Annali italiani di chirurgia
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Review Case Reports
Phytobezoar-induced small bowel obstruction associated with a concomitant gastric phytobezoar and ulcer in an elderly woman.
Bezoars are aggregates of indigested foreign material that accumulate in the gastroenteric tract, expecially in the stomach and in the narrowest points of the small bowel. They often occur in subjects who follow a diet rich in fruit and vegetables and in those one who previously underwent gastric resective surgery for peptic ulcer. Bezoar formation has even been observed in case of reduced gastric motility and secretion due to diabetes, hypothyroidism, pernicious anemia, myotonic syndromes, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. ⋯ A consequence of this missed diagnosis in the preoperative period is an unnecessary diagnostic delay that can significantly increase morbidity and mortality. This case report illustrates the need to include phytobezoars in the preoperative diagnostic workout of intestinal obstruction in order to rule out the presence of multiple bezoars and prevent recurrent obstruction. Now that phytobezoars are becoming a less infrequent cause of small bowel obstruction than previously thought, such a diagnostic possibility should always be considered.
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Comparative Study
The intraabdominal pressure A real indicator of the tension free principle during anterior wall repair procedure after incisional hernias.
Incisional hernias represent a late onset complication of any type of laparotomy, with a relatively high incidence, and reported in 2% to 11% of all laparotomies. ⋯ Borg scale, Incisional hernia, Intra-abdominal pressure, Onlay, Visual analogue scale.
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The aim of this study was to compare the three different treatment methods and investigate The effectiveness of the therapeutic effect of common salt. ⋯ Conservative treatment, Local debridement, Umblical pilonidal sinus.
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The prognostic value of sentinel lymph node micrometastases in invasive breast cancer patients is still widely debated. Even if, in the absence of unequivocal guidelines, the axillary lynphadenectomy is not still performed in the routine clinical care of these patients. ⋯ Breast carcinoma, Micrometases, Sentinel lymph node.
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Minimally invasive techniques have a definite role in the surgical treatment of several gastrointestinal tract cancers but there is still no widespread use of the laparoscopic approach for cancers of the head of the pancreas. The aim of this retrospective study is to review our experience from 2003 to 2013 in the management of pancreatic cancer with particular emphasis on the clinical application of minimally invasive techniques. ⋯ Laparoscopy, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy.