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More attention has been paid to bariatric surgery due to an increase in the obese population in Korea. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is the most popular procedure for weight-loss...
PURPOSE: Unlike males, inguinal hernia surgery in females is an uncommon surgical procedure. The efficacy of laparoscopic surgery for female hernia must be proven. This study compared the clinical characteristics...
During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the cystic duct is frequently divided closer to the gallbladder to avoid iatrogenic injury to the common bile duct. Postcholecystectomy syndrome can be considered if the patient...
A bronchogenic cyst is regarded as a developmental abnormality of the primitive foregut, which typically occurs in the mediastinum. The cystis normally diagnosed in relation to respiratory problems or recurrent...
PURPOSE: Perforation is a dreadful complication of peptic ulcer disease requiring immediate management. This study examined the feasibility of laparoscopic primary closure in perforated peptic ulcer disease to allow an...
PURPOSE: The authors retrospectively compared single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) in terms of the perioperative outcomes in pediatric patients.
METHODS: Cases of laparoscopic appendectomy between December 2009...