Doctors at Sawai Man Singh hospital successfully performed complex laparoscopic surgery on an 11-year-old boy with a rare ...

A randomized multi-centre trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of two surgical techniques for the repair of incisional hernias: laparoscopic vs. conventional open repair. The following patients will ...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a procedure that is increasingly carried out in clinical practice, as a result of the advent of dual-layer meshes. The efficacy, safety, and ...

Abdominal wall hernia disease is often a complex problem and the treatment options are numerous, especially with the ongoing development of new prosthetic materials or tacking devices. As such, a ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...

Among over 450 such patients, no significant difference was observed in the rate of PUR for those who received an intraoperative catheter placement versus those who did not (9.6% vs 8.5%, respectively ...

Jaipur: Doctors at the state-run Sawai Man Singh hospital here have successfully performed a complex laparoscopic surgery on ...

Surgeons across India are experiencing an increase in difficult hernia operations which primarily occurs because of rising obesity rates. Medical experts now warn that excess body weight not only ...

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