The authors intend to highlight issues surrounding an increasing emphasis on MIS and to caution against the MIS operative technique superseding comprehensive perioperative care.

As the liver transplant journey in India reaches substantial numbers and suggests quality technical expertise, it is time to dispassionately look at the big picture, identify problems, and consider corrective measures for the future.

The effect of prophylactic transpapillary pancreatic stent insertion on clinically significant leak rate following distal pancreatectomy: results of a prospective controlled clinical trial

Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with a higher bile duct injury rate

Updated recommendations for control of surgical site infections

In this rare case of a retroperitoneal rupture of the appendix, the absence of abdominal symptoms at presentation leads to delay in diagnosis.

A 45-year-old man presented to us with a history of upper abdominal fullness, early satiety and decreased appetite. He also had a history of symptoms suggestive of left-sided portal hypertension. The CT scan demonstrated a large cystic lesion arising from the left lobe of the liver, compressing the stomach, splenic vein and left renal vein, and a left-sided varicocele.

Fast-track surgery or 'enhanced recovery after surgery,' is an amalgamation of evidence-based practices that have been proven to improve patient outcome independently and exert a synergistic effect when applied together