Results of treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma adapted to risk of recurrence.

Background: The incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is increasing.

Objective: To analyze the long-term prognosis of PTMC.

Method: Study population: patients with a histopathological diagnosis of PTMC (size ≤ 1 cm) treated according to the risk of recurrence of the Latin American Thyroid Society.

[Splenic late infarction after laparoscopic gastrectomy: a case report].

Introduction: Laparoscopic gastrectomy has emerged in recent years as an effective technique for the treatment of morbid obesity due to low mortality morbidity rates. Its complications include dehiscence suture line, and others such as splenic infarction. We discuss a case of splenic infarction after laparoscopic gastrectomy.