Long-term outcomes of stereotactic breast biopsies.

Stereotactic core needle biopsies (SCNBs) are accurate and relatively convenient for the patient; however, the long-term follow-up of benign results has not been reported. All patients between 1993 and 1998 undergoing SCNB at a community-based hospital were entered into a registry. Follow-up was obtained by a retrospective analysis of the charts.

Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy versus traditional open repair at a community hospital.

Over a 2-year period 157 inguinal hernias in 151 patients were consecutively entered in this descriptive, observational study to determine any difference in outcome between a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair versus an open inguinal hernia repair in a community hospital setting. The laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal technique was utilized in 50 cases. A conventional open repair was used in 107 cases.

Laparoscopic resection of benign stromal tumor of the stomach.

Laparoscopic surgery has recently become commonplace in the general surgeon's armamentarium of surgical approaches to many problems. This has been seen most notably with laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Herein is reported a case of an incidental benign stromal tumor of the stomach being resected laparoscopically.