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A Simple Technique Of Umbilical Port Closure In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, A Khan, M N. Siddiqui, M Ahmed
A Simple Technique Of Umbilical Port Closure In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, A Khan, M N. Siddiqui, M Ahmed
Department of Surgery
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Retained Stones In The Common Bile Duct: Results Of Management, Kamran Hamid, R Azami, W Jaffery, T Hameed
Retained Stones In The Common Bile Duct: Results Of Management, Kamran Hamid, R Azami, W Jaffery, T Hameed
Department of Surgery
Seventeen patients underwent treatment for retained common bile duct stones. In 7 patients the stones were removed via a T-tube tract using steerable catheters while 5 patients underwent ERCP and sphincterotomy and 5 underwent surgical re-exploration. Considering morbidity, mortality, success rate and patients' stay in the hospital, non-operative modalities should be the treatment of choice for retained common bile duct stones.
Penile Constrictive Band Injury, Zafar Nazir, Khalid Rasheed, Farhat Moazam
Penile Constrictive Band Injury, Zafar Nazir, Khalid Rasheed, Farhat Moazam
Section of Paediatric Surgery
Penile strangulation caused by a thread or human hair is an uncommon cause of urethral injury described in paediatric piactice. Five children presented with this entity to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi between August, 1991 and August, 1992. Three children had uneventful recoveries after removal of the contricting agent. Two patients developed urethrocutaneaus fistulae and partial amputation of the penis because of late presentation Early recognition and removal of the constricting agent is necessary to prevent serious complications