Innovations

Folienverband bei Weichteildefekt am Finger

Pectus Excavatum (PE) and Pectus carinatum (PC) represent the most common chest wall deformities (CWDs), occurring in approximately 1 in every 300-400 births, and showing a male predominance. 

Die Duodenum-erhaltende Pankreaskopfresektion (DEPKR) hat sich seit der Beschreibung durch Beger 1985 und Modifikation durch Frey 1987 als effektive Therapie der symptomatischen chronischen Pankreatitis gezeigt. 

Mason and Ito introduced gastric bypass surgery back in 1967, initially in a loop configuration (1). However, due to issues like bile reflux, Griffen and his team later modified the procedure to what is today known as the Roux-en-Y configuration (2).

Tips and tricks for acute care providers

Prof. Rami Sommerstein, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, heads the 'SSI Intervention' module at Swissnoso.

This video shows a left laparoscopic adrenalectomy of a 6cm pheochromocytoma, which as such qualifies as a large adrenal tumor ‘LAT’. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy, including transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches, is considered the gold standard for surgical treatment of adrenal tumors. Management of LATs is challenging due to possible difficulties with the resection as well as the risk of malignancy. Pheochromocytoma can occur as part of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type II, which develops from a mutation of the RET-protooncogene.

This video was presented and awarded the first video prize at the 21st TRIPARTITE MEETING for Minimally Invasive Surgery, organized by the Swiss-MIS (https://swiss-mis.ch) und the ASRCC (https://asrcc.ch).

The Power of Point-of-Care 3D Printing in Modern Surgery

Acute appendicitis is the most common reason for non-obstetrical surgery during pregnancy.

Die Rolle der Handgelenks-Arthroskopie in der Behandlung distaler Radiusfrakturen an einem HSM-Traumazentrum

PD Dr. med. Dr. phil. Vanessa Banz, Senior Attending Surgeon at the Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine at Inselspital Bern, explains the objectives and goals of gender medicine. 

Durch neue Technologie zur Abnahme der intraoperativen Strahlenexposition während komplexer endovaskulärer Behandlung.