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A esofagectomia é o tratamento curativo do câncer de esôfago não metastático atualmente. Contudo ainda há falta de evidências fiéis que mostrem uma diferença significativa entre as técnicas cirúrgicas e permanece a controvérsia sobre a localização anatômica ideal da anastomose esofagogástrica, intratorácica ou cervical. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a influência do local da anastomose, cervical ou torácica, nas complicações operatórias e mortalidade da esofagogastrectomia com linfadenectomia em dois campos.

Objectives. Endoscopic gastrostomy occasionally presents limitations such as costs, availability of equipment and special materials, and difficult access to the gastric cavity in the setting of obstructive esophageal tumors. Open jejunostomies present high rates of postoperative complications and limited capacity for abdominal evaluation due to reduced incision size. Thus, to reduce procedure-related complications and overall costs and provide a thorough intraoperative evaluation of the peritoneal cavity, we present the following simplified technique. Methods. Video-assisted jejunostomy in ten steps. Results. The use of this Video-assisted laparoscopic technique proves to be a safe, viable alternative, with cost reduction, decreased use of disposable materials, shortened operative time, and accelerated recovery, in addition to increased technical ease and wide applicability across a variety of hospital settings.

Quality is a term used by various specialists, from different perspectives, having as a common point to identify focuses that promote their development in institutional management. Quality processes allow us to improve assistance, reducing complication and death rates and reducing costs. Currently, the positive experience of the patient is highly valued and should be sought by all institutions. The benefits of quality procedures are extensive. There is evidence of lower complication and mortality rates, cost reduction, uniformity of care, improved communication and opportunity for health education. There is a need for financial investment by the institutions, but they can be converted in the future. The idea that these are just bureaucratic steps must be fought because individualistic attitudes are no longer part of safe medicine. The success of a quality process requires interdisciplinarity, integration with quality offices for effective communication. The implementation of feasible attitudes should be sought, with a high adherence rate to seek patient satisfaction and safety. We will address historical aspects, the requirements for the implementation of a quality program, the concepts of indicators and the aspects that influence the quality in surgery, in addition to presenting benefits that such a program can offer to the surgeon and the institution.

to evaluate the feasibility of abbreviated fasting in oncologic colorectal surgeries, as well as the impact on the surgical outcome of the patients.prospective randomized comparative study with patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgeries from May to September 2017. Patients were randomized electronically into two groups according to the preoperative fast to be adopted: conventional or abbreviated.of the 33 patients included, 15 followed the abbreviated fasting protocol and 18 the conventional fasting. Both groups had comparable profiles. No patient underwent mechanical preparation of the colon. In 69.7% of the cases, surgery involved low rectal dissection. The procedures were equivalent in relation to intraoperative variables and severe complications. The time to achieve complete oral intake was shorter for abbreviated fasting (10 versus 16 days, p=0.001), as well as the length of inhospital stay (2 versus 4 days, p=0.009). Hospital costs were lower in the abbreviated fasting (331 versus 682 reais, p0.001). The univariable analysis revealed a correlation between complete oral intake and abbreviated fasting [HR 0.29 (IC95%: 0.12-0.68] and abdominal distension [HR 0.12 (IC95% 0.01-0.94)]. After multivariable analysis, abbreviated fasting presented a lower time for complete oral intake [HR 0.39 (IC95%: 0.16-0.92].the abbreviated preoperative fasting favors the metabolic-nutritional recovery, reducing the time for complete oral intake. The implementation of the abbreviation protocol reduces hospital admission costs.avaliar a viabilidade de abreviação do jejum em cirurgias colorretais oncológicas, bem como, o impacto no desfecho cirúrgico dos pacientes.estudo prospectivo comparativo randomizado com pacientes submetidos à cirurgias eletivas colorretais, por câncer, no período de maio a setembro de 2017. Os pacientes foram randomizados eletronicamente em dois grupos de acordo com o jejum pré-operatório a ser adotado: convencional ou abreviado.dos 33 pacientes incluídos, 15 seguiram o protocolo de jejum abreviado e 18 de jejum convencional. Ambos os grupos apresentaram perfis comparáveis. Nenhum paciente foi submetido a preparo mecânico do cólon. Em 69,7% dos casos, a cirurgia envolveu dissecção baixa do reto. Os procedimentos foram equivalentes em relação às variáveis intraoperatórias e complicações graves. O tempo para atingir realimentação plena foi menor para o jejum abreviado (10 versus 16 dias, p=0,001), assim como, o tempo de internação hospitalar (2 versus 4 dias, p=0,009). Os custos hospitalares foram menores no jejum abreviado (331 versus 682 reais, p0,001). A análise univariável revelou correlação entre a realimentação plena e o jejum abreviado [HR 0,29 (IC95%: 0,12-0,68] e com a distensão abdominal [HR 0,12(IC95%: 0,01-0,94)]. Após análise multivariável, o jejum abreviado apresentou menor tempo para realimentação plena [HR 0,39(IC95%: 0,16-0,92].o jejum pré-operatório abreviado favorece a recuperação metabólico-nutricional, diminuindo o tempo para realimentação plena. A implantação do protocolo de abreviação do jejum reduz custos de internação hospitalar.

Gastrointestinal microflora is involved in the development and regulation of the immune response. Non-pathogenic bacteria are important to prevent the development and subsequent invasion of enteropathogenic bacteria. Surgical trauma and intestinal preparation can disrupt the intestinal microbiota balance. Modulating the microbiota in the preoperative period in patients with colorectal cancer may have an effect on the occurrence of postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of preoperative synbiotic administration in patients with colorectal cancer subjected to colorectal resection.This was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 73 patients with colorectal cancer. Eight days before surgery, patients were randomized to receive either synbiotics (Simbioflora, Farmoquimica, São Paulo, Brazi) or placebo (maltodextrin). The envelopes were identical and labeled A or B. All patients underwent nutritional assessment and measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, serum albumin, and transferrin. Patients were given a diluted envelope in 100 mL of water twice daily for 7 d. The occurrence of infectious or non-infectious complications, time of antibiotic use, duration of hospitalization, and occurrence of deaths were recorded for 30 d postoperatively.Mean age, demographic data, and tumor staging were similar between the groups at baseline. After 7 d of synbiotic intake, there were significant reductions in IL-6 levels (163.2 ± 19.5 versus 138.8 ± 12.5, P0.001) and CRP (10 ± 5.2 versus 7.17 ± 3.2, P0.001), whereas the control group did not present significant changes I IL-6 levels (154.2 ± 18.3 versus 160.9 ± 18.6, NS) or CRP (10.6 ± 6.18 versus 10.4 ± 6.1, NS). Serum albumin and transferrin did not show significant changes. Postoperative infectious complications occurred in 2.8% of patients in the synbiotic group and in 18.9% of the control group (P = 0.02). The mean antibiotic usage time was 1.42 ± 0.5 d in the synbiotic group and 3.74 ± 4.3 d in the control group (P0.001). The mean hospital length of stay was 3 ± 1 d in the synbiotic group and 4 ± 18 in the control group (P0.001). Three deaths were reported in the control group and none in the synbiotic group (P = 0.115).The use of synbiotics for 7 d preoperatively in patients with colorectal cancer attenuates the inflammatory state and is associated with reductions in morbidity, hospital length of stay, and use of antibiotics.

Introduction: Primary chest wall tumors are rare and it is more common originated from bone and cartilage tissue. The clinical manifestation is nonspecific. The main complaint is the pain but generally vague and fails to characterize a specific type or location and early diagnosis is compromised.Objective: Evaluation of patients with thoracic wall tumors submitted to surgical treatment at a tertiary hospital for oncological care.Methods: Retrospective study of 52 cases, between 1998 and 2013.Results: There was a predominance of males, corresponding to 58% of the cases. The main histological types were osteosarcoma, Schwanomma and immature teratoma. Of the 52 cases, 5 of them were direct extension or metastasis of other sites that had as their first manifestation of the disease the mass of the chest wall. The main therapeutic modality was isolated surgery. The type of reconstruction most used to close the surgical defect was the first intention closure used in 25 patients, followed by the myocutaneous flap in 22 patients. The 5-year survival status of this population were 34.6% of the patients alive but alive with active disease in 13.4% of the sample.Conclusion: Radical resection associated with reconstruction techniques allowed an increase in survival time. The priority is restoration of structural and functional integrity of the chest, work has been done to find ways of approach that combine a better chance of cure of the disease and a satisfactory quality of life for patients.

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a viabilidade de abreviação do jejum em cirurgias colorretais oncológicas, bem como, o impacto no desfecho cirúrgico dos pacientes. Métodos: estudo prospectivo comparativo randomizado com pacientes submetidos à cirurgias eletivas colorretais, por câncer, no período de maio a setembro de 2017. Os pacientes foram randomizados eletronicamente em dois grupos de acordo com o jejum pré-operatório a ser adotado: convencional ou abreviado. Resultados: dos 33 pacientes incluídos, 15 seguiram o protocolo de jejum abreviado e 18 de jejum convencional. Ambos os grupos apresentaram perfis comparáveis. Nenhum paciente foi submetido a preparo mecânico do cólon. Em 69,7% dos casos, a cirurgia envolveu dissecção baixa do reto. Os procedimentos foram equivalentes em relação às variáveis intraoperatórias e complicações graves. O tempo para atingir realimentação plena foi menor para o jejum abreviado (10 versus 16 dias, p=0,001), assim como, o tempo de internação hospitalar (2 versus 4 dias, p=0,009). Os custos hospitalares foram menores no jejum abreviado (331 versus 682 reais, p