Ultrasound-Guided Pigtail Catheter Drainage: An Effective Alternative to Exploratory Laparotomy.

Introduction It has been long established that open surgeries were the only options available for the management of intra-abdominal abscesses or collections. These were associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, the idea of percutaneous needling could not gain popularity due to poor localization of collections.

Intraoperative Parameters of Comminuted Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Comparison Between Deltoid-Split and Deltopectoral Approaches.

Background and objective Many controversies exist in the literature regarding proximal humerus fractures treated with various surgical procedures. The chosen approach decides the level of comfort with which the surgeon can perform a particular surgery in orthopedics and the amount of reduction a surgeon can bring to a fractured bone. The purpose of this study was to compare variables such as time taken for surgery, achievement of reduction, and intraoperative blood loss between the two most frequently employed surgical approaches for proximal humerus in comminuted fractures: the deltoid-split (DS) approach and deltopectoral (DP) approach.