BACKGROUND The use of laparoscopy in managing haemodynamically stable patients with penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries in developed countries is wildly practiced, but in Africa the use of laparoscopy is still in its infancy stage. We reviewed a single centre experience in using laparoscopy in Africa for management of patients with penetrating diaphragmatic injuries with or without associated...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact on survival of initial laparoscopic surgery compared with conventional laparotomy in stage I epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study which enrolled all consecutive patients with stage I epithelial ovarian cancer between January 1984 and December 2006. Patients with a histological diagnosis of epithelial ...

Foreign bodies are rare and challenging issues leading to symptoms according to the location. Laparoscopy is a popular and minimally invasive method used for removal of foreign bodies in the abdominal cavity or retroperitoneum. We herein report a case with retroperitoneal foreign body that was removed through retroperitoneal single- port laparoscopy using nephroscope. To our knowledge this is t...

Advanced operative laparoscopy is being performed increasingly for various indications and in diverse patient populations, including gravid women. In the United States approximately 1.6% to 2.2% of pregnant women require nonobstetric surgery for abdominal and pelvic pathology. Increasing numbers of case reports suggest the feasibility and safety of operative laparoscopy during pregnancy. We ide...

diagnostic laparoscopy, time for a new look

The authors report a very rare case of giant duplication of sigmoid colon in a 4-year-old girl successfully diagnosed and treated with a laparoscopy-assisted technique. This case shows that laparoscopy is useful in definitive diagnosis of giant cystic masses with a preoperative undiagnosed origin. Laparoscopy-assisted treatment of these benign masses may be realized, even in difficult cases suc...

The popularity of laparoscopy to perform radical hysterectomy has massively increased over the last 2 decades. However, oncologic outcomes (overall and disease-free survival) have been found be better in patients managed by laparotomy compared with laparoscopy, challenging this surgical route. Compared laparotomy, vaginal access reduces postoperative morbidity, while avoiding potential cancer s...