From the Departments of Medical Information, Respiratory Diseases, and Radiology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France; PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM U1046, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France; APARD: Association pour l’Assistance et la R ehabilitation a Domicile, Montpellier, France; and the Department of Respiratory Diseases APHM, INSERM Laborat...

PURPOSE We determined the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic varicocelectomy (RALV) in the pediatric population compared with laparoscopic varicocelectomy (LV). PATIENTS AND METHODS We identified all patients who underwent RALV since April of 2006. For each case, we selected two age-matched controls who underwent LV and compared the groups in terms of operative times, posto...

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INTRODUCTION A prospective quasi experimental study was undertaken at the Thika level 5 hospital. The study aimed to compare the costs of managing femoral shaft fracture by surgery as compared to skeletal traction. METHODS Sixty nine (46.6%) patients were enrolled in group A and managed surgically by intramedullary nailing while 79 (53.4%) patients were enrolled in group B and managed by skel...

Disclosure statement: M.K. has received speaking fees from Eisai, Chugai Pharma, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen Pharma, Astellas Pharma, Takeda Pharma and Abbott Japan. M.T. has received speaking fees from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Astellas Pharma and Janssen Pharma. M.M. has received speaking fees from Pfizer. S.Y. has received speaking fees from Eisai, Mitsubishi Tana...