INDURG TRIAL Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Indocyanine Green during Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis.

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common gastrointestinal surgeries, and bile duct injury is one of its main complications. The use of real-time indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography allows the identification of extrahepatic biliary structures, facilitating the procedure and reducing the risk of bile duct lesions. A better visualization of the bile duct may help to reduce the need for conversion to open surgery, and may also shorten operating time.

Predictive Value of Antithrombin III and d -Dimer in the Development of Moderate-To-Severe Acute Pancreatitis : A Prospective, Observational Study (AT-PROPANC).

Objectives: To analyze if antithrombin III (AT-III) and d -dimer levels at admission and at 24 hours can predict acute pancreatitis (AP) progression to moderately severe AP (MSAP) to severe AP (SAP) and to determine their predictive value on the development of necrosis, infected necrosis, organ failure, and mortality.

Methods: Prospective observational study conducted in patients with mild AP in 2 tertiary hospitals (2015-2017).

Results: Three hundred forty-six patients with mild AP were included.

Is ultrasonography accurate for the diagnosis of gallbladder polyps? A review of cholecystectomy specimens from patients diagnosed with gallbladder polyps over a 14-years period.

Introduction: Incidence of gallbladder polyps is 0,3-12%. It is important to differentiate pseudopolyps (cholesterol polyps, adenomyomatosis, inflammatory polyps), which do not have the capacity to become malignant, from true polyps (adenomas and adenocarcinomas). The main risk factors for malignancy are >6-10 mm, growth, sessile morphology, Indian ethnicity and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Complex Procedures in Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery: Intraperitoneal Entry, Ultra Large Rectal Tumors, High Lesions, and Resection in the Anal Canal.

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) allows the local excision of rectal tumors and achieves lower morbidity and mortality rates than total mesorectal excision. TEM can treat lesions up to 18 to 20 cm from the anal verge, obtaining good oncological results in T1 stage cancers and preserving sphincter function. TEM is technically demanding.

A common hepatic artery aneurysm with splenic artery involvement: an unusual cause of abdominal pain.

Forty-eight year old man with epigastric pain. CT scan shows a common hepatic artery aneurysm (HAA) of 4,6 cm in size with permeable portal vein. Angiography demonstrates that it affects from the beginning of the celiac trunk until hepatic arteries bifurcation, producing a proximal splenic artery stenosis.

Botulinum toxin A as an adjunct to giant inguinal hernia reparation.

La toxina botulínica se ha aplicado en la reparación de defectos ventrales, pero la literatura sobre su aplicación en hernias inguinoescrotales es escasa. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con hernia inguinoescrotal gigante. Se realiza tomografía computada basal y otra a las 4 semanas de la administración de toxina botulínica en la musculatura oblicua y en el recto abdominal (reducción de grosor e incremento de longitud de la musculatura).

Burnout in General Surgery Residents. Survey From the Spanish Association of Surgeons.

Introduction: Physicians, especially surgeons, are significatively affected by burnout. Duty-hour violation, as well as discrimination, abuse and sexual harassment may contribute to burnout. A study about this topic has been published in residents from United States, demonstrating a high incidence of burnout.