Gland surgery

BackgroundTotal pancreatectomy (TP) is necessary in some cases to treat pancreatic cancer. However, TP is still controversial due to its unsatisfactory short- and long-term clinical outcomes previously. This study aimed to compare the perio…

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer and gynecologic tumors share common hormonal and genetic risk factors. Previous studies mainly focused on the risk of endometrial pathology in women receiving tamoxifen, while the data on the overall prevalence of …

BACKGROUND: Elagolix is an oral small molecule second-generation nonpeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist drug that can quickly and reversibly inhibit female gonadotropins and ovarian sex hormones. Previous randomized con…

BACKGROUND: The standard approach for transarterial embolization of uterine fibroids or adenomas is via the femoral artery, but this approach limits the patient's quality of life and increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis in the lower e…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian cysts, common in women of reproductive age, often require surgical intervention, with minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery becoming the preferred method due to its reduced complications and faster recovery. Despite it…

BackgroundIatrogenic bile duct injuries (BDIs) prevention during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) relies on meticulous anatomical dissections through direct visualization. Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) with indocyanine green (ICG) impr…

BACKGROUND: Previous clinical trials regarding the therapy in epithelial ovarian tumors have involved patients with all types of ovarian tumors. Mucinous borderline tumors may progress to invasive carcinoma even after therapy and Patients w…

BACKGROUND: Matrix-producing carcinoma (MPC) is a rare tumor accounting for 0.1% of all breast cancers. Although MPC is usually triple-negative breast cancer, there have been few reports of preoperative chemotherapy for MPC that is consider…

BACKGROUND: We present the case of one patient with early ovarian cancer complicated with lymphatic tuberculosis (TB) and discuss the significance of lymph node resection for ovarian cancer. We also reflect on the limitations of the preoper…

BACKGROUND: Distant metastasis (DM) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is rare but significantly associated with decreased survival. Accurate clinical staging at initial diagnosis and during follow-up is essential. CASE DESCRIPTION: We repo…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a disturbing condition affecting about 10% of all reproductive aged women. The most severe form of endometriosis is deeply infiltrative endometriosis (DIE). Bowel is commonly affected in DIE. Treatment options o…

ObjectiveOur purpose is to explain the onset, diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatic tumor-associated pancreatitis (PTP), and inform clinicians about the management of PTP. It is hoped that clinicians can gain some experience and inspiratio…

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) and transplantation is an innovative procedure increasingly utilized to help preserve fertility after gonadotoxic treatments especially in cancer patients. Approximately 30% of autotransplanted patients…

Although ectopic thyroid can be found in thoracic locations, the discovery of abdominal ectopic thyroid is often an accidental event. Moreover, abdominal ectopic thyroid is easily misdiagnosed due to the rarity of these cases and the diffic…

BACKGROUND: The reporting of surgical techniques is of mixed quality, with most at a very minimal level. Reporting guidelines that could be applied to guide surgical technique reporting vary in methodology for development, discipline covera…

BACKGROUND: Most prior studies investigating the risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm (ROMA) with cancer antigen 125 (CA125) and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) have involved Caucasian population or other populations. To date, there have b…

Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare pathological finding bellow the diaphragm and extremely rare finding is ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland (ETTAG). Thyroid tissue can be located anywhere along the way of embryological migration pa…

Ovarian cancer is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage and a fraction of these patients fail to respond to primary therapy and relapses in 70% of cases. On account of the high recurrence probability and the poor outcomes after recurren…

Nowadays, no standard approaches for follow up in ovarian cancer (OC) patients exist. While the role of ultrasound (US) is well defined in primary diagnosis of OC, it is still controversial during follow-up of surgically treated OC. The aim…