Management of surgical working in an Italian neighborhood hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The novel SARS-CoV-2 pandemic arose in China in the late 2019 and soon after spread in the rest of the world. The management of SARS-CoV-2 is a serious challenge for all the healthcare professionals. The management of this disease has caused an epochal change in all of the hospitals.

Laparoscopic Approach to Inguinal Disruption in Athletes: a Retrospective 13-Year Analysis of 198 Patients in a Single-Surgeon Setting.

Background: Inguinal disruption (ID) is a condition of chronic groin pain affecting mainly athletes. ID cannot be defined as a true hernia. Pathogenesis is multifactorial due to repetitive and excessive forces applied to the inguino-pelvic region.

Management Criteria of Grynfeltt's Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Grynfeltt's lumbar hernia is a rare abdominal wall pathology with around 300 cases described in the literature. Recently, a therapeutically aimed classification was proposed analysing the size, location, contents, muscular atrophy, origin, and existence of the previous recurrence. Surgical repair is the only definitive treatment option through either an open or laparoscopic approach.

Biopsy of Liver Target Lesions under Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guidance - A Multi-Center Study.

Purpose:  To retrospectively characterize the prevalence and impact of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as a guidance technique for the biopsy of liver target lesions (LTLs) at six interventional ultrasound centers.

Materials And Methods:  The six participating centers retrospectively selected all patients in whom biopsy needles were positioned in LTLs during CEUS. The prevalence of CEUS-guided biopsies at each center between 2005 and 2016, contrast agent consumption, procedure indications, diagnostic yield and complications were assessed.

Bilio-intestinal bypass for the treatment of obesity.

Aim: This study was a retrospective assessment of the results of bilio-intestinal bypass (a variation of the jejuno-ileal bypass, in which the intestinal blind loop is anastomosed to the gallbladder).

Methods: Seventy-five patients underwent the Eriksson bilio-intestinal bypass since 2003 to January 2009. Mean weight prior to surgery was 115.

[Minimally invasive surgery in abdominal emergencies].

The authors report 34 cases of abdominal emergencies treated by means of Minimally Invasive Surgery. The value of treatment by this method is discussed on the ban of diagnostic evaluation of the severity of the lesion.

[Middle lobe syndrome].

The authors, based on their actual experience with four cases and using previously published articles, state the pathological and clinical features of the middle lobe syndrome. Considering the physio-pathological processes, the authors determine the therapeutic program: the first approach would be pharmacological, second, if necessary, surgical-seeking to be as conservative as possible.

[Risk factors in the surgical patient over 80].

Authors present the experience about 266 elderly patients treated by surgery since 1985 to 1990. The range of the patient's age is comprised between 74 and 89. 113 patients (42%) have been treated in emergency, with 12% mortality.