Needlescopic Appendectomy in Children and Adolescents Using 14-Gauge Needles: A New Era.

We are presenting a very minimally invasive technique for laparoscopic appendectomy (needlescopic appendectomy [NAP]) in children and adolescents using suture grasper device, epidural needle, and homemade isolated long diathermy probe without any conventional laparoscopic instruments. NAP was attempted in 48 patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis at Al-Azhar, Tanta University Hospitals and other allied hospitals during the period from May 2017 to November 2018. The study included patients with acute appendicitis and patients scheduled for interval appendectomy.

Needlescopic Appendectomy in Children and Adolescents Using 14G Needles: A New Era.

We are presenting a new very minimally invasive technique for laparoscopic appendectomy (needlescopic appendectomy [NAP]) in children and adolescents using suture grasper device, epidural needle, and homemade isolated long diathermy probe without any conventional laparoscopic instruments. NAP was attempted in 48 patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis at Al-Azhar, Tanta University Hospitals and other allied hospitals during the period from May 2017 to November 2018. The study included patients with acute appendicitis and patients scheduled for interval appendectomy.

Novel application of the sewing machine principle; a new simplified intracorporeal suturing technique for pediatric inguinal hernia.

Background: The desire of pediatric surgeon to reduce incision related morbidity and pain while achieving good cosmetic results has recently led to the introduction of single incision pediatric endosurgery [SIPES] and needlescopic surgery. Intracorporeal suturing and knot tying during SIPES remain challenging. The aim of this study is to introduce a novel and simple technique for intracorporeal suturing of the pediatric inguinal hernia after needlescopic disconnection of hernia sac using just needles rather than laparoscopic instruments.

Hepatitis C virus treatment by direct-acting antivirals in successfully treated hepatocellular carcinoma and possible mutual impact.

Background And Aims: Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) after successfully treated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) becomes possible with the introduction of direct-acting antivirals because of their favorable efficacy, safety, and short period of treatment. Few data are available on the results of treatment using different direct-acting antiviral regimens in successfully treated HCC and a lot of debate about its role in tumor recurrence.

Methods: Sixty-two HCV-related HCC patients were enrolled in the study after successfully treated HCC; the studied population included either Child-Pugh 'A' or 'B7'.

Accurate Prediction of Advanced Liver Fibrosis Using the Decision Tree Learning Algorithm in Chronic Hepatitis C Egyptian Patients.

Background/Aim. Respectively with the prevalence of chronic hepatitis C in the world, using noninvasive methods as an alternative method in staging chronic liver diseases for avoiding the drawbacks of biopsy is significantly increasing. The aim of this study is to combine the serum biomarkers and clinical information to develop a classification model that can predict advanced liver fibrosis.

Laparoscopic urological surgery: a review.

In this manuscript some of the more common laparoscopic procedures and their indications will be reviewed.

Genotyping of human giardiasis in relation to anti-Giardia secretory IgA and mucosal histopathology.

Comparative study between the prevalence of pathological grading and Giardia genotypes revealed that, in patients infected with Giardia group I and II, out of patients having Giardia genotype I the prevalence of grade 0 was 13.16%, grade I was 21.05%, grade II was 47.

The histo-pathology of human giardiasis.

In giardiasis symptomatic group (I) the prevalence of diarrhoea was 5/7 (71.43%), 13/13 (100%) in Grade 0, I, II, III and IV pathology respectively which is statistically insignificant in comparison to each other (P > 0.05).