Propranolol as a novel treatment for congenital visceral haemangioma.

Haemangiomas are the most common soft tissue tumours in infancy, occurring in approximately 5-10% of 1-year-old children. Current drug-based therapeutic options for large haemangiomas include corticosteroids, α-interferon and vincristin, all of which can result in harmful side effects. Recently, promising results have been reported using the non-cardio-selective β-blocker propranolol for the treatment of cutaneous capillary haemangiomas, in which a spectacular size reduction was observed during the first 7 days of treatment.

Standardization of the fully stapled laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity reduces early immediate postoperative morbidity and mortality: a single center study on 2606 patients.

Background: Various techniques of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass have been described. We completely standardized this procedure to minimize its sometimes substantial morbidity and mortality. This study describes our experience with the standardized fully stapled laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (FS-LRYGB) and its influence on the 30-day morbidity and mortality.