Background Bariatric surgery is increasingly being performed and sleeve gastrectomy (SG)
has proved to be effective and safe. Among its complications, leaks are the most serious and …

Background and Objectives: Wound infiltration with available local anesthetics generally
provides analgesia for less than 8 hrs. The site 1 sodium-channel toxin neosaxitoxin …

TO THE EDITOR: In the paper by Aslinia et al.(1), Table 1 shows a significant increase in the
use of thinner colonoscopes during the 6-yr period. This may be due to their greater use on …

Objective: To establish the frequency of HH in patients submitted to antireflux surgery, as
compared to preoperative diagnosis. Materials and Methods: 487 patients submitted to …

Acute small bowel obstruction due to the connecting tube of a gastric band Page 1 Surgery for
Obesity and Related Diseases 10 (2014) e77–e79 Online case report Acute small bowel …

ABSTRACT A clinical and entomological trial was carried out in 88 head louse (pediculus
humanus capitis) infested children treated with a single dose of 1 percent permethrin …

Resumen DE ARETXABALA U, XABIER et al. Gastrectomía vertical posterior a retiro de
banda gástrica. Rev Chil Cir [online]. 2010, vol. 62, n. 6, pp. 582-586. ISSN 0718-4026 …

Se estudia el problema planteado por los cuadros de abdomen agudo quirúrgico en
pacientes embarazadas. Para ello se revisan retrospectivamente las fichas clínicas de 44 …

Se estudia el problema planteado por los cuadros de abdomen agudo quirúrgico en
pacientes embarazadas. Para ello se revisan retrospectivamente las fichas clínicas de 44 …

Los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal (GIST) son neoplasias de baja frecuencia que
presentan menos del 1 por ciento de todos los tumores del tracto digestivo. Inicialmente se …