Ultrasonic dissection versus electrocautery for immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction

Harmonic Scalpel Versus Electrocautery in Axillary Dissection in Carcinoma Breast.

OBJECTIVE To compare the results between harmonics scalpel and electrocautery use in axillary dissection for carcinoma breast. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Surgery, Services Hospital, Lahore, from December 2013 to June 2014. METHODOLOGY Eighty patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected and equally divided in two groups. ...

Monopolar electrocautery versus ultrasonic dissection of the gallbladder from the gallbladder bed in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

BACKGROUND Gold standard treatment for symptomatic gall stones is laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Ultrasonically activated devices have been used for gall bladder dissection in LC. Harmonic scalpel (HS) is the leading ultrasonically cutting coagulation device offering surgeons important benefits. The main aim of our study was to compare the surgical outcomes of LC performed by HS to that per...

Harmonic Scalpel versus Electrocautery Dissection in Modified Radical Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND Despite the common use of conventional electrocautery in modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer, the harmonic scalpel is recently emerging as a dominant surgical instrument for dissection and haemostasis, which is thought to reduce the morbidity, such as seroma and blood loss. But the results of published trials are inconsistent. So we made the meta-analysis to assess the intr...

Harmonic focus versus electrocautery in axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer: a randomized clinical study.

BACKGROUND Electrocautery has been proven to be associated with prolonged serous drainage that might result in several complications in patients requiring axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer. We proposed that the Harmonic Focus might outperform electrocautery in axillary lymph node dissection, resulting in shorter operative times and reduced postoperative complications. PATIENTS ...

Stacked PAP Flaps for Two-Stage Immediate Bilateral Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report