Dr. González, PhD. Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Balibrea, PhD. Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. Lymphadenectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial. Up to 50% of cN0 patients become pN1 postoperatively, therefore a prophylactic lymphadenectomy can be considered in high-risk patients. One-step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA) is a molecular technique that enables real-time detection […]
Roser Termes (Resident Surgeon) Jose Balibrea (Editor) Departament of Gastrointestinal Surgery Hospital Clínic, Barcelona Introduction Gallstone disease is one of the most common digestive disorders requiring hospitalization and one of the most expensive to treat, with a prevalence of 10-15% in adults in Europe and the USA. Between 10 to 50% of patients with cholelithiasis […]
Ana Otero (Gastrointestinal Surgery specialist) Jose María Balibrea (Gastrointestinal Surgery specialist) Hospital Clínic, Barcelona – Spain Many surgical procedures are conducted every year. The majority of these procedures result in wounds that heal by primary intention, which means that the wound edges are approximated using sutures, staples, clips or glue. Most wounds heal without complications […]
