AIM To compare postoperative keratometric corneal refractive changes after phacoemulsification surgery between pre-incision and single stepped clear corneal incision techniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective clinical study included 40 eyes of 40 patients who underwent clear corneal cataract surgery. Twenty eyes were operated using pre-incision technique (Group A), and 20 eyes using si...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare operative feasibility and surgical outcome of the modified Cherney incision and vertical midline incision in patients undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. METHODS Between March 2005 and December 2007, retrospective data of 78 patients (n=17; modified Cherney incision, n=61; vertical midline incision) with early stage cervic...

Pilonidal sinus is an epithelium lined tract, situated in sacrococcygeal region, containing hairs and unhealthy granulation tissue. The treatment includes both conservative surgical procedures. It highly recurrent nature, which makes this condition more difficult to treat. In Ayurveda, it can be correlated with Salyaja nadivrana are Agnikarma (cautery), Eshana (probing), Padana (incision), Tail...

We herein present a case of hepatic cysts causing obstructive jaundice that was treated with single-incision laparoscopic deroofing. A 72-year-old female patient was referred to hospital due to a large hepatic cyst that compressed the intrahepatic bile ducts. The patient was scheduled to undergo single-incision laparoscopic deroofing. The EZ ACCESS(TM) oval type (Hakko Co. Ltd.) was placed at t...

INTRODUCTION In this case report, we describe the successful treatment of a small-bowel intussusception, which was caused by a 3 cm solitary hamartomatous polyp, with single-incision laparoscopic surgery. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure with important advantages that allows the reduction of the intussusception and the resection of the polyp. This ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to estimate the association of uterine rupture and previous incision type, either unknown or low transverse, among women who attempt a trial of labor after 1 previous cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter observational study of 15,519 women with term singletons who attempted a trial of labor after...

background: renal cell carcinoma is the third most common urological cancer. surgical resection is still the mainstay of treatment for this tumor. here we present a new surgical approach for the management of locally advanced renal cell carcinoma. methods: we chose ten patients with extensive renal masses. the patient, under general anesthesia after preparation and draping, was placed in the su...

BACKGROUND Primary hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating beyond physiological needs. It is a common disease (incidence 2.8%) that causes intense discomfort for patients. In the last decade, advantages of Single-Incision Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy have become clear, particularly in decreasing morbidity of sympathectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2010 to December 2012, 3...

BACKGROUND A large number of clinical studies have reported that the different materials used in breast implants were a possible cause of the different incidence rates of capsular contracture observed in patients after implantation. However, this theory lacks comprehensive support from evidence-based medicine, and considerable controversy remains. OBJECTIVES In this study, a cumulative system...