Post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism, what should we keep in mind?

Aim: Hypoparathyroidism and the resulting hypocalcemia is a common iatrogenic complication following surgical procedures to the neck, and commonly, to the thyroid gland. The aim of this study was to review the available literature to summarize current data related to the development of hypoparathyroidism after thyroid surgery.

Materials And Methods: An analysis of the surgical literature was performed using the search engine EMBASE and PubMed with particular reference to the principal risk factors related to the post-thyroid surgery hypoparathyroidism.

Epigastrium: unusual site of incisional hernia from a 5 mm trocar.

Unlabelled: The observation of an unusual case of incisional hernia, found in the epigastric zone at the site of a 5 mm trocar incision for a cholecystectomy, has caused us to describe it and to review the literature. C.A.

Non-mycotic anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of renal allograft artery. Case Report.

Unlabelled: Vascular complications after kidney transplantation are uncommon, and in most cases they present in the early post-transplant period. Anastomotic pseudo-aneurysms usually involve the renal transplant artery anastomosis and in most cases are the consequence of a mycotic contamination during organ recovery or handling of the graft. We report the case of a 61 year-old woman, who presented, eight months after successful kidney transplantation from a deceased donor, with mild pain in the right iliac fossa.

The thyroid disease in the elderly: Our experience.

Introduction: The number of elderly people in Italy is growing, so it is important to study the presentation of diseases in these subjects.

Materials And Methods: We selected 1362 patients who underwent thyroidectomy for different thyroid diseases from January 2008 to December 2014. The patients weredivided into two groups, according to the age.

Physiopathology and clinical considerations of laparoscopic surgery in the elderly.

Objective: The marked improvements in medical technology and healthcare, lead an increasing number of elderly patients to take advantage of even complex surgical. Recently, laparoscopic surgery has been accepted as a minimally invasive treatment to reduce the morbidity after conventional surgery, and a number of studies have demonstrated the feasibility of laparoscopy with significant advantages also in the elderly. On the other side, the laparoscopic procedure has some drawbacks, including prolonged operation time and impact of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on circulatory and respiratory dynamics.