conclusions previous abdominal surgery, including previous colonic surgery, confers no added risk of conversion to an open operation, morbidity or mortality for patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery. the operative time however is longer (30 minutes) for patients with previous colonic surgery. results out of 718 patients 476 had no previous abdominal surgery (group a), whilst 190 p...

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Following the abdominal surgery, extensive adhesions often occur and they can cause difficulties during laparoscopic operations. However, previous laparotomy is not considered to be a contraindication for laparoscopy. The aim of this study is to present that an insertion of Veres needle in the region of umbilicus is a safe method for creating a pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic operations after...

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Broadly speaking, my research interests lie at the intersection of the computer security, privacy, and distributed systems disciplines. In particular, I am interested in systems that facilitate secure interactions across multiple security domains while still preserving each individual’s privacy and autonomy. For my dissertation, I have focused mainly on the systems challenges surrounding the ad...