Gallstone-Associated Histopathological Changes in Liver: A Prospective Observational Study.

Aim And Objectives: To assess the effect of gallstone disease on liver parenchyma and the prevalence and extent of liver pathology in cholelithiasis in our population at the Department of General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Patna.

Material And Methods: The present prospective observational study was conducted on 100 either-sex patients scheduled for open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In all the patients, laboratory and radiological investigations were performed.

Comparison of Extended Total Extraperitoneal (E-TEP) Repair and Trans-Abdominal Pre-Peritoneal (TAPP) Mesh Repair in Inguinal Hernia Repair.

Background And Aim: To find the superiority of extended total extraperitoneal (E-TEP) repair and trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) mesh repair in inguinal hernia repair.

Material And Methods: A total of 30 patients with a unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia (IH), and recurrent IH, following open repair were studied. Out of 30 patients, laparoscopic TAPP or E-TEP mesh repair was performed in an equal number of inguinal hernia patients.