BACKGROUND This study assessed the impact of closed suction drains and evaluated whether the intraoperative use of a fibrin sealant decreased time to drain removal and wound complications in melanoma patients undergoing inguino-femoral lymph node dissection. METHODS A pilot study (n = 18) assessed the impact of a closed suction drain following inguino-femoral lymph node dissection. A single-i...

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to screen scrotal hernia in domesticated swine from selected breeders in the Philippines. This defect is associated with a cytosine to thymine mutation in the BCL-2 associated X protein (BAX) gene of swine. METHODS Genetic screening was done by DNA extraction followed by amplification and digestion using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length ...

A 7-year-old child reported with swelling in the bilateral inguinoscrotal region. Parents have noticed swelling just after the 6 months from birth. There was also a complaint of penile shortening as far as its size is concerned. No other complaints were present. The vitals were stable. On local examination, bilateral inguino-scrotal swelling was present of a size about 8 x 6 cm on both sides, f...

Cellular Angiofibroma (CA) represents a quite recently described mesenchymal tumour that occurs in both genders, in particular in the vulvo-vaginal region in women and in the inguino-scrotal area in men. The first description of this tumour dates from Nucci et al. article in 1997; since then, the literature reports different reviews and case report of this tumour in both genders, but no article...

The article by Amanda Davies and Charlotte Fleming describes what we have been practising for many years. We have run a direct access service dealing with over 4000 patients. The service has been well received with 96% of a sample grading it as good or excellent. We do not see the need for a preoperative consultation and agree with the authors that this does not add any quality to the service o...