background transurethral resection of the prostate (turp) is the most common surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. objectives the aim of the present study was to compare the conventional bipolar transurethral resection of prostate (turp) with a modified transurethral resection of the prostate (m-turp) in men with mild to moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. patients...

purpose : to determine the incidence and determinants of intraoperative complications of cataract surgeries performed in iran during 2000 to 2005 methods : the iranian cataract surgery survey (icss) is a retrospective study in which random sampling was done from selected centers. one week per season between 2000 and 2005 was assigned to each center and records of cataract surgeries performed du...

Results: Conventional slicing technique had longer operative time than slice and excise technique with a statistically significant difference p<0.05. In 3/17(17.6%) of conventional slicing technique, incomplete surgery with a second session was needed. In one case of slice and excise technique 1/19 (5%), complete myomectomy wasn’t achieved in one session. Operative time was significantly shorte...

A laparoscopic-assisted technique for localization and removal of retained testes was performed on 13 client-owned dogs and cats. Operative time and intraoperative complications were recorded. One month after surgery, follow-up examinations were performed on all animals and owners were asked to complete questionnaires concerning signs of illness and complications observed after surgery and thei...

abstract   background: hysterectomy is the second most common major surgery procedure done after cesarean section by gynecologists in many countries and the most common procedure is total abdominal hysterectomy (tah). the incidence of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (lavh) performed for benign lesions has progressively increased in recent years. our objective was to compare the r...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether application of a risk stratification system during preoperative assessment of cataract patients and subsequent allocation of patients to surgeons with matching experience may reduce intraoperative complications. METHODS Nine hundred and fifty-three consecutive patients (1109 eyes) undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery wer...