Summary: This study presented the results transverse fascia inversion in the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedure to reduce the risk of seroma in patients with direct hernias.
Summary: An uncommon presentation of COVID-19: concomitant acute pulmonary embolism, spontaneous tension pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema (a case report).
Summary: This case report describes a 35-year old dockworker diagnosed with facial subcutaneous emphysema due to rectum injury after pelvic fracture treated with a laparoscopic colostomy.
Summary: Comparison of the complications between minimally invasive surgery and open surgical treatments for early-stage cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Summary: This study evaluated the outcomes of the transaxillary approach (incision in the armpit) for the surgical repair of simple congenital (present from birth) cardiac lesions (any stress or trauma delivered to the interior walls of the heart, resulting in tissue damage).
Summary: This study investigated the feasibility and safety of placement of an 8F ultrafine chest drainage tube after thoracoscopic lobectomy in patients with lung cancer.
Summary: Most patient conditions do not a priori debilitate the sensitivity of thoracic ultrasound in thoracic surgery-a prospective comparative study.