Objectives : to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic treatment of appendicular mass
Materials & Methods : a prospective study was conducted at Liaquat University of Medical Health & Sciences Jamshoro Pakistan and a private hospital from January 2011 to December 2013 on all adult cases of appendicular mass treated by laparoscopy.
RESULTS : Total cases of acute appendicitis were 231, out of which appendicular mass were 30 cases (12.98%). Males were 19 and females were 11 cases. Age r
Out of 122 patients with histologically proven benign polyps of the colon, two centimeters or over, 108 patients were deemed suitable for curative endoscopic excision, after careful selection process, over a 40 month period. Eight patients underwent lap-assisted colonoscopic excision of polyps and were excluded from the study. The polyps were four centimeters or larger in 40 patients. The age range of this group of 100 patients is 25 to 83 years. The polyps were located in the left colon in 64 p
Background:
The current standard for staging colorectal cancer includes tumor depth, nodal status and metastases. It is known that prognosis is highly affected by the latter two of the staging model. For many different cancers tumor size is important in determining survival and treatment. The effect of tumor size on prognosis in colorectal cancers is an area of discussion. Our aim was to evaluate the significance of tumor size on survival in patients with T1 and T2 colorectal cancers with negat
Background
There is limited data regarding the surgical factors associated with prolonged postoperative ileus in colon surgery. We sought to compare prolonged postoperative ileus in different kinds of colon resection and bowel anastomosis in patients with the diagnosis of colon cancer.
Method
The NSQIP databases were used to examine the clinical data of patients undergoing colon resection with the diagnosis of colon cancer in 2012. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to compa
Introduction:
Colonic volvulus is defined as an axial twist of the colon along its mesentery, it accounts for 2-4% of large bowel obstruction. The most common site for volvulus is the sigmoid colon followed by the caecum, splenic flexure is the least common site with only 1-3% of cases. Splenic flexure is ligament-fixated to the abdominal wall in most individuals, congenital absence or acquired laxity of these ligaments predispose for torsion. Reports have been published in all age groups.
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