BACKGROUND A popliteal cyst is a benign swelling with synovial fluid located behind the knee joint. Popliteal cysts are often asymptomatic; however, symptomatic cysts may cause pain and may need surgery interventions. Here, we performed a perspective study to compare the clinical efficacy of different surgical approaches, including traditional open excision and advanced arthroscopic treatment. ...

UNLABELLED One of the most commonly performed surgeries in general surgery wards with laparoscopic technique as a method of choice is gall-bladder excision. In addition to -the commonly used conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy is getting more and more attention. Despite many works and studies comparing these methods, there is still a shortage o...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the FHL length difference obtained through a single approach and by a double combined approach. METHODS 16 fresh cadavers, a total of 32 feet, were used to measure the FHL graft length. With the cadaver positioned in ventral decubitus, a posteromedial incision in the ankle and a second incision in the plantar cavus were performed. RESULTS The average gain of tendon's l...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has traditionally been performed using multiple small incisions. Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has emerged as an alternative technique to improve cosmesis and minimize complications associated with multiple incisions. This study compared SILC with conventional four incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and methods: One hundred and tw...

PURPOSE To report the outcomes of a simple and effective office-based procedure for the correction of astigmatism after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS This study enrolled 24 consecutive keratoconic eyes that developed an intolerable amount of graft astigmatism after DALK. The location and extension of steep semi-meridians were determined using corneal topography. Office-b...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the potential of motion analysis as a discriminator of surgical skill during intraocular surgery. METHODS Twenty-four subjects were divided into 3 groups (n = 8 each) based on the number of completed phacoemulsification procedures: novice (n < 10), intermediate (n = 10-150), and expert (n > 150). The Qualisys motion-capture system obtained data from the surgeons performi...

Pilonidal sinus is an epithelium lined tract, situated in sacrococcygeal region, containing hairs and unhealthy granulation tissue. The treatment includes both conservative surgical procedures. It highly recurrent nature, which makes this condition more difficult to treat. In Ayurveda, it can be correlated with Salyaja nadivrana are Agnikarma (cautery), Eshana (probing), Padana (incision), Tail...

Due to the significant improvement in minimal invasive surgery, a large group of surgeons has focused on cosmetic results and minimization of the number and the size of the ports. In addition, a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy was recently introduced to reduce patient’s trauma related with conventional multiport approaches. In a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy, all trocars are ins...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of wound infiltration with local anesthetic in reducing postoperative pain after a muscle-splitting incision for appendectomy. DESIGN A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. SETTING The Royal Columbian Hospital, a university-affiliated community hospital. PARTICIPANTS Forty-three patients scheduled to undergo emergency appendectomy w...