Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5)

ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):365-7

If time matters: a multicenter review of minimally-invasive hernia repair in 7176 cases

Kai WITZEL *, Michael WEITZENDORFER

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):368-74

Preservation of duodenal passage as a determinant of short- and long-term quality of life in gastric cancer patients after total gastrectomy

Tomasz OLESIŃSKI *, Marek SZPAKOWSKI, Piotr SARAMAK, Andrzej RUTKOWSKI, Krzysztof JEZIORSKI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):375-82

Preoperative localization of parathyroid adenoma in video-assisted era: is cervical ultrasound or 99mTc Sesta MIBI scintigraphy better?

Belinda DE SIMONE *, Paolo DEL RIO, Fausto CATENA, Gaia FALLANI, Cino BENDINELLI, Josephine A. NAPOLI, Alberto ZACCARONI, Mario SIANESI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):383-90

Mild acute biliary pancreatitis: the timing of cholecystectomy should not exceed index admission

Luca DEGRATE*, Davide P. BERNASCONI, Paola MERONI, Mattia GARANCINI, Daniele MACCHINI, Fabrizio ROMANO, Fabio UGGERI, Luca GIANOTTI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):391-6

Early intervention effects of open repair and endovascular aortic repair on patients suffering from 40-54 mm abdominal aortic aneurysms: single center experience

Jian QIU, Chang SHU *, Wenwu CAI, Ming LI, Quanming LI

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REVIEW  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):397-415

Positron emission tomography/computer tomography in gastrointestinal malignancies: current potential and challenges

Sofie TIND, Sys VESTERGAARD, Ziba A. FARAHANI, Søren HESS *

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REVIEW  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):416-23

The role of surgery in cystic lesions of the pancreas

Kim C. HONSELMANN, Tobias KECK, Dirk BAUSCH *

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REVIEW  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):424-31

Contemporary strategies to improve the outcome in locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Rick SCHNEIDER, Christoph SPÄTH, Ulrich NITSCHE, Mert ERKAN, Jörg KLEEFF *

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REVIEW  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):432-41

Metabolic surgery and nutritional deficiencies

Christine STROH *, Thomas MANGER, Frank BENEDIX

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CASE REPORT  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):442-6

Infrared thermal imaging: a potential tool used in open colorectal surgery

Vladan BERNARD, Vladimír ČAN, Erik STAFFA *, Martina FARKAŠOVÁ, Michaela NĚMCOVÁ, Marek DOSTÁL, Zdeněk KALA, Vojtěch MORNSTEIN

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):447-9

Balloon dilatation of homograft conduits in the pulmonary position delays re-intervention

Hye-In JEONG, Jinyoung SONG *, Hyelim LEE, Jun HUH, I-Seok KANG

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):449-51

Very early hepatocellular carcinoma in real-life practice: ablation or resection? A personal proposal

Paolo BORRO, Gianni TESTINO *

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Chirurgica 2017 October;72(5):451-3

Laparoscopic associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy

Konstantinos PERIVOLIOTIS *, Eleni SIOKA, Ioannis MAMALOUDIS, Dimitrios ZACHAROULIS

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