Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The robotic approach offers improved visualization and maneuverability for surgeons. This systematic review aims to compare the outcomes of robotic-assisted and conventional laparoscopic approaches for paraesophageal hernia repair, specifically examining postoperative complications, operative time, hospital stay, and recurrence.

Methods: A systematic review including thorough research through PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane, was performed and only comparative studies were included.

Advanced trauma life support course for medical students. A new era?

Introduction: Trauma represents a major public health issue and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. A systematic approach toward dealing with trauma patients was facilitated through the ATLS program, which has become a milestone in trauma care. Our new ATLS course for medical students was set in motion in 2015.

Gastric Duplication in an Adult Female: A Challenging Diagnosis.

Gastrointestinal duplications can be found in all parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Duplications of the stomach comprise 2-8% of all duplications and are mostly diagnosed during the first year of life. We present a case of a gastric duplication cyst in a 29-year-old female, presenting with epigastric pain and vomiting.

Meckel's Diverticulitis in a Teenager With Unknown Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

The clinical presentation of congenital abnormalities in adult life is a rare condition since they usually make their appearance in early childhood. A combination of two different congenital deformities is even more infrequent, a fact that might complicate the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. This is a case report of an inflamed Meckel's diverticulum in a 16-year-old male with intestinal malrotation presented in an acute setting, and a review of the literature.

Prognostic Significance of Solitary Lymphnode Metastasis and Micrometastasis in Gastric Cancer.

Gastric cancer (GC) used to be one of the most common malignancies in the world and still is the second leading cause of malignancy-related death in the Far East. The most significant factors that were found to be associated with the clinical outcome in patients with non-metastatic (M) gastric cancer is tumor's depth of invasion, the presence and the extend of lymphnode involvement, as well as the histological type according to Lauren (intestinal or diffuse). Although it is generally accepted that D2 gastrectomy is the procedure of choice to achieve adequate oncologic excision, there are quite many concerns for its use in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC), where N or N specimens are frequently reported.

Primary aldosteronism in patients with adrenal incidentaloma: Is screening appropriate for everyone?

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of secondary hypertension. Several guidelines recommend that patients with adrenal incidentaloma have a high probability of suffering from PA. We conducted a prospective study of 269 consecutive adults with adrenal incidentaloma to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of PA.

Mature ovarian teratoma with carcinoid tumor in a 28-year-old patient.

Introduction. Coexistence of carcinoid tumor inside a mature cystic teratoma is an extremely rare phenomenon, especially in young women. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman diagnosed with a right ovarian carcinoid and treated uneventfully with conservative surgical approach.

Leiomyosarcoma of renal vein, initially resembling pheochromocytoma.

We report the case of a 43-year-old woman who presented with mild left-sided abdominal pain. Computed tomography and MRI findings revealed a 10.7 × 8.

Surgical management of primary aldosteronism. not everything that shines is gold.

Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a syndrome which includes a group of clinical entities in which aldosterone production is inappropriately high and nonsupressible by sodium loading. The most frequent causes of PA are adrenal adenoma and unilateral or bilateral primary hyperplasia.

Methods: We report a case of a 55-year-old man with a 10-year history of hypertension in whom functional hormonal studies were indicative of PA.

Endovascular management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: an 8-year single-centre experience.

We aimed to review our experience with the endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA). During an 8-year period, 69 patients with a RAAA presented to our department; 67 underwent assessment by computed axial tomography, and 2 died on arrival before any evaluation was possible. A total of 42 patients (63%) were suitable for stent-grafting, and all but 1 (c-arm failure) proceeded to endovascular repair.

Usefulness of the Hardman index in predicting outcome after endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Objectives: The Hardman index, which has five variables, has been recommended as a predictor of outcome after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs). It has been reported that the presence of three or more variables is uniformly fatal. The aim of this study was to test the same model in an independent series of RAAA patients undergoing endovascular repair.

Endovascular management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: 6-year experience from a Greek center.

Objective: To report our early experience with endovascular treatment of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs).

Methods: Between March 1998 and October 2004, 40 consecutive patients with an RAAA presented to our unit; 38 underwent assessment by computed tomography, whereas 2 died on arrival before any assessment and treatment was possible. Twenty-three patients (61%) were suitable for stent grafting, and all proceeded to endovascular repair.