Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become gold standard for cholecystectomy. The tendency of minimizing surgical trauma encourages the use of new approaches in laparoscopic surgery. Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) cholecystectomy was first performed ten years ago; however, it is only recent technologic development that has enabled its wider acceptance. We report on a case of a 69-year...

Kyphoplasty is advantageous over vertebroplasty in terms of better kyphosis correction and diminished risk of cement extravasations. Literature described cement leakage causing neurological injury mainly after vertebroplasty procedure; only a few case reports show cement leakage with kyphoplasty without neurological injury or proper cause of leakage. We present a report two cases of osteoporoti...

PURPOSE Laparoscopic appendectomy is one of the most common operations. Single-site appendectomy has been gaining popularity; however, it has certain disadvantages. The purpose of this study was to review the results of an essentially scarless laparoscopic appendectomy technique. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients who underwent two-site appendectomy for appendicitis between Januar...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is a serious complication of mechanical ventilation and can become life-threatening if progression occurs. Therapeutic lung puncture is a treatment option for severe pulmonary interstitial emphysema but has a limited use in babies with extremely low birth weight. We present a case of pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a Japanese baby ...

INTRODUCTION We describe our technique of percutaneous suprapubic catheter insertion with special reference to steps that help to avoid common complications of haematuria and catheter misplacement. METHODS The procedure is performed using a stainless steel reusable trocar under local infiltrative anaesthesia, usually at the bedside. After clinical confirmation of a full bladder, the trocar i...

A 68-year-old patient with severe biliary pancreatitis developed extensive retroperitoneal necroses, with air collections, extending from the pancreatic compartment to the pelvis (●" Fig.1a,b). Percutaneous and transgastric drainage (twice each) did not resolve the solid calcified infected material (vancomycin-resistant enterococci, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Neisseria subflava, Haemophilus in...

Background Recently, transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via the vestibular approach (TOETVA) has become popular worldwide.1–3 After controlling for technique, authors used to modified radical neck dissection (MRND) papillary thyroid carcinoma with clinically positive lymph nodes in lateral compartments. To best of their knowledge, report first case TOETVA MRND. Patient A 27-year-old woman had a...