instrument with a small-diameter (less than 3 mm), a Mediflex disposable suture grasper closure device, as a percutaneous organholding device. The authors compared clinical outcomes between a single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPA) using a glove port with a percutaneous organ-holding device (group 1) and a SPA using a commercially-available multichannel single port (group 2). In group 1, a ...

Pogatzki, Esther M., G. F. Gebhart, and Timothy J. Brennan. Characterization of A and C-fibers innervating the plantar rat hindpaw one day after an incision. J Neurophysiol 87: 721–731, 2002; 10.1152/jn.00208.2001. Primary hyperalgesia after tissue injury is suggested to result from sensitization of primary afferent fibers, but sensitization to mechanical stimuli has been difficult to demonstra...

BACKGROUND Ptosis incidence following cataract surgery is reduced with a recently developed phacoemulsification technique using a small incision. However, it remains uncertain whether an upper transconjunctival sclerocorneal incision can cause minor blepharoptosis. In the present prospective study, patients underwent cataract surgery with either an upper or temporal 2.4-mm transconjunctival scl...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have implicated the activation of stress-activated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) p38 in spinal microglial cells for development of neuropathic and inflammatory pain. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether phosphorylation of p38 (p-p38) also mediates mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia induced by plantar incision. METHODS After rat...

introduction : open rhinoplasty is very common now a days and the number of candidate for this type of surgery are increasing. this research was conducted regarding to the prevalence of rhinoplasty surgery , the importance of the residual scar analyze including columellar scar after surgery, different results caused by the effect of incision type in this surgery and lack of enough data and expe...

objective(s) wound healing represents a dynamic physiological process influenced by many factors. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of teucrium polium honey on the wound healing and tensile strength in rat. materials and methods thirty-six sprague-dawley rats were randomly divided into four equal (n= 9) treatment and control groups. two full-thickness wounds were made ove...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of mini-transverse compared with mini-longitudinal incision for carpal tunnel release (CTR) with reference to postoperative functional capacity, symptom severity and complication rate. STUDY DESIGN Analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopaedics, Tokat State Hospital, Department of Orthop...