OBJECTIVES To compare the results, complications, and hospital charges associated with laparoscopy versus laparotomy in second-look operations for epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review of 109 patients with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer who underwent a second-look operation between July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1995. RESULTS Thirty-one patients (28.4%...

Abstract Aim The study aims to compare the length of post-operative hospital stay following robot-assisted laparoscopic (RAL) nephrectomies with stays traditional (LAP) at a district general hospital. Method This retrospectively compares using information documented on patient’s paper notes scanned onto an online system. Between January 2021 and December 2021, 25 patients underwent LAP in this ...

We used the modified one finger laparoscopy technique on 100 patients and found it to be successful in 87% of cases. No major complication occurred during or after such operations. However, we think that this technique is accompanied by three important problems: 1) The CO2 gas is lost f1"om the subumbilical incision, 2) A secondary fascial layer is present in some patients, and 3) There i...

PURPOSE To identify differences in clinical features between laparoscopy and open resection for primary tumor in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. We also evaluated short-term and oncologic outcomes after laparoscopy and open surgery. METHODS A total of 100 consecutive stage IV patients undergoing open (n=61) or laparoscopic (n=39) major resection were analyzed. There were four cases ...

Laparoscopy is a procedure that ultimately reduces hospital stay time and speeds up post-operative recovery. It mainly performed in high-income countries but its implementation many low- middle-income (LMICs) increasing. However, no aggregate data exist regarding the outcomes of this resource-limited settings. We retrospectively reviewed all cases laparoscopy recorded from January 2007 to March...

AIM To evaluate the short-term and oncological outcomes of laparoscopy compared to open procedures for colorectal cancer in the emergency setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-nine consecutive patients undergoing emergency open (n=38) or laparoscopic (n=11) major resection were analyzed. RESULTS There were no significant differences in age, gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) ...

OBJECTIVE To compare tuboperitoneal factors of infertile women by hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy. METHODS In this cohort study, 82 infertile cases were evaluated retrospectively by laparoscopy, 3 months subsequent to HSG in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical School of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey, between March 2004 and April 2006. The findings of HSG an...