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Introduction Aim of Our retrospective study is comparing efficacy and indications of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic full- thickness resection device (FTRD) with over-the-scope (OVESCO) closure for en bloc resection of rectal lesions, together. Methods This study collected 76 cases of rectal neoplasms from a single hospital institution. Primary endpoints were complete en bloc resection, intraprocedural adverse events, R0 en bloc resection and an early discharge of the patient. Secondary endpoints included procedure-related adverse events. Results Mean tumor sizes were statistically significant smaller among patients treated with FTRD rather than TEM and ESD. TEO and FTRD treated patients experienced a higher en bloc resection rate, with a shorter procedure time and hospital stay. No significant difference concerning the R0 resection was found. TEO and FTRD recorded lower perforation rates as compared to ESD, whereas no difference emerged concerning the bleeding rate and the post-polypectomy syndrome rate. Conclusions Our study showed that each technique has specific features, so that each one offers advantages and disadvantages. Nevertheless, all of them ensure high en bloc resection rates, whereas no difference exists for R0 resection rate. TEO provides the possibility to remove low rectal large lesions as compared to ESD and FTRD.Background Perforated peptic ulcer is a serious complication of peptic ulcer disease and carries high risk for morbidity and mortality. Although the incidence of peptic ulcer disease has decreased in recent decades, the percentage of patients with perforated peptic ulcer requiring emergency surgery remains constant. The use of laparoscopic management as a first choice for the treatment of the perforation is growing but is not routine in many centers. Methods Clinical and surgical data on 42 patients underwent surgical treatment for perforated peptic ulcer from January 2012 to December 2016 were collected. Laparoscopic repair of the perforation with a three-port technique was made in all cases. The Boey scoring system was used to predict the prognosis. Results All patients underwent suture-closure of the ulcer, and omental patch through laparoscopy without conversion to open surgery. Duodenal leakages occurred in 3 patients (7.1%), then treated with a conservative approach and resolved on the 10th postoperative day. Two patients (4.7%) had deep space infections in the first week after surgery, therefore subdiaphragmatic and pelvic abscess were drained by ultrasound guidance. Four patients (9.5%) died up to 30-day post-surgery due to progression of multisystem organ failure in absence of leakages or infections. All these patients were ASA >III and Boey score 3. Conclusions Our data show that a primary laparoscopic approach in patients with PPU is associated with postoperative advantages and acceptable rates of morbidity and mortality, essentially related to high Boey score. Therefore, we suggest that the surgical repair of PPU could be always started laparoscopically.Background In the past decades the right colon cancer showed a higher incidence rate than left colon cancer. This trend is known as "proximal shift" or "rightwards shift". We evaluated rightward shift phenomenon in our region. Methods We collected data from 1101 colorectal cancer patients who underwent curative surgery at Parma University Hospital from 01 January 2004 through 01 January 2018. We divided patients into seven subgroups according to the time of surgery to evaluate epidemiological changes through the years of colon cancer. Results We found a non-linear rightward shift trend of CRC. The incidence of RCC was the 40% between 2004-2005 and 51% in the biennium 2016-2017 (60% in 2012-2013 and 57% in 2014-2015). The patients with RCC were significantly older than patients with LCC. RCCs have poor differentiated tumors. Metastatic disease showed a similar distribution both in left and right CRCs. Peritoneum was the most common metastasis location from right-sided colon cancer. Conclusions Data suggest the existence of two different tumor entities in CRC between right-sided colon cancer and left-sided colon cancer. The proximal shift may be a reflection of improved screening programmes, diagnostic accuracy and population aging. Ethnicity, gender, diet, environment, and socioeconomic status contribute to CRC incidence and prevalence in different regions.Background Aim of our study was to investigate the postoperative course of calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels after total thyroidectomy to define a proper and low cost protocol. Methods We studied 144 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy between 2007 and 2010. Ionized calcium was determined preoperatively and on day 1 (POD1), day 2 (POD2) and day 7 (POD7) postoperatively; PTH preoperatively and on POD7. Dasatinib cost Patients with ionized calcium ≤ 1.11 mmol/l were considered hypocalcaemic and treated only if symptoms, ≤ 1 mmol/l were treated in all cases. Results Ionized calcium and PTH declined postoperative in all patients compared to preoperative levels (P=0.000). Ionized calcium increased on POD7 compared to POD1 and POD2 (P=0.000). All hypocalcaemic untreated tirthy patients returned normocalcaemic on POD7. Thirty- eight hypocalcaemic patients were treated but 23 (61%) safely suspended therapy on POD7. We tested PTH and ionized calcium as independent factors of prolongued hypocalcaemia (that required therapy beyond 7 days) with the following results (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and overall accuracy) PTH ≤ 11 pg/ml (80,100,100,96 and 97%), ionized calcium ≤ 1.11 mmol/l (80,88,59,95 and 87%) and ionized calcium ≤ 1 mmol/l (28,100,100,87 and 88%). Conclusions Our data show that our protocol, including serum ionized calcium on 1st, 2nd, 7th days and PTH on 7th day after surgery, is safe and low cost and therefore may be useful in the post surgical management of total thyroidectomy.Background The metastasis of laryngeal nerve lymph node is mostly found in the upper-and middle esophageal cancer, the ratio(LH) of esophageal length from the upper incisors to the position where the esophageal tumor began to appear as proven via endoscopy to the height is likely to affect the possibility of detection of recurrent laryngeal nerve(RLN) lymph node (LN) metastasis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of LH for RLN LN metastasis. Methods One hundred eighty-eight patients (mean age, 64.89; range, 46-84 years) calculated LH before esophagectomy and LN dissection were retrospective analyzed. The clinicopathological data of the patients, LH calculations were compared with the RLN LN histopathologic results to investigate the effect of LH on the diagnosis of RLN LN metastasis. Results The LH correlated with that of the RLN LN metastasis in receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) analysis. Our ROC analyses demonstrated the optimal cut-off value was 16.66 for LH with an area under the curve value of 0.