A 13-year time trend analysis of 3724 small bowel video capsule endoscopies and a forecast model during the financial crisis in Greece.

Introduction: Since its introduction, small bowel video capsule endoscopy (VCE) use has evolved considerably.

Aim: Evaluation of the temporal changes of small bowel VCE utilization in three tertiary centers in Greece in Era 1 (2002-2009) and Era 2 (2010-2014) and the development a forecast model for future VCE use during 2015-2017.

Materials And Methods: Data from all small bowel VCE examinations were retrieved and analyzed in terms of the annual number of the performed examinations, their indications and the significance of their findings.

Radical nephrectomy with transperitoneal subcostal incision for large and locally advanced tumors of the right kidney.

Background: Several surgical approaches have been used for radical nephrectomy for large and locally advanced tumors of the right kidney.

Aim: To present our experience with radical nephrectomy using a right subcostal incision with a transperitoneal approach in patients with very large tumors of the right kidney.

Patients And Methods: Between 2003 and 2010, 34 patients with very large tumors of the right kidney were submitted to surgery.

Is aneusomy of chromosome 9 alone a valid biomarker for urinary bladder cancer screening?

Background: Detection of genetically-changed tumor cells in the urine is one of the new approaches for the screening of bladder carcinomas. In a previous study, numerical aberrations of chromosome 9 were found in 85.18% of bladder tumors studied by the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique.