Reproductive surgery could be divided into surgery as a primary treatment for infertility, surgery to enhance in-vitro fertilization outcome, and surgery for fertility preservation. Tubal disease accounts for 25%–35% of female factor infertility. A successful tubal repair gives the patient the possibility of conceiving more than once without further treatment. It also gives the couple the psych...

Background: Abdominal surgery that has to be re-done in association with initial (Index surgery), within 60 days of surgery, is referred as re-laparotomy. Redolaparotomies are called, on demand, if laparotomy because patient condition and planned, the second decided upon during course first itself. Re-laparotomy associated increased morbidity mortality. To find out incidence, indications, morta...

We present the case of a 46-year-old woman, with morbid obesity and a history of bariatric surgery with biliopancreatic derivation, and good postoperative evolution. One year after surgery, she presented symptoms of right upper quadrant pain of some hours duration, accompanied by fever and leukocytosis. We performed an abdominal CT with IV contrast which showed clinical indications of acute cho...

Background: In standard cholecystectomy gall bladder is approached through a subcostal incision of 710cm. New techniques and procedures have evolved, aiming at decreased tissue damage, pain, hospital stay, and complications. This study was conducted to assess cholecystectomy through 5cm mini laparotomy. Material & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at department of Surgery Khyber Tea...

In this study, efficacy of two hernia mesh implants viz. conventional Prolene and a novel Prolene-Vicryl composite mesh was assessed for experimental ventral hernia repair in dogs. Twelve healthy mongrel dogs were selected and randomly divided into three groups, A, Band C (n=4). In all groups, an experimental laparotomy was performed; thereafter, the posterior rectus sheath and peritoneum were ...

Abstract Aim To assess the reliability of computerised tomography in post-operative sepsis patients who previously underwent laparotomy same hospital admission. Introduction Method This study was done on re-operations following an abdominal operation from April 2012 to 2016 at a district general hospital. Data regarding demography, initial operation, problems, pre-operative diagnosis, and use c...

OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical results and financial costs of salpingo-oophorectomy performed by laparoscopy versus laparotomy. STUDY DESIGN Comparison of laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy with procedures performed by laparotomy. SETTING St. Vincent's Hospital and Fallon Clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts. PATIENTS Twenty women in both groups. INTERVENTIONS Salpingo-oophorectomies perfo...