{"title":"[Robotic-assisted rectal resection in rectal cancer: current evidence : A narrative review].","authors":"Hannes Philipp Neeff","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02508-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02508-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Robotic-assisted resection (RAR) of rectal carcinomas of the middle and lower third is increasing. In Germany RAR is still the exception in an international comparison. The gold standard is a laparoscopic rectal resection. Apart from registry data that could show lower recurrence rates after RAR, currently there is a multicenter, randomized study available showing 3‑year follow-up data. Local recurrence-free survival as well as disease-free survival were significantly improved after RAR. In addition, functional outcomes such as urinary, male and female sexual function scores were improved after RAR as well as defecation. The RAR has now emerged from the shadow of established techniques and has to be regarded as an important and independent factor in multimodal treatment of rectal cancer with respect to improved oncological and functional results.</p>","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcus Örgel, Christian Krettek, Harun Hawi, Horst-Heinrich Aschoff, Christine Radtke, Emmanouil Liodakis
{"title":"[Technological advances in amputation medicine].","authors":"Marcus Örgel, Christian Krettek, Harun Hawi, Horst-Heinrich Aschoff, Christine Radtke, Emmanouil Liodakis","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02496-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02496-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amputation medicine has evolved into a specialized, technology-driven discipline. With increasing global amputation rates, advanced surgical techniques, innovative prosthetic solutions and digital rehabilitation are gaining importance. Transcutaneous osseointegrated prosthetic systems (TOPS) can improve mobility, proprioception and quality of life but carry risks such as stomal infections or periprosthetic fractures. Neuroreconstructive procedures including targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), targeted sensory reinnervation (TSR), regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI), agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI) and nerve caps enable intuitive prosthesis control and reduce neuroma and phantom pain. Preoperative diagnostics and careful patient selection are essential. Guidelines emphasize structured rehabilitation and interdisciplinary follow-up. Virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) procedures extend the treatment spectrum and support motor function and phantom pain reduction. Overall, this results in an integrated treatment concept with clear functional and psychosocial advantages.</p>","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Outpatient surgery-Patient selection and perioperative safety].","authors":"Christian Deindl","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02501-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02501-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For more than 30 years outpatient surgery has been established in Germany in a patient-safe manner at approved outpatient surgery locations in the specified diagnostic scope and with risk-adjusted indications. As part of the Federal Government's outpatient strategy, the range of operations and the number of interventions will increase. This development requires special attention to compliance with patient safety-relevant treatment standards and the overdue implementation of sector-independent quality assurance indicators. Patient satisfaction and, above all, patient safety are particularly important test criteria for the quality of results in outpatient, usually elective procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OMW: Reduce, refuse, recycle, reuse – Wie werden wir nachhaltiger in der Chirurgie?","authors":"Annette Eidmann, Maximilian Rudert, Lea Usov","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02504-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02504-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Safety culture as a core element of surgical patient safety].","authors":"Ruth Hecker, Kira Tosberg","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02500-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02500-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Safety culture is considered a key factor for sustainable patient safety. It encompasses the shared values, attitudes and behaviors of an organization in dealing with risks, errors and responsibility. In highly complex clinical systems adverse events rarely result from individual failure alone but typically arise from the interaction of structural, organizational and communicative factors. An effective safety culture therefore relies on systemic thinking, transparent communication, a nonpunitive approach to errors, the active promotion of speak-up behavior and psychological safety. The discrepancy between formal procedures (work as imagined) and everyday practice (work as done) highlights that safety can only be achieved when standards are designed to reflect real-world conditions and are regularly reviewed. Tools such as checklists are effective only within an environment characterized by psychological safety. Staff surveys, feedback systems, interprofessional training and committed leadership are key levers for continuously measuring, developing and sustainably embedding safety culture. Safety culture is not a one-time initiative but an ongoing organizational development process.</p>","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147824239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Patient safety in the operating room].","authors":"András K Szabó, Sven Flemming","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02506-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02506-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The operating room is a high-risk environment where patient safety is determined by the interplay of people, technology and organization (MTO). This article describes a practice-oriented safety model based on the MTO concept and presents concrete measures for error prevention in everyday perioperative practice. Particular focus is placed on structured Stage-Gate processes, team communication, safety culture and the role of modern digitalization and technical assistance systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147824244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nils Haep, Lucas Illies, Yun Jung Choi, Sebastian Knitter, Philipp Haber, Felix Krenzien, Nathanael Raschzok, Johann Pratschke, Wenzel Schöning
{"title":"[Influencing factors and results of conversions in minimally invasive liver surgery : A single-center analysis of over 1200 consecutive cases].","authors":"Nils Haep, Lucas Illies, Yun Jung Choi, Sebastian Knitter, Philipp Haber, Felix Krenzien, Nathanael Raschzok, Johann Pratschke, Wenzel Schöning","doi":"10.1007/s00104-025-02374-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00104-025-02374-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Minimally invasive liver surgery is associated with lower complication rates compared to open liver surgery. Due to the growing acceptance and increasing experience with minimally invasive liver resections, open conversions have become rare but are associated with inferior postoperative outcomes.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aimed to investigate the risk factors for conversion and outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive liver resections.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We performed a post hoc analysis of 1209 consecutive minimally invasive liver resections at our center between 2015 and 2024. The factors and perioperative outcomes of conversion to open procedures were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The conversion rate was 4.1% and left hemihepatectomy was associated with an increased conversion rate. The Harmonic Ace® and Waterjet® parenchyma dissectors were associated with lower conversion rates. The most common reasons for conversion were technical and adhesions. Major complications (Clavien Dindo ≥ III) within the first 90 days occurred in 18.3% of cases and conversions were associated with an increased complication rate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In conclusion, this study highlights the influencing factors which correlate to open conversion in minimally invasive liver resections. Open conversion was an independent predictor of an increased complication rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":"397-404"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13106248/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Current diagnostics and treatment of adrenal tumors].","authors":"Detlef K Bartsch","doi":"10.1007/s00104-026-02475-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-026-02475-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72588,"journal":{"name":"Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":"97 5","pages":"349-350"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147790712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}