Cholecystectomy and hernioplasty during the same laparoscopic procedure.

Cholelithiasis and inguinal or femoral hernia usually coexist in the same patient. The simultaneous laparoscopic approach to these diseases benefits the patients, who avoid two separate admissions to the hospital, two operations, and twice the cost, recuperation, and potential morbidity and mortality. The authors describe a technique that facilitates cholecystectomy and hernioplasty during the same laparoscopic approach, thus avoiding the use of two separate procedures.

Short-term antibiotic prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery.

In the last 2 years, 50 patients who underwent elective colorectal surgery were prospectively studied about antibiotic prophylaxis. Two groups of 25 patients each were randomly selected. Both received: (a) a colic preparation: hypactic drugs and two enemas during the day before surgery and (b) metronidazole 0.

Prevention of peritoneal adhesions in rats with trimetazidine.

The effect of trimetazidine (an antianginal drug that acts as a scavenger of oxygen radicals) in the prevention of peritoneal adhesions induced by complete vascular obstruction of an ileal segment for 30 minutes followed by reperfusion was investigated in rats. Group A (n = 20) acted as controls. Group B (n = 20) received trimetazidine intravenously in a dose of 2.