PURPOSE Animal tumor models are important for the evaluation of novel therapeutic modalities. Since the initial report of an orthotopic bladder tumor model, several modifications have been proposed to improve the tumor take rate. Here we compared the HCl-pretreated and electrocauterization-pretreated orthotopic murine bladder tumor models. MATERIALS AND METHODS MBT-2 murine bladder cancer cel...

INTRODUCTION To assess whether bipolar sealer has advantages over standard electrocautery in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS All studies published through November 2013 were systematically searched in PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect, The Cochrane Library, and other databases. Relevant journals or conference proceedings were searched manually. Only randomized controlled trials were...

We performed a randomized study to compare internal thoracic artery (ITA) flow response to two harvesting methods used in the skeletonization procedure: ultrasonic scalpel and bipolar electrocautery. Sixty patients scheduled for CABG were randomized to receive either ultrasonically (n=30 patients) or electrocautery (n=30 patients) skeletonized ITAs. Intraoperative ITA graft mean flows were obta...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety of electrocautery for coagulation during Caesarean sections. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, controlled, clinical pilot study was performed at a university maternity hospital. After admission for delivery and decision to perform a C-section, volunteers were randomized to either the intervention group (use of electrocautery for coagulation) or nonintervention group....

BACKGROUND Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) is increasingly used in patients with breast cancer. We compared the differences between use of electrocautery and LigaSure™ Small Jaw in patients with breast cancer who underwent SSM. METHODS Between January 2012 and December 2015, 81 patients with breast cancer who underwent SSM were selected and were divided into the electrocautery group and the Lig...

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an innovative procedure that represents a further evolution of minimally invasive surgery. To date, there are few cases reported in the literature that have been performed using pure NOTES [1–3]. Recently, Lee et al. [4] described pure transvaginal NOTES in adnexal procedures using modern laparoscopic rigid instruments. To the best of o...

ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (ohss) is a unique iatrogenic complication of controlled ovarian stimulation (coh)/in vitro fertilization (ivf) in reproductive endocrinology occurring during the luteal phase or early pregnancy. it can have a serious impact on the patient�s health. with the expansion of the assisted reproductive techniques (art) from 1978, the incidence of ohss is increasing w...

Electrosurgery was first described in great detail by A.J. McLean, who provided histological analysis and interpretation of the healing process in various animal tissues subjected to electrosurgery [1]. McLean also extensively studied principles regarding current density and heat transfer governing the effects of electrical current on tissue [1]. Since its initial description, electrosurgery ha...