BACKGROUND A modified laparoscopic pyloromyotomy (LP) technique may provide an alternative to treating infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) by improving operative timing with reduction of postoperative complication rates, compared with a three-port trocar system. METHODS Thirty-three infants were treated with IHPS at a single-centre between January 2002 and December 2011. The local ...

Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has gained worldwide acceptance as an effective surgical treatment of acute appendicitis. One of its main advantages is the almost total absence of cosmetic sequelae. Obviously, this relates with the use of little sized trocars. Whereas the whole dissection can be performed by means of two 5-mm operative ports, other than the 10-mm laparoscope one, usually the dis...

Laparoscopic appendectomy is an established procedure in the treatment of appendicitis. Complications of the procedure are related to the Veress needle and trocar insertions or pertain to actual operative procedures. Trocar-elated major bleeding is rare, and, if it occurs, is detected on the table or during the immediate postoperative period. Delay in recognition may lead to significant morbidi...

Abstract Backgrounds However there have been numerous investigations of intrascleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation techniques, is room for improvement in terms simplifying complicated techniques and reducing the high levels skill required. This study aimed to report a novel technique sutureless IOL using retinal forceps with 27-gauge trocar. Methods Nineteen eyes 18 patients underwent from Ju...

OBJECTIVE To review the authors' experience and benefit in diagnosis and management of intrathoracic diseases by Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical procedures (VATS) using a non trocar technique. MATERIAL AND METHOD Retrospective review of sixty-eight consecutive patients who underwent seventy-one VATS procedures between January 1997 and December 2004. Indications included recurrent or per...

INTRODUCTION LAPAROSCOPY AND OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPY are the second most commonly performed gynecologic procedures after dilatation and curettage. During these procedures, injuries to the blood vessels in the abdominal wall have resulted from direct trauma caused by either the pneumoperitoneum needle or the trocars. (1) An injury can occur despite direct visualization, elevation of the abdominal ...

Objective: To investigate possible factors that could cause air bubbles at the tip of an endolaser probe and to describe a technique to remove air bubbles during microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS). Methods: Thirty patients (30 eyes) had 23-gauge MIVS, and endolaser photocoagulation with an endolaser probe was performed to complete panretinal photocoagulation. The primary outcome measure wa...