Appendectomy is one of the most common procedures in surgical emergency practice and also the most common cause of abdominal exploration. Hemangiomas of gastrointestinal tract are significantly rare. They are dangerous since they may cause massive or occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Patients may also present with abdominal pain, bowel obstruction, intussusception or perforation. Here we presen...

Bariatric surgery is increasingly being performed in the medically complicated obese population as convincing data continue to mount, documenting the success of surgery not only in achieving meaningful weight loss but also in correcting obesity-related illnesses. Several surgical procedures with varying degrees of success and complications are currently being performed. This article discusses t...

1.1 Laparoscopic surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has changed the way surgery is performed in Operating Rooms (OR). MIS techniques are increasing their relevance in almost all surgical specialities, and have become the recommended standard in many procedures, displacing open surgery. Laparoscopy, one of the most common MIS approaches, has been adopted by several surgical sub-specialties...

Suturing is a necessary step in any surgical operation. In flexible endoscopic surgery within and beyond the gastrointestinal tract, the task of suturing is more difficult due to limited working space and the non‐rigidity of the endoscope’s shaft making it impossible to provide a stable base for surgical manoeuvres. Besides, tactile feel is lost in the flexible endoscopic approach. Unlike in la...

Duodenal variceal bleeding is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment strategies are reliant on case reports and case series with new developments in interventional treatment modalities including endoscopic therapy, radiological intervention, and surgery. Endoscopic treatment includes injection sclerotherapy using various agents, banding of varices and clipping of varices. Int...

Background. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a popular operation during the recent years. This procedure requires resection of 80-90% of the stomach. Extraction of gastric specimen is known to be a challenging and costly stage of the operation. In this paper, we report results of a simple and cost-effective specimen extraction technique which was applied to 137 consecutive LSG p...