A 46 y.o. patient presented with intermitent abdominal colic pain. After a complete physical examination and routine clinical studies wich resulted normal, a small intestine barium contrast radiogr
Ivor Lewis procedure is the mainstay of curative treatment for distal or junctional esophageal cancer. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has recently gained more impor
The acute care surgery (ACS) model is a relatively new concept implemented in surgical departments to provide care to patients with urgent surgical needs. The objec
Despite the improvements in both survival and quality of life for rectal cancer patients over the last 30 year based on multidisciplinary team (MDT) management, the high rate of incomplete total me
Laparoscopic management of small bowel obstruction has increased significantly in the last 15 years, and has been shown to be safe and effective. We show three clinical scenarios in which laparosco