Major vascular and pancreatic penetrating trauma in patient with pre-existing MALS.

We report a case regarding a 24-year-old male with severe intraabdominal complex vascular lesions involving the superior mesenteric vein (SMV), portal vein (PV), inferior vena cava (IVC), the Common Hepatic and Gastroduodenal arteries (CHA and GDA) in combination with a total transection of the pancreatic neck following a single penetrating trauma to the upper abdomen. The management of the splanchnic vascular lesions were further complicated by the patient having pre-existing vascular condition known as Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). The MALS aspect makes this case unique and interesting to all trauma surgeons.

[Uterine arterial embolisation in cases with bleeding non-tubal ectopic pregnancy as a new acute treatment].

Ectopic pregnancy is a potential lifethreatening condition and can be treated conservatively, with methotrexat or acute surgery depending upon the patient's condition. A 38-year-old woman was brought to the gynaecological acute ward with an ectopic pregnancy. However, the woman had a previous history of major abdominal surgery and many adhesions.

The concentration of the cleaved suPAR forms in pre- and postoperative plasma samples improves the prediction of survival in colorectal cancer: A nationwide multicenter validation and discovery study.

Background And Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the prognostic biomarker potential of the soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in plasma samples collected pre- and postoperatively from patients resected for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: Patients with CRC were recruited prospectively at six centers from 2006 to 2008. Preoperative plasma samples were available from 494 patients and from 328 of these patients at 6 months postoperatively.

Robot-Assisted Hybrid Esophagectomy Is Associated with a Shorter Length of Stay Compared to Conventional Transthoracic Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Study.

Aim: To compare the peri- and postoperative data between a hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy (HMIE) and the conventional Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.

Methods: Retrospective comparison of perioperative characteristics, postoperative complications, and survival between HMIE and Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.

Results: 216 patients were included, with 160 procedures performed with the conventional and 56 with the HMIE approach.

Differential Impact of Anastomotic Leak in Patients With Stage IV Colonic or Rectal Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Background: Anastomotic leak has a negative impact on the prognosis of patients who undergo colorectal cancer resection. However, data on anastomotic leak are limited for stage IV colorectal cancers.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of anastomotic leak on survival and the decision to administer chemotherapy and/or metastasectomy after elective surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer.