483 Surgical Virtual Clinic: A Safe and Effective Alternative to Acute Surgical Clinics for Semi-Urgent, Ambulatory Patients

Ambulatory stapled haemorrhoidectomy: a safe and feasible surgical technique.

OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes following stapled haemorrhoidectomy as an in-patient versus day-surgery procedure. DESIGN Prospective non-randomised study. SETTING University affiliated hospitals, Hong Kong. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty-eight consecutive patients who underwent stapled haemorrhoidectomy were included in the study. Twenty-four patients had the procedure in an ambulatory setting...

A safe and effective Suprahyoid Surgical approach for Lingual Thyroid

Lingual thyroid is an uncommon disorder which rarely need surgical intervention. Various techniques have been described with the majority requiring morbid procedures. We sought to describe a relatively novel technique for the surgical approach of this uncommon disorder with negligible morbidity and good functional results. The suprahyoid surgical approach for lingual thyroid was undertaken in a...

Surgical management of cardiac tamponade: Is left anterior minithoracotomy really safe and effective?

Objective: Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening clinical entity that requires an emergency treatment. Cardiac tamponade can be caused both by benign and malignant diseases. A variety of methods have been described for the treatment of these cases from needle-guided pericardiocentesis, balloon-based techniques to surgical pericardiotomy. The Authors report their experience in...

Providing Safe and Effective Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in the UK – Changing Strategies

Laparoscopic partial cholecystectomy: A safe and effective alternative surgical technique in "difficult cholecystectomies".

OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the "gold standard" for benign gallbladder diseases due to its advantages. In the presence of inflammation or fibrosis, the risk of bleeding and bile duct injury is increased during dissection. Laparoscopic partial cholecystectomy (LPC) is a feasible and safe method to prevent bile duct injuries and decrease the conversion (to open cholecystecto...