Transvaginal Ultrasound in Fertile Patients with Suspected Appendicitis: An Experience Report of Current Practice by Malek Tabbara, Nikolaos Evangelopoulos, Luigi Raio, Vanessa Banz, Heinz Zimmermann, Corinne Kim-Fuchs, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…TVU revealed an underlying pathology in 34 (15%) patients, necessitating a diagnostic laparoscopy in 12 patients. Six patients (2%) had a true gynaecological emergency. …”
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Laparoscopic Management of an Abdominal Pregnancy by Aarthi Srinivasan, Suzanne Millican

“…This can be safely achieved using laparoscopy in early gestational ages when the patient is hemodynamically stable.…”
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Spontaneously Ruptured Dermoid Cysts and Their Potential Complications: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report by Rebecca Yuan Li, Yogesh Nikam, Supuni Kapurubandara

“…Surgical management by both laparoscopy and laparotomy is successful, with laparotomies more likely to be performed. …”
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An Unusual Extremely Distant Noncommunicating Uterine Horn with Myoma and Adenomyosis Treated with Laparoscopic Hemihysterectomy by Michele Morelli, Roberta Venturella, Rita Mocciaro, Daniela Lico, Fulvio Zullo

“…A 41-year-old woman referred to us with dysmenorrhea and severe pelvic pain although she was previously submitted to right laparotomic adnexectomy for ovarian endometrioma and to a subsequent operative laparoscopy for pelvic adhesions. After ultrasound examination, the patient underwent diagnostic hysteroscopy and operative laparoscopy which confirmed the clinic suspect of an unicornuate uterus. …”
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Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyelopyelostomy for Retrocaval Ureter without Excision of the Retrocaval Segment: Experience on Three Cases by Y. El Harrech, O. Ghoundale, E. H. Kasmaoui, D. Touiti

“…Open surgery was the classic treatment for this condition. Laparoscopy is currently an admitted procedure to treat many urological diseases. …”
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A Rare Cause of Ascites-Disseminated TB with Peritonitis in a Middle-Aged Female by Sahathevan Vithoosan, Ponnudurai Shanjeeban, Joseph Philip Anpalahan, Paramarajan Piranavan, Harindra Karunatilake, Ananda Jayanaga

“…Even though the diagnosis is difficult, diagnostic laparoscopy and biopsy is very helpful. It is important to have an early diagnosis since delay in treatment can be detrimental in most cases.…”
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Torsion of Hydrosalpinx with Concurrent Acute Cholecystitis: Case Report and Review of Literature by Preeti R. John, Amelia M. Pasley

“…Some torqued Fallopian tubes can be salvaged. Laparoscopy is useful in management of both Fallopian tube torsion and cholecystitis.…”
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Unilateral Atraumatic Expulsion of an Ectopic Pregnancy in a Case of Bilateral Ectopic Pregnancy by Victoria Sampson, Oluremi Mogekwu, Ammar Ahmed, Farida Bano

“…Ultrasound (USS) and serial beta-hCG levels have shown poor efficacy for accurate diagnosis. Laparoscopy is the diagnostic gold standard. The majority of cases are managed surgically with bilateral salpingectomy. …”
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Robert's Uterus Versus Juvenile Cystic Adenomyoma – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges – Case Report and Review of Literature by Reeta Mahey, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Supriya Kumari, Garima Kachhawa, Archana Kumari, Monika Rajput, Neerja Bhatla

“…In the first case, laparoscopy revealed juvenile cystic adenomyoma (JCA) of 3 cm × 3 cm on the left side anteroinferior to the round ligament. …”
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Endovascular Treatment of Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysm by Adenauer Marinho de Oliveira Góes Junior, Amanda Silva de Oliveira Góes, Paloma Cals de Albuquerque, Renato Menezes Palácios, Simone de Campos Vieira Abib

“…For being a less aggressive approach, it offers an opportunity of treatment to patients considered “high risk” for surgical treatment by laparotomy/laparoscopy.…”
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Laparoscopic Management of Huge Ovarian Cysts by A. Alobaid, A. Memon, S. Alobaid, L. Aldakhil

“…With advancing techniques, proper patients selection, and availability of experts in gynecologic endoscopy, it is possible to remove giant cyst by laparoscopy.…”
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Laparoscopic Adnexal Detorsion in a 20-Week Pregnant Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rawad Halimeh, Serge Tomassian, Maria El Hage, Nicole Metri, Marianne Bersaoui, Rafi Daou, Elie Anastasiadis

“…The gold standard for confirmation and treatment of ovarian torsion is surgery. Laparoscopy and Laparotomy are surgical options with defined risks and benefits. …”
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Peritoneal Breach as an Indication for Exploratory Laparotomy in Penetrating Abdominal Stab Injury: Operative Findings in Haemodynamically Stable Patients by Jasmina Kevric, Victor Aguirre, Kate Martin, Dinesh Varma, Mark Fitzgerald, Charles Pilgrim

“…The total negative laparotomy/laparoscopy rate for all patients presented with PAI was 21%, almost half of whom had a normal CT scan. …”
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Hysterectomy: Current Methods and Alternatives by Liselotte Mettler, Harry Reich, Limin Feng, Shailesh Puntambekar, Adolf Gallinat, Michael Stark

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Is Minimally Invasive Surgery the Standard of Care for Ventral Hernia Repair? by Kaushik Bhattacharya

“…When patients undergoing ventral or incisional hernia repair are reoperated for recurrence with an incidence rate of 16.0% following open repair and 18.8% following minimally invasive repair, it is time for re-evaluation of the real benefit of laparoscopy in ventral hernia repair. …”
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Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Tumour of the Abdomen by Soundappan Somasundaram, Monty Khajanchi, Tejas Vaja, Bhushan Jajoo, Amit Kumar Dey

“…This report emphasizes the importance of diagnostic laparoscopy in the diagnosis of the tumour.…”
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Appearances Are Deceptive: Two Case Reports in Teenagers on the Conservative Laparoscopic Surgery for Adnexal Torsion with Apparent Infarction by A. Jayawardane, M. Patabendige, C. Gunathilaka

“…We report two cases of teenage girls presented with adnexal torsion describing their laparoscopy features. Detorsion without additional surgical intervention could save their ovaries. …”
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Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary; Clinicopathological Evaluation of 143 Cases in our Series, 5 Years Experience by Ferah Kazanci, Betul Ogut, Dilek Yapar, Ozlem Erdem, M. Anil Onan

“…The treatment consisted of 60.1% cystectomy by laparoscopy, 3.5% unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy by laparoscopy, 9.8% unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy by laparotomy, while the rate of 16.1% cases underwent hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy by laparotomy, 10.5% of the cases, cysts were excised during cesarean section. …”
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Mucinous Cystadenoma Arising in a Mature Cystic Teratoma in a 25-Year-Old Patient by Michelle D. Pintea

“…She underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy, which was converted to exploratory laparotomy, during which a right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed.…”
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A Rare Culprit of Spontaneous Abortion, Latent Tuberculosis Complicated by Disseminated Peritoneal TB by Christoph Sossou, Chaitanya Pal, Jose R. Bustillo

“…This is a case of a 38-year-old female with latent TB complicated by disseminated peritoneal TB with associated spontaneous abortion, who was initially thought to have an ovarian neoplasm, prompting extensive workup. Laparoscopy with biopsy later confirmed the patient’s condition; she was initiated on the appropriate therapy and had a full recovery.…”
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