Outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in a non-metropolitan Australian hospital: audit of 120 patients with long-term follow-up results.

Background: Laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery has been shown to produce comparable oncological long-term results as well as improved short-term outcomes compared to open surgery in multicentre trials. Limited information is available whether these results are reproduced in non-metropolitan surgery.

Methods: Audit of prospectively collected follow-up data in a rural surgical centre in South Australia.

Intraoperative cholangiogram during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A clinical trial in rural setting.

Objective: The routine use of intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) remains a contentious issue. IOC helps to delineate biliary tree anatomy, prevent bile duct injury and image stones in the common bile duct (CBD). It may prove to be a valuable alternative to ERCP or MRCP, especially in the rural setting with limited resources.

Five-year results of surgical colorectal cancer treatment in rural Australia.

Background: The incidence of colorectal cancer in Australia is among the highest worldwide. We investigate whether similar treatment results for colorectal cancer can be achieved in rural surgery as reported from metropolitan centres.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected follow-up data in a rural surgical centre in South Australia has been carried out.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy--comparison of early postoperative results in an Australian rural centre and a German university hospital.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone disease. Cultural as well as organisational differences can result in significant variations of postoperative length of stay. AIM OF THE PRESENT STUDY: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether differences in postoperative length of stay and early postoperative outcome can be observed by comparison of an Australian rural centre and a German university hospital.