We present the experience of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre (MISC) in the development of a modular training model in laparoscopic surgery. The experience analysis includes the description of the training objectives, the learning process of simple and advance laparoscopic urologic techniques, as well as some current and future considerations before applying the laparoscopic techniques. Th...

Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer is rapidly becoming popular because of the technical developments and the accumulated data of laparoscopic surgery in gastric cancer patients. The aim of this review is to present the current body of evidence and to highlight controversial issues of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) provides better or c...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to assess our clinical experience with single-port access (SPA) laparoscopic cystectomy and myomectomy and the surgical outcomes of those procedures at our institution. METHODS The authors evaluated the surgical outcomes of SPA laparoscopic cystectomy in 293 patients and SPA laparoscopic myomectomy in 246 patients. The surgical outcomes comprised operation t...

AIM Laparoscopic surgery forms an integral component of modern surgical practice. The perception exists that laparoscopic training in South Africa has been unplanned and under-resourced. This study set out to assess the opinions of surgeons and surgical trainees with regard to the various facets of laparoscopic surgical training. METHODS A national survey was conducted, using a questionnaire ...

results the pain score was lower in group a (p= 0.01), but the morphine consumption showed no significant difference between the groups (p= 0.24) during the first 6 hours postoperatively. conclusions although paracetamol (1gr) has caused a better pain relief quality but it is not a suitable analgesic for moderate pain control in acute phase after surgery alone. background although opioids are t...

conclusions our study showed that laparascopic helermyotomy with dor fundoplication result in significant relief of dysphagia. overall clinical symptoms indicate improvement in patient functional status during 18-month follow-up. patients and methods thirty patients who underwent heller myotomy for achalasia via laparoscopy in alzahra hospital isfahan, iran were recorded prospectively (2009 - 2...

background: today the use of laparoscopy before laparotomy is an effective method for decision-making in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. the reliance on ct scans for decision-making purposes is not only unhelpful, yet also misleading . nonetheless, indications for laparoscopy and its application are changing daily. the low quality of diagnostic tools and epidemiological situation in our c...

abstract background: the incidence of early wound related complications is assessed in laparoscopic versus open abdominal surgeries. complications of surgical wounds (esp. wound infections) are considered as a major problem in surgery wards. complications of surgical wounds are classified as early and late. common and early complications are hematoma, seroma and wound infection. methods: the me...

conclusions tap-block in conjunction with laparoscopic nephrectomy did not reduce pain or opioid consumption. on the contrary, it seemed to prolong surgical time. results mean surgical time was 162 minutes in group a and 92 minutes in group b (p < 0.0001). the means of visual analogue scale (vas) were 3.05 and 1.55 in a and b groups, respectively (p = 0.001). the means of morphine consumption w...