Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery

Central messageUterus transplantation was a transformative innovation in reproductive medicine and organ transplantation in general, and an alternative for the treatment of infertility. The problem of infertility affects 8-12% of the popula…

BACKGROUND: Deep penetrating endometriosis (DE) can affect abdominal and pelvic organs like the bowel and bladder, requiring treatment to alleviate symptoms. AIMS: To study and investigate clinical and surgical outcomes in patients diagnos…

BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating colorectal endometriosis may severely affect the quality of life and fertility of patients. Although segmental resection is a therapeutic option that provides positive outcomes in the management of symptoms, it…

BackgroundAcute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas due to enzymatic autodigestion which can cause necrosis or multiple organ failure; its pathophysiology is not fully known yet.AimTo evaluate the correlation between cli…

BACKGROUND: Large number of surgical services use laparoscopy to approach the colon. One of the concerns on the resection using this way is the high rate of cancer relapse at in- and outlet site of the surgical instruments. AIM: To describ…