Single incision Laparoscopic repair of post CABG sternotomy sub xiphoid hernia.

The current decade has witnessed the evolution of Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) from Multi port Laparoscopy to Single Port Laparoscopy. The reduction of ports, subsequent scars and pain makes MAS more patients friendly. Symptomatic Subxiphoid Incisional hernias in patients having post CABG Sternotomy are surgically challenging.

Laparoscopic management of impalpable undescended testes: 20 years' experience.

Background: Laparoscopy is the best available method to manage impalpable undescended testes. We performed our first laparoscopic orchiopexy in June 1992 and found good results in consecutive cases with laparoscopic orchiopexy over last 20 years.

Materials And Methods: From June 1992 to May 2012, 241 patients with 296 impalpable testes were operated upon by laparoscopic approach.

Henna as a durable preoperative skin marker.

Background: For many surgical procedures skin marking is required well before surgery and induction of anesthesia. In some cases, the patient may need to be standing or sitting while the skin area is marked. Marking of perforators and varicosities in chronic venous diseases, marking of stoma sites for urinary or fecal diversions are some examples.

Devadhar's operation for complete rectal prolapse: 25 years' experience.

Background: Numerous abdominal and perineal operations have been described for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse. We describe our results with Devadhar's rectopexy, which avoids dissection in the presacral space and hence may be expected to have a low risk of sexual and urinary disturbances.

Methods: Case records of 72 consecutive patients (40 men), aged above 18 years, with complete rectal prolapse who were treated with Devadhar's operation were reviewed.

Laparoscopic sigmoidopexy by extraperitonealization of sigmoid colon for sigmoid volvulus: two cases.

Sigmoid colectomy-open or laparoscopic-has been advocated as the treatment of sigmoid volvulus. This has a higher incidence of morbidity and mortality. We have successfully treated 2 cases of recurrent sigmoid colon volvulus with laparoscopic sigmoidopexy by extraperitonealization of the sigmoid colon.

Non-parasitic hepatic cysts causing obstructive jaundice: two cases.

Non-parasitic hepatic cysts rarely cause jaundice. We report two patients with such lesions treated by percutaneous drainage.

Laparoscopic versus open surgical closure of perforated duodenal ulcers: a comparative study.

Background: Laparoscopic closure of duodenal ulcer perforation may be an alternative to open surgery due to lower morbidity. Most published series have used omental plug for laparoscopic closure. We performed simple closure of the perforation laparoscopically and compared the results with those obtained by open surgery.