Importance Subtotal cholecystectomy (SC) is a procedure that removes portions of the
gallbladder when structures of the Calot triangle cannot be safely identified in “difficult …

PURPOSE: Transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization consists of a Doppler-guided ligation
of the distal branches of the rectal arteries. The aim of this review is to assess the current …

Objectives To assess the long-term results of stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SH) compared with
conventional hemorrhoidectomy (CH) and to define the role of SH in the treatment of …

Background: The aim of this article was to review the current literature on capsular contractures,
focusing in particular on the epidemiology, risk factors, cause, and treatment modalities, …

… Reprints: Gianpiero Gravante, MD, Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital,
Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK. E-mail: [email protected]. … Gravante G …

Background A proportion of patients with chronic anal fissure have persistent symptoms and
pathology despite optimum conservative therapies. Lateral anal sphincterotomy, the …

BACKGROUND: Cytokine changes after microwave tissue ablation (MTA) were compared
with hepatic resection, cryotherapy (CRYO), and radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Cytokine …

This article reviews the therapeutic efficacy and complications of microwave ablation (MWA)
in the treatment of primary and secondary liver malignancies. A PubMed search using …

Ablation of liver tissue produces in situ tumoural antigens and elicits specific immune
responses. The aim of this review is to examine the available data about the local and systemic …

Our purpose was to conduct a prospective randomized trial to compare the Versajet system (Smith
& Nephew, London, UK) vs hand-held dermatome escharectomy for burn débridment. …