Wai Lun Law

..CONCLUSION: The incidence of urinary retention following haemorrhoidectomy was 15.2%. General anaesthesia and SH were independent significant factors associated with a lower incidence of urinary retention...

..Comparison of colectomy in 2 consecutive periods (period 1: January 1996-May 2000; period 2: June 2000-December 2004), with laparoscopic surgery being a surgical option in period 2, was also performed...

..Risk factors for local recurrence and survival were also analyzed...

..Efforts should be undertaken to avoid this complication to improve the long-term outcome...

..The aims of this study were to assess the impact of the number of lymph nodes examined on survival of patients with stage II colorectal cancer and to determine the optimal number of lymph nodes that should be examined...

..This study aimed to compare the overall and disease specific survivals of patients who underwent laparoscopic and open resection of colorectal cancer in a high volume tertiary center...

..This study aimed to evaluate the surgical strategies, operative results, and oncological outcomes of elderly patients who underwent curative resection for mid and distal rectal cancer. Comparison was made with patients of younger age...

..The metallic stent successfully relieved the intestinal obstruction, and laparoscopic anterior resection was performed subsequently. The use of this approach in the management of patients with obstructing colorectal cancer is discussed...

..This study aimed to investigate the impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival and disease recurrence in patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal cancer...

..This study aims to evaluate the results of resection of rectal cancer in the patients with stage IV disease and to analyze the factors that might affect the survival of these patients...

..This study aimed to evaluate the impact of conversion on the operative outcome and survival of patients who underwent laparoscopic resection for colorectal malignancy...

..This study was designed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic anterior resection with open operation for mid and upper rectal cancer...

..This study aimed to review the outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer...

..The wider application of this treatment option for obstructing colorectal cancer warranted further studies...

..This study investigated the impact of laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection for patients with high operative risk, which was defined as American Society of Anesthesiologist classes 3 and 4...

..The study aimed to review the etiologies of patients who underwent surgery for small bowel obstruction (SBO) and to evaluate the risk factors affecting the early postoperative outcomes...

..The present study evaluated our early results of single-incision laproscopic surgery in a series of 8 patients who underwent colectomy for various colorectal pathologies...

..This study aimed to identify the risk factors of surgical site infection (SSI) in elective colorectal resection and the strategy for prevention of SSI in modern era of colorectal surgery...

..This study aimed to evaluate the oncological outcome of patients who had Stage II rectal cancer and underwent curative nonsphincter-ablation surgery without adjuvant radiation...

..We examined surgical complications, local recurrence and survival...

..This study aimed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic resection (LR) with open resection (OR) for right-sided colon cancer...

..This study evaluated the impact of ERP on results of laparoscopic colectomy and comparison was made with the outcomes of patients prior to the application of ERP...

..This study evaluated outcomes in patients undergoing non-curative surgery for colorectal cancer and aimed to identify patients who would benefit from palliative surgery...

..The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of patients operated on by this approach with those who were operated on prior to the adoption of this technique...

..We report our prospective study that compared the postoperative outcomes of these two approaches over a 2-year period...

..This study aimed to compare the survival of patients who underwent laparoscopic and open resection for stage II and III rectal cancer...

..The study was designed to identify the risk factors associated with anastomotic leakage after an intraperitoneal large-bowel anastomosis in patients with colorectal malignancy...

..To compare three bowel preparation regimens for colonoscopy in terms of the quality of preparation, the side effects and patient acceptance...

..The aim of the present study was to determine factors that might predict the survival and recurrence of patients who had T1 and T2 colorectal cancers...

..Double stapling was then performed and the patient recovered uneventfully. This case showed that stapler complication in laparoscopic surgery could be salvaged without conversion...

..Other intra-abdominal pathologies can also be diagnosed more accurately with the laparoscopic approach...

..We analyzed circulating TNF-alpha and IL-6 to determine systemic inflammatory responses associated with transvaginal cholecystectomy in a porcine model...

..Instead of using prototype devices, we explored the feasibility and practicability of using readily available off-the-shelf devices to perform Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery in an animal model...

..This study of patients older than 75 years compared outcome and survival between those who underwent laparoscopic resection and those who had open resection for colorectal cancer...

..A high local recurrence rate was associated with distal cancers (? 6 cm from the anal verge) with lymphovascular invasion. Adjuvant therapy for local control should be considered for this subgroup of patients...

..The clinical and histological features of the case are presented and the literature on granulomatous appendicitis reviewed...

..These cases illustrate the difficulty encountered by surgeons in managing acute abdomen in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancy. The management of colonic mucormycosis in the published literature is also reviewed...

..This study was designed to evaluate the outcomes of self-expanding metallic stents as a palliative treatment for malignant obstruction of the colon and rectum...

..This technique not only provides information on the cause of death abut also minimizes the disfigurement induced to the deceased. Our study aims to explore the feasibility and evaluate the accuracy of this technique...

..We explored the possibility of transanal endoscopic operation (TEO) device to perform transrectal peritoneoscopy in a pig model...

..A loop of necrotic small bowel was retrieved through the urethra on removal of the urethral catheter...

..However, the application of SILC requires careful evaluation to prove its benefit and safety. This randomized, controlled study compared the operative outcome of patients who underwent SILC and CLC...

..Estimation of P-POSSUM predicted mortality during operation and its ability to correlate with choice of procedure is an area that is worth further study in emergency colorectal surgery...

..We summarize the current evidence on laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer...

..CONCLUSION: Bowel function and manometric findings following low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision in the elderly are not worse than in younger patients...

..It is also associated with less cardiopulmonary morbidity, which is an important complication after colorectal surgery in the elderly...

..CONCLUSIONS: The automated immunochemical FOBT used in the current study was a robust, convenient, and useful tool for colorectal carcinoma screening in the study population...

..RGMA also functions as a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) coreceptor. We studied the potential roles of RGMA and NEO1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis...

..The incision for laparotomy and the probable stoma site should be planned carefully in females after breast reconstructive surgery...

..This uncommon cause of peritonitis and the role of laparoscopy for this condition are discussed...

..To review currently available evidence on the use of adjuvant therapy to reduce the formation of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions...

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..This study was designed to conduct a systematic review of all relevant trials on chewing gum to reduce postoperative ileus after colorectal resection...