Robotic pancreatic surgery: minimally invasive approach to challenging operations.

Background: Pancreatic surgery is still associated with high perioperative morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to present the short-term outcomes of robot-assisted pancreatic surgery, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (RAPD), distal pancreatectomy (RDP) with or without splenectomy, enucleation (REN), and atypical resection (RAR), for benign, borderline, and malignant lesions at a high-volume center.

Methods: A single-center, prospective database was used to retrospectively analyze the early outcomes of robotic pancreatic procedures completed between 2014 and 2020.

Sampling reflex: pathogenic role in functional defecation disorder.

Background: The sampling reflex is necessary to begin defecation or flatulence. It consists of a simultaneous rectoanal inhibitory reflex (RAIR) mediated by relaxation of the internal anal sphincter and rectoanal excitatory reflex (RAER) mediated by contraction of the external anal sphincter. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sampling reflex in patients with functional defecation disorder (FDD).

The Gauze technique: a simple method of dissection in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Background: Hernia repair is one of the most frequent operation in general surgery. The aim of this is study is to present a new preperitoneal atraumatic dissection of peritoneal flap during laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.

Methods: From January 2019 to December 2019, 30 patients (19 male, 11 female) attended TAPP inguinal hernia repairs.