Aim of the study: Even in oncology, minimal invasive surgery is introduced. We describe the introduction of this new surgical technique in a teaching hospital. The objective was to compare factors that have influenced the choice between laparoscopic versus open surgery in patients with endometrial cancer. Methods: We retrospectively analysed all patients with endometrial cancer between 2010 and...

Nasal obstruction due to deviated nasal septum is a common problem encountered by otolaryngologists. A variety of surgical procedures have been tried in the treatment same. This study was conducted evaluate outcomes and complications endoscopic conventional septoplasty. prospective, randomized study. Fifty patients with symptomatic were included study, 25 them underwent septoplasty rest The dif...

Like other invasive procedures, percutaneous coronary interventions are associated with complications. Most common access site for these procedures is common femoral artery. Complications such as groin and retroperitoneal hematoma can be encountered as well as pseudoaneurysms, arteriovenous fistulas, acute arterial occlusion, and infection. When infected pseudoaneurysm occurs, surgical treatmen...

INTRODUCTION Relative value units (RVUs) were developed as a quantifier of requisite training, knowledge, and technical expertise for performing various procedures. In select procedures, increasing RVUs have been shown to substitute well for increasing surgical complexity and have been linked to greater risk of complications. The relationship of RVU to outcomes has yet to be examined in the pla...

BACKGROUND This is a continued examination of 10 years of prospectively collected Florida in-office adverse event data and new comparable data from mandatory Alabama in-office adverse event data reporting. OBJECTIVE To determine which office surgical procedures have resulted in reported complications. METHODS This study is a compilation of mandatory reporting of office surgical complication...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical, oncological and functional outcomes in men ≤50 years of age treated with robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP). PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of 2000 men who underwent RARP from February 2006 to April 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 68 patients who were ≤50 years of age were indentified. A comp...

Background: Kidney transplants have become common surgical procedures that are associated with high success rates. Nevertheless the detection, accurate diagnosis and timely management of the perioperative surgical complications sometimes require multidisciplinary team approach for some of the complications may result in significant morbidity, risk of graft loss and/or mortality of the recipient...

OBJECTIVE To examine the postoperative complications and death rate of major elective vascular surgery procedures in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). BACKGROUND DATA Patients with ESRD undergoing elective major vascular surgical procedures are thought to have a high rate of postoperative complications and death. METHODS The American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality...