Obesity and bariatric surgery in kidney transplantation: A clinical review.

Obesity is increasing worldwide, and this has major implications in the setting of kidney transplantation. Patients with obesity may have limited access to transplantation and increased posttransplant morbidity and mortality. Most transplant centers incorporate interventions aiming to target obesity in kidney transplant candidates, including dietary education and lifestyle modifications.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis on a COVID-19 patient: a case report.

Introduction: We report an extremely rare case of acute acalculous cholecystitis on a COVID-19 patient. In our knowledge, this is the first report of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a COVID-19 patient.

Presentation Of Case: A COVID-19 patient was diagnosed with acute acalculous cholecystitis and a multidisciplinary team decided to perform a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) as the first treatment.

Traumatic perforated diverticulum of the fourth duodenal portion: First case report and literature review.

Introduction: Duodenal rupture following blunt abdominal trauma is rare, and traumatic rupture of duodenal diverticula is exceptional. However, duodenum is the second most frequent location of intestinal diverticula following colon. Duodenal diverticula are common but only in few cases they are symptomatic due to the onset of complications such as inflammation, hemorrhage, or perforation.

Is the sublay self-gripping mesh effective for incisional ventral hernia repair? Our experience and a systematic review of the literature.

Sublay mesh repair seems to be the most effective method for treating incisional hernias (IHs). The aim of this study was to report our experience with retromuscular repair and self-gripping mesh for the treatment of midline IHs. In addition, we provided a systematic review of the literature regarding the use of this novel combination.

Intestinal obstruction due to congenital bands in adults who have never had abdominal surgery Two case reports and a review of the literature.

Congenital abdominal bands are a very rare entity and are often silent for a person's entire life. In a very few circumstances, however, they can manifest with clinical symptoms. Diagnosis of these bands is very challenging as the patient has never submitted for abdominal surgery and imaging, laboratory tests and clinical examination can be silent or unspecific.

Peritoneal lavage: a simple tool to prevent bleeding during and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Bleeding remains one of the most serious complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and can increase mortality. Even if several patient-related and intraoperative factors increase the risk of bleeding, complete hemostasis should be achieved at the end of each surgical procedure. Although irrigation is a standard step, its importance is often underestimated.

Effective of laparoscopy for post-operative small bowel adhesion in children.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to report a case of a child with adhesive small bowel obstruction treated by laparoscopic ap-proach.

Case Report: A 13-year old patient developed a small bowel obstruction caused by adhesion. He was successfully treated by laparoscopic adhesiolysis and was discharged from the hospital on the 7th post-operative day in satisfacto-ry condition.

Small bowel lymphoma presenting as inguinal hernia: case report and literature review.

Background: Inguinal hernia is one of the most common benign pathologies that primarily affects men. Primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (PGI NHL) is the most common type of extranodal lymphoma. This study reports a rare case in which these two conditions co-exist.

Dystopic retrohepatic gallbladder and cholecysto-choledocho lithiasis: the rendez-vous and indocyanine green fluorescence.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a well-known procedure for the treatment of most gallbladder diseases. Sometimes, it could be very difficult, in the presence of aberrations regarding the cystic duct, the cystic artery, or the gallbladder itself. Fluorescence laparoscopy using indocyanine green could be very useful for all the situations of anatomy aberrations.