This article reviews the use of minimally invasive surgical and endoscopic techniques in the field of surgical oncology. It reviews the indications and techniques of the use of minimally invasive surgery for several oncologic indications in general surgery. In particular, it reviews the currently published literature discussing the oncologic outcomes of these techniques.

Studies regarding preoperative nutritional and immunologic status have increased. The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) calculated based on the serum albumin concentration and the total lymphocyte count was initially suggested for assessing the influence of the perioperative immunonutritional status on surgical risk [1]. Recently, studies have reported an association of the PNI with oncologic ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze the impact that a clinical history of an oncologic disease may have on the management decisions for incidentally detected lung nodules on chest computed tomographic (CT) examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS An electronic survey was sent to all 796 members of the Society of Thoracic Radiology regarding criteria for the management of incidentally dete...

UNLABELLED The aim of this work was the retrospective study of the frequency of infections in surgically treated oncologic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Our research included 753 oncologic patients treated at the Second Surgical Clinic of the Regional Institute of Oncology, Iaşi, between January 2013 and December 2014, with the selection of cases which had infectious complications. RESULTS...

Key Points •Several common and uncommon diseases in veterinary medicine are now able to be treated with the use of minimally invasive fluoroscopically-guided techniques. •The non-oncologic vascular interventions, while lacking in long-term data, are demonstrating early promise and the morbidity associated with these procedures tends to be significantly less than historical surgical treatment op...