Laparoscopic surgery for large and giant hiatal hernias is associated with significant technical difficulties. This study compared outcomes of two surgical approaches: the use of mesh implants and relaxing incisions of the ...

Aim. To evaluate the immediate (in-hospital) outcomes of laparoscopic robot-assisted prostatectomy in the surgical treatment of large benign prostatic hyperplasia (greater than 80 cm3 ). Materials and methods. The study ...

Background: Laparoscopic repair of giant hiatal hernias (HH) presents significant challenges, with traditional techniques often associated with high recurrence rates (30-50%) and complications. Objective: To evaluate the ...

Background Early-stage rectal cancer can be managed with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) as a minimally invasive alternative to radical surgery. However, a major limitation of TEM is the potential for occult ...

Oleksander Chaika, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Odesa National Medical University in Ukraine. He graduated from the same university in 2007 and completed clinical training in urology, endoscopy, oncology, ...

Background: Adrenocortical cancer is a rare malignancy with high risk of relapse and disease progression. The approaches to the treatment of relapse cases are not sufficiently clearly defined by current clinical guidelines. Case ...

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of repeated surgical interventions in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease after gastric tube resection in patients with morbid obesity. Materials and methods. The ...

On the first stage of project “Neuro-endocrine regulation of the clearance of nitrogenous metabolites” implementation, we found out of peculiarities of metabolic and neuro-endocrine accompaniments of urate-losing and ...

Long-persisting chronic wounds represent a significant challenge for general surgery specialists. The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristics of cellular composition changes along the wound surface during ...

Despite the existence of multiple trends toward chronic wounds treatment, certain misunderstandings regarding the regeneration of connective tissue determine the need to address this problem. The aim of the study was to ...