AIM To introduce a small-incision technique for fascia lata (FL) harvesting for the frontalis suspension blepharoptosis procedure. TECHNIQUE AND METHODS: A skin incision was made along a line between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the anterior superior iliac crest, starting 4-5 cm above the knee and extending upward 2-2.5 cm. Approximately 8 cm superior to the first incision, a second ski...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the short-term outcomes of a right lower transverse incision with a vertical transumbilical incision for laparoscopic specimen extraction in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer. METHODS One hundred eighty-three patients who underwent laparoscopic resection for rectosigmoid colon or upper rectal cancer were included. Propensity score match...

Single incision laproscopic surgery is an alternative to conventional multiport laproscopy. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery term coined by a Consortium in 2005 remains a research technique with few clinical cases. Single incision surgery offers advantage of better cosmesis, reduced incisions, lesser hernias, decreased pain and infections. Long learning curves and cost of instrum...