Minimally invasive esophagectomy for cancer: prospective evaluation of laparoscopic gastric mobilization.

Background: Esophagectomy carries high morbidity, mainly respiratory. Minimally invasive surgery has been demonstrated to improve postoperative outcome in digestive surgery, without impairment of oncological results. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate feasibility, postoperative outcome, and mid-term oncological results of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) in cancer.

Assessment of MRI and MRCP in diagnosis of biliary cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP) features were analyzed in the diagnosis of seven surgically resected hepatobiliary cystic tumors with reference to histopathological data. Homogeneity, size, location, signal intensity, presence or absence of septa and/or nodules and MRCP features of the lesions were studied. Histological evidence demonstrated six biliary cystadenoma (BCA) including four pseudo-ovarian stroma (POS) and one biliary cystadenocarcinoma (BCAC).

[Serous cystadenoma of the pancreas. An occasionally compressive tumor].

Serous cystadenomas of the pancreas are slow growing tumors, rarely compressive and therefore rarely symptomatic. Morphologically typical serous cystadenomas can be safely followed up. We report here three atypical cases of serous cystadenomas compressing either biliary, pancreatic main ducts or splenic vascular pedicle.