Results of treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma adapted to risk of recurrence.

Background: The incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is increasing.

Objective: To analyze the long-term prognosis of PTMC.

Method: Study population: patients with a histopathological diagnosis of PTMC (size ≤ 1 cm) treated according to the risk of recurrence of the Latin American Thyroid Society.

[Laparoscopic liver resection: lessons learned after 132 resections].

Introduction: After 20 years of experience in laparoscopic liver surgery there is still no clear definition of the best approach (totally laparoscopic [TLS] or hand-assisted [HAS]), the indications for surgery, position, instrumentation, immediate and long-term postoperative results, etc.

Aim: To report our experience in laparoscopic liver resections (LLRs).

Patients And Method: Over a period of 10 years we performed 132 LLRs in 129 patients: 112 malignant tumours (90 hepatic metastases; 22 primary malignant tumours) and 20 benign lesions (18 benign tumours; 2 hydatid cysts).