OBJECTIVE To identify and determine the frequency of the intra-operative and early postoperative complications of Conventional Scleral Buckling (CSB) as the primary surgical intervention in patients with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD). STUDY DESIGN A quasi-interventional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences (KIOMS), Postgraduate Medical...

Seminal vesicle fistula is a very rare and unusual complication of abdomino-perineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum. Persistent, discharging perineal sinus should prompt the clinician to consider this unusual entity in the remote post-operative period. Pre-operative radiotherapy may be a contributing factor. CT or MR sinography may prove to be a valuable investigational tool for delineat...

Pre-operative embolisation of vertebral metastases has been known to effectively devascularise hypervascular vertebral tumours and to reduce intra-operative bleeding. However, the complications that occur during the procedure are rarely reported. This case study attempts to highlight one rare complication, which is epidural tumoural haemorrhage intra-procedure. It may occur due to the fragility...

There are few methods to control heavy intra-operative bleeding during cesarean delivery of placenta previa. Transient occlusion of uterine arteries (TOUA) during operation has previously been reported as a quick and safe method to control intra-operative uterine bleeding. We reported 2 cases of cesarean delivery with complete placenta previa in which TOUA was performed to safely reduce intra-o...

We reviewed 8 randomised controlled trials that compared operative and non-operative treatment for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures. Patients with operative treatment were more likely to resume pre-injury work (relative risk [RR]=0.60, p=0.04), had fewer problems when wearing shoes (RR=0.42, p=0.0004), and had a higher physical component summary score of SF-36 (difference in means=...

INTRODUCTION In our study, we reviewed efficacy and complication rates of open subinguinal varicocelectomy (OSV) and loupe assisted subinguinal varicocelectomy (LASV) using seminal and hormonal parameters in a prospective randomized study. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively studied 60 males with Grade 2 and Grade 3 varicocele. Thirty patients underwent OSV and the other 30 patients underw...

Weekly oxaliplatin and preoperative radiotherapy as a new neoadjuvant therapy for locally-advanced rectal cancer We read with interest Aschele's paper entitled 'A phase I–II study of weekly oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil continuous infusion and pre-operative radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer' in a recent issue of Annals of Oncology [1]. They addressed the efficacy of weekly Oxaliplati...

INTRODUCTION Single-port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) for colonic disease has been widely described, whereas data for SPLS rectal resection are sparse. This review aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety and complication profile of SPLS for rectal diseases. METHODS A systematic literature search of PubMed and Embase was performed in September 2013 according to the PRISMA guidelines. Original...