UNLABELLED Objective : Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) is the latest innovation in minimally invasive surgery with unconfirmed advantages. The public perception of LESS is the basis of carrying out the surgery. METHODOLOGY Participants from the outpatient department were invited to rate, on a 5-point Likert scale, the important factors including scar, complications, cost, pain and...

The abdominal sacrocolpopexy has long been the gold standard for repair of apical prolapse. With the evolution of minimally invasive surgery and the advent of the da Vinci® robotic system, many surgeons have transitioned to performing this procedure with robotic assistance. Due to the growing increase in the performance of this procedure, we have seen an increase in the need for mesh removal fo...

A small proportion of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients are suitable for surgical resections and various minimally invasive procedures have been introduced as alternatives to surgical resections. However, the relative efficacy of minimally invasive procedures remains to be studied in the current literature. Several popular minimally invasive procedures (monotherapy or combined therapies) ...

In the century of science and technology, the average life span has increased, bringing with it an increase in the incidence of degenerative and cancer disease. Intractable pain is usually the main symptom of cancer. With the advancement in technology, there is a large group of patients with intractable pain problems who can benefit from special help medically or surgically. Destructive pain pr...

The surgical management of Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA), so far, mainly revolved around arthroscopic procedures,arthroplasty (total: TKA and unicompartmental: UKA) or high tibial osteotomy (HTO). Recently, another minimallyinvasive surgical treatment of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) has been proposed for the management of KOA. ThePFO has been found to be useful in the manageme...

Over the past two decades, laparoscopic and robotic surgery in children has been described as a viable minimally invasive alternative to open surgery for many pediatric urologic conditions. With the goal of reducing the morbidity associated with open surgery, minimally invasive surgery in children is increasingly being performed as laparoscopic and robotic patients appear to be experiencing sho...

The medical profession has seen tremendous growth in the past several decades, and recent advances in surgery have led to minimally invasive procedures and improved outcomes. Some of the best examples of technologic innovation in surgery can be found in the relatively young field of pediatric surgery. In this review, we describe several new techniques and novel surgical approaches to pediatric ...