Cirugía suprarrenal en España: resultados finales de una encuesta nacional / Adrenal Surgery in Spain: Final Results of a National Survey

Introducción Dada la disponibilidad del abordaje laparoscópico y la creciente detección de incidentalomas, las indicaciones de suprarrenalectomía pueden estar cambiando. La Sección de Cirugía Endocrina de la Asociación Española de Cirujanos diseñó una encuesta para analizar las indicaciones actuales de la suprarrenalectomía y sus resultados en los servicios de cirugía españoles. Material y métodos Se recogieron datos respecto al tipo de hospital y servicio, volumen de procedimientos, estudios de localización y preparación preoperatoria, indicaciones, técnica quirúrgica, instrumental utilizado, y resultados en términos de morbilidad y estancia hospitalaria. Se compararon los resultados de los centros en función de su volumen de actividad, utilizando las pruebas de Mann-Whitney para variables cuantitativas y de la chi al cuadrado para las cualitativas. Resultados Treinta y seis centros cumplimentaron el cuestionario e incluyeron 301 suprarrenalectomías realizadas en 2008. Las lesiones extirpadas más frecuentes fueron feocromocitoma (25,2%), adenoma no funcionante (16,2%), aldosteronoma (15,9%), adenoma de Cushing (11,2%), metástasis (10,3%), mielolipoma (5,6%) y carcinoma (4,9%) (..) (AU)

Introduction The indications for adrenalectomy could be changing by the availability of laparoscopy and the growing detection of incidentalomas. The Endocrine Surgery Section of the Spanish Association of Surgeons conducted a survey to analyse the current indications for adrenalectomy and their results in Spanish surgical departments.Material and methods Data were gathered as regards the type of hospital and department, volume of procedures, localisation studies and pre-surgical preparations, indications, surgical approach, and results in terms of morbidity and hospital stay. The results of the centres were compared as regards their volume of activity using the Mann–Whitney Test for the quantitative variables and chi squared for the qualitative ones. Results Thirty-six centres completed the questionnaire and 301 adrenalectomies were reported to be performed in 2008. Most frequent indications were pheochromocytoma (25.2%), non-functioning adenoma (16.2%), aldosteronoma (15.9%), Cushing adenoma (11.2%), metastasis (10.3%), myelolipoma (5.6%), and carcinoma (4.9%).Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed in 83.7% of cases (6.7% required conversion to laparotomy). The mean hospital stay was 3.9 days for laparoscopic adrenalectomy and 7.4 days for laparotomy. High-volume units (more than 10 per year) used more frequently the laparoscopic approach (P=.019), and had a shorter overall hospital stay (P<.0001. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was also associated with a shorter hospital stay (P<.0001).Conclusions Laparoscopy for adrenalectomy has become the standard practice in Spain, with good results in terms of morbidity and hospital stay. High volume centres have better results as regards the use of minimally invasive surgery and hospital stay (..) (AU)

Liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma.

The initial enthusiasm for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) soon vanished as early recurrences appeared. OLT in HCC remains a controversial issue. We evaluated the efficacy of preoperative studies to select No-Mo patients and determined whether pT stage and histopathological grade (G) have a prognostic significance. A group of 25 patients, all previously thoroughly studied to rule out extrahepatic disease, underwent OLT for HCC. All patients were pNo after pathological study and none of the six patients who died in the postoperative period showed extrahepatic dissemination at necropsy (pMo). The recurrence rate was 43%. The 2 and 5 years actuarial survival was 62% and 43% respectively. The pT and G were not prognostic factors for long-term survival. We think that HCC is still a good indication for OLT because almost 50% of patients have good survival prospects.

[A comparative study of hepatic cholestasis after infusion of long chain triglycerides and a mixture of medium and long chain triglycerides]. / Estudio comparativo de la colestasis hepática entre la infusión de triglicéridos de cadena larga y mezcla de triglicéridos de cadena media y larga.

A randomized, double blind prospective study made on surgical patients who required parenteral nutrition during a 10-day period, with complete fasting. The patients were required to show a normal hepatic function measured by gamma-GT, alkaline phosphatase (FA), normal bilirubin and ALT. The evolution of the cholestasis parameters was observed on days 0, 1, 3, 8 and 10. An increase in gamma-GT was observed in the groups. This was much greater in the group with LCT (p<0.005) on the tenth day than in the MCT/LCT group. FA increased only in the LCT group, and was statistically significant (p<0.001) on the tenth day compared with the MCT/LCT group.