Predictive factors of bowel necrosis in patients with incarcerated femoral hernia.

Purpose: Intestinal necrosis is a frequent complication in patients with incarcerated femoral hernias (IFH). Knowing the low incidence of IFH, few series with large samples studied predictive factors of intestinal necrosis. The main objectives of our study were to determine the predictive preoperative factors of intestinal necrosis in patients with IFH and to compare its morbidity with that related to incarcerate inguinal hernias (IIH).

Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: A case report.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) represent the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. In rare cases, these tumors do not develop in the gastrointestinal tract and are defined as extra-gastro-intestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs). Pancreatic EGIST is extremely rare.

Stump appendicitis, a rare but serious complication of appendectomy: A case report.

Stump appendicitis is a rare delayed post-appendectomy complication. This diagnosis must be considered in case of right iliac fossa pain in a patient with a history of appendicectomy.

Predicting Intestinal Ischaemia in Patients with Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Simple Score.

Background/aims: Intestinal ischaemia (II) is the most critical factor to determine in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) because intestinal ischaemia could be reversible. The aim of this study was to create a clinicoradiological score to predict II in patients with ASBO.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including 124 patients with ASBO.

C-reactive Protein Is the Best Biomarker to Predict Advanced Acute Cholecystitis and Conversion to Open Surgery. A Prospective Cohort Study of 556 Cases.

Background: White blood cell levels (WBC) is the only biologic determinant criterion of the severity assessment of acute cholecystitis (AC) in the revised Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18). The aims of this study were to evaluate the discriminative powers of common inflammatory markers (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and C-reactive protein (CRP)) compared with WBC for the severity of AC, and the risk for conversion to open surgery and to determine their diagnostic cutoff levels.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study.

Usefulness of Laparoscopy in Gangrenous Cholecystitis.

Background: Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a rare and severe condition requiring immediate cholecystectomy. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with open cholecystectomy in patients with GC.

Materials And Methods: The records of 278 patients with GC who underwent cholecystectomy, for acute cholecystitis were compared with those of 531 patients with nongangrenous cholecystitis.

Should acute cholecystitis be operated in the 24 h following symptom onset? A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for management of acute cholecystitis (AC). Nevertheless, the definition used for early phase remained unclear. We aimed to compare the clinical outcome and cost of immediate (patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 24 h following symptom onset) versus early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (patients managed 25-72 h following symptom onset) for acute cholecystitis.

Histopathologic characteristics and short-term outcomes of colorectal cancer in young Tunisian patients: one center's experience.

Introduction: Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is generally a disease of persons older than 40 years. Concerning younger patients, controversies still exist regarding features and prognosis of CRC. We performed this study to characterise CRC in young patients (≤ 40 years) as well as to evaluate short-term outcome in comparison with older patients (>40 years) with CRC.