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Objective: Identifying the scope of surgical mentoring at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and compare the perceptions of teachers and students to recognize characteristics and competences of such practice and future needs., Method: Two surveys were designed to evaluate the existence and importance of mentoring and inquire about the characteristics, qualities and skills expected on mentors., Results: Both groups agree on the importance of having a mentor. 84.2% of teachers consider themselves mentors, however, only 38.6% of students considered them as such. The most relevant quality of the mentor recognized by students was the willingness and ability to teach, while for teachers it was respect. For the students, the most important competence was the ability to explain and teach about the procedures to be performed, while for teachers it was the ability to provide confidence and security., Conclusions: There is a paradoxical behavior, most students consider they do not have a mentor while most teachers consider to be such. The need to expand the literature regarding mentoring in Colombia specifically in the surgical field was identified., (Copyright: © 2022 Permanyer.)

Background: Complications after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are rare, approximately 0.09% to 1.8% are duodenal perforation. This type of injury requires early diagnosis and proper management since the outcomes can be catastrophic, leading to death in 20% of cases., Objective: To show our experience in the management of these injuries in order to establish if there is benefit from minimally invasive management versus conventional management., Method: Observational, retrospective and descriptive study comparing patients who required surgical management after post-ERCP duodenal perforation in three centers in Bogotá, Colombia, between January 2013 and December 2018., Results: 13 patients were taken to surgical management after duodenal perforation post ERCP, 7 laparoscopically (53.8%), with an average hospital stay of 10.7 days and mortality of 0% and 6 by open route (46.1%), with an average hospital stay of 33 days and mortality of 50%, with a minimum follow-up of 6 months., Conclusions: Post ERCP duodenal perforation, despite its low incidence, should be suspected due to its high mortality. Laparoscopic surgery is a good tool to address duodenal perforations after ERCP, because it presents a lower rate of complications and mortality., (Copyright: © 2021 Permanyer.)

Background: The endoscopic video capsule (EVC), a minimally invasive method of study of the gastrointestinal system indicated in occult gastrointestinal bleeding, has as main complication the retention of endoscopic capsule (CR), currently it is managed with direct extraction using double-balloon enteroscopy; however, when it fails due to its location or associated pathologies, the surgical intervention results in the most successful approach., Objective: To evaluate clinical characteristics and management of patients with video capsule endoscopy retention., Method: From January 2001 to December 2018, a retrospective search was carried out in three centers, of patients with CR diagnosis, clinical variables and approach were evaluated, in addition to a critical review of the literature., Results: 15 patients with a diagnosis of CR (eight 8 women and seven men), average age 65 (range: 45-77). Seven required surgical management, three endoscopic and five medical management., Conclusions: The CR is a new pathology of low prevalence, the surgical management resulting from a second therapeutic line when the removal of the VCE has not been possible endoscopically, this pathology requires special attention in the patient's medical history and symptoms for diagnosis and management., (Copyright: © 2020 Permanyer.)

Background: Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura are infrequent neoplasms of mesenchymal origin that are thought to arise from the submesothelial connective tissue and usually have a benign behavior. However, a small proportion of these tumors may recur or metastasize after surgical treatment, especially when they are associated with malignant morphological and histopathological features., Clinical Cases: Two female patients of 56 and 50 years of age who underwent surgical treatment for malignant solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura. The first patient was asymptomatic, whereas the second suffered from coughing, dyspnea and weight loss. The first patient underwent a lung wedge resection and en bloc resection of the chest wall along with the tumor. The second patient underwent multiple lung wedge resections. The histopathological examination showed multiple features associated with malignant behavior in these tumors. After 3 years and 1 year from the time of surgery, respectively, there is no evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease., Conclusions: Features associated with malignant behavior warrant the need for strict and long-term follow-up by means of chest imaging. It is still uncertain how often and how long this follow-up should be performed.