Two-meshes approach in posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release: the IMPACT study (Italian Multicentric Posterior-separation Abdominal Complex hernia Transversus-release).

Background: Surgical management of large ventral hernias (VH) has remained a challenge. Various techniques like anterior component separation and posterior component separation (PCS) with transversus abdominis release (TAR) have been employed. Despite the initial success, the long-term efficacy of TAR is not yet comprehensively studied.

ProACT in the management of stress urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. What happens after 8 years of follow up? monocentric analysis in 42 patients.

Objectives: Stress urinary incontinence is defined by a complaint of any involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion or on sneezing or coughing and represents a major complication after radical prostatectomy. According to surgical technique, incidence of post-prostatectomy incontinence varies from open (7-39.5%), laparoscopic (5-33.

Massive pulmonary embolism 3 hours after cardiopulmonary bypass. An exceeding rare case.

A 70-year-old woman underwent an aortocoronary bypass. Three hours later, she experienced severe pulmonary embolism, diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and followed by cardiac arrest. Resuscitation maneuvers were unsuccessful.