We conducted this study to report on our initial experience and assess the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of extraperitoneal single plus one port laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (SPOPL-RP), and determine whether it shows any objective advantage over standard laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. From June 2009 to September 2011, 15 extraperitoneal SPOPL-RPs were performed through a 2-3-cm s...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We present a case of small bowel volvulus around an endotack applied during total extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair (TEP). This complication prompts reconsideration of the role of tacks during extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repairs. METHODS We undertook a chart review and provide a case presentation with review of the literature. RESULT A 66-year-old ...

We conducted a single-arm study to determine the biodistribution of intraperitoneally (i.p.) administered 90yttrium-labeled murine monoclonal antibody HMFG1 (90Y-muHMFG1) in patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer. Seventeen (17) patients in complete clinical remission for epithelial ovarian cancer were included. After completion of chemotherapy, a mixture of 111indium-labeled muHMFG1 (imag...

OBJECTIVE Surgical staging was recently recommended for the decision of treatment in locally advanced cervical cancer. We aimed to investigate clinical outcomes as well as factors associated with overall survival (OS) in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer who had undergone extraperitoneal lymph node dissection and were managed according to their lymph node status. MATERIAL AND MET...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of two different laparoscopic colposuspension procedures: extraperitoneal approach using mesh fixed with tacks, and transperitoneal approach using sutures. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a retrospective study of all patients (n = 64) who had undergone two different techniques of laparoscopic Burch colposuspension without additional surgeries over a 6-year per...

UNLABELLED Because of the unannounced war state in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period 1992-1995, there were overlapping of war and peaceful doctrine of taking care of all injuries. Many extraperitoneal and intraperitoneal injuries of colon and rectum were treated in the Cantonal Hospital Zenica and in the other war hospitals where the staff of Cantonal Hospital Zenica worked. According to the...

INTRODUCTION The laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is a continually developing technique. Transperitoneal access has been preferred by the majority of centers that employ this technique. Endoscopic extraperitoneal access is used by a few groups, nevertheless it is currently receiving a higher acceptance. In general, the antegrade technique is used, with dissection from the bladder neck to the ...

INTRODUCTION Compared with open surgery, laparoscopic groin hernia repair has been shown to significantly reduce postoperative pain. However, chronic pain remains a problem with the laparoscopic approach, affecting approximately 10% of patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes following the use of Parietex ProGrip™ (Covidien, Dublin, Ireland) self-gripping mesh durin...