BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Blunt trauma to the gallbladder is a rare entity, particularly when no other organ is injured. In isolated blunt traumatic injury to the gallbladder, treatment options vary depending on the specific injury. The types of blunt trauma injuries to the gallbladder and their appropriate management are discussed. In addition, a case successfully managed with minimally invasi...

OBJECTIVES To review the current role of laparoscopy and robot-assisted laparoscopy for managing urinary lithiasis. RESULTS The contemporary indications for laparoscopic stone management are: anatomical variations in location or shape of the kidney (pelvic kidney, horseshoe kidney and malrotated kidney); coexisting pathologies, e.g. pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction; and stones in a renal u...

Introduction Acute small bowel obstruction (SBO) is an urgent medical condition. Its diagnosis is based mainly on a clinical examination followed by confirmatory simple routine radiological examinations such as plain X-ray of the abdominal cavity or computed tomography (CT). However, a real surgical challenge is not a decision whether to perform a surgery, but a decision when and how to perform...

Minimally invasive hysterectomy is a standard procedure. Different approaches, as laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy, vaginal hysterectomy, and subtotal and total laparoscopic hysterectomy, have been described and evaluated by various investigations as safe and cost-effective methods. In particular, in comparison to abdominal hysterectomy, the minimally invasive methods have undoubt...

Pancreatic pseudocysts (PPs) are collections of pancreatic secretions that lined by fibrous tissues and may contain necrotic debris or blood. The interventions including percutaneous, endoscopic surgical approaches based on the size, location, symptoms complications a pseudocyst. With availability advanced imaging systems cameras, better hemostatic equipment’s excellent laparoscopic techniques,...

PURPOSE The study's objective was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of patients with endometrial cancer undergoing surgical staging via laparoscopy versus laparotomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The first 802 eligible patients (laparoscopy, n = 535; laparotomy, n = 267) participated in the QoL study in a Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) randomized trial of laparoscopy versus laparotomy (GOG 2222)...

With the advancement of minimally invasive procedures in urology, the goal is to train a urologist who is highly competent and confident in performing these techniques. Because of the specific risks, visuospatial relationships, and the steep learning curve that is unique to laparoscopy, hands-on training on a box or a visual simulator is the recommended way to start learning laparoscopic skills...

evaluation of causes and results of laparoscopy in kosar hospital     nanbakhsh f [1] , mohaddesi h [2] *, yegansangi m [3] , mazloomi p [4]    received: 24 may, 2011 accepted: 6 july, 2011   abstract  background & aims: in the last 30 years, gynecologic laparoscopy has become a major surgical tool used to treat a multitude of gynecologic indications such as acute or chronic abdominal or pelvic...