Impact of Fast-Track Concept Elements in the Classical Pancreatic Head Resection (Kausch-Whipple Procedure)

Treatment of Recurrent Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax – Own Experience

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax could be a serious therapeutic problem in case of recurrence. Lack of therapeutic standards sometimes leads to delay in definitive surgical treatment and could cause respiratory complicat...

Local involvement of the lower urinary tract in primary colorectal cancer – outcome after en-blocresection

Invasion of urinary organs due to advanced colorectal cancer can comprise a surgical challenge in achieving negative resection margins. The aim of the study was to asses the outcome of patients with colorectal cancer inv...

History of liver transplantation in Poland

Experimental research on liver transplantation was introduced in Poland by Waldemar Olszewski with his team. It was in 1972. Not until 15 years later, in 1987, did Stanisław Zieliński in Szczecin and Marian Pardela in Ka...

VAAFT: a new minimally invasive method in the diagnostics and treatment of anal fistulas – initial results

The aim of the study was to present our own experience in the treatment of anal fistulas by means of VAAFT (Video-Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment). Material and methods. Twenty patients were qualified for the VAAFT proce...