Stenting to prevent esophageal stricture after circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection: an experimental study.

Circular ESD (CESD) is a treatment option for patients with extensive early esophageal cancer. Its major drawback is the development of a stricture. Stenting may represent an attractive prevention strategy.

Increasing incidence of tuberculosis diagnosed by surgery: a single centre analysis in low-incidence country.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of thoracic tuberculosis (TB) in patients who underwent surgery for indeterminate lung nodules, mass and pleural effusions.

Methods: A monocentric retrospective study was carried out from 2012 to 2018 in a high-volume thoracic surgery centre. All patients with finding of thoracic TB within surgery and/or confirmed post-surgery were studied.

Prevention of esophageal strictures after circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection or widespread endoscopic resection allow the radical removal of circumferential or near-circumferential neoplastic esophageal lesions. The advantage of these endoscopic methods is mini-invasivity and low risk of major adverse events compared to traditional esophagectomy. The major drawback of these extensive resections is the development of stricture - the risk is 70-80% if more than 75% of the circumference is removed and almost 100% if the whole circumference is removed.

Erratum to: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): mid-term efficacy and safety.

The Given Names and Family Names were all inadvertently inverted. The correct order is: Jan Martinek, Hana Svecova, Zuzana Vackova, Radek Dolezel, Ondrej Ngo, Jana Krajciova, Eva Kieslichova, Radim Janousek, Alexander Pazdro, Tomas Harustiak, Lucie Zdrhova, Pavla Loudova, Petr Stirand, Julius Spicak. The original article was corrected.

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): mid-term efficacy and safety.

Background And Aims: Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is becoming a standard treatment for achalasia. Long-term efficacy and the rate of post-POEM reflux should be further investigated. The main aim of this study was to analyze safety and mid-term (12 and 24 months) clinical outcomes of POEM.

A new experimental model of calculous cholecystitis suitable for the evaluation and training of minimally invasive approaches to cholecystectomy.

Background: Novel, less invasive approaches such as single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy or natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery require preclinical evaluation and training. Therefore, there is a need for an experimental model closely mimicking the clinical situation. The aim of our study was to create an experimental model of calculous cholecystitis in a large laboratory animal and test its feasibility for the evaluation of different techniques of cholecystectomy.

Clinical relevance and surgical anatomy of non-recurrent laryngeal nerve: 7 year experience.

Purpose: We report our clinical experience with non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve (NRLN).

Methods: We collected our data retrospectively during 7 years. Total thyroidectomies (TTEs; N = 626) and hemithyroidectomies (HTEs; N = 187) were performed in 766 patients (80.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without over-sewing of the staple line is effective and safe.

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a bariatric procedure with very good long-term weight-reducing and metabolic effects.

Aim: Here we report 6 years' experience with LSG performed in morbidly obese patients by one surgical team focusing on the impact of the degree of sleeve restriction and safety of the procedure without over-sewing the staple line.

Material And Methods: From 2006 to 2012, 207 morbid obese patients with average age of 43.

Single loop-and-clips technique (KING closure) for gastrotomy closure after transgastric ovariectomy: a survival experiment.

Introduction: A safe closure technique of transluminal access is essential for the widespread application of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES).

Aim: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel single loop-and-clips closure technique (KING closure).

Material And Methods: An experimental survival study using female laboratory pigs was performed.

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery vs laparoscopic ovariectomy: complications and inflammatory response.

Aim: To compare natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) vs standard laparoscopic ovariectomy in mini pigs with respect to technical aspects, complications and parameters of systemic inflammatory response.

Methods: This was a randomized, experimental, survival study. Ten female mini pigs underwent NOTES transgastric ovariectomy (NOTES group) and ten female mini pigs underwent laparoscopic ovariectomy (LAP group).