Evaluation of the Learning Curve for Intraoperative Neural Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves in Thyroid Surgery*

Intraoperative neuromonitoring facilitates identification of the recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLN) and allows for predicting their postoperative function. Nevertheless, the outcome of thyroid surgery monitoring is affecte...

In Vitro Chemo-Sensitivity Assay Guided Chemotherapy is Associated with Prolonged Overall Survival in Cancer Patients

Diagnosis and treatment of obscure small bowel bleedings - analysis of double balloon enteroscopy role in diagnosing and treatment algorythm on basis of own material

Introduction Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is defined as a reccurent bleeding to gastrointestinal tract without evaluated origin, despite detiled endoscopic and image diagnostics. Mots common reason of OGIB i...

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF ANNALS OF SURGERY: Annals of Surgery: Vol. 266, nr 5, November 2017; 703 - 705: Modern Surgeons: Still Masters of Their Trade or Just Operators of Medical Equipment?

My surgical education began at a time when Poland formed part of the communist bloc and was isolated from the world, or in today’s Terms – it remained behind the Iron Curtain. This was true of all areas of life, includin...

Myositis Ossificans of the Quadriceps Femoris Mimicking Sarcoma as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problem – Case Report and Literature Review

Myositis ossificans (MO) may be included in the group of lesions described as pseudosarcomas. Its clinical and histological picture frequently mimics a malignant neoplasm and therefore, ultimate diagnosis and implementat...