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Risk Factors for Conversion to Open Surgery in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Ibrahim, Salleh, Hean, Tay Khoon, Ho, Lim Swee, Ravintharan, T., Chye, Tan Ngian, Chee, Chng Hong

“…Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment for most gallbladder diseases. Conversion to open cholecystectomy is necessary in some…”
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Minimal access surgery: are we doing it right in Singapore? by Ravintharan, T

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Analysis of a structured training programme in laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Ibrahim, Salleh, Tay, Khoon Hean, Lim, Swee Ho, Ravintharan, T., Tan, Ngian Chye

“…Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an established treatment for almost all gallbladder diseases with bile duct injury rates similar to open…”
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The changing scene in a decade of laparoscopic surgery in Singapore by Ravintharan, T

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Treatment of obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Singapore: an initial experience by Foo, C S, Tay, K H, Ravintharan, T

“…Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has been used for the treatment of obesity, being shown in western populations to be a safe and effective…”
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Emergency laparoscopic procedures by Ravintharan, T

“…Emergency laparoscopic procedures (ELPs) have been performed since the 1960s. It never caught on due to limitations inherent in the actual procedure…”
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Remifentanil in the management of laparoscopic resection of phaeochromocytoma--case reports by Ip-Yam, P C, Ruban, P, Cheng, C, Ravintharan, T

“…The laparoscopic adrenalectomy approach to phaeochromocytoma surgery offers the opportunity to use new short-acting drugs to facilitate rapid recovery. We…”
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Laparoscopic drainage of liver abscesses by Tay, K. H., Ravintharan, T., Hoe, M. N. Y., See, A. C. H., Chng, H. C.

“…Background The mainstay of the management of liver abscesses has been intravenous antibiotics and radiologically guided percutaneous drainage. However, not all…”
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Laparoscopic bladder-neck suspension for urinary stress incontinence in women: our first twenty patients by Tay, K P, Lim, P H, Ravintharan, T

“…Laparoscopic bladder-neck suspension for women with urinary stress incontinence avoids the problems associated with a large abdominal incision. This study…”
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Gastric ulceration with acute bleeding from tuberculosis of the stomach--a case report by Goh, S H, Ravintharan, T, Sim, C S, Chng, H C

“…Tuberculosis of the stomach is a rarity. Its diagnosis is difficult as it is often unsuspected or unrecognised. This is a case report of an elderly man who…”
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Nodular skin tuberculosis with lymphatic spread--a case report by Goh, S H, Ravintharan, T, Sim, C S, Chng, H C

“…An unusual case of tuberculosis paronychia with skin infection of the big toe was recently seen in a patient returning from Kalimantan. This was complicated by…”
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Laparoscopic varicocelectomy: technique and results by Tan, S M, Ng, F C, Ravintharan, T, Lim, P H, Chng, H C

“…To determine the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic varicocelectomy in the treatment of symptomatic varicocele. Indications for surgery were subfertility in…”
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Ureterorenoscopy: factors influencing success by Ravintharan, T, Lim, P H, Chng, H C

“…The first 100 patients with ureteric calculi to undergo planned ureteroscopy and lithotripsy were retrospectively studied to evaluate the factors which…”
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Emergency laparoscopic repair of spontaneous and traumatic bladder rupture by Tay, K P, Ravintharan, T, Lim, P H, Chng, H C

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Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: local experience by Kannan, K, Ng, C, Ravintharan, T

“…Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) is a recent development that has been shown to be an effective way of treating ventral hernias. We present the first…”
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