Laparoscopic ablative techniques

Laparoscopic Ablative and Reconstructive Surgeries in Genitourinary Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopy is the present standard of care for urologic diseases. Laparoscopy in renal tuberculosis (genitourinary tuberculosis) is difficult because of inflammation and fibrosis associated with the disease. We present the outcome of our experience of laparoscopy in genitourinary tuberculosis, both ablative and reconstructive. METHODS The detailed data of patients w...

Laparoscopic Access Techniques

Efficacy and safety of ablative techniques in elderly HCC patients.

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ablative techniques in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS From February 2004 to February 2009, 80 elderly patients (age > or = 70 years) affected by non-resectable HCC were treated with a regional palliative approach, trans-arterial-chemo-embolization and radio-frequency-thermal-ablation (TAC...

Laparoscopic-assisted and laparoscopic prophylactic gastropexy: indications and techniques.

Gastric dilatation–volvulus (GDV) is a syndrome characterized by rapid accumulation of gas or food in the stomach, increased intragastric pressure and wall tension, and rotation of the stomach about its long axis. Gastric distention unleashes a series of potentially lethal pathophysiologic events, the most important of which are compression of the portal and caudal vena caval venous blood flow,...

Ablative and non-ablative fractional resurfacing

Fractional resurfacing may be used in the management of melasma, striae/stretch marks, acne scars, pearly penile papule, syringoma, burn scar, verrucous epidermal naevus and skin tightening. In 20-30% of the patients with melasma, fractional resurfacing may not be effective or may even cause an exacerbation. Treatment effects may also be temporary. When compared with traditional carbon dioxide ...