To review the relationship between the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of trocar site hernias seeking to confirm the definition of trocar site hernias by classification.

Seprafilm effectively reduced abdominal adhesions in chemoradiated patients, and had no adverse effects on the oncologic results of fully introduced adjuvant therapy. Thus, Seprafilm is a safe and effective tool for use in rectal carcinoma surgery.

The addition of oral antibiotics to intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis showed no advantage in the prevention of SSI.

The incidence of surgical-site infection in elective gastric cancer surgery was similar with both antibiotic prophylaxis regimens.

Male gender and intra- and/or postoperative blood transfusion were independent risk factors for the development of HAP after elective resection of gastric cancer. Surgeons should keep these risk factors in mind when managing postoperative patients.