NEVI
Nevi (commonly olives) are the clinical manifestation of proliferation and summation of cells normally found in the skin (melanocytes). However, there are other types of nevi that are not related to melanocytes such as blue nevus, phagesoral nevus and vascular nevus. Melanocyte nevi are very common and can be found anywhere on the body but […]
PILONIDAL CYST
The pilonidal cyst, or capillary fistula, is a very common disease of the sacrococcygeal area. It is characterized by the formation of a fistula or branching fistulas and a cyst containing hair tufts and dead epithelial cells. It is very common during adolescence and is more common in men than women. The exact etiology is […]
KONDYLOMAS
Kondylomas are the symptom of a human papilloma virus (HPV) virus infection.Kondyloma virus infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease. It is estimated that 50-70% of sexually active men and women will be infected with the HPV virus in their lifetime. It is estimated that in any sexual contact with an infected person without […]
BILIARY AND PANCREATIC SURGERY
Biliary and pancreatic surgery has always been a challenge for the surgeon because these organs are difficult to access surgically, they are adjacent to important anatomical structures and their diseases have a complex pathophysiology. In the past, this surgery was associated with high morbidity and mortality. Today things have changed. Understanding the pathophysiology of diseases […]
GENERAL SURGERY
General surgery as a medical specialty includes the description, etiology and treatment of pathological conditions or diseases that can be treated surgically by applying various surgical methods and surgical techniques. The beginning of the operative act in man is lost in the distant past of the human race. In the medicine of the ancient peoples, […]
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Laparoscopic surgery is a field of general surgery that uses laparoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which, through a small foramen in the abdomen, under general anesthesia, the surgeon inserts gas (carbon dioxide) and the abdominal walls are stretched and the abdomen inflates like a balloon. A thin […]
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Surgical oncology is an important field of general surgery and has as its object the specialized surgical treatment of malignant tumors. Cancer is a pathological process that affects the cells of an organ. These proliferate uncontrollably and form the tumor, which while initially located within the organ from which it emerges can then subsequently expand […]
PRESSURE ULCERS – RECLINATION
The term reclination means the localized destruction of an area of skin or subjacent tissues which is caused by ischemia and necrosis of the soft molecules due to prolonged pressure in the specific area. The pressure exerted during reclination compresses the blood vessels of the area resulting in a reduction or even disruption of microcirculation […]
ONYXIS
Onyxis is a condition in which a part (usually the corner) of the nail enters the skin of the big toe. It can also emerge on the other toes and very rarely on the fingers. It can be due to a direct injury to the toe that causes the corners of the nails to turn […]
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids have been known since antiquity. Etymologically the word hemorrhoid consists of the Greek words “blood” and “flow”, which describe exactly the symptom of blood loss. They are usually characterized by bleeding from the rectum during defecation, on the stool, with or without prolapse of a tissue in the anal area.It is a fact that […]