A Narrative Review on Treatment of Giant Hiatal Hernia.

The current gold standard of treatment for giant hiatal hernias (GHHs) is laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery was performed as a less invasive procedure for paraesophageal hernias more than 25 years ago. Its viability and safety have almost all been shown.

Application of Indocyanine Green Enhanced Fluorescence in Esophageal Surgery: A Mini Review.

Despite recent technological innovations and the development of minimally invasive surgery, esophagectomy remains an operation burdened with severe postoperative complications. Fluorescence imaging, particularly using indocyanine green (ICG), offers the ability to address a number of issues faced during esophagectomy. The three main indications for the intraoperative use of ICG during esophagectomy are visualization of conduit vascular supply, allow identification of sentinel nodes and visualization of the thoracic duct.

Laparoscopic surgery for splenic injuries in the era of non-operative management: current status and future perspectives.

The spleen is one of the organs most commonly injured by blunt abdominal trauma. It plays an important role in immune response to infections, especially those sustained by encapsulated bacteria. Nonoperative management (NOM), comprising clinical and radiological observation with or without angioembolization, is the treatment of choice for traumatic splenic injury in patients who are hemodynamically stable.

The Surgical Management of Acute Gastric Volvulus: Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Assessment.

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for gastric volvulus. Despite its rarity, early experience from recent publications suggests that laparoscopy is a safe and effective approach for the treatment of acute gastric volvulus. Yet, more data focusing on patients' postoperative quality of life (QoL) is needed.

Extracorporeal versus intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for cancer.

Introduction: This study aimed at assessing the long-term oncological outcomes of intracorporeal ileocolic anastomosis (ICA) for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer compared with extracorporeal anastomosis (ECA).

Material And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 149 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer between January 2006 and December 2012.

Results: Eighty and 69 patients underwent intracorporeal and ECA, respectively.

Laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann's procedure: A single-center experience.

Introduction: Laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann's procedure (LHR) is considered a technically complex major surgical procedure. We present a retrospective analysis of a single-institution experience that assesses the treatment patterns and outcomes of patients who underwent LHR.

Materials And Surgical Technique: The study involved patients who underwent LHR between January 2004 and December 2017.

A totally mini-invasive approach for colorectal laparoscopic surgery.

Aim: To study the short-term outcome of patients treated with laparoscopic right colectomy and how intracorporeal anastomosis has improved the outcome.

Methods: We retrospectively examined all patients affected by colorectal cancer who underwent a laparoscopic right colectomy between January 2006 and December 2010 in our department. Our evaluation criteria were: diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma at presurgical biopsy, elective surgery, and the same surgeon.