[Splenic artery aneurysm. Report of a case].

Background: The incidence of splenic artery aneurysm is not well known because they are often asymptomatic.

Clinical Case: The case is presented of a 40 year-old woman diagnosed with a splenic artery aneurysm. She was clinically asymptomatic.

Predictive factors of insulin resistance resolution with adjustable gastric band surgery.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate preoperative factors associated with remission of diabetes and weight loss after laparoscopic gastric band surgery.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort of 95 patients who had an adjustable gastric band placed were included. A preliminary descriptive study of prognostic factors was performed using the logistic regression model with SPSS 17.

[Assessment of resident training in laparoscopic surgery based on a digestive system anastomosis model in the laboratory].

Background: The complexity of laparoscopic surgery makes specific training out of the operating rooms necessary to shorten learning curves and to minimise morbidity rates. Our aim was to analyse the increase in laparoscopic skills after completion of a laboratory training program.

Material And Methods: Prospective study of surgical resident training based on anastomosis performance on an "endotrainer".

[Surgical resident training program in minimally invasive surgery experimental laboratory (CENDOS)].

Introduction: The rapid development of laparoscopic surgery makes resident training programmes necessary.

Objective: To analyse the results of a structured programme of laparoscopic training in an experimental laboratory.

Material And Method: From 2003 until 2007, we trained 11 general surgery residents for 20 h every 3 months, for three years.