Neurological degeneration/post-urological surgical complications

Surgical complications of laparoscopic urological surgery

OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence, identification and management of common intraoperative complications, including vascular, urological, bowel and visceral complications, of laparoscopic urological surgery. METHODS We searched the databases of PubMed and Medline for relevant English language reports, using the keywords 'laparoscopy', 'urologic' and 'complication'. RESULTS The search yiel...

Outcomes and complications in surgical and urological procedures

Complications of laparoscopic urological surgery.

OBJECTIVES To describe the complications of laparoscopic surgery in general but also specifically in the field of Urology and then analyze the preventive measures that must be taken in order to minimize these complications. METHODS At first we outline the absolute and the relative contraindications of laparoscopic surgery in general. Then we describe the various intra and postoperative compli...

Neurological complications

Patients with neurological malignancies are subject to developing a unique set of complications that require emergent evaluation and treatment. With the increasing incidence of cancer in the general population and improved survival, these emergencies will be more frequently encountered. Physicians must be able to recognize these conditions and institute appropriate therapy after a focused initi...

Surgical Complications of Cochlear Implantation

Cochlear implantation is a method used for the treatment of patients with profound hearing loss. This procedure may the accompanied by some major or minor complications. We evaluated the surgical complications of cochlear implantation in Fars province (south of Iran). A total of 150 patients with cochlear implantation were enrolled in the present study. Most of the patients were pre-lingual chi...