Colorectal surgery without staplers: Three months working in rural Madagascar

Staplers in digestive surgery: technological advancement in surgeons' own hands.

Tips for GP trainees working in colorectal surgery.

British Journal of General Practice, March 2014 157 As a GP trainee covering a colorectal team, you will encounter a variety of pathologies, and patients. This can range from a younger population with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), older patients with bowel cancers, and those of any age with anorectal complaints. Colorectal cancer is common but it is very treatable; survival rates are increa...

Oculoplastic surgery in Madagascar: a review

Oculoplastic surgery in high-income countries is now recognised as a rapidly evolving and expanding subspecialty. In lowand middle-income countries, however, most oculoplastic surgery is performed by general ophthalmologists with varying levels of surgical training and experience. The aim of this study was to review the oculoplastic practices in Madagascar, including the nature of presenting di...

Short Hospital Stay after Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery without Fast Track

Purpose. Short hospital stay and equal or reduced complication rates have been demonstrated after fast track open colonic surgery. However, fast track principles of perioperative care can be difficult to implement and often require increased nursing staff because of more concentrated nursing tasks during the shorter hospital stay. Specific data on nursing requirements after laparoscopic surgery...

Bowel preparation for colorectal surgery: with and without mannitol

INTRODUCTION In our country due to some limitations, mannitol is widely used for bowel preparation. Bowel preparation with mannitol has several side effects. AIM To compare complication of mechanical bowel preparation with and without mannitol. MATERIAL AND METHODS This case control study was carried out in Imam Khomeini and Abuzar children's hospitals. Sixty cases of patients who underwent...