Predictors of postoperative hypocalcemia occurring after a total thyroidectomy: results of prospective multicenter study.

Background: Thyroid surgeries are among the most common operations performed in the world. Hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy is a common complication that is sometimes difficult to correct. The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors for hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy and their clinical value.

Giant Bauhin valve adenoma and laparoscopically assisted colonoscopic polypectomy.

Nowadays colonoscopic polypectomy has become a routine procedure, which is performed daily. Almost every colorectal benign tumor can be removed endoscopically, although there are some problematic adenomas which are either large in size or difficult to approach. In the past two decades laparoscopically assisted colonoscopic polypectomy has become established in the endoscopic world, which reduced the need of operations for those patients with lesions that are large or hard to approach.

The pattern of colorectal cancer surgery in Lithuania in 2005: do results meet expectations?

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to expose the pattern of the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer in Lithuania in 2005.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 590 patients treated for colorectal cancer in the surgical departments of the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, the Institute of Oncology of Vilnius University, and Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos in 2005 was performed. Demographic data, preoperative evaluation, postoperative complications assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo classification, the quality of pathological examination, and survival rates were analyzed.