BACKGROUND The complications of untreated inguinal hernias are common surgical emergencies in adult Ghanaian men. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of strangulated inguinal hernia in adult males in Kumasi. METHOD From the hospital records the age and sex of all male adult patients treated for strangulated inguinal hernia were recorded at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH), the Un...

BACKGROUND Laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) surgery may have perceived benefits of reduced visible scarring compared to conventional laparoscopic (LAP) totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repairs. We reviewed the literature to compare LESS TEP inguinal hernia repairs with LAP TEP repairs. METHODS We searched electronic databases for research published between January 2008 and January 2012...

This paper presents a study of the temporal organization of lexical repair in spontaneous Dutch speech. It assesses the extent to which offset-to-repair duration and repair tempo can be predicted on the basis of offset timing, reparandum tempo and measures of the informativeness of the crucial lexical items in the repair. Specifically, we address the expectations that repairs that are initiated...

Objectives: Surgical repair of hypospadias is challenging and the risk complications high, even for most experienced specialists. In this study, we aim to present our experience with management common postoperative in patients who underwent proximal repair. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data surgery between December 2011 February 2021. Patients were repaired single staged methods divided...

OBJECTIVES To report on a large experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy-associated bile duct injuries (LC-BDIs) and examine factors influencing outcomes. DESIGN A retrospective medical record review. Univariate statistical analysis was used to identify risk factors for postoperative complications. SETTING Two university-affiliated hospitals. PATIENTS Sixty-nine patients who underwent...

PURPOSE The side-to-side (SS) tendon suture technique was designed to function as a repair that permits immediate postoperative activation and mobilization of a transferred muscle. This study was designed to test the strength and stiffness of the SS technique against a variation of the Pulvertaft (PT) repair technique. METHODS Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and flexor digitorum profundu...