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Gallstone disease is one of the most resource-intensive surgical conditions. Despite the significant burden of emergency cholecystectomy on healthcare system, there is lack of research assessing the risk facto...
Intraoperative bleeding is a common issue in various surgical procedures, and the extent of bleeding significantly impacts the safety, efficacy, and prognosis of surgery. Therefore, accurate assessment of intr...
Although Mammotome-assisted minimally invasive resection (MAMIR) has been widely accepted for treating breast benign nodules, the procedure remains very technical and challenging. The present study aimed to as...
Lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LEDVT) is a common complication after orthopedic surgery. Currently, a reliable assessment tool is lacking to evaluate the risk of postoperative LEDVT in patients undergoi...
Pulmonary nodule ablation is an effective method for treating pulmonary nodules. This study is based on the traditional CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) of pulmonary nodules. By comparing laser ...
The study aims to investigate the application of surgical vaginoscopy via a no-touch hysteroscopic approach for the management of female genital polyps. The primary objective is to assess the feasibility of th...
Acute cholecystitis (AC) is an acute inflammatory disease of the gallbladder and one of the most frequent causes of acute abdominal pain. Early cholecystectomy is recommended for mild cholecystitis. However, t...
Tourniquets are routinely employed to achieve hemostasis in modern limb surgeries. Nevertheless, the precise role and benefits of tourniquets in high tibial osteotomy (HTO) surgeries remain understudied. The a...
The original article was published in BMC Surgery 2024 24:378
The aim of this study was to introduce and assess the safety and feasibility of single incision laparoscopic totally preperitoneal hernioplasty (SIL-TPP) for bilateral inguinal hernia repair.
The aim of this study was to assess the learning curve of robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy by applying CUSUM analysis based on operation time, complication rate and conversion rate to open laparotomy.
To explore the application value of 5 Fr non-contact hysteroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of intrauterine diseases in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
To develop and validate a predictive model for acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery in Chinese patients with normal preoperative renal function.
Tubular anastomosis is commonly used in proximal gastrectomy; however, its use in stage II esophagogastric conjugate cancer is currently unclear. In this study, we investigated the short- and long-term clinica...
To conduct a comprehensive assessment of real patient data undergoing the procedure within a healthcare provider, integrating both costs and care stages related to bariatric surgery, emphasizing the relevance ...
The majority of robot-assisted total joint arthroplasties necessitate preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans. Incidental findings in these CT scans can introduce complexity into clinical treatment decisio...
Thyroid surgeries are intricate operations that carry the risk of damaging the parathyroid glands, which can result in hypocalcemia and potential long-term hypoparathyroidism. Innovative surgical techniques in...
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, being a prevalent abdominal surgical procedure, has transitioned through various innovative stages aimed at reducing the procedure's invasiveness. These stages encompass Single-In...
The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Surgery 2024 24:387
[18F]FDG PET/CT has been widely used as a diagnostic tool in detection and localization of recurrent non-avid radioiodine lesions in post-operative differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients with elevated serum...
To investigate the application of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (RhBMP-2) in Percutaneous Endoscopic Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PE-PLIF).
The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Surgery 2025 25:16
Endoscopic lateral neck dissection (LND) can be a scarless procedure if a surgeon has performed a sufficient number of operations to become skilled at the techniques involved. Here, we examine the learning cur...
There is no regulation in the current guidelines on the sequence of ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery and vein during rectal cancer surgery owing to a lack of sufficient evidence. Circulating tumor ce...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is prevalent in Taiwan, primarily due to the high incidence of hepatitis B and C infections, with high recurrence rates of 50–70% within five years after initial treatment. Treat...
The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) in overweight patients is still controversial. This study was designed to analyze the impact of overweight on surgical outcomes in patie...
This study aims to explore the appropriate surgical treatment method for acute intestinal obstruction caused by gastrointestinal foreign bodies in children through a comparison of clinical characteristics in p...
Posttraumatic spinal cord tethering and syringomyelia are considered disabling diseases in patients with spinal cord injury. In symptomatic patients, surgical management can achieve promising clinical outcomes...
Elderly hip fracture was a common orthopedic emergency with high perioperative complication risks. Combined with preoperative acute heart failure, the risk increases further, with pneumonia being a common comp...
To evaluate the safety and outcomes of modified Kasai operation combined with autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell (BMMNC) infusion for biliary atresia (BA).
Obesity has been recognized as a chronic disorder by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and was first reported in the Paleolithic age. In the recent years there has not been an international collaborative tha...
Open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) is an essential surgical procedure for expert hepato-biliary-pancreatic (HBP) surgeons. However, there is no standard for how many surgeries must be performed by a surgeon in...
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) thymectomy has been increasingly performed for treating thymic epithelial tumors in recent years. However, there are very limited reports on the long-term oncologic ...
Pelvic fractures are often associated with life-threatening damage and mechanical instability. Surgical therapy is a prior choice. To minimize surgical invasion and risk, bilateral screws combined with curved ...
Chondroblastoma (CBL) of the femoral head is a rare disease, typically encountered in the epiphysis of long bones, with its occurrence in the femoral head being particularly uncommon. The unique location and a...
Splenectomy indications are well documented; however, several infectious complications and potentially life-threatening conditions could arise after splenectomy. We aim to describe a 20-year single-center expe...
This study aimed to analyze the effects of anterior descending mandible (ADM) and free superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) folding flaps on post-parotidectomy facial depression.
The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Surgery 2025 25:65
When compared to open surgery, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is known to cause less discomfort and a faster recovery. This study examines the effect of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (...
Type IV-A choledochal cyst (CDC) has been considered to have a poor prognosis due to the high incidence of postoperative anastomotic strictures and intrahepatic stones. This study aimed to evaluate the surgica...
The incidence of androgenetic alopecia in males is on the rise annually, with hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction (FUE) gaining increasing acceptance as an appropriate treatment for these ind...
Pancreatic transplantation is the only definitive surgical treatment for diabetes mellitus. Currently, most transplant centers use enteric exocrine drainage of pancreatic secretions; however, experts disagree ...
Pain is a relatively common complication after hook-wire puncture localization. However, the problem of pain occurrence following this localization procedure has not been sufficiently examined. In this prospec...
The unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) technique has garnered significant attention for its little paraspinal iatrogenic damage, expedited recovery, and low complication rates. This method is also applicable...
Rectal prolapse is prevalent in children and the elderly, impacting quality of life significantly. Traditional surgical interventions carry risks, especially in pediatric patients. Ethanol sclerotherapy offers...
Although pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic or periampullary cancer is the gold standard treatment regardless of patient age, patients aged 80 years or older have poor postoperative short-term outcome...
To retrospectively evaluate thoracic duct (TD) congestion in hepatic lymphorrhea (HL) and propose treatment suggestions.
Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH) is a condition associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and disability, particularly among the elderly population. The management of moderate thalamic-basa...
The treatment of critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is revascularization. Lumbar sympathectomy (LS) could be attempted when this is not amenable. Using laparoscopic techniques to perform LS adds the adv...
To investigate the correlation between the implantation status of the ROI-C cervical cage plates and the Hounsfield unit(HU) value of the target vertebral endplate during anterior cervical decompression and fu...
The benefits of low-pressure laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LPLC) in patients with cardiopulmonary comorbidities remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the feasibility and pulmonary effects of LPLC in pati...
There are a growing number of surgical approaches for laparoscopic radical resection of right-sided colon cancer, while there are relatively few comparative analyses of the different surgical approaches.
The adoption of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has increased in recent years for the treatment of pancreatic head tumors and periampullary lesions. Some potential benefits seem to be demonstrated; howeve...
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