Experience with laparoscopic liver resections has increased in recent years, and so have the number of patients operated on by minimally invasive techniques. Specimen extraction is an important step of laparoscopic liver resection. The size of the specimen is usually a limitation for the use of laparoscopy. The aim of this paper is to describe a new technique combining Pfannenstiel suprapubic i...

A previously healthy 23-year-old primigravida at 35 weeks' gestation presented with ante-partum haemorrhage and evidence of placental abruptio on ultrasound scanning. Emergency Caesarean section was performed via a Pfannenstiel incision, and a healthy baby was delivered in good condition. The obstetrician noticed that the peritoneal cavity contained some free reactive fluid, and surgical assist...

The case of a tender, isolated abdominal wall tumor within a Pfannenstiel incision due to a seeding deposit of endometrial tissue secondary to a previous obstetric operation (caesarean section) in a 39-year-old female without previously reported pelvic endometriosis is presented. The lesion clinically mimicked the appearance of an incarcerated incisional hernia at the outer corner of the healed...

INTRODUCTION Rdonor nephrectomy (LDN)(1,2) and now it is performed in the most major transplant centers for donor nephrectomy. Further attempts are made to make this minimally invasive technique more acceptable for donors by introducing transumbilical and pfannenstiel laparoendoscopic single site surgery (LESS) nephrectomy.(3,4) not only more cosmetic comparing to standard laparoscopy (SL), but...

OBJECTIVE To find ways of preventing abdominal wall endometriosis through a retrospective case review. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study of 22 patients presenting with 26 postoperative abdominal wall masses. All masses were pathologically proved to be scar endometriosis between September 1994 and September 2006. The age, parity, symptoms and duration, previous surgeries, interval be...

Abstract Aim Midline incision was reported as the common site of incisional hernia (IH) after hand-assisted laparoscopic anterior resection (LAR). There is no consensus on ideal for specimen extraction. Our aim to compare rate IH at various extraction sites our institution. Method We retrospectively reviewed data 90 cases LAR from May 2015 February 2018. Patients were divided into three groups ...

Abstract INTRODUCTION The transverse hypogastric Pfannenstiel incision is one of the possibilities for specimen extraction after a laparoscopic nephrectomy. Its advantages include low morbidity and favorable cosmetic result. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective comparative observational study 105 patients who underwent nephrectomy in our center. Group 1: renal through incision. 2: using other tec...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the intra- and postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic radical nephrectomy with intact specimen extraction through a Pfannenstiel transverse suprapubic incision. METHODS Prospective follow-up of 26 laparoscopic transperitoneal radical nephrectomies for suspected renal tumors in which the kidneys were extracted via a Pfannenstiel lower abdominal transv...