Short-Term Changes in TNF-Alpha, IL-6 and Adiponectin Following Bariatric Surgery in Caucasian Obese Adults: An Observational Case-Control Study.

Overweight and obesity are well-known conditions that negatively impact the health and lifestyle of an individual. Bariatric surgery is one of the most efficient weight loss techniques. Besides the main effect on the bodyweight, improvement in the levels of inflammatory biomarkers, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalfa), and others, has been observed.

Late Complications after Laparoscopic Longitudinal Gastrectomy - Case Report.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is now widely regarded as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. It aims to enhance patients' health by achieving long-lasting weight loss, reducing associated comorbidities, and improving their quality of life.

Case Report: The case involves a 51-year-old female patient who underwent sleeve gastrectomy eight years ago to address morbid obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) = 43).

Comparative study of the immediate postoperative pain for the classical versus laparoscopic types of surgery within the treatement of inguinal hernias.

Background: The inguinal hernia is the protrusion of intra-abdominal contents through a defect of the abdominal wall. This content can be represented by omentum, most frequently intestine. Theoretically, any intraperitoneal organ can be located in the hernia sac.

A single-center prospective study on the efficiency of negative pressure wound therapy versus conventional wound therapy in the postoperative management of devitalized and infected wounds.

Introduction: In this study, we aim to present the benefits of using negative pressure wound therapy, particularly with respect to the speed up of recovery time of devitalized and infected post-operative wounds, cost-effectiveness of local healing, pain relief during treatment, and returning to work and resuming normal daily activities at an earlier time.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective study performed in General Surgery Clinic, between 2016-2018. The study comprised 67 patients divided into two groups: A (29 patients who underwent negative pressure wound therapy) and B (38 patients who underwent conventional wound therapy).

A Comprehensive Summary of the Current Understanding of the Relationship between Severe Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Inflammatory Status.

At present, obesity, as a part of metabolic syndrome, represents the leading factor for disability, and is correlated with higher inflammation status, morbidity, and mortality. The purpose of our study is to add new insights to the present body of knowledge regarding the correlations between chronic systemic inflammation and severe obesity, which cannot be treated without considering other metabolic syndrome conditions. Biomarkers of high-level chronic inflammation are recognized as important predictors of pro-inflammatory disease.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Center in Romania. Single Center Retrospective Study.

The novel coronavirus, SARS-COV-2, was first reported in Wuhan, China in the end of 2019. To curb its spread, social distancing measures and new safety regulations were implemented which led to major disruptions in colorectal cancer care. It is however unknown how it influenced the Romanian colorectal cancer care.

Robust Data Association Using Fusion of Data-Driven and Engineered Features for Real-Time Pedestrian Tracking in Thermal Images.

Object tracking is an essential problem in computer vision that has been extensively researched for decades. Tracking objects in thermal images is particularly difficult because of the lack of color information, low image resolution, or high similarity between objects of the same class. One of the main challenges in multi-object tracking, also referred to as the data association problem, is finding the correct correspondences between measurements and tracks and adapting the object appearance changes over time.

A comparative analysis of three types of parathyroidectomies in renal hyperparathyroidism Single centre prospective cohort of 77 patients.

Background: There is no consensus regarding optimal timing or best surgical procedure for refractory renal hyperparathyroidism patients. We aim to compare the results after three types of parathyroidectomies performed for sHPT in a single referral centre.

Methods: This study included patients on chronic hemodialysis submitted to three types of parathyroidectomy between 2010 and 2017.

Stabilization and Validation of 3D Object Position Using Multimodal Sensor Fusion and Semantic Segmentation.

The stabilization and validation process of the measured position of objects is an important step for high-level perception functions and for the correct processing of sensory data. The goal of this process is to detect and handle inconsistencies between different sensor measurements, which result from the perception system. The aggregation of the detections from different sensors consists in the combination of the sensorial data in one common reference frame for each identified object, leading to the creation of a super-sensor.

Laparoscopic Gastric Plication vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy - A Single Center, Prospective and Case-Control Study.

The laparoscopic gastric plication (LGP) is a restrictive bariatric procedure, still under investigation, considered to be an alternative to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The aim of the present study was to compare the outcome of LGP with the results of LSG. The study was conducted on a total of 100 patients, from which 50 patients underwent LGP and other 50 patients had the LSG operation.

Sepsis in Acute Mediastinitis - A Severe Complication after Oesophageal Perforations. A Review of the Literature.

Background: Despite recent advancements in antibiotic therapy and the progress made in critical care and modern diagnostic methods, acute mediastinitis continues to be a severe condition.

Diagnosis And Treatment: Acute mediastinitis can occur in the context of cardio-thoracic surgery, oesophageal perforations and oropharyngeal infections condition. Forty-five percent of oesophageal perforations occurs during simple endoscopy.

Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy - a single-center prospective observational study.

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an established bariatric procedure.

Aim: We present our long-term results regarding weight loss and comorbidities during 9 years.

Material And Methods: We calculated the percent excess weight loss (%EWL) and changes in body mass index (ΔBMI).

A prospective follow-up study on completion thyroidectomy for well-differentiated thyroid cancer. A single-center report.

Background: Completion thyroidectomy (cT) becomes a choice after any type of less than total thyroid surgery, when a "total" would have been indicated on primary intervention if malignancy diagnosis had been available. The study main aim is to define predictive factors of malignancy in the thyroid remnant and to assess the morbidity risk after cT according to the type of initial intervention.

Material And Method: Sixty-three patients on whom cT was performed were finally included with 61 surgeries performed in our department.

Abdominal Sepsis: An Update.

Despite the significant development and advancement in antibiotic therapy, life-threatening complication of infective diseases cause hundreds of thousands of deaths world. This paper updates some of the issues regarding the etiology and treatment of abdominal sepsis and summaries the latest guidelines as recommended by the Intra-abdominal Infection (IAI) Consensus (2017). Prognostic scores are currently used to assess the course of peritonitis.

Modified enteromesenteric bridging operation for primary lymphedema.

Background: Primary lymphedema represents a condition which affects the lymph vessels and their cells without any pathologic patient history leading to soft tissue swelling. They are described in the literature three types: congenital primary lymphedema, or Milroy disease, lymphedema praecox, which occurs in puberty, and lymphedema tarda, when, the same symptoms, develop over 35 years old patients. The aim of this paper is to present a modified Kimmoth's original procedure for a praecox lymphedema by introducing an omental flap in the resorptive area.

Durability of an Advanced Skin Protectant Compared With Other Commercially Available Products in Healthy Human Volunteers.

Background: A new skin protectant with improved adhesion to denuded skin and resistance to wash off has been developed to protect skin from incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) or general loss of skin integrity.

Objective: This controlled, randomized, prospective, open-label study determines the durability of the new protectant when applied to intact skin in 21 healthy human volunteers and compares it to 3 other products used for similar clinical indications.

Materials And Methods: Eight 0.

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy of Open Abdomen and Definitive Closure Techniques After Decompressive Laparotomy: A Single-center Observational Prospective Study.

Introduction: Open abdomen is a concept that was developed especially in relation to abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).

Objective: This study presents the evolution and complications related to the management of the open abdomen after decompressive laparotomy, using a standardized method based on negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).

Materials And Methods: This observational prospective study conducted over a 9-month period included 19 patients who underwent decompressive laparotomies for ACS.

Laparoscopic gastric plication for the treatment of morbid obesity by using real-time imaging of the stomach pouch.

Background: Bariatric surgery is a continuously evolving field. Laparoscopic greater curvature plication is a new investigational procedure used to treat patients with morbid obesity. The demand for this operation from the obese patients is also rising.

Crossover iliofemoral bypass graft through tension-free abdominal wall-repair mesh.

Introduction: In vascular surgery the crossover iliofemoral bypass grafting is a well-known surgical technique. In general surgery the repair of an abdominal defect using a Polypropylene mesh is also a standard procedure. A particular technique is defined by the performance of these 2 separate procedures inside a single operation in which the crossover arterial graft is directed from the retroperitoneal space toward the contra-lateral femoral bifurcation through a Polypropylene mesh which closes the musculoaponeurotic layers of the abdominal wall.

How much does decompressive laparotomy reduce the mortality rate in primary abdominal compartment syndrome?: A single-center prospective study on 66 patients.

Contribution of decompressive laparotomy within the framework of the complex therapeutic algorithm of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is cited with an extremely heterogeneous percentage in terms of survival. The purpose of this study was to present new data regarding contribution of each therapeutic step toward decreasing the mortality of this syndrome.This is a longitudinal prospective study including 134 patients with risk factors for ACS.

Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy-5-Year Follow-Up Study in an Eastern European Emerging Bariatric Center.

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has gained ground in Eastern Europe in the decade but fewer reports of large series with medium-term follow-up exist. We describe a single-surgeon experience in LSG (the first 101 consecutive cases) in a Balkan emerging bariatric center.

Methods: A prospectively maintained database of the initial 101 consecutive patients submitted to LSG in our clinic between October 2010 and February 2016 was reviewed.

Multilevel brown tumors of the spine in a patient with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism A case report and review of the literature.

Background: The brown tumour is an extreme form of osteitis fibrosa cystica, representing a serious complication of the advanced primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism. It occurs in settings of high levels parathyroid hormone, like in primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism, with a frequency of 3-4% and 1.5-13% respectively, usually affecting young people.

René leriche and the development of 20(th) century surgery.

René Leriche (1879-1955) was a 20(th) century French surgeon generally known in medicine for the syndrome that carries his name, namely the Leriche syndrome in the aorto-iliac occlusive disease. This paper is published to mark the commemoration of 60 year since Leriche's death. Although Dr.

Subtotal parathyroidectomy versus total parathyroidectomy with autotransplant in secondary hyperparathyroidism — a single-centre prospective cohort of 43 patients.

Introduction: The need for parathyroidectomy remains high in the group of patients on long-term dialysis with medically refractory secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT). We aim to compare the results after subtotal parathyroidectomies (sPtx) and total parathyroidectomies with autotransplant (tPtx + AT) performed for sHPT at a single referral centre.

Material And Methods: This prospective study comparatively analysed sPtx and tPtx + AT performed in our department between February 2010 and December 2014.