Negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of the open abdomen and incidence of enteral fistulas: a retrospective bicentre analysis.

Introduction. The open abdomen (OA) is often associated with complications. It has been hypothesized that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the treatment of OA may provoke enteral fistulas.

Invisible scar endoscopic thyroid surgery by the dorsal approach: importance of the spinal accessory nerve.

Purpose: With about 100,000 surgeries per year in Germany, thyroid operations count among the most common procedures performed in general and endocrine visceral surgery. Twentieth century technological development gives the opportunity to perform thyroid surgery without leaving visible scar like conventional approaches do. This study is part of the work on the videoendoscopic retro-auricular access to the thyroid gland using the EndoCATS method by Schardey and Schopf.