Limited tumour progression beyond Milan criteria while on the waiting list does not result in unacceptable impairment of survival.

Background & Aims: Defining optimum management of patients progressing beyond Milan criteria on the waiting list is a controversial topic. Our aim was to determine whether the policy of allowing a limited progression beyond enlistment criteria permits acceptable post-transplant outcomes in terms of survival and recurrence.

Methods: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma included on the waiting list for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) between January 1989 and December 2016 were analysed.

Management of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular colon disease: A systematic review of diagnosis and treatment.

Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular colon disease (SUDCD) is a highly prevalent disease in our setting, which significantly affects the quality of life of patients. Recent changes in understanding the natural history of this disease and technological and pharmacological advances have increased the available options for both diagnosis and treatment. However, consensus regarding the use of these options is scarce and sometimes lacks scientific evidence.

Intention-to-treat curative liver resection in patients with "very early" intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Introduction: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a rare type of liver cancer. "Very early" ICC, defined as a solitary lesion of ≤ 2 cm in diameter, appears to have a favorable outcome.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the outcome of patients with "very early" ICC treated with curative surgical resection in an intention-to-treat analysis.

Benefits of laparoscopic liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and portal hypertension: a case-matched study.

Background: The advantages of laparoscopy over open liver resection in patients with cirrhosis have been widely demonstrated. On the other hand, information on the role of minimally invasive liver surgery in the presence of clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) is scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of laparoscopic liver resection in selected cirrhotic patients with CSPH.

Endoscopic-assisted laparoscopic resection for gastric subepithelial tumors.

Background: Laparoscopic resection is considered the treatment of choice for gastric subepithelial tumors. Occasionally, it is necessary to perform an intraoperative gastroscopy to localize the lesion. There are no data in the literature addressing the factors that can predict when a combined laparoscopic-endoscopic approach will be needed.