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Laparoscopic Ultrasound-Guided versus Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation in Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sherif Z Kotb, Tamer F Yousef, Yaser M Foda
Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Effect of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Anterior Chest Wall Approach on Treatment of Benign Thyroid Tumors
Mingliang Wang, Tao Zhang, Zhihai Mao, Feng Dong, Jianwen Li, Aiguo Lu, Weiguo Hu, Lu Zang Yu Jiang, Minhua Zheng Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Surgery Department of Shanghai Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai JiaoTong University Medical School, Shanghai, China

Comparison in Terms of Postoperative Morbidity and Hospital Stay between Open Cholecystectomy
and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
1Rooh-ul-Muqim, 2Faryal Gul Afridi, 2Javeria Iqbal, 3Jehangir Akbar, 2Zahoor Khan, 4M Zarin 2Samiullah, 5Mohammad Aziz Wazir 1Assistant Professor, Surgical D Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan 2Resident, Surgical D Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan 3Surgical D Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan 4Senior Registrar, Surgical D Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan 5Professor and Incharge, Surgical D Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan Correspondence: Faryal Gul Afridi, Resident Surgical D Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. E-mail: faryal.afridi@yahoo.com

Elective Laparoscopic Left Colectomy for Diverticular Disease: A Monocentric Study on
205 Consecutive Patients
1Joao Odilo Gonçalves Pinto, 1Basmah Fallatah, 1Phillipe Espalieu, 1Gilles Poncet, 2Alvine Bissery
1Jean-Claude Boulez 1Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Edouard Herriot Hospital, University Claude Bernard Lyon 01-Lyon, France 2Department of Biostatistics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 01 - Lyon, France Correspondence: Pr Jean-Claude Boulez. Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Service de Chirurgie Digestive-Pavillon D4, Place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon CEDEX 03, Telephone : +33 472110107, Fax: +33 472116252
E-mail: jean-claude.boulez@chu-lyon.fr

Common Bile Duct Injury in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Inherent Risk of Procedure or Medical Negligence-A Case Report
1Lalwani S, 2Misra MC, 3Bhardwaj DN, 4Rajeshwari S, 5Rautji R, 6Dogra TD 1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 2Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 3Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 4Additional Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 5Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AFMC, Pune, India 6Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India Correspondence: Sanjeev Lalwani, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India E-mail: drsalal@rediffmail.com, sanjulalwani2001@yahoo.com

Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection with Distal Rectal Washout Using the New Device of Gut-clamper
1Takao Ichihara, 2,3Moriatsu Takada, 4Yoshikazu Kuroda 1Department of Surgery, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan 2Kobe Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Kobe, Japan 3Takada Medical and Surgical Clinic, Kobe, Japan 4Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan Correspondence: Moriatsu Takada, 2-1-4, Minamigoyo, Kita-ku, Kobe 651-1132, Japan Tel: +81-78-904-8500; Fax: +81-78-904-8518; E-mail: moriatsu@kobe-u.com

Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral Hernia an Early Experience at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
1Rooh-ul-Muqim, 2Qutb-E-Alam Jan, 3Mohammad Zarin, 4Muhammad Taimoor Khan, 5Javeria Iqbal
6Iftikhar Mohammad Khan, 7Mehmud Aurangzeb, 8Aziz Wazir 1Associate Professor, Surgical-D Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan 2Assistant Professor, Surgical-A Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan 3Assistant Professor, Surgical-D Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan 4House Surgeon, Surgical-D Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan 5Trainee Medical Officer, Surgical-D Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan 6Trainee Medical Officer, Surgical-E Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan 7Surgical-E Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan
8Surgical-D Unit, KTH, Peshawar, Pakistan Correspondence: Rooh-ul-Muqim, H. No.185, St. No. 5, Sector J-2, Phase II, Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan

The Role of Laparoscopic Uterine Nerve Ablation (LUNA) and Presacral Neurectomy (PSN) of Pelvic
Pain Management
Ashon Sa'adi
Gynecological Specialist and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr Soetomo Hospital of Surabaya, Indonesia

Two Rare Cases of Intrahepatic Subcapsular Hematoma After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Minaya Bravo, González AM, González E, Cardenoso Payo P, Ortiz Aguilar M, Larranaga E La Princesa Hospital, Calle Diego de León, n 62. 28006, Madrid, Spain

Thoracic Epidural versus Morphine Patient Controlled Analgesia After Laparoscopic Colectomy
1RJ Dennis, 2P Mills 1SpR General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ 2Consultant anaesthetist, Department of Anesthetics, West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ Correspondence: RJ Dennis, Department of General Surgery, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Lewsey Road, Luton LU4 0DZ E-mail: robertdennis@nhs.net

Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Carcinoma- An Experience of 20 Cases in a Government Sector Hospital
Ashok K Mathur, Sameer Gupta, Nisar Ahmed, Asit Arora, Akshay Sharma Upgraded Department of General Surgery, Unit 4, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan Correspondance: Sameer Gupta, Room No.175, Resident Doctors' Hostel, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan E-mail: Samsite@Indiatimes.com