Laparoscopic organ-sparing surgery for cystic lesions of the spleen - own observations.

<b>Introduction:</b> Splenic cysts are quite rare. In this publication, authors focus on presenting their own observations related to the management of patients with such lesions. </br></br> <b> Aim:</b> To evaluate the effectiveness of laparoscopic procedures in the case of patients with splenic cysts.

Can factors that influence nodal dissemination in patients with colorectal cancer be identified? Own experience.

Introduction: As one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in Poland, colorectal cancer, remains a mystery when factors affecting local and distant lymph node metastasis are concerned.

Aim: In this study the authors have analysed possible correlations between the number of regional (and distant) lymph nodes affected by cancer, location and stage of the primary tumour, levels of oncological markers CA19-9 and CEA, and the patients age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and other clinical symptoms.

Material And Methods: A special questionnaire was created for this study, and a group of 100 men and women was selected.

Stomach cancer in young people - a diagnostic and therapeutic problem.

Introduction: According to statistics, gastric cancer remains one of the most common causes of death due to neoplastic disease in the world's population. It is a common conception that this type of cancer mostly affects people in their fifth or sixth decade of life. So, when it comes to young people, for example in their twenties or early thirties, who present to a doctor with symptoms suggesting a cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, these are quite often ignored because of their young age.

Gas gangrene as a surgical emergency - own experience.

In this paper the authors would like to present a correct procedure in both surgical and hyperbaric treatment of patients with gas gangrene admitted to a surgical department during ER. Gas gangrene is not very common these days, but when it comes to dealing with gangrenous infection in the emergency it is quite likely to make errors in both diagnostic and therapeutic manners. When there is a gas gangrene in a patient at the emergency time plays crucial role and the proper application of procedures is vital for the patient's survival.

Significance of selected morphological and histopathological parameters of colon tumors as prognostic factors of cancer spread.

Background/aims: The identification of prognostic factors of metastatic development is one of the most important issues in colorectal cancer (CRC) research. The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of colon tumor characteristics, including location, circumferential location, histological type, and histological grade, as predictors of metastases.

Materials And Methods: To identify potential predictors of CRC spread, we analyzed data of 191 patients who had undergone surgery for colon tumors.

Own experiences of endoscopic self-expandable stent placement for malignant colorectal ileus.

Introduction: Acute low neoplasm ileus requires emergency surgery. Nowadays there are increased numbers of patients with comorbidities, which causes higher risk of intra- and postoperative complications.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of endoscopic self-expandable stent placement for malignant colorectal ileus.

Assessment of the accuracy of preoperative imaging methods in the diagnosis of hepatic single-chamber echinococcosis.

Unlabelled: Echinococcosis is an infectious disease, caused by larval stages of cestode species of the genus Echinococcus. The course of the disease is determined on the basis of the location and larval size. In 80-95% of cases echinococcosis is located in the liver and lungs, rarely in the brain.

Primary splenic angiosarcoma - the same diagnosis yielding two different clinical pictures. Case report.

Splenic angiosarcoma has been presented as an extremely rare malignant tumour. Amongst the rarest of all neoplasms, primary splenic angiosarcoma comprises 0.14-0.