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Int Braz J Urol
September 2024
Department of Urology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Introduction: The introduction of Single-Port (SP) platform opened the field to new surgical options, allowing to perform major urological robot-assisted procedures extraperitoneally and with a supine patient positioning (1-3). Nevertheless, a comprehensive description of different supine access options is still lacking (4-6). In this light, we provided a step-by-step guide of SP extraperitoneal supine access options also exploring preliminary surgical outcomes.
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January 2024
1st Surgical Department, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Attica, Greece.
Diverticulitis in a solitary transverse colon diverticulum is uncommon, with only a handful of cases documented in the literature. There are various clinical manifestations of the disease, which make clinical and radiological diagnosis rather challenging. Herein, we present a case of a premenopausal female patient in her late 40s who presented to the emergency department, complaining of right lower quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia and fever.
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September 2023
2nd Surgical Department, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, GRC.
The coproliths of the appendix are accumulations of fecal remnants within its lumen. They are categorized based on their size into coproliths < 1cm, which are the most common, and giant coproliths, with a diameter > 2cm. It's important to note that the pathophysiology of acute appendicitis is characterized by the obstruction of the appendix lumen.
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May 2023
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University Pleven, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Detailed knowledge of the human anatomy is an integral part of every surgical procedure. The majority of surgery related complications are due to a failure to possess appropriate knowledge of human anatomy. However, surgeons pay less attention of the anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall.
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