introduction: various hemostatic and analgesic agents and techniques have been used to reduce intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage and pain in tonsillectomy.aims and objective; the current study aimed to compare the effect of using adrenaline plus tramadol and normal saline in maintaining hemostasis and control of pain in cold dissection tonsillectomy.   materials and methods: this prosp...

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...

introduction :   co 2 (carbon dioxide) laser application in circumcision, for cutting and coagulation, has been reported to have excellent results. also, tissue glue has been reported to have advantages over sutures for approximation of wound edges. most previous studies focused on comparisons between co 2 laser and scalpel, or between tissue glue and sutures. this study prospectively compared ...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) is technically difficult and time consuming procedure that requires surgical skill and modifications. The aim of this study was to assess factors which affect operative times in LM. METHODS From March 2003 to June 2007, 174 women, who underwent LM for symptomatic myomas, were enrolled. Standard LM was performed in the first 4 years and simultaneous morc...

appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency with the incidence rate of 6-10%. although several studies have compared the two approaches of open (oa) and laparoscopic appendectomy (la) the technique of choice is still a matter of controversy. considering this background we designed a study to compare oa and la outcomes in our center. one hundred patients were included in this study perfor...

background: pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in pakistan. this study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. methods: after taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical procedures under routine practic...

background: observational studies, rather than randomized trials, revealed that statins might be associated with other benefits. objectives: the present study aimed at evaluating the preventive effects of lovastatin when used as a prophylactic agent for early and late infective complications after surgery. patients and methods: a total of 149 patients undergoing elective intracranial and spinal...

introduction: modified stoppa approach was introduced as an alternative to ilioinguinal approach for management of anterior fractures of acetabulum in order to reduce complications of the latter. however, the efficacy of either approach over other is not well established. the aim of this meta-analysis is to compare the efficacy of modified stoppa and ilioinguinal approach in the management of a...