Current critical problems in vascular surgery

Current problems in surgery.

Current Problems in Surgery keeps readers up-to-date on the latest surgical advances. Each month, this publication examines a single clinical problem or condition commonly seen by general surgeons. Issues also focus on topics in surgical research and emerging ideas in surgical subspecialties. Current Problems in Surgery is ideal for information too urgent to await book publication, yet too impo...

Vascular surgery in Pakistan: critical issues.

Applications of Cell Therapy in Vascular Surgery

Trying to use embryonic stem cells about 20 years ago, working with animals,  especially rats began. During these years , many experiments in mouse embryonic stem cells to transform into a variety of cells and transplanting them were led to remarkable success . In the next issue of human stem cells were considered successful until finally in 1998 the first report was published in the proliferat...

Current State of Vascular Resections in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

Pancreatic cancer (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the Western world and, even in 2014, a therapeutic challenge. The only chance for long-term survival is radical surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy which can be performed in about 20% of all PDAC patients by the time of diagnosis. As pancreatic surgery has significantly changed during the past y...

Robotics in general surgery: current status and critical review

Introduction In the last three decades, laparoscopic surgery has gained a worldwide interest in many specialties. However, several technical drawbacks have limited its diffusion in complex procedures. Robot-assisted surgery was introduced in the late 90’s, as an advanced platform studied to overcome the technical limits of conventional laparoscopy. Today, it is a reality applied in many surgica...