Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the
digestive tract. These tumors span a wide clinical spectrum from benign to malignant and have …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and/or hiatus hernia (HH) are one of the most
common disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Despite the positive effect of sleeve …

Peritoneal carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis are the most frequent cause of death in patients
who undergo resection for abdominal tumors [1–4]. The overall prognosis is extremely poor…

Background Recent evidence has indicated an increased risk of Barrett’s esophagus (BE)
in the long term after sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Aim The aim of the study is to investigate the …

Background: The authors investigated the outcome predictors in obese patients who
underwent laparoscopic adjustable banding with the Lap-Band®. Methods:The 3-year excess …

Background: The authors investigated the outcome of morbidly obese patients with binge
eating disorder (BED) treated surgically with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Methods…

BACKGROUND Abdominal sarcomatosis is a rare nosologic entity with a poor prognosis.
After a Phase I study on cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal …

Background: Hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIIC) has been
recently proposed to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis arising from colon adenocarcinoma, which …

Background and Aims Obesity, systemic inflammation and changes in the heart functions
are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. This study aimed to investigate coronary …

Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) with the Lap-Band® has
been our first choice operation for morbid obesity since September 1993. Results in terms of …