How to do safe and shorter transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair.

Using pneumodissection in TAPP, we found it easier to confirm the inguinal anatomy and dissect the preperitoneal layer and inguinal floor, with less bleeding. The mean operative time was 72 min during 27 procedures, and there were no perioperative complications and minimal pain.

Comparative effectiveness of endoscopic and microscopic adenoma removal in acromegaly.

Introduction: Somatotropinomas are the main cause of acromegaly. Surgery is the primary and most efficient method of treatment. The study aimed to compare the radicality of small-sized and medium (<30 mm) somatotropinoma removal and the incidence of postoperative complications in patients with acromegaly when using microscopic and endoscopic techniques.

Is the self-adhesive mesh a solution for chronic postoperative inguinal pain after TAPP: A single centre preliminary experience?

Background: Minimally invasive surgery for groin hernia has expanded significantly over the last two decades and has demonstrated better outcomes in terms of pain and quality of life. A major contributing factor related to chronic post-operative inguinal pain (CPIP) is mesh fixation. An alternative to the standard fixation methods is the self-adhesive surgical mesh.

The profile of the key pro-inflammatory cytokines in the serum of patients with CD and their association with the disease severity and activity.

Background: The epidemiology of Crohn's disease (CD) has changed over the past decades, demonstrating a trend toward increased prevalence in developing countries, while in developed countries, its incidence has stabilized. The study aimed to examine the profile of the key pro-inflammatory cytokines in the serum of patients with CD and establish their association with the severity and activity of the disease.

Methods: A total of 61 patients (29 women (47.

Robotic and laparoscopic surgical procedures for colorectal cancer.

The study aims to investigate perioperative indices and immediate outcomes of laparoscopic and robotic surgical interventions in colorectal cancer patients. The study included 163 patients [90 (55.2%) females and 73 (44.

Charge recombination and exciton annihilation reactions in conjugated polymer blends.

Bimolecular interactions between excitations in conjugated polymer thin films are important because they influence the efficiency of many optoelectronic devices that require high excitation densities. Using time-resolved optical spectroscopy, we measure the bimolecular interactions of charges, singlet excitons, and triplet excitons in intimately mixed polyfluorene blends with band-edge offsets optimized for photoinduced electron transfer. Bimolecular charge recombination and triplet-triplet annihilation are negligible, but exciton-charge interactions are efficient.

Charge recombination in organic photovoltaic devices with high open-circuit voltages.

A detailed charge recombination mechanism is presented for organic photovoltaic devices with a high open-circuit voltage. In a binary blend comprised of polyfluorene copolymers, the performance-limiting process is found to be the efficient recombination of tightly bound charge pairs into neutral triplet excitons. We arrive at this conclusion using optical transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy with visible and IR probes and over seven decades of time resolution.