Comparison between hand suture and Carter-Thomason needle closure of port sites in laparoscopy.

Purpose: To compare between hand closure and Carter-Thomason technique with respect to following parame­ters, time taken for port site closure, wound infection, wound dehiscence, seroma formation, port site herniation, and ascitic fluid leak.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 200 cases who underwent laparoscopic donor nephrectomy were selected and divided into two groups based on closure technique. First 100 cases underwent port closure by the standard hand closure technique and next 100 cases by Carter-Thomson needle technique.

Comparison between helical computed tomography angiography and intraoperative findings.

Background: Live donor nephrectomy has gained popularity on account of the laparoscopic technique, to overcome a small donor pool. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy requires a precise study of the vascular and morphological renal anatomy, as laparoscopy is technically challenging due to the limited field of vision. In-depth knowledge of the renal anatomy before a laparoscopic procedure is essential for a successful transplant.

Renal transplantation through a modified non-muscle-cutting Pfannenstiel incision.

Aim: To assess the feasibility of performing a renal transplant operation through a modified non-muscle-cutting Pfannenstiel incision (MFI).

Materials And Methods: Renal transplantation with MFI was performed in 20 men with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 and five women with a BMI of less than 27. The parameters assessed were incision length, operative time, postoperative pain score by visual analogue score, wound complication, graft-related complications, eGFR at 3 months, and surgical scar satisfaction score.

Comparison of three different techniques of extraction in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Aim: We compare the outcome of three different methods of graft extraction after a laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Materials And Methods: AFTER A CONVENTIONAL FIVE PORT LAPAROSCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY, SPECIMEN WAS EXTRACTED THROUGH ONE OF THREE APPROACHES: 1. Iliac fossa (IF) incision and hand extraction, 2.

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with transvaginal extraction: initial experience of 30 cases.

Purpose: To assess the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with transvaginal extraction and impact of body mass index (BMI), menopausal status, previous surgery, and uterine fibroids.

Patients And Methods: Five-port conventional laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with successful transvaginal extraction of the kidney was performed in 30 donors. The parameters assessed included age, BMI, operative time, estimated blood loss, warm ischemia time, postoperative pain score, preoperative and postoperative sexual function, wound complications, hospital stay, return to normal activities, recipient creatinine level, and other recipient-related complications.

A rare case of prostatic malignancy.

A 70-year-old male presented with refractory urinary retention 3 years back. He had undergone a prior trans urethral resection of prostate (TURP) 5 months back elsewhere. A revision TURP was done and the histopathology showed differentiated adenocarcinoma with cartilaginous and osseous metaplasia.