Se presenta el caso clínico de un dispositivo intrauterino parcialmente migrado a cavidad pélvica e incrustado en serosa de rectosigmoides luego de 8 años de su inserción. El diagnóstico se realizó mediante ecografía transvaginal y retiro del dispositivo por laparoscopia. Se realizó rafia de sero...
Background: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery has proven to be a viable alternative in the treatment of rectal tumors; however, rectal wound closure can be challenging. We describe our experience with this procedure using the vloc suture device. Resume: Eight successful Transanal Minimally Invasive Su...
Introduction: Tailgut cysts or cystic hamartomas are rare developmental tumors of the pre-sacral space. Their true incidence is not well known but we must think on it when we have a patient with a multicystic uncapsulated tumor at presacral space. Tailgut cysts are often asymptomatic, and in other cases ...
BACKGROUND: laparoscopic rectal surgery has not yet achieved a high penetration rate because of its steep learning curve and its relatively high conversion rate. Robotic rectal resection represents the main indication of the use of the robotic platform in colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to ...
PURPOSE: determine the predictive factors for non-closure of defunctioning stoma in the low anterior resection for the treatment of rectal adenocarcinoma. METHODS: a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing low anterior resection with defunctioning stoma for a period of nine years was performed....
PURPOSE: the aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for readmission among patients submitted to colorectal surgery. METHODS: a single-center colorectal quality-assessment database was queried for patients undergoing colorectal procedures with ileostomy during 2009. The sample was divided into...
O trauma de reto associa-se a taxas elevadas de morbimortalidade, principalmente quando associado a lesões de estruturas vizinhas. As lesões por empalamento constituem a segunda causa de trauma de reto na vida civil. A introdução pode ser acidental, voluntária ou forçada. A abordagem é difícil e ...
OBJECTIVE: Colorectal surgeons often struggle to explain to administrators/payers reasons for prolonged length of stay (LOS). This study aim was to identify factors associated with increased LOS after colorectal surgery. DESIGN: The study population included patients from the 2007 American-College-of-Sur...
INTRODUCTION: several complications may occur during colorectal surgical procedures and factors, such as nutritional status, substantially contribute to this problem. OBJECTIVE: evaluate the relationship between nutritional status (determined by different tools) and the emergence of early postoperative c...
