AIM To assess the effect of laparoscopy on circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection in case of carcinosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS We compared laparoscopy versus laparotomy on tumor cell blood release in an animal model of ovarian carcinosis obtained by intraperitoneal inoculation of IGR-OV1 cells in nude rats. Animals were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: CO(2) laparoscopy (L), g...

context correct timing of diagnostic laparoscopy for unexplained infertility management remains as a debate for clinicians. a cost-effective strategy of diagnostic laparoscopy utilization for unexplained infertile patients is much needed. evidence acquisition detailed evaluation of the articles extracted from a “pubmed” and “cochrane database” search using “unexplained infertility and diagnosti...

OBJECTIVE To compare the different times into which the convention and robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty can be divided. To compare the rate of complications between both procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study was performed of the patients diagnosed of pyeloureteral junction stenosis and treated with convention and robotic laparoscopic pyeloplasty with more than one ye...

AIM OF STUDY To examine the role of laparoscopy in the evaluation of the non-palpable undescended testes in paediatric patients. METHOD A review of all laparoscopies performed for the evaluation of the non-palpable undescended testes in a children's hospital over a 12-month period was conducted. Special attention was paid to the patients' age, the location of the testes at the time of laparos...

Objective: To verify the current practice of postponing laparoscopy after a normal HSG in infertile couples with no evident cause of infertility, aiming at reducing the need for interventional investigations thus decreasing cost and risk. Study Design: Case series study including three hundred and thirty women. Patients and Methods: The women were categorized into two groups as follows: Group (...

PURPOSE In laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer, most surgeons prefer extra-corporeal anastomosis because of technical challenges and unfamiliarity with intra-corporeal anastomosis. Herein, we report the feasibility and safety of intra-corporeal Billroth-II anastomosis in gastric cancer. METHODS From April 2004 to March 2011, 130 underwent totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy...

The history of laparoscopic surgery began with man’s attempts to inspect concealed areas of the body. Early endoscopy from Bozzini’s “lichtleiter” in 1805 to the development of modern cystoscopy by Nitze in the late 1800s helped develop the optical tools required for laparoscopy. The early 1900s saw the birth of laparoscopy with Kelling, a surgeon from Dresden, describing the technique of celio...

background: this study was designed to investigate the effect of intravenous magnesium sulfate on hemodynamic changes induced by pneumoperitoneum in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. methods: a randomized, placebo controlled study was performed on 52 asa class i or ii aged 20-70 years patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with pneumoperitoneum with carbon dioxide. bef...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the therapeutic effect and safety of cerclage placed in pregnancy via laparoscopy (CPL) in the first trimesteror in non-pregnant phase (CNL). METHODS A total of 134 cervical insufficiency patients who were treated with cervical cerclage were included. All the patients were divided into 3 groups. CPL group: 43 cases were treated with cerclage placed in pregnancy via la...

Objective: For the patients with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), we used the polypropylene mesh for pelvic floor repair via transvaginal and the laparoscopic routes respectively. This prospective study compared the differences of the prognosis and the short-long term efficacy between the two surgical procedures. Methods: Thirty cases with proven...