scholarly journals A comparative prospective study of laparoscopic guided needle assisted hernial sac ligation versus open herniotomy surgery in congenital inguinal hernia management

Author(s):  
Dinesh Prasad ◽  
Yogesh Satani ◽  
Girish Pannalal Bochiya

Background: To evaluate if significant difference exists in surgical outcome following laparoscopic guided needle assisted congenital hernial sac ligation versus conventional open Herniotomy as later is treatment of congenital hernia and laparoscopy guided emerged as newer alternative. Objective was to know whether a significant difference exists in surgical outcomes following laparoscopic guided needle assisted congenital hernial sac ligation and conventional herniotomy in terms of mean operative time, post operative pain, recurrence, local complication, cosmetic results.Methods: Patients were randomized on basis of odd and even registrations for surgery in our institute. Patients who undergone laparoscopic guided needle assisted congenital hernial sac ligation or who undergone conventional open herniotomy for congenital hernia between November 2018 to April 2020 (50 in each arm) were followed for 1, 3, 6 and 12 months to evaluate the outcomes.Results: In our study, major complication in open herniotomy group was surgical site infection (22%), hematoma (10%), intra operative bleeding (16%), seroma formation (8%) with minimum operative duration was ~60 minutes, hospital stay of 2-3 days while no such complication reported in laparoscopic guided needle assisted hernia sac ligation group being operative time of ~20 minutes, hospital stay of 1 day with better cosmetic results.Conclusions: We conclude that laparoscopic guided needle assisted hernial sac ligation is simple, safe, efficacious with its own advantage in comparison to conventional open herniotomy and should be acceptable alternative to traditional open herniotomy approach for congenital hernia.

Author(s):  
Shiraz Shaikh ◽  
Champa Sushel ◽  
Ahsan Ali Laghari ◽  
Qamber Ali Laghari ◽  
Zameer Hussain Laghari ◽  
...  

Objective: To compare the efficacy of LigaSure Vessel Sealer in Near Total Thyroidectomy versus Conventional Clamp Knot Tie Technique in terms of bleeding, operative time and postoperative drainage. Methodology: This comparative cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Surgery, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. Study duration was one year from November 2019 to October 2020. All patients of any age with benign multinodular goiter and either of gender were included. The study subjects were grouped into two categories by randomization (odd / even). The odd numbers were given to patients operated for ligasure and even numbers were given to patients operated with conventional clamp knot tie technique.  Outcomes were observed with respect to post-operative calcium level, intra-operative bleeding, operative time, post-operative pain & post-operative hospital stay. All the data was recorded via study proforma. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Results: Total 55 patients were observed. Mean age was 33.25±10.60 years in clamp knot tie procedure group and 35.16±07.96 years in ligasure technique group; without significant difference (p-0.448). Pre and post-operative calcium levels were statistically insignificant among both groups (p-0.358 and 0.163), while loss of blood, hospital stay, post-operative pain and operative duration were significantly greater in clamp knot tie technique group in comparison to ligasure technique group (p-<0.001). Conclusion: LigaSure Vessel Sealer is a feasible and reliable surgical technique and significantly more effective as compared to conventional clamp knot tie technique in terms of post-operative bleeding, operative time, post-operative pain and post-operative hospital stay. However, calcium level was statistically insignificant.


Author(s):  
Anushree Bajaj ◽  
Bhalchandra Paike ◽  
Shahnaz Sheikh ◽  
Vikrant Vaze

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The pioneers of thyroid surgery, Theodor Kocher and Theodor Billroth, developed an acceptable technique of standardized thyroid surgery between 1873 and 1883. The aim of this prospective randomized trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of harmonic scalpel use compared with conventional haemostasis in open thyroid surgery.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 60 consecutive patients underwent open total thyroidectomy were randomized into two groups. Group A with harmonic scalpel and Group B with electrocautery with 30 patients each. Factors including age, sex, pathology, thyroid volume, haemostatic technique, operative time, drainage volume, thyroid weight, postoperative pain, postoperative complications and hospital stay. The results were analysed using the students t-test and x<sup>2</sup>.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> No significant difference was found between the two groups concerning mean thyroid weight and mean hospital stay. The mean operative time was shorter in the harmonic scalpel group. The total fluid drainage fluid volume was lower in Harmonic scalpel group shorter in. Harmonic scalpel group experienced significantly less post-operative pain at 24 and 48 hours.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> In patients undergoing thyroidectomy, harmonic scalpel is a reliable and safe tool. AS compared with conventional haemostasis techniques, its use reduces operative times, post-operative pain, drainage volume and transient hypocalcemia.</p>


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Gu ◽  
Yucheng Yang ◽  
Rui Ding ◽  
Meili Wang ◽  
Jianming Pu ◽  
...  

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Advances in micro-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for kidney stones have made it an alternative approach to the retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) approach. Nevertheless, the superiority of micro-PCNL over RIRS is still under debate. The results are controversial. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the clinical results in patients presenting with kidney stones treated with micro-PCNL or RIRS. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A literature search was done for electronic databases to identify researches that compared micro-PCNL and RIRS till December 2019. The clinical outcome included complications, stone-free rates (SFRs), hemoglobin reduction, length of hospital stay, and operative time. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Five articles were included in our study. The pooled results revealed no statistical difference in the rate of complications (OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.57–1.74, <i>p</i> = 0.99), length of hospital stay (MD = −0.29, 95% CI = −0.82 to 0.24, <i>p</i> = 0.28), and operative time (MD = −6.63, 95% CI = −27.34 to 14.08, <i>p</i> = 0.53) between the 2 groups. However, significant difference was present in hemoglobin reduction (MD = −0.43, 95% CI = −0.55 to 0.30, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001) and the SFRs (OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.36–0.98, <i>p</i> = 0.04) when comparing RIRS with micro-PCNL. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Compared with micro-PCNL to treat kidney stones, RIRS is associated with better stone clearance and bearing higher hemoglobin loss. As the advantages of both technologies have been shown in some fields, the continuation of well-designed clinical trials may be necessary.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 2751
Author(s):  
Nilesh P. Mangam ◽  
Aashish R. Chavan ◽  
Ritesh Bodade ◽  
Asmita Dhurve

Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is rapidly becoming a popular method for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Many diseases of the chest can now be diagnosed by VATS due to ease of look and biopsy. Hence the present study was undertaken to determine diagnostic and therapeutic utility of VATS in different chest pathologies.Methods: In this prospective study, total 36 patients of different age group were subjected to VATS procedure, to measured operative time, intra and post- operative complications, post-operative pain and hospital stay. Then patient was followed up at 15 days, at 1 month, 3 month and at 6 months.Results: VATS was successfully carried out in 28 patients as the only procedure whereas 8 patients required conversion to thoracotomy. Average operative time for patients operated by VATS only was 94.9 minute and for patients operated by VATS converted to thoracotomy was 175.5 minute. Most common intraoperative complication was bleeding (16.66 %) followed by anaphylactic shock observed in only one patient. Most common postoperative complication was prolonged air leak (5.55%) followed by port site infection (2.77%) and postoperative bleeding (2.77%). At 24 hours postoperatively, average pain score observed in VATS group was 3.73 and in thoracotomy group was 6.28. The mean postoperative hospital stay for patients operated by VATS was 7.28 days and for patients operated by VATS converted to thoracotomy was 10.36 days. There was significant difference observed in diagnosis of various chest pathologies by radiological investigations and VATS.Conclusions: VATS should be offered as the first approach to various chest pathologies requiring surgical intervention and preferred over thoracotomy when feasible. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Obaid Syed

Background: Ideal method for modern hernia surgery should be simple, cost effective, safe, tension free and permanent. The Lichtenstein operation to a great extent achieves this entire goal. The Lichtenstein mesh repair is associated with complications, postoperative dysfunction and high cost composite meshes. Desarda's technique, became a new surgical option for tissue-based inguinal hernia repair. The present study was designed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness and complications of the Desarda’s repair with Lichtenstein tension-free mesh repair for treatment of inguinal hernia in a developing country.Methods: 200 patients with unilateral, primary, reducible inguinal hernia were selected. Included patients were randomly divided into two groups. Studied parameters were Duration of surgery, intra operative complications, post-operative Pain, Duration of hospital stay, return to normal activities, post-operative complications and recurrences.Results: There were a total of 100 patients each group. There was no statistically significant difference in duration of surgery and complication rate between the two groups. Difference in mean VAS was not statistically significant. The mean hospital stay in Desarda’s technique was 2.5 days while it was 2.6 days in Lichtenstein’s group. The mean time to return to basic physical activity in the Desarda’s technique was 12.6 days while it was 13.3 days in the Lichtenstein’s group. There were no recurrences in either group. Chronic inguinal pain (>1month) was more frequent in Lichtenstein’s group.Conclusions: There is no significant difference in duration of surgery, intra operative complication rate, post-operative pain, complications and recurrence, between Desarda’s technique and Lichtenstein’s technique. However chronic inguinal pain is less in Desarda’s technique. Desarda’s repair must be considered in young patients (<30 years). Its long-term efficacy needs to be studied with larger, prospective double-blind randomized trials, with longer follow-up.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (B) ◽  
pp. 807-814
Author(s):  
Mohamed Elmallawany ◽  
Haitham Kandel ◽  
Mohamed A. R. Soliman ◽  
Tarek Ahmed Tareef ◽  
Ahmed Atallah ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence of whether degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is best treated through cervical laminoplasty (CLP) or cervical laminectomy with lateral mass fusion due to the lack of prospective randomized studies that are well designed. We conducted the largest prospective randomized trial to date to determine the comparative effectiveness and safety of both approaches. METHODS: In this prospective, randomized trial, we randomly assigned patients who had symptoms or signs of DCM to undergo either cervical laminectomy and lateral mass fixation (CLF) or CLP. The primary outcome measures were the change in the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), neck disability index, modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) score, and Nurick’s myelopathy grading 1 year after surgery. The secondary outcome measures were the intraoperative, post-operative complications, hospital stay, C2-7 Cobb’s angle, and Odom’s criteria. The follow-up period was at least 1 year. RESULTS: A total of 30 patients (mean age, 54.5 ± 5.5 years, 70% of men) underwent prospective randomization. There was a significantly greater improvement in neck pain (VAS) in the CLF group at 1 year (p < 0.05). The improvement in the mJOA and Nurick’s myelopathy grading showed insignificant improvement between both groups. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the patient’s post-operative satisfaction (Odom’s criteria). The mean operative time was significantly longer in the CLF group (p < 0.001), with no significant difference in the post-operative complications, however, there was a higher rate of C5 palsy, dural tear and infection in the CLF, and a higher rate of instrumentation failure in the CLP. The mean hospital stay was significantly longer in the posterior group (p < 0.05). Finally, there was a significant better improvement in the C2-7 Cobb’s angle at 1 year in the CLF group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Among patients with multilevel DCM, the CLF approach was significantly better regarding the post-operative pain and Cobb’s angle while the CLP was significantly better in terms of shorter hospital stay and operative time.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-bin Luo ◽  
Jing-rong Tu ◽  
Hong-guang Shi ◽  
Zhi-yong Du ◽  
Xian-cai Xiang ◽  
...  

Abstract Single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal ligation (SLPEL) for pediatric inguinal hernia gained popularity all over the world. However, complications associated with extraperitoneal knotting were not rare in the classical SLPEL(C-SLPEL) procedure. In order to overcome disadvantages, we herein developed the modified SLPEL (M-SLPEL) procedure, intact circuit ligation of the peritoneum around the internal ring using a homemade hernia needle with a single abdominal wall centesis. To evaluated the effectiveness of the M-SLPEL procedure to decrease adverse events associated with ligation knotting, a comparative study was carried out. A total of 3219 patients from multiple centers were divided into two groups according to the operative procedures: M-SLPEL group and C-SLPEL group. All patients were followed up. Data describing the clinical characteristics, operative time, postoperative hospital stay, and complications was collected and retrospectively analyzed. With equivalent operative time, postoperative hospital stay, there was statistically significant difference between two groups in terms of the overall complications incidence (2.6% in C-SLPEL Vs 0.11% in M-SLPEL, P=0.03), including pain in inguinal area, knot foreign body reaction, palpable knot, recurrence. Together, these findings suggest that the M-SLPEL procedure is an effective and safe approach, with unique advantage in reducing adverse events in the inguinal region.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (20;4) ◽  
pp. E507-E512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-ichiro Nakamura

Background: Percutaneous full-endoscopic discectomy (PED) is being increasingly used because of its potential to minimalize soft-tissue damage and decrease hospital stay. PED using the interlaminar approach (PED-IL) at L4-L5 is performed by only a few surgeons. To the best of our knowledge, the safety and efficacy of PED-IL at L4-L5, without experience in PED via a transforaminal approach (PED-TF) has not been previously reported. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate initial clinical outcomes and complications of PED-IL at L4-L5 without experience in PED-TF. Study Design: Retrospective evaluation. Setting: An urban minimally invasive spine hospital. Methods: Of a total of 50 patients (36 men and 14 women, ages ranging from 21-59 years, with the average age being 40.3 years old), 16 cases were performed at L4-L5 and 34 cases were performed at L5-S1. PED-IL was successfully completed in all cases, and no case required conversion to open surgery. The operative time, hospital stay, modified MacNab criteria, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores were examined at L5-S1 (range: 41-112). There was no significant difference in operative time between the L4-L5 and L5-S1 groups; the operative time was gradually decreased. The mean hospital stay was 2.9 days (range: 2-8 days). According to modified MacNab criteria, 20 cases (6 at L4-L5 and 14 at L5-S1) were excellent, 27 (10 at L4-L5 and 17 at L5-S1) were good, one at L5-S1 was fair, and 2 at L5-S1 were poor. Two perineurium tears occurred at L5-S1. There was no infection or recurrence of herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP). The clinical outcomes of PED-IL at L4-L5 were equal to those at L5- S1. Results: The mean operative time was 71.3 ± 19.3 minutes for all cases (range: 41-112 mins.),76.1 ± 16.8 minutes at L4-L5 (range: 52-102 mins.), and 70.5 ± 20.1 minutes at L5-S1 (range: 41-112 mins.). Limitations: A small sample size and a short follow-up period. Conclusions: The clinical outcomes of PED-IL at L4-L5 were equal to those at L5-S1. Therefore, PED-IL is suitable to be a standard method for any type of intracanalicular disc herniation. Keywords: Percutaneous full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy, interlaminar approach, clinical outcome, herniated nucleus pulpous, MacNab criteria, intracanalicular disc herniation, learning curve


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajid Malik ◽  
Kamran Zaib Khan ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad

Background: Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is a modern and safe improvement in field of laparoscopic surgery. Single incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) is a major breakthrough in MIS and has become standard procedure for acute appendicitis in place of conventional three port laparoscopic appendectomy (CTLA). Objectives: To see the potential advantages in terms of operative time, duration of hospital stay, post-operative pain and cosmetic results in SILA and CTLA groups. Study Design: Randomized control study. Setting: Department of General Surgery in Allama Iqbal Medical College/ Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Period: July 2016 to June 2017. Materials and Methods: 48 patients were divided in two groups; group SILA (cases) and CTLA (control). Each group comprised 24 patients. All cases were performed by consultant who were competent enough and trained in MIS. Results: We found that there was statistically no difference in operative time (p>0.05) and post-operative pain (p>0.05) of both procedures but statistically significant outcome was observed in duration of hospital stay (p<0.005) and cosmetic result (p< 0.005). Post-operative analgesia usage was same in both groups with similar outcome of control. Surgical wound healed in all patients of both groups without complication but noticeably had shown no scar mark on three months follow up in patients of SILA group. Almost all patients in SILA group were discharged on same day on oral diet. Conclusion: This study showed that results of SILA are better in terms of cosmoses and less duration of hospital stay in the presence of non-significant operative time of two procedures. Staying with promise of minimizing in MIS to SILA, cosmetic satisfaction and minimal hospital stay are its comprehensible advantages.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2766
Author(s):  
Anandaravi B. N. ◽  
Krishna S. R. ◽  
Pradeep Kumar H. D. ◽  
Mayank Garg

Background: Appendicitis remains one of the most common diseases encountered by the surgeon in practice. Appendicectomy is the most common urgent or emergency general surgical operation performed. Emergency appendicectomy is believed to be the standard treatment protocol for patients with acute appendicitis. This study was conducted to verify whether acute non-perforated appendicitis requires immediate surgery or can be delayed to be taken up on elective basis.Methods: This is a retrospective study of all the cases undergoing appendicectomy for acute appendicitis over the period of January 2016 to December 2016 in K. R. hospital, Mysuru, Karnataka, India. The cases were divided into two comparison groups: emergency group (operated within 12 hours of admission) and delayed group (operated between 12-72 hours). Parameters like age, sex, duration of symptoms, total leucocytes count, temperature, haemoglobin, radiological investigations, operative procedure, operative time, length of hospital stay, length of post-operative stay were collected and the end points for comparison were: Operative time, perforation rate, post-operative complication, length of hospital stay, readmission rate. Cases of perforated appendicitis in preoperative diagnosis, interval appendicectomy and appendicectomy done in association with other abdominal conditions were excluded from the study.Results: During this one-year period 283 patients have undergone appendicectomy. Out of this 189 (66.8%) patients have undergone surgery within 12 hours of admission and 94 (33.2%) have undergone surgery between 12 to 72 hours of admission. There was no significant difference between the two groups in operative time, per operative perforation rate, post-operative complication rate, readmission rate. Length of the hospital stay was greater in delayed group as compared to emergency group. But there was no significant difference between the post-operative length of hospital stay.Conclusions: Acute appendicitis can be treated surgically in a delayed elective basis without increasing morbidity.  


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