Background: Urachal cysts (UCs) are secondary to incomplete obliteration of the embryonic urachal duct and may become symptomatic when infected. Treatment is primarily surgical to excise the infected cyst. Surgical approaches include a lower midline laparotomy or minimally invasive (MI) techniques. Case: We present a case of a young male with an infected UC that was treated with a single-incisi...

Port-site metastasis is a major complication of surgical laparoscopy for gynecologic oncology and has been reported in literature with an incidence of 1.1 to 16%. Factors that contribute for development of port site can be divided in three categories: operative related, wound related and tumor related. With this review, the authors pretend to report the ideal surgical conditions, laparoscopic e...

Background. Müllerian duct malformations delineate a miscellaneous group of congenital anomalies that result from arrested development, abnormal formation, or incomplete fusion of the mesonephric ducts. Case. This paper describes the diagnosis and management of a noncommunicating rudimentary horn complicated by severe pelvic pain and associated endometriosis. Conclusion. This condition was diag...

AIMS Iatrogenic colonoscopy perforations (ICP) are a rare but severe complication of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the operative and post-operative outcomes of laparoscopy vs. open surgery performed for the management of ICP. METHODS A literature search was carried out on Medline, EMBASE, and Scopus databases from...

UNLABELLED One of the most commonly performed surgeries in general surgery wards with laparoscopic technique as a method of choice is gall-bladder excision. In addition to -the commonly used conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy is getting more and more attention. Despite many works and studies comparing these methods, there is still a shortage o...

Office sonovaginography (SVG) challenges the concept of the "normal" pelvic ultrasound in women with chronic pelvic pain and suspected endometriosis. When positive for posterior compartment deep infiltrating endometriosis, with or without Pouch of Douglas obliteration, office SVG allows for triaging of women to the appropriately trained advanced laparoscopic gynaecological and colorectal surgic...

Laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the removal of uterine myomas. It was first described in the late 1970s by Semm. Subsequently, equipment has been developed to enhance the procedure. LM requires advanced laparoscopic skill and expertise in suturing and tissue removal. Laparoscopic assisted myomectomy (LAM), a procedure that combines operative laparosco...

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Objective: To compare operative time, hospital stay and post-operative complications between laparoscopic open pyloromyotomy. Study Design: Randomized Prospective study. Setting: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Period: 7th May 2022 to November 2022. Material & Methods: This study included 20 patients each in the two groups. Group A underwent whe...

Bowel injury is an uncommon but recognized risk of operative laparoscopy. Because of the significant morbidity that can occur with this complication, it is important that clinicians be aware of its incidence, presentation, and management. This manuscript outlines the common causes of bowel injury, including herniation and traumatic bowel perforation. Management of laparoscopic bowel injuries is...