Charcoal Localization for Surgical Resection of Non-Palpable Suspicious Breast Lesions.

Breast cancer is more frequently detected as radiographic non-palpable lesions with the increased utilization of national screening programs. Moreover, the sizes of tumors detected have decreased in recent years, increasing the need for accurate image-directed localization for surgical excision in a significant portion of cases. Although Wire guided localization has been the most commonly used method for many years, inherent problems remain and limit its practice.

Compartmental tongue resection with submental island flap reconstruction for large carcinoma of the oral tongue.

Background: Tongue resection is a surgical challenge because of its adverse effects on language articulation, swallowing, respiration, the eventual quality of life, and poor prognosis of advanced disease. To date, the currently accepted standard treatment has been based on excision of the primary lesion with a 1.5-2-cm circumferential macroscopic margin.

Lateral Versus Anterior Approach Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Randomized-controlled Study.

Purpose Of The Study: The study compares prospectively the hospital stay and postoperative complications of anterior (ALS) versus lateral (LLS) approach for laparoscopic splenectomy.

Materials And Methods: Between September 2011 and April 2015, 94 patients with splenomegaly were referred to the surgical unit in the Oncology Center of Mansoura University, Egypt. Only 80 patients with splenomegaly <30 cm underwent an open-label randomized allocation into 2 equal parallel groups.

Impact of liver cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C viral infection on the outcome of ovarian cancer: a prospective study.

Background: This study was designed to investigate the impact of liver cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the disease-free and overall survival of ovarian cancer patients undergoing a standard primary operation followed by standard chemotherapy. Attainment of the operative goals, intra- and postoperative events, possible complications under chemotherapy necessitating the termination of treatment, and the impact of ovarian cancer treatment on liver function were assessed.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study that included only patients with primary epithelial ovarian cancer.

Levator anguli oris muscle based flaps for nasal reconstruction following resection of nasal skin tumours.

Background: surgical excision remains the best tool for management of skin tumors affecting nasal skin, however many surgical techniques have been used for reconstruction of the nasal defects caused by excisional surgery. The aim of this work is the evaluation of the feasibility and outcome of levator anguli oris muscle based flaps.

Methods: Ninety patients of malignant nasal skin tumours were included in this study.

Continent catheterizable umbilical low-pressure intestinal pouch with split ileal end seromuscular anti-reflux technique.

Background: Cosmesis, better function, and stomal stricture avoidance are important issues in constructing continent urinary abdominal stomas for bladder cancer patients when orthotopic urinary diversion is not feasible. This study aims to evaluate the outcome of continent catheterizable umbilical low-pressure intestinal pouch incorporating a new split ileal end anti-reflux technique.

Methods: Twenty-three patients underwent a continent umbilical low-pressure intestinal pouch incorporating a new seromuscular antireflux technique (split ileal end) after radical cystectomy when orthotopic reconstruction was not feasible.