[Surgical fixation of rib fractures with clips and titanium bars (STRATOS System). Preliminary experience].

Introduction: Rib fractures are very common in closed chest injuries. The majority of these patients suffer significant pain with movement and cough. The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of titanium rib bars and clips in stabilising rib fractures.

[Hemithyroidectomy in a unilateral goiter: a valid therapeutic option. Review of the contralateral hemithyroid ten years after treatment].

Introduction: Nodular goiter (NG) is frequent among the general population and is considered a diffuse disease. Although NGs are rarely unilateral, they pose a dilemma in terms of the extent of the thyroidectomy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the remaining thyroid in patients with NG compared with those with follicular adenoma who underwent hemithyroidectomy.

[Influence of superspecialization in endocrine surgery on outcomes of thyroidectomy in a general surgery department].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of superspecialization in endocrine surgery on the standard of thyroidectomy, both before and after the creation of an endocrine surgery unit.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective, comparative study of two 7-year periods. Three hundred forty thyroidectomies (G1) were performed before the instauration of the unit, and 583 were carried out afterwards (G2).