We have been applying endoscope-assisted minilaparotomy (endoscopic minilaparotomy) to retroperitoneal operations with favorable outcomes. Here, endoscopic minilaparotomy through a single flank incision (4-7 cm) was performed in three cases of incidentally discovered retroperitoneal Schwannoma. Resection of the tumor was successfully completed. The postoperative course was uneventful. Wound pai...

Pomeroy tubal ligation is a widely-used method for surgical female sterilization. A laparoscopic technique of Pomeroy tubal ligation using endoloop sutures is compared with the conventional technique of Pomeroy tubal ligation by minilaparotomy. Forty-four women requiring sterilization were randomly selected for either laparoscopy (n = 24) or minilaparotomy (n = 20). Mean operative time in the l...

INTRODUCTION A introdução da técnica laparoscópica em 1985 foi um fator importante na colecistectomia por representar técnica menos invasiva, resultado estético melhor e menor risco cirúrgico comparado ao procedimento laparotômico. AIM To compare laparoscopic and minilaparotomy cholecystectomy in the treatment of cholelithiasis. METHODS A systematic review of randomized clinical trials, whi...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard of treatment of elective symptomatic gallstone disease. Laparoscopic surgery requires special equipment, and there is probably a longer learning curve in laparoscopic procedures than in open techniques. Laparoscopic surgery has an obvious benefit in postoperative recovery compared with standard open surgery. This has lead to a search for minimal...

OBJECTIVE Efforts are continuously being made for surgery to be less invasive with a minimal access approach. This article reports our experience with minilaparotomy hysterectomy in patients with benign gynecological disease or preinvasive pathology. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study to analyse the outcome and per-operative and post-operative complications was conducted in 69 patients ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the results of Tropisetron, Metoclopramide and placebo on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing minilaparotomy cholecystectomy. SETTING Patients operated for minilaparotomy cholecystectomy in two private hospitals in Karachi. SUBJECTS Fifty consecutive patients of all ages and both sex who had simple cholelithiasis and underwent minilaparotomy cholecy...

INTRODUCTION The minilaparotomy is considered to be a safe and effective alternative to laparoscopy and abdominal laparotomy in myomectomy cases. AIM To perform a retrospective analysis of pre-surgical assessment, surgical course and post-operational parameters in women wishing to preserve their uterus and fertility who underwent myomectomy by minilaparotomy in the Department of Gynecology an...

The objective of this paper is to propose minilaparotomy hysterectomy as the suitable choice for large uterus on the basis of our experienced case of performed minilaparotomy hysterectomy to 4,500 g myoma uteri and review published cases about this clinical condition. We presented a 44-year-old woman (gravida 0, virgin) who consulted our hospital because of the chief complaints of abnormal geni...

OBJECTIVE To determine if drip infusion should be discontinued after full recovery of the patient from anaesthesia after minilaparotomy cholecystectomy in uncomplicated cases. DESIGN A randomised controlled clinical trial on 60 patients, from the waiting list, of cholelithiasis/cholecystitis operated by minilaparotomy cholecystectomy between November 1995 to March 1996. 30 patients did not re...

BACKGROUND Female sterilization by tubal ligation is a safe, extremely effective, and permanent way to limit childbearing. It is the most popular modern contraceptive method worldwide. The simplest way to provide tubal ligation is by a procedure called minilaparotomy, generally performed with the client under local anesthesia with systemic sedation and analgesia. In Tanzania, unmet need for fam...