BACKGROUND: The literature seems to indicate that the number of appendectomies dropped at the beginning of the coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic), while the number of complicated appendicitis increased due to late presentation.…
Since the introduction of indocyanine green (ICG) as a fluorophore in near-infrared imaging, fluorescence visualization has become an essential tool in many fields of surgery. In the field of gynecology, recent new applications have been pr…
BackgroundMinimally invasive single-site (MISS) surgery has recently been applied to colorectal surgery. We aimed to assess the current state of the art and the adequacy of preliminary oncological results.MethodsWe performed a systematic re…
BACKGROUND: The expected benefit of transvaginal specimen extraction is reduced incision-related morbidity. OBJECTIVES: A systematic review of transvaginal specimen extraction in colorectal surgery was carried out to assess this expectatio…