Background: Infertility is a global issue in reproductive health. In many cultures the ability to have children is important sign of an individual's worth. Aim and objective: To compare hysterosalpingography, transvaginal sonosalpingography and laparoscopic chromotubation for evaluation of tubal factor in infertility. Materials and methods: This consisted of 50 infertile women with either prima...

Abstract Background Minimally invasive pediatric surgery has gained popularity over open conventional as it offers benefits to both patients and health care practitioners. Creation of pneumoperitoneum is a must for any laparoscopic procedure. Different surgeons have their individual preferences regarding the technique create prior laparoscopy. The aim this study was evaluate preference creation...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The stable incidence of undescended nonpalpable testes and the ever-progressing utilization of laparoscopy has led to the commonplace utilization of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of these nonpalpable testes. The historical published literature is ambiguous with regard to recommendations regarding the use of laparoscopy in the setting of nonpalpable testes. As a re...

INTRODUCTION Rdonor nephrectomy (LDN)(1,2) and now it is performed in the most major transplant centers for donor nephrectomy. Further attempts are made to make this minimally invasive technique more acceptable for donors by introducing transumbilical and pfannenstiel laparoendoscopic single site surgery (LESS) nephrectomy.(3,4) not only more cosmetic comparing to standard laparoscopy (SL), but...

Laparoscopy, minimally invasive and minimal access surgery with more surgeons performing these advanced procedures. We highlight in the review several key emerging technologies such as the telementoring and virtual reality simulators, that provide a solid ground for delivering surgical education to rural area and allow young surgeons a safety net and confidence while operating on a newly learne...

RATIONAL Patent urachus (PU) is due to an incomplete obliteration of the urachus, whereas patent omphalomesenteric duct (POMD) is due to an incomplete obliteration of the vitelline duct. These anomalies are very rarely associated with one another. We describe a case of a newborn with a PU associated with a POMD, who was diagnosed by an abdominal ultrasound (US) and laparoscopy, and managed with...

BACKGROUND Esophagectomy is a complex operation and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In an attempt to lower morbidity, we have adopted a minimally invasive approach to esophagectomy. OBJECTIVES Our primary objective was to evaluate the outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) in a large group of patients. Our secondary objective was to compare the modified McK...

Over the last decade there has been a dramatic rise in use of minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer, with excellent results terms both functional and oncological outcomes. The need to perform more technically demanding surgeries featuring precise pelvic dissection is probably situation which application robot may offer most distinct advantages over conventional laparoscopy. This chapter ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of a minimally invasive approach for hysterectomy for benign disease at a university teaching hospital. METHODS Five hundred thirty-seven consecutive patients underwent hysterectomy for benign disease at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in 2010. No cases were excluded. Minimally invasive approaches included total vaginal hystere...

Liver metastasis of colorectal cancer is common. Resection of solitary tumors of primary and metastatic colorectal cancer can have a favorable outcome. Open resection of primary colorectal tumor and liver metastasis in one operation or in separate operations is currently common practice. Reports have shown that synchronous resections do not jeopardize short or long-term surgical outcomes and th...