Introduction: Minimally invasive surgery has been increasingly accepted and used in colorectal surgery. Several studies report that robotic surgery may provide advantages over ‘conventional’ laparoscopy, namely in rectal surgery. This paper provides an account of the first three years of experience with robotic surgery in the Unidade de Patologia Colorretal of the Unidade Local de Saúde S. José. Methods: Variab...
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Pneumoperitoneum (PP) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is a rare complication; however it should be considered to avoid an unnecessary laparotomy and that will also compromise the dialytic options. A 70 year-old woman with end-stage renal disease had been on chronic PD with automated night therapy for 21 months, without complications or any signs of peritonitis. She was admitted with a sudden epigastric pai...