Lesson learned from 10 years' experience in laparoscopic appendectomy in a community hospitalNereo Vettoretto
Laparoscopic Surgical Unit, M Mellini Hospital, V le Mazzini 4, 25032, Chiari, BS, Italy
Updates Surg 64:285-8. 2012
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- Laparoscopic adhesiolysis: consensus conference guidelines
N Vettoretto
Laparoscopic Surgery Unit, M Mellini Hospital, Chiari, Italy
Colorectal Dis 14:e208-15. 2012
..The increasing dissemination of laparoscopic surgery in the emergency setting and the lack of concrete evidence in the literature have called for a consensus conference to draw recommendations for clinical practice...
- Diffusion of laparoscopic appendectomies in Italy: a national audit
Nereo Vettoretto
Chirurgia Generale e Vascolare, A O M Mellini, Chiari BS, Italy
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 21:101-7. 2012
..Even if laparoscopic appendectomy is not yet considered a gold standard, it is widely diffused in Italy, and the audit's data show different behaviours between subgroups...
Single port laparoscopic appendectomy: are we pursuing real advantages?Nereo Vettoretto
Laparoscopic Surgery Unit, M, Mellini Hospital, Chiari BS, Italy
World J Emerg Surg 6:25. 2011
..Still, trends seem to evidence an increase in complications especially in complicated appendicitis, which suggests caution in its dissemination outside clinical trials...
- Consensus conference on laparoscopic appendectomy: development of guidelines
N Vettoretto
Laparoscopic Surgery Unit, M Mellini Hospital, Chiari, Italy
Colorectal Dis 13:748-54. 2011
..Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is not yet unanimously considered the gold standard treatment for appendicitis, despite the increasing use of advanced laparoscopic operations and the high incidence of the disease...
- A brief review of laparoscopic appendectomy: the issues and the evidence
N Vettoretto
Laparoscopic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, M Mellini Hospital, Chiari, BS, Italy
Tech Coloproctol 15:1-6. 2011
..Fast-track protocols should be implemented (level Ic). Training and technical standardization are the key to devising future trials on this topic...
- Critical view of safety during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Nereo Vettoretto
Laparoscopic Surgery, M Mellini Hospital, V le Mazzini 4, 25032, Chiari BS, Italy
JSLS 15:322-5. 2011
..It is characterized by a blunt dissection of the upper part of Calot's space, which does not usually contain arterial or biliary anomalies and is therefore ideal for a safe dissection, even in less experienced hands...
[Incisional hernia repair in the region of Brescia and in Lombardy: results of a survey and discussion]Nereo Vettoretto
Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Chirurgia Generale e Vascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera M Mellini, Chiari, Brescia
Chir Ital 59:679-85. 2007
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- Occasional finding of mesenteric lipodystrophy during laparoscopy: a difficult diagnosis
Nereo Vettoretto
General and Vascular Surgery, Az Osp M Mellini, V le Mazzini 4, Chiari BS 25032, Italy
World J Gastroenterol 13:5394-6. 2007
..After 6 mo no further medical therapy is required, as the patient remains asymptomatic. Discussion of this case and a brief review of the literature are presented in the following paragraphs...
- Laparoscopy in afferent loop obstruction presenting as acute pancreatitis
Nereo Vettoretto
Division of General and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mellino Mellini Hospital, Chiari BS, Italy
JSLS 10:270-4. 2006
..We describe an afferent loop obstruction caused by an adhesion band in a case of distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y end-to-side jejunal anastomosis for cancer...
- Transvaginal evisceration after laparoscopic adrenalectomy in neurofibromatosis
Nereo Vettoretto
Department of General and Vascular Surgery, M Mellini Hospital, Chiari BS, Italy
J Emerg Trauma Shock 3:204-5. 2010
..The general surgeon must be aware of this rare but challenging gynecological complication...
- Granular cell tumor of the male breast
Lucio Taglietti
Department of General and Vascular Surgery, M Mellini Hospital, Chiari, Italy
Updates Surg 63:139-42. 2011
..Only local surgical excision is indicated. General and senologist surgeons must be aware of this entity to avoid unnecessary mastectomy or lymphadenectomy...
- Comparison between laparoscopic and open repair for perforated peptic ulcer. A retrospective study
Nereo Vettoretto
Department of Surgery, Division of General and Vascular Surgery, M. Mellini Hospital, Chiari, Brescia
Chir Ital 57:317-22. 2005
..The suture technique is feasible and safe and is to be considered as the gold standard when used with the same indications as in open surgery...
