The winding path towards symbiotic autonomous systems.

Over the next 10 years, we are likely to see the convergence of two independent evolutionary paths: one leading to an augmentation of machine capabilities; the other with the augmentation of human capabilities. This convergence will not happen at a specific point in time; instead, it will be the result of progressive overlapping, to the point that it might be difficult to identify a defining moment. The following decade will likely be quite different from the present one.

Harnessing the Power of Smart and Connected Health to Tackle COVID-19: IoT, AI, Robotics, and Blockchain for a Better World.

As COVID-19 hounds the world, the common cause of finding a swift solution to manage the pandemic has brought together researchers, institutions, governments, and society at large. The Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI)-including machine learning (ML) and Big Data analytics-as well as Robotics and Blockchain, are the four decisive areas of technological innovation that have been ingenuity harnessed to fight this pandemic and future ones. While these highly interrelated smart and connected health technologies cannot resolve the pandemic overnight and may not be the only answer to the crisis, they can provide greater insight into the disease and support frontline efforts to prevent and control the pandemic.

Laparoscopic excision of a voluminous mesenteric cyst: Case report of a rare entity and review of literature.

Introduction: The diagnosis and treatment of mesenteric cysts (MC) is a challenge due to rarity, lack of specific symptoms and variability in location and size. Mesenteric cysts are rare surgical entities that occur approximately in 1: 200,000-1: 350,000 hospitalizations.

Presentation Of Case: A 47-year-old female patient presented in August 2018 with occasional abdominal pains and an abdominal swelling palpable in the lower right quadrant.

Association of right breast cancer and ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a patient with type I neurofibromatosis: Case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: The Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome that affects 1/3000-1/4000 individuals. Patients with this condition are predisposed to different tumors, like neurofibromas, optic nerve gliomas, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and breast cancers.

Presentation Of Case: A 78-year-old female patient affected by NF1 in May 2018 during follow-up for a carcinoma of the right breast had persistent anemia requiring regular blood transfusions.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adult with asymptomatic partial agenesis of the right diaphragm: Case report and the literature.

Introduction: The importance of unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis (DA) in adults for performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy has not been well described in literature.

Presentation Of Case: A 60-year-old female patient entered our ward in March 2019 for laparoscopic cholecystectomy after 6 months history of epigastric pain and multiple episodes of biliary colic treated conservatively. She never complained of pulmonary symptoms.

Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral and other hernias of the abdominal wall with Composite meshes (Ventralight ST with Echo PS System and Physiomesh): Our case series of 101 patients and the literature.

Introduction: A meta-analysis of studies has shown that the incidence of ventral hernias varies from 4 to 10%. During the last twenty years, the use of laparoscopic repair of ventral and other hernias of the abdominal wall has rapidly increased.

Presentation Of Cases: From January 2011 to March 2020 101 patients underwent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR).

A Monocentric Retrospective Study about the Correlation between Histology and Cytology of Thyroid Indeterminate Nodules Classified as TIR 3A and TIR 3B, according to 2014 Italian Consensus for Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology.

Background: In 2014, the Italian Consensus for Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology (ICCRTC) reviewed the previous cytological classification proposed in 2007 including the subdivision of TIR 3 category into low risk (TIR 3A) and high risk (TIR 3B). In Italian literature, different rates of malignancy have been correlated to these subcategories.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to present our experience on this subclassification for the assessment of the malignancy risk of indeterminate thyroid nodules.