Background and Purpose: Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) contributes in several
ways to recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) protection. Notwithstanding these advantages, …

Background The nature of the relationship between Helicobacter pylori and reflux oesophagitis
is still not clear. To investigate the correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and …

OBJECTIVES: The identification of useful markers for early diagnosis of human colon cancer
is a major goal still in progress. Clusterin is a pleiotropic protein with a broad range of …

BACKGROUND: The Harmonic Focus is the last ultrasonic device designed for thyroid
surgery. The aim is to assess its efficacy and safety compared with traditional dissection in a …

Hypoparathyroidism is a rare disease characterized by low serum calcium levels and
absent or deficient parathyroid hormone level. Regarding the epidemiology of chronic …

Background The long-term prognosis of patients with colon cancer is dependent on many
factors. To investigate the influence of a series of clinical, laboratory and morphological …

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a pathologic condition caused by valvular incompetence,
with or without associated venous outflow obstruction, which may affect both the …

A retrospective study has been carried out to evaluate the prevalence of malignant thyroid
tumors in 202 patients submitted to surgery for hyperthyroidism. Thyroid cancer was …

Background: Common bile duct stones (CBDS) are present in 3–20% of patients with
cholelithiasis. Intraoperative cholangiography has high sensitivity in detecting CBDS but its routine …

A rare case of synchronous bilateral testicular germ cell tumor of different histological type is
described. We report the case of a 39-year-old man with this unusual condition and discuss …