[Caecum hernia of foramen of Winslow]. / Hernie caecale du foramen de Winslow.

Winslow's foramen hernia, or Blandin's hernia, is a rare internal hernia with a non-specific clinical presentation and its diagnosis may be difficult. The hernia occurs across the omental hiatus, bounded by the inferior vena cava posteriorly and the portal triad anteriorly. CT imaging provides several diagnostic clues in this condition. Prompt surgical management allows reduction before complications arise. We present a case of caecal internal herniation through Winslow's foramen in a patient who underwent gastrojejunal bypass about ten years ago. Laparoscopy with reduction of the caecal bascule and closure of the foramen is performed successfully.

La hernie du foramen de Winslow, ou hernie de Blandin, est une hernie interne rare, avec une présentation clinique non spécifique et son diagnostic peut être difficile. La hernie se produit au travers de l'hiatus omental, limité par la veine cave inférieure en arrière et la triade portale en avant. L'imagerie médicale par tomodensitométrie nous fournit plusieurs indices diagnostiques dans cette pathologie. La prise en charge chirurgicale rapide permet une réduction avant la survenue de complications. Nous présentons un cas de hernie interne caecale par le foramen de Winslow chez un patient ayant bénéficié d'un bypass gastro-jéjunal une dizaine d'années auparavant. Une laparoscopie avec réduction de la bascule caecale et fermeture du foramen est réalisée avec succès.

Quality of life and gastric acid-suppression medication post-laparoscopic fundoplication: a ten years retrospective study.

Background: Although medical treatment is the best approach for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), surgery has a significant role to play not only in cases of failure of medical treatment but also as in a long-term approach, specifically in young patient. On the other hand, alarming reports have been published concerning the outcomes and usefulness of antireflux surgery (ARS). The aim of this study was to evaluate medium and long-term functional outcomes following ARS performed in our institution over a 10 year period.Methods: This was a retrospective review of patients in our department who underwent primary or redo laparoscopic fundoplication between 2005 and 2015. Evaluation of the outcomes was made using a validated questionnaire specifically dedicated to GERD (the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Health-Related Quality of Life (GERD-HRQL) questionnaire) and by investigation about the continued use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Exclusion criteria were patients treated for GERD with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, emergency reduction of hiatal hernia, patients missing from follow-up and patients deceased from unrelated causes.Results: 296 patients out of 309 met the inclusion criteria. Primary procedures included 214 Nissen, 35 Toupet, and 23 Collis gastroplasty; there were additionally 62 redo operations. Neither postoperative mortality nor conversion was observed. The mean follow-up was 8 years post-surgery, and contact was made with 96% of the original group. 85% of the patients had stopped PPI use since their operation (86% after Nissen, 73% after Toupet, 94% after Collis and 82% after redos). 90% of the patients had good to excellent functional results as reported by their GERD-HRQL score, and independent of the type of previous procedure. 31 patients were dissatisfied due to dysphagia in 7 and GERD recurrence in 24. Again 75% were extremely satisfied and 15% satisfied. Our own incidence of redo procedures was 11% but the functional result and satisfaction index were comparable between redo and primary procedures. The addition of Collis gastroplasty in cases of real short oesophagus did not alter the final result.Conclusions: Laparoscopic ARS presents a superior alternative to lifetime medication use and can provide long-term control of GERD symptoms in the majority of patients if it is performed skillfully and in carefully evaluated patients. Based on the present study, we believed that significant improvement in GERD health-related quality of life can be attained following both primary and reoperative ARS.

Neoplasias sincrónicas en cáncer colorrectal / Synchronic neoplasias in colorectal cancer

Objetivo: mostrar la incidencia de neoplasias sincrónicas en cáncer colorrectal en pacientes manejados en nuestro servicio. Antecedentes: muchos estudios han mostrado distintas incidencias de lesiones sincrónicas, principalmente por variación en la agudeza de los métodos diagnósticos y la búsqueda intencional de las lesiones asociadas. Método: se estudiaron de manera retrospectiva los expedientes clínicos de 58 pacientes con diagnóstico de cáncer colorrectal, sometidos a cirugía, desde agosto de 1995 a marzo de 1999. Se clasificaron las neoplasias sincrónicas como benignas o malignas bas ndose en su estirpe histológica. El Análisis se realizó mediante la correlación de coeficientes de Spearman. Resultados: se encontró a 15 pacientes (25.8 por ciento) con 28 neoplasias sincrónicas, 9 hombres y 6 mujeres, con edad promedio de 63.2 años. Se estableció el diagnóstico preoperatorio de las lesiones sincrónicas en 12 pacientes (80 por ciento) mediante estudio endoscópico. La localización más frecuente del tumor primario fue en colon sigmoides (40 por ciento). La mayor frecuencia de las neoplasias sincrónicas fue en el recto (35.7 por ciento). Fue más frecuente la histología benigna (89.3 por ciento). Conclusiones: un paciente con cáncer tiene predisposición a una mucosa con epitelio alterado e inestable, apto para la aparición de nuevos tumores o lesiones premalignas, por lo que todos los pacientes que serán intervenidos quirúrgicamente por cáncer colorrectal deben de ser estudiados en forma completa para evaluar la integridad de la mucosa del colon.