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Nutrición al final de la vida: Perspectiva paliativa del cirujano
Introduction: The care of cancer patients at the end-of-life represents a clinical challenge and an ethical and moral dilemma. Establishing follow-up strategies for the patient and his or her family, or the nutritional ...
Retroperitoneal pheochromocytoma: Unsual presentation and atypical location
Introduction and importance
Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors (0.1–2% of incidence), arising from the chromaffin cells in the sympathoadrenal system. Approximately 85% of the times are localized in the adrenal medulla; ...
Morbimortality assessment in abdominal surgery: are we predicting or overreacting?
Background
High-risk surgical procedures represent a fundamental part of general surgery practice due to its significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Different predictive tools have been created in order to quantify ...
Early versus delayed reconstruction for bile duct injury a multicenter retrospective analysis of a hepatopancreaticobiliary group
Common bile duct injury is a severe complication. It is related to increased rates of morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and on-time diagnosis plus multidisciplinary management of this disease led by a hepatobiliary ...
Cholecystogastric fistula in Bouveret syndrome: Case report and literature review
Introduction and importance
Cholelithiasis is the benign bile pathology with major prevalence. A rare condition has been described, when a stone migrates through the duodenum causing small bowel obstruction (SBO), it's ...
Trans-abdominal and Trans-gastric percutaneous drainage of peripancreatic infected collections: a retrospective analysis
Background: Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases. Approximately 20% of the patients develop peripancreatic collections. Step-up management it's now the best approach with less rate of ...