incisional hernia/carbohydrate

BACKGROUND Standards in treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC) in the elderly and high-risk patients has not been established. Our study evaluated the efficacy and safety of B-mode ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGD) in combination with laparoscopic cholecystectomy

OBJECTIVE The present review summarizes key studies on the effects of major abdominal surgery on the host response to infection published during the last 18 months. RESULTS Surgical trauma causes stereotyped systemic proinflammatory and compensatory anti-inflammatory reactions. It is leukocyte

The SILASTIC ring vertical gastric bypass (SRVGBP) has evolved as the rational operation to control obesity. The operation consists of a proximal vertical gastric pouch < 30 cc in size. The pouch is banded with a 5.5-cm SILASTIC ring, and this functions as the stoma which does not stretch and is