Background: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is an evolving field. Specially designed ports required for SILS are expensive, making this technique unaffordable to many. To overcome this drawback, the use of conventional affordable instruments for SILS was encouraged. We present our case series of SILS with conventional instruments in a tertiary care centre. Methods: This is a single ...

left behind, and the adaptation.of the wound. The incision in the ej'e was made just outside the sclero-corneal junction, and it was rightly supposed that the peripheral position of the incision?lying as it did in the plane of the crystalline lens?enabled the cataract to be delivered without rotation on its axis. It was however noticed that these little advantages due to the position and form o...

Objective: To investigate the effect of tinospora cordifolia (TC) on resutured incision and dead space wounds in albino rats. Materials and Methods: Resutured incision and dead space wounds were inflicted in albino rats under light ether anesthesia with aseptic precautions. Treatment group received tinospora cordifolia and control animals received vehicle orally for a period of 10 days. On the ...

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...

The petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol, and aqueous extracts of Heliotropium indicum Linn. (Family: Boraginaceae) were separately evaluated for their wound healing activity in rats using excision (normal and infected), incision, and dead space wound models. The effects of test samples on the rate of wound healing were assessed by the rate of wound closure, period of epithelialisation, wound ...

Acute infection of surgical incision sites often requires specialized wound care in preparation for surgical closure. Optimal therapy for preparing such wounds for a secondary closure procedure remains uncertain. The authors report wound outcomes after administering acoustic pressure wound therapy in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy with reticulated open-cell foam dressing chang...

BACKGROUND Superficial surgical site infection (SSI) can be caused by bacterial invasion during surgery. We investigated whether bacteria are found at the wound margin during surgery and whether a wound protector (WP; Alexis® Wound Retractor; Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) contributes to preventing invasion of the incision margin. METHODS We studied 272 patients who underwent ga...

Objectives: Median sternotomy is the incision of choice for most cardiac surgical procedures, but the full-length vertical skin incision generally leaves an unsightly scar. In certain patients undergoing short, low-risk procedures, cosmetic considerations are of relatively greater importance. Methods: A minimal transverse curvilinear skin incision with low median sternotomy is described which g...

Garlic extract is gaining increasing acceptance as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent and as a folk remedy on wound healing. We studied the effect of crushed garlic extract on wound healing in albino rats. 20 male albino rats had a linear 3 cm incision made over skin of back. The animals were randomly divided into two experimental groups, as control and treatment. Animals of control g...

BACKGROUND New endovascular techniques facilitate treatment of complex deep vein obstructions in cases of post-thrombotic syndrome. In a relevant number of these patients, endophlebectomy including the implantation of an arteriovenous fistula between the common femoral artery and the femoral vein is indispensable in order to establish a good inflow. These procedures display a high risk of wound...