Objective of StudyPopularity of laparoscopic surgery owes largely to improved patient reported outcomes (PRO). Postoperative pain and fatigue are important indices of return to activity based quality of life PROs. Turmeric has been successfully used in India as a monotherapy for traumatic pain & fatigue. Curcumin, the active ingredient of turmeric has anti-inflammatory / anti-oxidant […]
Background: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has been indicated for benign diseases of the gallbladder for recent several years. However, achievement of “the critical view of safety” during SILS cholecystectomy has not been evaluated. Objective: To evaluated the achievement of the critical view during SILS cholecystectomy. Surgical technique: Three 5mm traditional ports or SILS™ port […]
Introduction: Gastric cancer (GC) is the second most important cause of death by cancer in the world. In the last years, laparoscopy has been applied in the surgical treatment of GC with good results in early gastric cancer. However, differences in costs between laparoscopic and open surgery remain unknown. The aim of our study was […]
Objectives of StudyStapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) is emerging as a standard of care procedure for the management of obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS). Efficacy of the STARR procedure is promised upon correction of structural abnormality of lower rectum by resecting the lower third rectal segment of about 5 cms. This resection may raise concerns about […]
Objective– To examine the early effects of an oral supplement enriched in beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, arginine and glutamine on body composition after weight loss induced by laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB). There have been several studies demonstrating the late effects of LGB on lean body mass (LBM), fat mass (FM) and bone mineral density (BMD) after LGB but […]