Background The response of mesothelial cells to surgical trauma and bacterial
contamination is poorly defined. We have recently shown that CO 2 pneumoperitoneum …

Background: Whether laparoscopy with CO 2 pneumoperitoneum affects the peritoneal
metastasis of gastric cancer is a pressing question. In light of the important impact change in …

Background Minimally invasive techniques are increasingly used for biopsy and resection of
neuroblastoma, but the impact on the behavior of spilled tumor cells is unknown. We aimed …

BACKGROUND: Superoxide anions released by activated macrophages during surgery are
considered to be responsible for local cellular damage. Application of CO2 …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of carbon dioxide (CO 2)
pneumoperitoneum on the intra-abdominal spread of bacteria, the local and systemic …

Clinical observations during recent years describe the increased occurrence of rapid
intraperitoneal metastases and an impairment of prognosis if a malignant tumour was …

Backgrounds and aims Laparoscopic surgery techniques have been increasingly preferred
to classic laparotomy by surgeons since 1987. However, this method has some important …

BACKGROUND: We recently demonstrated that a CO2 pneumoperitoneum at either a high
or low IPP has few if any short term effects on peritoneal dissemination when tumors are well …

INTRODUCTION: Although many studies have evaluated the effects of carbon dioxide
pneumoperitoneum on port site recurrence, little is known about its outcome on tumor …

The effect of hyperthermic carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum in combination with 5-
fluorouracil (5-FU) on the proliferation and invasion of colon cancer was explored. Colon …