitis, an increasingly common entity: Case report].

Background: Subtotal cholecystectomy was described in 1985 as an alternative to total cholecystectomy in cases of difficult cholecystectomy. It was classified as reconstituted and fenestrated subtotal. In spite of being a viable alternative, up to 10.

[Evolution of type 2 diabetes and carbohydrate intolerance following bariatric surgery in a Mexican mestizo population].

Background: Bariatric surgery continues to be the best treatment for weight loss and control of obesity related comorbidities. Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy have demonstrated to be the most effective surgeries, but this has not been established in a Mexican (non-American) population.

Objective: To analyse the improvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus and carbohydrate intolerance in obese patients after bariatric surgery.

[Laparoscopic therapy of gastric volvulus associated with hiatal hernia in the elderly patient].

Gastric volvulus is an abnormal rotation of one portion of the stomach around itself that may lead to gastric obstruction or an impairment of the vascular supply to the stomach leading to strangulation. This may present acutely or with chronic intermittent symptoms. Acute gastric volvulus is an emergency situation in which there is a closed loop obstruction and vascular compromise that requires urgent treatment.

[Hand assistance is an alternative to conversion to laparotomy during laparoscopic sigmoidectomy].

Introduction: Laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of diverticular disease offers multiple benefits compared with its open surgery counterpart. There are two distinct techniques, the laparoscopically assisted and the laparoscopic hand assisted approach. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the hand assisted approach can be used if, during a laparoscopically assisted approach, there is difficulty in dissection and/or exposure, and before performing a laparotomy.