Ulcerative enteritis. How the extension of ulcerative colitis to small bowel may jeopardize postcolectomy course: a case report and literature review.

Intestinal involvement in ulcerative colitis is generally limited to the colon and rectum. We describe a life-threatening case of ulcerative enteritis occurring after colectomy. Other 53 similar cases are reported in the literature.

Long-term failure after endovascular aneurysm sealing in a real-life, single-center experience with the Nellix endograft.

Background: Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) is an innovative alternative to conventional endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). EVAS relies on sac anchoring without proximal fixation to achieve sealing and should have allowed for the treatment of a broader range of anatomic features compared with standard EVAR. Despite the encouraging early reports, the mid- and long-term follow-up data have shown increased rates of failure.

Segmental Colonic Resection Is a Safe and Effective Treatment Option for Colon Cancer of the Splenic Flexure: A Nationwide Retrospective Study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology-Colorectal Cancer Network Collaborative Group.

Background: Global experience with splenic flexure cancer is limited because of its low incidence. Both limited (segmental) and extended resections are performed, because agreement on which is the adequate procedure has not been reached.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether segmental resection is as safe and effective as extended resection.

Impact of anthropometric data on technical difficulty of laparoscopic liver of resections of segments 7 and 8: the CHALLENGE index.

Background: The high technical difficulty of using a laparoscopic approach to reach the posterosuperior liver segments is mainly associated with their poor accessibility. This study was performed to analyze correlations between anthropometric data and intraoperative outcomes.

Study Design: All patients who underwent segmentectomy or wedge laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) of segments seven and/or eight from June 2012 to November 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.

Comparison of laparoscopic ultrasound and liver-specific magnetic resonance imaging for staging colorectal liver metastases.

Background: Intraoperative liver ultrasound appears superior to liver-specific contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to stage colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs). Most of the data come from studies on open surgery. Laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) is technically demanding and its reliability is poor investigated.

Comparison and validation of three difficulty scoring systems in laparoscopic liver surgery: a retrospective analysis on 300 cases.

Background: Difficulty scores (DSs) have been proposed to rate laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) technical difficulty increasing surgical safety. The aim of the study was to validate three DSs (Hasegawa, Halls and Kawaguchi) and compare their ability to predict technical difficulty and postoperative outcomes.

Materials And Methods: All patients who underwent LLR from January 2006 to January 2019 were analyzed.

A novel patient-centered protocol to reduce hospital readmissions for dehydration after ileostomy.

Early hospital readmission for dehydration represents a relevant problem among patients with diverting or terminal ileostomy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of a new multidisciplinary individualized multistep protocol in terms of reduction of hospital readmission for dehydration. Since January 2016, our institution adopted a new protocol for patients with ileostomy.

Outcomes of parenchyma-preserving hepatectomy and right hepatectomy for solitary small colorectal liver metastasis: A LiverMetSurvey study.

Background: Occasionally, right hepatectomy, rather than parenchyma-preserving hepatectomy, has been performed for solitary small colorectal liver metastasis. The relative oncologic benefits of parenchyma-preserving hepatectomy and right hepatectomy are unclear. This study compared the outcomes of patients with solitary small colorectal liver metastasis in the right liver who underwent parenchyma-preserving hepatectomy and those who underwent right hepatectomy.

Impact of obesity on postoperative outcome of hepatic resection for colorectal metastases.

Background: Outcomes in obese patients who underwent liver resection have been analyzed, but series are heterogeneous and data are controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze short-outcome in obese patients undergone hepatectomy for colorectal metastases.

Study Design: A retrospective analysis on 1,021 consecutive hepatectomies between January 2000 and April 2014 for colorectal metastases was carried out.

Oncological safety of ultrasound-guided laparoscopic liver resection for colorectal metastases: a case-control study.

Laparoscopic liver surgery has gained widespread acceptance and nowadays it is suggested even for malignant disease. Although the benefits on short-term outcomes have been proven, data on oncological safety are still lacking. The aim of this study is to assess oncologic results after ultrasound-guided laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) or open liver resection (OLR) for colorectal metastases.

Impact of perioperative symbiotic therapy on infectious morbidity after Hpb Surgery in jaundiced patients: a randomized controlled trial.

This study aimed at evaluating whether the administration of symbiotic therapy in jaundiced patients could reduce their postoperative infectious complications. The study was conducted between November 2008 and February 2011. Jaundiced patients scheduled for elective extrahepatic bile duct resection without liver cirrhosis, intestinal malabsorption or intolerance to symbiotic therapy were randomly assigned to receive [Group A] or not [Group B] symbiotics perioperatively.

Objective and self-reported cognitive dysfunction in breast cancer women treated with chemotherapy: a prospective study.

The objective of this study is to investigate if changes in cognitive functions can be recognised in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Forty women with breast cancer and without depression underwent cognitive evaluation before and after 6 months of chemotherapy; emotional evaluation was performed before and after 1, 3 and 6 months of chemotherapy. Self-reported cognitive deficit evaluation was included.

Arthroscopic treatment of stiff elbow.

Contracture of the elbow represents a disabling condition that can impair a person's quality of life. Regardless of the event that causes an elbow contracture, the conservative or surgical treatment is usually considered technically difficult and associated with complications. When the conservative treatment fails to restore an acceptable range of motion in the elbow, open techniques have been shown to be successful options.

Validity and reliability of the SPORTS score.

Purpose: Successful outcomes for an athlete usually consist of returning to their sport. The Subjective Patient Outcome for Return to Sports (SPORTS) score has been recently proposed as an easy to use score for evaluating an athlete's ability to return to their sport. The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the SPORTS score in athletes 5-10 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

The hybrid technique: potential reduction in complications related to pins mobilization in the treatment of proximal humeral fractures.

Background: Proximal humeral fracture fixation has a high incidence of complications especially when pins are used in elderly patients. In 2005, we introduced a new technique that augmented osteosutures by using 2.5-mm fully threaded pins and an external fixator (hybrid technique).

Spontaneous rupture of hepatocelluar carcinoma: surgical resection and long-term survival.

Aims: Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a life-threatening event, particularly in patients with associated cirrhosis. We present our experience of hepatic resection of ruptured HCC.

Methods: We performed 199 resections of hepatocellular carcinoma between January 1984 and December 1999.

Radical surgery for gallbladder cancer: a worthwhile operation?

Aims: Extended operations are the only chance of a cure for patients with advanced gallbladder carcinoma, but there is no consensus about which subset of patients can benefit. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the results of surgical resection with special reference to the prognostic factors and to long-term survival.

Methods: A retrospective review of 70 patients with a diagnosis of gallbladder cancer treated from 1985-1998 was performed: 33 patients had a curative resection and were included in this study.