Background Unlike primary pancreatic carcinoma, metastases to the pancreas are rare, and
their resection may be performed as palliative treatment. The aim of this study was to review …

Purpose New hemostatic technologies (NT) are often employed in thyroid surgery in the
effort to reduce operating time and complications. The aim of this study is to compare three …

Background: Intrathyroid metastases (ITM) are rare and usually have a dismal prognosis. The
aim of this study was to detect which neoplasms metastasize most often to the thyroid gland…

Objectives The prognosis of patients with liver metastases of gastric cancer (LMGC) is dismal,
but little is known about prognostic factors in these patients; thus justification for surgical …

Blood loss, a well-known risk factor for morbidity and mortality during liver resection, occurs
during parenchymal transection, so many approaches and devices have been developed to …

Background and aims Thrombosis of the portal system is a potentially life-threatening
complication after splenectomy. The reported incidence is low (≅1%), however may be …

Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is considered the gold standard for the treatment
of hematologic disease of the spleen. Intraoperative bleeding is the main complication …

Liver resections are demanding operations which can have life threatening complications
although they are performed by experienced liver surgeons. The parameter “Blood Loss” has …

Background Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is becoming the gold standard for the treatment
of hematological disease in children. Intraoperative bleeding is the main complication and …

Purpose Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common infections in colorectal surgery.
Although some studies suggest that rectal surgery differs from colon surgery for SSI …