Concerns and reflections on the second wave of COVID-19 in Argentina: A perspective by general surgery residents.

In Argentina, the second wave of COVID-19, which started in May, clearly differentiates us from the rest of the Latin American countries, whose current growth may be the announcement of the expected autumn-winter expansion. There is a lot of uncertainty about how the pandemic will evolve, which contrasts with the expectations that had been generated in society after the end of the confinement, both of the control of the health system and access to effective vaccines. Thus, a group of surgeons in training raised a series of concerns concerning the critical situation that we are facing.

Surgical education in the COVID-19 era: What did the general surgery residents' report in Argentina leave us? Part 2.

Social distancing to curb the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted medical and surgical education. This health crisis led us to raise doubts, controversies, and dilemmas in health care in general, and in surgery in particular, understanding that residents are possibly as or more vulnerable than all health professionals. During the 32nd International Congress of General Surgery in Cordoba, which was the first general surgery congress held in Argentina during 2021; The Association of Residents and Concurrent Surgery of Cordoba presented its official report about the current challenges faced by residents during their surgical training.

Surgical education in the COVID-19 era: What did the General Surgery Residents' report in Argentina leave us? Part 1.

Social distancing to curb the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted medical and surgical education. This health crisis led us to raise doubts, controversies, and dilemmas in health care in general, and in surgery in particular, understanding that residents are possibly as or more vulnerable than all health professionals. During the 32nd International Congress of General Surgery in Cordoba, which was the first general surgery congress held in Argentina during 2021; The Association of Residents and Concurrent Surgery of Córdoba presented its official report about the current challenges faced by residents during their surgical training.

Intramural esophageal bronchogenic cyst.

ANTECEDENTES: Los quistes broncogénicos esofágicos son sacos cerrados originados de brotes anormales del tubo -traqueobronquial primitivo. Estas lesiones suelen ser asintomáticas, por lo que pueden hallarse incidentalmente o pueden causar síntomas por compresión de estructuras adyacentes. Son lesiones muy poco comunes; se han publicado unos 23 casos en adultos. CASO CLÍNICO: Presentamos el caso de un varón de 44 años con un cuadro de tos de larga duración, sin otro síntoma. Para descartar las causas más comunes de sus síntomas se realizan estudios que objetivan la presencia de una lesión intramural de 40 × 43 mm. Se realiza videotoracoscopia para su resección y estudio, resultando ser un quiste broncogénico. BACKGROUND: Bronchogenic cysts are close sacks originated from abnormal development of the tracheobronchial tree. These lesions are usually asymptomatic or can cause symptoms, by compression of adjacent structures. This pathology is so unusual that there are only about 23 cases published in adults. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 44 year-old man with persistent cough, without other symptom. The most common causes for his symptoms were ruled out, so imaging studies were made, showing at the medial portion of the esophagus, located intramural a 40 × 43 mm ovoid lesion. Resected by video-assisted thoracoscopy for its study. With findings attributable to bronchogenic cyst.