Status quo of operative training in emergency surgery in Germany - results of a survey.

Background: Emergencies and emergency surgeries are a central part of everyday surgical care in Germany. However, it is unclear how emergency surgery is practically trained in clinics on a daily basis and what training concept is underlying. Therefore, the aim of this survey study was to capture the status quo of emergency surgical training of German general and visceral surgeons.

Mixed Hepatocellular Cholangiocarcinoma: A Comparison of Survival between Mixed Tumors, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma from a Single Center.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent primary liver malignancy, followed by intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). In addition, there is a mixed form for which only limited data are available. The aim of this study was to compare recurrence and survival of the mixed form within the cohorts of patients with HCC and ICC from a single center.

Outcome after Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Noncirrhotic Liver-A Single Centre Study.

Liver cirrhosis is the most common risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, 10 to 15% of all HCC arise in a non-cirrhotic liver. Few reliable data exist on outcome after liver resection in a non-cirrhotic liver.

[Testing of practical surgical teaching at a distance-Experiences with a hybrid OSCE in surgery].

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed medical teaching worldwide. Digital teaching and examinations are successful for cognitive learning objectives, whereas practical skills had to be carried out predominantly in person under strict hygiene standards.

Aim: This study presents the opportunities and challenges of using a presence objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) at a distance with digital support.

[Surgical Education of Medical Students in Times of COVID-19 - Necessary Adjustments are Chances for the Future].

Background: Education of medical students in surgery not only consists of knowledge about diseases and their treatment but also of practical skills like i.e. suturing.

[Liver Resections Can Be Safely Performed in Cirrhotic Patients after Careful Patient Selection].

Background: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent malignant primary liver tumour in a cirrhotic liver. Liver transplantation and resection are the only curative treatment options in compensated liver cirrhosis, but liver resections are associated with increased perioperative morbidity and mortality.

Patients: We identified 108 cirrhotic patients, who underwent liver resections at the University Hospital of Mainz between January 2008 and December 2019.

[Advantages and future perspectives of laparoscopic liver surgery].

Background: Laparoscopic liver surgery (LLS) is increasingly utilized worldwide due to several potential advantages over open liver surgery.

Objective: Analysis and presentation of the advantages and disadvantages of LLS in comparison to open surgery.

Material And Methods: Analysis of clinically relevant factors of minimally invasive liver surgery in comparison to open liver surgery in the current literature.