Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes

IntroductionWith the increase in healthcare spending, efficient resource management in surgical hospitals has become essential, especially with regard to managing patient flow to avoid delays. Therefore, tools that can provide instant visib…

The role of wound protectors in laparoscopic surgeries is highly controversial in the literature. Some studies demonstrate their benefit in reducing the rate of surgical site infections; however, these results are not reproducible across al…

The term "robot" was concepted in the beginning of last century, coming originally from the Czech word "robota", meaning "labor". More recently, computer assistance and robotics based in the telepresence and virtual reality concept have bee…

OBJECTIVE: to study the characteristics of women undergoing abdominal surgery with suspected abdominal wall endometriosis or abdominal wall tumor, and to assess the association with age, race and previous cesarean delivery. METHOD: retrospe…

OBJECTIVE: to report the characteristics, evolution and outcome of patients with primary umbilical endometriosis. METHODS: an observational and descriptive study of patients with primary umbilical endometriosis diagnosed between 2014 and 20…

OBJECTIVE: To report the authors' experience with the clinical manifestations and surgical treatment of abdominal wall endometriomas. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients operated for abdominal wall endometrioma was carried out, wi…

OBJECTIVES: To develop an experimental model of endometriosis in rats. METHODS: Thirty adult female Wistar rats were used. The surgical technique consisted of median laparotomy with identification of the bicornuate uterus and resection of a…