Recently added articles from Journal of Minimal Access Surgery:
Ascariasis cholecystitis: An unusual cause
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Ascariasis, a human disease caused by roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. A common disease of the tropics. Parasites can migrate into the biliary tract and create problems such as recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, gall stones, and pancreatitis. [1] Acalculous cholecystitis caused ...
Cerebral oxygenation monitoring using near infrared spectroscopy during one-lung ventilation in adults
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction One-lung ventilation (OLV) is frequently used during open and endoscopic thoracic procedures to eliminate lung movement and improve surgical visualisation. With newer thoracoscopic procedures, effective OLV has become mandatory to facilitate completion of the procedure and ...
Bronchobiliary fistula
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Bronchobiliary fistulas are very rare. In most cases, they are caused by hepatic or subphrenic abscesses, resulting from different conditions. It is a rare cause of chronic cough [1] leading to biliptysis. It is usually diagnosed by clinical history and imaging (CT/MRI) ....
Pregnancy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Oct 01, 2008; ... Dear Editor, We read with interest the original article on the feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC) during pregnancy published in the Jan-Mar 2008. [1] There are some points which we would like to elucidate regarding this article. The authors documented six patients ...
Diagnosis and management of Spigelian hernia: A review of literature and our experience
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Spigelian hernias occurs through slit like defects in the anterior abdominal wall adjacent to the semilunar line which extends from the tip of the ninth costal cartilage to the pubic spine at the lateral edge of the rectus muscle inferiorly. Most of spigelian hernias occur ...
Laparoscopic fundoplication for gastro-esophageal reflux disease: An 8 year experience
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an uncommon problem in India as compared to the west. [1],[2] Patients are always initially managed by proton pump inhibitors (PPis), prokinetic drugs and life style changes. Surgery is indicated when these measures fail, when ...
Knotting of the guide wires: A rare complication during minimally invasive procedure on kidney-Lessons learnt
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction A guide wire is frequently used to access the upper urinary tract. It is also used as a support for ureteric catheter placement and retrograde procedures such as ureterorenoscopy. [1] A guide wire typically contains a core composed of a superelastic nitinol alloy, covered by ...