Twenty Years of Antireflux Surgery. Retrospective of a Laparoscopic Surgery Center.

Non-oncological pathology of the esogastric junction (EGJ) is an area of interdisciplinary interest for many practitioners (endoscopist, gastroenterologist, surgeon, radiologist). This is due to the increased incidence of esogastric junction benign pathology, especially gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), currently considered the disease of the 21st century. The overall incidence of GERD is increasing annually.

MEN 2A syndrome - Multiple endocrine neoplasia with autosomal dominant transmission.

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasias (MEN) are rare inherited syndromes. MEN type 2 syndromes occur in 1:30000 individuals, and are reported in approximately 500-1000 families worldwide, the most frequent being MEN 2A (80%), followed by familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (15%) and MEN 2B (5%) (Marx and Wells, 2011; Dumitrache, 2012).

Case: The patient, a 20-years old with MEN 2A syndrome, which has been manifested by bilateral pheochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Electrical Stimulation as an Alternative Treatment in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Clinical Study.

Recently, there was described the possibility to increase the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) tone by means of implantable electrical stimulator. Although, this method has already been used in clinical practice, however, the optimal parameters of LES electrical stimulation are still unknown. Aims: The goals of this study were to get clinical data regarding the effects of different types of electrical stimulation on LES and to elaborate and test the prototype on laboratory animals.