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Retrospective study on the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic surgery for complicated fistulizing diverticular disease in a high-volume colorectal center
BackgroundWe assessed feasibility and safety of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for complicated fistulizing diverticular disease in a tertiary care...
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The association of center volume with transplant outcomes in selected high-risk groups in kidney transplantation
BackgroundIn context of increasing complexity and risk of deceased kidney donors and transplant recipients, the impact of center volume (CV) on the...
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Perioperative optimization and profitability (POP) in a high-volume bariatric surgery center
BackgroundCurrently, bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment of obesity. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
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Predicting clinically significant prostate cancer following suspicious mpMRI: analyses from a high-volume center
PurposempMRI is routinely used to stratify the risk of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in men with elevated PSA values before biopsy....
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Transitioning from Da Vinci Si to **: assessing surgical outcomes at a high-volume robotic center
PurposeIn the emerging field of robotics, only few studies investigated the transition between different robotic platforms in terms of surgical...
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Surgical Repair of Large Hiatal Hernias: Insight from a High-Volume Center
BackgroundLaparoscopic-assisted hiatal hernia (HH) repair is safe and effective; however, it is unclear whether hernia size affects perioperative...
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Establishing an open and robotic pancreatic surgery program in a level 1 trauma center community teaching hospital and comparing its outcomes to high-volume academic center outcomes: a retrospective review
BackgroundThe debate of whether to centralize hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery has been ongoing. The principal objective was to compare outcomes of a...
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Very high-power and short-duration radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in a Latin American low-volume private center
BackgroundCenter volume and operator experience/training are important factors impacting outcomes in AFib CA. Setting for RF delivery (power,...
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Retrospective validation of parkland grading scale in a Latin-American high-volume center
BackgroundIncreased complication rates following laparoscopic cholecystectomies have been described, likely related to surgical difficulty,...
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Preoperative counseling for penile implant surgery: standardized approach in a high-volume center of excellence
Shared-decision making is crucial in today’s society. Although penile prosthesis surgery has had significant improvements regarding technique and...
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Initial 50 consecutive full-robotic pancreatoduodenectomies without conversion by a single surgeon: a learning curve analysis from a tertiary referral high-volume center
BackgroundSeveral studies report on a learning curve for robotic pancreatoduodenectomy (R-PD) ranging between 20 and 80 operations, with conversion...
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Long-term oncologic outcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomy: update series from a high-volume robotic center beyond 10 years of follow-up
Long-term oncologic data on patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for non-metastatic bladder cancer (BCa) are limited. The...
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Salvage Esophagectomy After Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Study in a High-Volume Center
BackgroundSalvage esophagectomy, indicated for some patients with locally recurrent/persistent disease after definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT),...
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A comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: a single surgeon’s robotic experience in a high-volume center
BackgroundRobotic surgery is the most recent advanced minimally invasive approach for distal pancreatectomy. However, its benefits over laparoscopic...
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Bariatric surgery for metabolic unhealthy obesity (MUO) during the COVID era: short-term results of a high-volume center
PurposeDuring the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outbreak, most public hospitals worldwide have been forced to postpone a major part of bariatric...
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From laparoscopic to robotic-assisted Heller myotomy for achalasia in a single high-volume visceral surgery center: postoperative outcomes and quality of life
BackgroundLaparoscopic (LSC) Heller myotomy (HM) is considered the standard procedure for the treatment of achalasia. Robotic platforms, established...
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Implementation of the robotic abdominal phase during robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): results from a high-volume center
BackgroundEvidence on the added value of robotic-assistance in the abdominal phase during esophagectomy is scarce. In 2003, our center implemented...
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Surgical outcomes of major vascular resection for retroperitoneal liposarcoma from a high‑volume sarcoma center: a propensity score matching analysis
PurposeRadical resection of retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLPS) may necessitate vascular resection and reconstruction. The study was conducted to...
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Experience of Robotic Complex Revisional Bariatric Surgery in a High-Volume Center
PurposeA revisional bariatric surgery (RBS) is necessary in about 28% of the patients. The role of robotic surgery in RBS is still a subject of...
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Short- and long-term post-nephrectomy outcomes for retroperitoneal liposarcoma from a high-volume sarcoma center: a propensity score matching analysis
BackgroundMultivisceral en bloc resection with the ipsilateral kidney is commonly performed in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLPS). We...
