Advances in Abdominal Surgery 2002

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
 In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of β-Lactams, Aminoglycosides, Quinolones, Glycopeptides and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Against Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Intraabdominal Infections....Pages 3-12
Infected Necrosis and Pancreatic Abscess....Pages 13-35
Effects of IL-2 Immunomodulation on Infectious Complications in Colorectal Surgery....Pages 37-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Evaluation of Renal Tubular Damage in Rats with Biliary Obstruction....Pages 55-66
The Evolutionary Pattern of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: From a Benign to Severe Disease....Pages 67-84
Multidisciplinary Management of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer....Pages 85-94
Morbidity and Survival in Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases....Pages 95-113
Hepatic Metastases from Non Colorectal Cancer: Which Ones Should be Resected?....Pages 115-126
Radiochemotherapy of Liver Metastases from Breast Cancer: Review of Literature and Personal Experience....Pages 127-139
Carcinoma of the Papilla of Vater: Prognostic and Therapeutic Considerations....Pages 141-158
Splenectomy in Haematological Patients....Pages 159-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Ischemic Colitis: An Attempt to Define the Spectrum of Disease....Pages 175-189
Advances in Molecular Genetics and Clinical Implications of Sporadic Colorectal Cancer....Pages 191-201
Analyses of the Prognostic Factors in Colorectal Cancer. Preliminary Results of a Possible New Prognostic Factor: Mesenteric and Antimesenteric Tumor Location....Pages 203-211
Different Role of the Colonic Pouch after Low Anterior Resection or Coloanal Anastomosis....Pages 213-223
Primary Anorectal Reconstruction after Abdominoperineal Excision by Coloperineal Pull-Through and Electrically Stimulated Graciloplasty: Efficiency and Limitations of a Hard-to-Catch-on Procedure....Pages 225-246
Local Recurrence after Resection of Colorectal Cancer....Pages 247-264
Multimodal Treatment for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Digestive Origin....Pages 265-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Fecal Continence....Pages 283-288
Electrostimulated Graciloplasty for Faecal Incontinence Treatment....Pages 289-302
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Restoration of Anal Continence with the Artificial Bowel Sphincter (Abs Acticon TM )....Pages 303-312
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Mini-Laparotomy: A Suitable Minimally Invasive Technique for Cholecystectomy....Pages 315-320
Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Function Diseases of the Gastroesophageal Junction....Pages 321-336
Laparoscopic Management of Pancreatic Tumors....Pages 337-346
Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Rectal Tumors: 10 Years Experience....Pages 347-355
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Pancreas Procurement from Cadaveric Donors of Multiple Grafts....Pages 359-383
Replacement Therapy in Acute Liver Failure....Pages 385-392
Back Matter....Pages 393-407