A calcified foreign body in the bladder due to : an unusual complication after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair.

We report a rare complication caused by a displaced tack after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. A 41-year-old woman treated 11 months earlier for a suprapubic incisional hernia (Pfannenstiel laparotomy) received a laparoscopic repair with a bilaminar mesh fixed with tacks. Seven months later, she presented miccional irritative symptoms and chronic lower abdominal pain.

[Laparoscopic treatment of achalasia: analysis of results and reflections on the technique].

Introduction: Heller myotomy using the laparoscopic approach is the best treatment that we can offer to patients with achalasia. On not acting on the cause of the disease, we can only alleviate the persistence of the symptoms, but not make them disappear.

Objective: To analyse the results of our group in the treatment of achalasia by laparoscopy.

Bilateral inguinal hernia repair: laparoscopic or open approach?

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate outcomes in the treatment of bilateral inguinal hernia, comparing the laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and open tension-free mesh repair (LICHT) approaches.

Methods: We performed a prospective controlled non randomized clinical study in 128 patients with bilateral inguinal hernia over a period of 3 years. LICHT was used in 106 cases (53 patients) while TEP was employed in 150 cases (75 patients).

Laparoscopic treatment of gastric tumors.

Purpose: To assess the use of different laparoscopic approaches in the management of gastric tumors based on tumor type and location.

Materials And Methods: Between March 2002 and June 2005, 23 consecutive patients with gastric lesions were treated with laparoscopy procedures. Six patients presented with stromal tumors, 5 with benign lesions, and 12 with resectable gastric cancers.