Objective: To describe the safety of the modified open technique for accessing the abdominal cavity and creation of pneumoperitoneum in gynecologic laparoscopy. Methods: A descriptive retrospective chart review of 100 patients who underwent gynecologic laparoscopy at the Jordanian Royal Medical Services Hospitals during the period from January 2008 to December 2009 was conducted. We used the mo...

BACKGROUND Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum induces peritoneal oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to verify the effect of intra-abdominal pressure on oxidative stress in the peritoneum and on post-operative adhesion formation. METHODS Forty-one rabbits underwent laparoscopic surgery: either gasless, or with CO(2)-pneumoperitoneum at pressures of 5, 10 or 15 mmHg. Serial parietal perit...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of 64-slice multidetector computerized tomography (MDCT) in the detection of transmesenteric internal hernias in patients following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for bariatric surgery patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This retrospective study was performed on post-bariatric RYGB patients presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of internal hernias at our...

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of incisional hernia in patients subjected to colorectal cancer surgery. To analyse the individual risk factors and to determine which patients would benefit more from the use of prophylactic measures. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study was performed on the demographic and surgical data, as well as the complications, risk factors and outcomes of a...

Background: Diagnostic laparoscopy is a minimally invasive method for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal diseases by direct inspection organs whenever there diagnostic dilemma even after routine workup. Incidental appendectomy defined as removal clinically normal appendix during non-appendiceal surgery. The study performed to evaluate causes lower abdominal pain and determine benefits incidental ...

Several prospective studies on laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer have been initiated, but no prospective study evaluating laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy or laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy has been completed to date. A non-randomized confirmatory trial was commenced in April 2015 to evaluate the safety of laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy and...

Abstract Introduction Laparoscopy use is exponentially increasing, rapidly becoming the gold standard for many procedures. It technically demanding, requiring specialised training which not accessible in early medical education. Studies have shown that interest can be stimulated by experiential learning. Our study evaluates current students’ and exposure to laparoscopy. Method Multiple-choice q...

Candidaemia accounts for a significant proportion of systemic fungal infections, with Candida glabrata (C. glabrata) becoming prominent in recent decades. We describe a unique case where postoperative urinary retention and C. glabrata UTI led to invasive fungaemia with bladder necrosis. A 37-year-old previously well nulliparous woman underwent an elective diagnostic laparoscopy, hysteroscopy di...