The Comparison of Balloon and Camera Dissection of the Preperitoneal Space in Totally Extraperitoneal Repair Hernia Repair. Our Initial Experience!

. To perform totally extraperitoneal repair of a hernia, it is essential to create a working space for the placement of instruments. In this study, we aimed to compare balloon dissection (BD) and camera or telescopic dissection (CD) with respect to the surgical outcomes, without considering the cost-effectiveness.

Videoscopic total extraperitoneal approach to an adult patient with undescended testicle accompanied by a contra-lateral inguinal hernia.

A 22 year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with complaints of swelling and pain at the left groin area as well as inability to palpate his right testicle. The patient was diagnosed as right undescended testicle accompanied by left indirect inguinal hernia. According to the scrotal Doppler ultrasonography the right undescended testicle was localized in the inguinal canal very close to the inner ring.

Treatment of hepatic hydatid disease complications using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures.

Background: Liver hydatidosis may lead to serious morbidity due to biliary complications, the management for which endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) and biliary drainage are very efficient. We evaluated the effectiveness of endoscopic treatment for complications of hepatic hydatid disease.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures performed between January 2000 and December 2009 and compared laboratory findings, localization of the lesions and ERCP procedures applied between patients with and without jaundice.

The factors related with postoperative complications in benign nodular thyroid surgery.

Thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ because of its functions. Although the morbidity and mortality of thyroid surgery have decreased markedly, serious complications may still occur. The aim of this retrospective study was to identify the factors influencing the complications in benign nodular thyroid surgery.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and postoperative pain: is it affected by intra-abdominal pressure?

Background And Purpose: Intra-abdominal pressure created during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is accepted as a factor for postoperative pain. In this prospective, randomized, clinical study, the goal is to determine the effects of different intra-abdominal pressure values on visceral type pain.

Materials And Methods: Sixty women who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in this study.