Four techniques to close the fascia after midline laparotomy were compared in a prospective
randomized multicentre trial. The four techniques were: interrupted closure with polyglactin; …

Background Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, antimicrobial therapy and intensive
care support, the mortality rate associated with severe secondary peritonitis remains …

The introduction of laparoscopic surgery offers clear advantages to patients; to surgeons, it
presents the challenge of learning new remote operating techniques quite different from …

For the evaluation of non-palpable lesions of the breast, image-guided large-core needle
biopsies are increasingly replacing needle-localized open breast biopsies. In this study, the …

Objective To assess the results of open management of the abdomen and planned re-operations
in severe bacterial peritonitis after perforation or anastomotic disruption of the digestive …

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair may cause a revolution in general surgery if it proves to
be the best treatment for inguinal hernia. Today there are several laparoscopic techniques …

Background Return to normal activity after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been
reported to occur sooner than after conventional repair. Methods As part of a randomized study, …

Introduction Stereotactic large-core needle biopsy is increasingly replacing needle-localized
breast biopsy for the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast disease. In this prospective study, the …

Background: One of the alleged advantages of stereotactic large-core needle biopsy of non-palpable
breast lesions is that it entails less inconvenience for the patient. In this prospective …

There still is a need for an alternative to autologous vein especially for infra-inguinal vascular
reconstructions. Since 1984 we have used a denaturated venous homograft in patients in …