Open appendicectomy is time tasted technique while laparoscopic appendicectomy is newer concept. In present study total 75 patients with appendicitis were selected, 40 of which underwent SIOA(small incision open appendicectomy) and 35 underwent LA(laparoscopic appendicectomy). SIOA was done via 2-3 cm incision at McBurney’s point and LA was done via standard 3 port technique. Both the technique...

PURPOSE Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) was originally intended to replace open radical cystectomy (ORC) as a minimally invasive surgery for patients with invasive bladder cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the advantages of robotic surgery, comparing perioperative and oncologic outcomes between RARC and ORC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between June 2012 and August 2016, 49 ...

Traditionally, urologists recommend an interval of at least 4 weeks after prostate biopsy before radical prostatectomy. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether the interval from prostate biopsy to radical prostatectomy affects immediate operative outcomes, with a focus on differences in surgical approach. The study population of 1,848 radical prostatectomy patients was divided into two gro...

OBJECTIVE This trial aimed to compare the guillotine technique of tonsillectomy with 'cold steel' dissection, the current 'gold standard'. DESIGN A single centre, randomised, controlled trial. METHODS One hundred children aged 3 to 11 years who were listed for bilateral tonsillectomy were recruited. Patients had one tonsil removed by each technique, and were blinded to the side. The operati...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after cardio-pulmonary bypass and association of pre-operative and intraoperative risk factors with incidence of PPCs. METHODS This study was an observational analysis of five hundred and seventeen (517) patients who underwent cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Incidence of PPCs and risk factors o...