Thrombosed Aneurysm of Superficial Epigastric Vein Simulating Inguinal Hernia: Report of Two Cases.

Aim: Presentation of two cases of superficial epigastric vein aneurysm simulating inguinal hernia. To our knowledge, only one other case is reported in the literature. .

Variations of renal tissue oxygenation during abdominal compartment syndrome and sepsis.

Purpose: This experimental study was designed to evaluate the renal tissue oxygenation under the coexistence of abdominal compartment syndrome and sepsis.

Material And Methods: Fourteen non-breed dogs were divided into two groups: the control group (8) and the study group (6). Sepsis was established with intravenous endotoxin infusion at 100μg/kg for over 30min.

Laparoscopic enucleation of a giant submucosal esophageal lipoma. Case report and literature review.

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Background: Benign tumors of the esophagus are very rare, constituting only 0.5% to 0.8% of all esophageal neoplasms.

Mirizzi syndrome with a fistula at the confluence of the hepatic ducts.

Background: A rare case of Mirizzi syndrome with atypical presentation is reported.

Case Report: An 81-year-old woman with a known history of cholelithiasis presented with epigastric discomfort and indigestion. Imaging investigations revealed Mirizzi syndrome, while a cholecystobiliary fistula at the junction of the hepatic ducts was recognized intraoperatively and treated successfully with cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy.

Bloodless laparoscopic liver resection using radiofrequency thermal energy in the porcine model.

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic hepatectomy using radiofrequency (RF) thermal energy in a porcine model. Fifteen female domestic pigs weighing 29.3 kg (range 25 to 35 kg) were used.

Bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: management and outcome.

The aim of this study is to analyze our experience with the management of bile duct injuries (BDIs) following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). From 1996 to 2004, 21 patients with BDI after LC were treated in our department. The BDIs were graded according to the classification of Strasberg.

Our local experience with the surgical treatment of ampullary cancer.

Background: The aim of this study is to report the outcome after surgical treatment of 32 patients with ampullary cancers from 1990 to 1999.

Methods: Twenty-one of them underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy and 9 local excision of the ampullary lesion. The remaining 2 patients underwent palliative surgery.

Healing of colon anastomoses covered with fibrin glue after immediate postoperative intraperitoneal administration of 5-fluorouracil.

Purpose: The aim of this experimental study was to investigate whether covering the colonic anastomoses with fibrin glue can protect the colonic healing from the adverse effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), when it is injected intraperitoneally immediately after colon resection.

Methods: Sixty-four rats were randomized to one of four groups. After resection of a 1-cm segment of the transverse colon, an end-to-end sutured anastomosis was performed.

Effects of lanreotide on the healing of small bowel anastomoses following obstructive ileus in rats.

PURPOSE: Lanreotide, a long-acting somatostatin analogue, inhibits intestinal, bile and pancreatic secretions and decreases intestinal motility. The purpose of this experimental study was to evaluate the effects of lanreotide on the healing of intestinal anastomoses following small bowel obstruction. METHODS: Two groups of 16 Wistar rats (average weight 310 g) were used.

Sutureless colonic anastomosis in the rat: a randomized controlled study.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of glue tissue on the healing of colonic anastomosis in rats. Two groups of 20 Wistar rats each were used. Following laparotomy, a segment of 1 cm of the colon was resected, 10 cm from the ileocecal valve.

Management of bile duct injury during and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background: Bile duct injury (BDI) is perhaps the most feared complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Proper management of iatrogenic BDI is mandatory to avoid immediate or later life-threatening sequelae. The results of surgery depend mainly on the type of injury, prompt detection of the injury, and timing of the surgery.