INTRODUCTION Thoracoscopy is a procedure that is minimally invasive and traditionally executed for the identification or/and treatment of pleural lung diseases. The practice of thoracoscopy is not new. A Swedish…
INTRODUCTION A surgical method used to eliminate a part of the small or large intestine is known as bowel resection. The diseased part of the intestine is taken out during…
INTRODUCTION The most frequent injury that follows blunt trauma to the chest is the rib fracture and it accounts for fifty percent of non-penetrating damages. Of all the patients admitted…
INTRODUCTION Cholecystectomy is the removal of the gall bladder that is among the most popularly performed surgical techniques in the US and every year, almost 1.2 million surgical removals of…
INTRODUCTION Since the discovery of appendicitis a century before, the gold standard for treating appendicitis is the appendectomy (1). The surgical process through which an appendix is removed is known…
Introduction In the womb, the fetus is connected to the mother through the umbilical cord. By way of a small aperture present between the muscles of the abdomen in the…
Introduction When a bulge occurs in the groin area present between the thigh and the lower abdominal area, it is known as an inguinal hernia. When the lower abdominal muscles…
Do you know that one in ten Americans (10 to 15%) develop gallstones at some point in their lives? Chances are, you know someone who has had them. Gallstones are…
Gallbladder Removal A cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder, a small, pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver on the upper right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder…
Breast infection also called mastitis that affects breast tissues. The infected breast becomes painful and red, leading to inflammation. Sometimes, the infection may affect both breasts. The fatty tissue in…