abstract：:In the orbital region the variety of tumors is so vast that even an expert oculoplastic surgeon may be deceived. The various tumors may be classified as benign, precancerous and malignant. Approximately 5-10% of all skin cancers occur in the eyelids. Incidence studies indicate that basal cell carcinoma is the most fre...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Actis AG,Actis G,De Sanctis U,Fea A,Rolle T,Grignolo FM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophagectomy is a surgical operation which requires technical expertise to decrease the morbidity and mortality frequently associated with this advance procedure. Various minimally invasive esophagectomy techniques have been developed to decrease the negative impact of esophageal resection. Recently, robotic assisted...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Abbas H,Rossidis G,Hochwald SN,Ben-David K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic trauma occurs in an estimated 25% of all trauma victims, with approximately 50% of trauma mortalities attributable to these injuries. Only 4% of thoracic traumas involve injuries to thoracic vessels, including the aorta, innominate veins and artery, left carotid artery, internal mammaries, and pulmonary hilar...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Lim JY,Wolf AS,Flores RM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Outcome of patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NCSLC) is generally poor, with five-year survival rate of only 23%, when patients are treated with surgery only. The presentation of positive adjuvant therapy trials in NSCLC has changed clinical practice, doubling the number of patients with com...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Naim Younes R,Gross JL,Abrao FG,Rodrigues Pereira J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aims of this study were to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of an antibedsore overlay in 3D structure of new conception towards an overlay of common use. Evaluation parameters: wound area reduction, healing, safety and comfort. METHODS:Open randomized multicenter study comparing the two overlays for ...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Cassino R,Ippolito AM,Cuffaro C,Corsi A,Ricci E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is generally impossible to make a distinction between benign and malign with a cytopathological examination using a fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in follicular lesions of the thyroid gland. This is the reason why lesions are frequently reported as follicular neoplasia (FN). Our study aims to examine the p...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Soyder A,Unübol M,Sen O,Ozbaş S,Koçak S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ischemic gastritis is poorly known by physicians and is often fatal if not correctly diagnosed. Here, we report on the clinical, endoscopic and imaging features and treatment outcomes for five ischemic gastritis patients. METHODS:This was a retrospective, single-centre study of patients treated for ischemic gastri...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Chambon JP,Bianchini A,Massouille D,Perot C,Lancelevée J,Zerbib P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aneurysm of the popliteal artery is the most commonly treated non-aortoiliac aneurysm, accounting for more than 70% of all peripheral aneurysms. The rupture of a popliteal aneurysm is rare and it is often misdiagnosed. In the case of a 46-year old female patient here reported, the patient was referred to our depar...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Agrafiotis AC,Horn D,Segers B,Lemaitre J,Bosschaerts T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The locoregional treatment of breast cancer has rapidly evolved from disfiguring approaches to nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) in selected patients. The goal of the nipple-sparing mastectomy procedure is to remove all glandular breast tissue in order to maximize oncologic therapy, while leaving the nipple-areola compl...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Ananthakrishnan P,Feldman S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Patients undergoing excision for breast lumps prefer general anesthesia or local anesthesia plus sedation, because of the fear of pain for local anesthesia alone. The aim of this study is to show the efficacy of an eutectic mixture of local anesthetic lignocaine and prilocaine (EMLA®) in these patients. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Akan A,Eryavuz Y,Kamali S,Simşek S,Hot S,Bademci R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Postoperative air leaks and in particular persistent air leaks (>5 days) after pulmonary resection still represent a common complication and the first cause of hospital stay delay. Aim of this experimental trial was to investigate the efficacy of the use of bovine pericardium strips (in terms of reduction of postop...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Lococo F,Cesario A,Margaritora S,Nachira D,Leuzzi G,Porziella V,Meacci E,Vita ML,Congedo MT,Granone P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study was designed to investigate the risk factors of pelvic lymph node metastasis in early stage cervical cancer in order to establish a prediction model for this metastasis and to explore the feasibility of conservative surgery. METHODS:The records of 207 stage IB-IIA cervical cancer patients were retrospec...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Sun JR,Zhang YN,Sun XM,Feng SY,Yan M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection and thermal ablation procedures are frequently used for the treatment of primary and secondary liver tumors. Various tools for the virtual planning of liver resections and ablation are available and some of them are already used clinically. Resection planes and ablation volumes can be optimized for sufficien...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Bale R,Widmann G,Jaschke W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite many guidelines issued by national and professional societies, a detailed literature survey between the late 1940s and 2010 clearly demonstrates that several aspects of pneumothorax pathogenesis and treatment still remain controversial. Related to pathogenesis of primary pneumothorax, the current manuscript hi...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Subotic D,Van Schil P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last years, several new systemic cancer therapy strategies have been introduced to turn the growing insights of molecular aberrations involved in the development and progression of lung cancer into better treatment options fort the patients. This review presents some of the most important biological targets a...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Zaba O,Grohe C,Merk J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) has emerged as one of the most common diseases in modern civilization. We investigated functional evaluation after total fundoplication without division of short gastric vessels and review of literature. METHODS:From January 2007 to June 2008 43 patients with chronic gastroe...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Tosato F,Marano S,Luongo B,Paltrinieri G,Mattacchione S,Bezzi M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanistic reasoning suggests that since antireflux surgery treats the gastroesophageal reflux that is the major known risk factor for Barrett's esophagus, it should have a beneficial effect on the biology of Barrett's disease. Due to a lack of adequate data, whether this is the case remains uncertain. Most studies, ...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Lord RV

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is the leading public health concern in the industrialized world with the advent of the very obese or "super obese" increasing exponentially. Bariatric surgery remains the only effective and enduring treatment for morbid obesity and can be safely accomplished in experienced centers. Surgery in the very obese m...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Ahmed S,Morrow E,Morton J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the clinical office, during surgical planning, or in the operating room, neurosurgeons have been surrounded by the digital world either recreating old tools or introducing new ones. Technological refinements, chiefly based on the use of computer systems, have altered the modus operandi for neurosurgery. In the emer...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Abdelwahab MG,Cavalcanti DD,Preul MC

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is one of the most common vascular emergencies and characterized by sudden worsening of limb perfusion mainly caused by embolization of thrombotic masses or acute graft occlusion. It is a serious condition with potential thread to limb viability accompanied by significant mortality, morbidity...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Trummer G,Brehm K,Siepe M,Heilmann C,Schlensak C,Beyersdorf F

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents guidelines for the safe outpatient practice of aesthetic surgery. These guidelines have been prepared by the Lombard Association of Plastic Surgery for Outpatients (ALChiPlA), an association confined to board certified plastic surgeons and holders of official authorizations issued by the Lombard AS...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Campiglio GL,Bufo S,De Sisto L,Garassino E,Gibelli PL,Gilardino P,Lucchesi R,Muti GF,Orlandi A,Rapisarda V,Tesauro P,Todde A,Associazione Lombarda di Chirurgia Plastica Ambulatoriale.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased dramatically, yet the mortality has remained unchanged. There remain many challenges and "difficult problems" in diagnosing and treating patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). A significant percentage of patients with DTC will present with a thyroid nodule and ...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： McHenry CR,Phitayakorn R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is globally the second most common form of cancer in both men and women and the single largest cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. It is a disease with poor prognosis and the survival statistics have scarcely improved since historical times. The advent of targeted therapies has caused an increm...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Palma M,Choudhury A,Mellstedt H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas have advanced disease at presentation, with only 20% surviving beyond one year. Even among the 10% to 15% of patients who present with localized disease, only 20% will be alive 5 years post surgical resection. Systemic therapy for pancreatic adenoc...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Lowery M,O'Reilly EM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Splenic injuries, like other blunt traumatic injuries, are very frequent, especially in case of traffic accident. The purpose of this study was to present the authors' experience of blunt splenic trauma and to compare it with the studies described in literature. METHODS:Over a 5-year period 512 injured patients we...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Scapellato S,Sciuto G,Maria S,Terranova LE,Castorina G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of obesity has increased three-fold in the past two decades. In Europe, 150.000.000 adults and 15.000.000 children are currently affected and obesity epidemic is responsible for approximately 1,000,000 deaths annually. Bariatric surgery for the severely obese has resulted in an overall of 61% weight red...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Melissas J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Anorectal dysfunction is routinely treated at the Center for Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation, San Giovanni University Hospital, Turin, Italy. Of a total of 147 patients treated between April 2007 and May 2008, 44 (30%) received pelvic floor rehabilitation following anorectal surgery. With this study we wanted to evalua...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Corno F,Volpatto S,Borasi A,Barberis A,Mistrangelo M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare congenital lung disease consisting in overinflation of a pulmonary lobe. Adult onset of CLE is therefore unusual, often presented with mild symptoms. The authors report a very uncommon case of congenital segmental emphysema diagnosed in a 21-year-old non-smoking man...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Granato F,Voltolini L,Spina D,Paladini P,Gallazzi M,Gotti G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this article is to present a new method for treating spontaneous pneumothorax, the one window plus puncture method (1WP) in which a thin endoscope is used. METHODS:With the patient in the lateral position and under one-lung ventilation, a one-window working port was created on the ventral side. An intro...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Iwazaki M,Inoue H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anal squamous dysplasia is recognized as a spectrum of disease that ranges from low-grade intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) to high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) to invasive anal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Recent reports have shown a significant increase in both the incidence and prevalence of both HS...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Pineda CE,Welton ML

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) have a favourable outlook overall. Cornerstone of treatment is total thyroidectomy (TT), followed, if needed, by radiometabolic therapy. Such lesions however show a definite tendency to recur (about 35% of cases), generally in the first decade of follow-up: in 70% of patients...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Lucchini R,Puxeddu E,Calzolari F,Burzelli F,Monacelli M,D'Ajello F,Macaluso R,Giammartino C,Ragusa M,De Feo P,Cavaliere A,Avenia N

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although successful short-term results have been achieved with the use of overlapping sphincteroplasty and primary end-to- end repairs to treat fecal incontinence due to sphincteric injury, long-term failure rates may reach as high as 50%. This disadvantage associated with tension repairs may be overcome by utilizing ...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Ayan F,Zengin K,Ulualp K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boerhaave's syndrome or postemetic rupture of the esophagus, carries a high morbidity and mortality. The authors report a delayed Boerhaave's syndrome diagnosis (3 days), successfully treated by right thoracoscopic debridement in prone position. Thanks to gravity the cardiopulmonary bloc drops back and the access to t...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Dapri G,Dumont H,Roman A,Stevens E,Himpens J,Cadiere GB

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess retrospectively at 5 years the clinical outcome of bone regeneration in patients who underwent maxillary sinus lift with different equine-derived, enzyme-deantigenated equine bone grafts, and simultaneous placement of acid-etched surface implants. METHODS:Eighteen patients (10 m...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Stievano D,Di Stefano A,Ludovichetti M,Pagnutti S,Gazzola F,Boato C,Stellini E

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial revascularization among patients with porcelain aorta is a real dilemma regarding bypass technique, choice of conduit and site of proximal anastomosis. The experience reported here is about two cases of patients (aged 28 and 73 years) with porcelain aorta. Both patients had successful myocardial revasculari...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Darwazah KA,Abu Sham'a RA,Hanbali B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroidectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedure worldwide, even if the risks of lethal postoperative complications prevented its evolution and diffusion until the beginning of the XX century. At that time, T. Kocher described his meticulous technique, reporting excellent results in terms of mo...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Lombardi CP,Raffaelli M,De Crea C,Traini E,Oragano L,Sollazzi L,Bellantone R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is an uncommon lethal cardiovascular emergency demanding prompt diagnosis and aggressive therapeutic intervention. Although it usually affects males over 60 years of age, it may also occur in young adults with specific risk factors such as Marfan syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve and larger...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Bossone E,Masiello P,Panza A,Alfano A,Tedesco L,Priante O,Citro R,Iesu S,Di Benedetto G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to make a contribution to improve the care of patients with colorectal cancer by optimizing times and methods of the follow-up; particular attention is given to factors which may be important for the prognosis and for the quality of life in the immediate postoperative period. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Antonino A,Formisano G,Guida F,Esposito D,Conte P,Di Maio V,Delli Carpini C,Donisi M,Salvati V,Aprea G,Avallone U

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Severe obesity is a major health problem affecting more than 1,000,000 people in Italy, with a 95% failure rate of nonsurgical treatments. We report our over five-years experience with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP), evaluating the postoperative course of the patients undergoing 3 different gastro-e...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Parini U,Fabozzi M,Brachet Contul R,Lale Murix E,Millo P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Acute postoperative pancreatitis is a rare event, but, at the same time, it represents one of the most frightening complications, because it is associated with high mortality risk. METHODS:From January 1985 to December 2005, we observed 30 cases (12 males, 18 females) of acute postoperative pancreatitis. Twenty ca...

journal_title：Minerva chirurgica

authors： Testi W,Staffieri C,Malatesti R,Macchitella Y,De Martino A,Botta G,Cirianni D,Genovese A,Bing C,Logatt M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00