Incidence of port-site incisional hernia after single-incision laparoscopic surgery.

Background And Objectives: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery is gaining popularity among minimally invasive surgeons and is now being applied to a broad number of surgical procedures. Although this technique uses only 1 port, the diameter of the incision is larger than in standard laparoscopic surgery. The long-term incidence of port-site hernias after single-incision laparoscopic surgery has yet to be determined.

Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a single center experience.

Introduction: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) is a variation in which trocar scars are hidden in the umbilicus. We sought to determine whether SILS cholecystectomy is a safe alternative to a conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our series of 205 SIL cholecystectomies (SILC) performed between May 2008-June 2010.

Laparoscopic vs open gastric bypass in the management of morbid obesity: a 7-year retrospective study of 1,364 patients from a single center.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 1,364 consecutive morbidly obese patients who underwent restrictive-malabsorptive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) between January 1998 and December 2004. A selective use of open and laparoscopic approaches was employed since 2001. Patients were seen in the office at 1 week; 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months; and yearly thereafter.

Perforated appendicitis in the elderly masquerading as acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Evaluation of acute appendicitis in the elderly presents a diagnostic challenge to the surgeon. The diagnosis is often difficult to establish on account of general poverty of history and clinical signs, comorbidity and the unreliability of diagnostic procedures. Due to this, morbidity and mortality statistics in this group of patients is unacceptably higher than the general population.