Background The main adverse effect is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with
concern on the development of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma in the …

Background and objectives: The principal complications associated with thyroid surgery
consist in postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy, hypoparathyroidism, intra …

Background Bariatric surgery procedures are the most successful and durable treatment for
morbid obesity. Hemorrhage represents a life-threatening complication, occurring in 1.3 …

To date, in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, central neck dissection is
recommended in the presence of central compartment lymph node metastases. Differently …

BACKGROUND: A 3D printing custom-made mask model was tested in terms of feasibility
and accuracy for frameless neuronavigation during retrosigmoid approach. METHODS: A …

Bleeding after total thyroidectomy remains a rare event that affects early postoperative
morbidity, occurring in 0.3% to 4.2% of cases. Intraoperative bleeding is an unpleasant …

Introduction Total thyroidectomy (TT) and central neck dissection (CND) had a significant
effect on the reduction of local recurrence compared with TT alone. Lateral Neck Dissection …

12_3369.qxp_ANNALI 102 Page 1 Hand-assisted laparoscopic vs. mini-laparotomy technique
for ventriculoperitoneal shunt. A meta-analysis of three thousand patients Ann. Ital. Chir., 92, 1 …

Background Nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare but significant anatomical
variation in thyroid surgery, and lack of awareness of NRLN may lead to intraoperative …

INTRODUCTION: Tacrolimus is routinely used to prevent rejection after organs'
transplantation. Neurotoxicity is underrated side effect, where no typical clinical, radiological …