Predictors for stone recurrence after a successful common bile duct surgical exploration for choledocholithiasis.

Background: Recurrence after common bile duct stone (CBDS) clearance is the major long-term drawback of their management. Its prevalence is significant, and it occurs after all primary therapeutic alternatives. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive factors associated with stone recurrence after surgical common bile duct exploration (CBDE).

Conversion to open surgery during laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: predictive factors and impact on the perioperative outcomes.

Background: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is an effective treatment for choledocholithiasis. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive factors associated with conversion during LCBDE and to assess the implications of conversion on the patients' postoperative course.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study based on patients undergoing LCBDE between 2000 and 2018 was conducted.

Emergency surgery for splenic flexure cancer: results of the SFC Study Group database.

Background: The effectiveness of surgical treatment for splenic flexure carcinomas (SFCs) in emergency settings remains unexplored. This study aims to compare the perioperative and long-term outcomes of different alternatives for emergency SFC resection.

Method: This multicenter retrospective study was based on the SFC Study Group database.

Incidence of surgical abdominal emergencies during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Introduction: Since the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, we have experienced a reduction in admissions in our Service and a decrease in urgent surgical activity. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the incidence of potentially surgical abdominal emergency in our center during the epidemic of COVID-19.

Methods: A retrospective study was designed.

Surgical resident training program to perform laparoscopic bariatric procedures: Are safety and postoperative outcomes compromised?

Introduction: Laparoscopic bariatric procedures such as laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) are technically demanding and require a long learning curve. Little is known about whether surgical resident (SR) training programs to perform these procedures are safe and feasible. This study aims to evaluate the results of our SR training program to perform LRYGB.