Women in Surgical Residency Programs in Brazil: A Trend Analysis.

Introduction: There is a gender gap in the surgical field worldwide. Brazil and low- and middle-income countries generally tend to have a more profound gap. Therefore, we aim to assess the gender distribution in Brazilian surgical residencies.

Retrorectal Bronchogenic Cyst With a Sacrococcygeal Surgical Approach.

We present a case of a bronchogenic cyst in the retrorectal space that was successfully treated with a unique sacrococcygeal surgical approach, thus avoiding abdominal access. This report aims to enhance the literature with our technique and to help the scientific community in treating future retrorectal bronchogenic cyst cases. A 19-year-old man presented to the hospital with testicular pain refractory to over-the-counter analgesics.

Optimization of Surgical Time Through the Implementation of a Rational Protocol to Prevent Bleeding in Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Staple line oversewing (SLO) is a prophylactic alternative due to its low cost and its effect of decreasing the incidence and severity of bleeding complications in sleeve gastrectomy (SG). However, this approach significantly increases the surgical time and may be associated with stenosis. The study aims to identify whether its usage was sufficient to optimize the surgical time in patients whose screening for the risk of occult bleeding was negative.

Women Surgeons in Brazil: A Time Trend Analysis by Specialties in the Last Decade.

Background: In surgery, there is a gender worldwide gap. In Brazil, we still do not have studies that describe this scenario. Based on this lack of research, we aim to assess the prevalence of women in surgical specialties, how it has changed over the years and how long it will take to achieve an equal distribution of men and women surgeons in Brazil.

Gender-Related Trends in Publication Authorship: A 10-Year Analysis of a Brazilian Surgical Journal.

There is a gender gap in the representation of women in the authorship of surgical literature worldwide. In Brazil, data on the gender distribution of the authorship of articles are scarce; and hence, there is a lack of awareness about the contemporary situation of women surgeons within the academic surgery in the country. In light of this, we conducted this study with an aim to describe and evaluate the authorship trends in a Brazilian surgical journal over a period of 10 years (2010-2019).

Robotic repair of post-oesophagectomy hiatal hernia.

Diaphragmatic hiatal hernia is a potential complication of oesophagectomy in cancer patients. Over the past decades, laparoscopy has become the preferred approach to repairing this condition due to the reduced morbidity, faster recovery and shorter hospital stay when compared with traditional open surgery. The development of robotic technology has added to the benefits of minimally invasive approaches, offering potential technical advantages and overcoming some limitations of traditional laparoscopic techniques when performing complex procedures.

Roux-en-O: How It Happens and How to Fix It.

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery improper technique can cause complications such as Roux-en-O, which is caused by an inadvertent anastomosis of the biliopancreatic limb to the gastric pouch, creating an "O" form to the bypass. We present intraoperative images of a mistaken Roux-en-Y's technique that caused the "O" anatomy and its successful reconstruction.

OPEN RYGB LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS: VENTRAL HERNIA - REPORT ON A 10-YEAR SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE.

Aim of Study - we hypothesize if there are any apparent risk stratifications to the abdominal wall compromise after open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery and if the outcomes of retromuscular sublay mesh repair using Rives/Stoppa's technique were different from the literature. Description of a 10-year experience of a single center using sublay retromuscular mesh hernia repair in patients with ventral hernia after RYGB, including a total of 189 patients. 149 (78.

Women representation in academic and leadership positions in surgery in Brazil.

We aimed to analyze the representativeness of women surgeons in academic and leadership positions in Brazil. We investigated women representativeness across surgical departments of 25 Brazilian universities (2020); across boards of 10 Brazilian surgical societies (2020), and, as speakers, in 281 surgical events (Jan-2014 to Dec-2020). From 383 individuals in university departments, 43 (11.