Pancreaticogastrostomy versus Pancreaticojejunostomy and the Proposal of a New Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score.

Despite the substantial decrease in mortality rates following a pancreaticoduodenectomy to less than 5%, morbidity rates remain significant, reaching even 73%. Postoperative pancreatic fistula is one of the most frequent major complications and is significantly associated with other complications, including patient death. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the ideal type of pancreatic anastomosis, as the question of the choice between a pancreaticogastrostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy is still open.

Chronic Wound Management: From Gauze to Homologous Cellular Matrix.

Background: Chronic wounds are a significant health problem with devastating consequences for patients' physical, social, and mental health, increasing healthcare systems' costs. Their prolonged healing times, economic burden, diminished quality of life, increased infection risk, and impact on patients' mobility and functionality make them a major concern for healthcare professionals.

Purpose: This review offers a multi-perspective analysis of the medical literature focusing on chronic wound management.

Plasma Derived Products for Polypropylene Mesh Integration in Abdominal Wall Defects: Procedure Description and Partial Results.

Abdominal wall surgery for parietal defects is done by implanting a type of mesh in the surrounding tissue above or beneath the fascia layer of the abdominal wall. The most common type of mesh used is polypropylene which sometimes takes a lot of time to be covered by the fibrous tissue. In an attempt to accelerate the cellular binding on the mesh and so to increase the recovery rate, we developed a protocol with plasma derived products to accelerate the mesh integration.

New Options in the Management of Cystic Echinococcosis - A Single Centre Experience Using Minimally Invasive Techniques.

Objective: The aim of this study is to verify if the experience on 4 years in using minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of CE could match regarding the indications and results with the major studies on topic.

Method: During 03.2014 - 03.