Should laparoscopic appendicectomy be performed if the appendix appears normal on inspection?

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy; Clip-closure of Appendix Stump

.INTRODUCTION preference by most of surgeons at least in developed 4 Acute appendicitis is most common surgical emergency. countries . The cost of laparoscopic procedure is more 5 Although most commonly described as disease of than open appendicectomy in most of published studies . childhood but can affect any age group. Its incidence is The price of Endo-loop and Endo-GIA is one of major rough...

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

How should musculoskeletal biopsies be performed?

585 Biopsy refers to tissue sampling for histological examination, diagnosis, classification, and grading of a tumor. The goal of biopsy is to obtain a diagnostic tissue sample without complications, tumor spread, and compromise of future treatments.1,2 As a rule, all lesions should be biopsied as if they were malignant,2,3 and all soft tissue masses 3 cm or larger in diameter or growing lesion...

Laparoscopic lymph node dissection should be performed before fertility preserving treatment of patients with cervical cancer.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to assess our results of treatment of women with stage I cervical cancer>2 cm in diameter seeking fertility preservation. Treatment consisted of Laparoscopic Pelvic and Paraaortic Lymphadenectomy (LPPLND), and when no nodal metastasis was detected, neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by radical vaginal trachelectomy (RVT). Patients with positive lymph nod...

Inguinal hernia surgery in developing countries: should laparoscopic repairs be performed ?

Inguinal hernia surgery in developing countries: should laparoscopic repairs be performed ? Berthier Nsadi, Olivier Detry, Willy Arung Department of Abdominal Surgery, CUK, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, CHU Liege, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, Department of General Surgery, University of Lubumbashi Clinics, Univ...