The results of laparoscopic colon resection for transverse colon carcinoma are comparable to the results of laparoscopic resection of right or sigmoid colon cancer and open resection of transverse colon carcinoma. These results suggest that laparoscopic resection of transverse colon carcinoma is safe and feasible.

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Computed tomography colonography, also termed virtual colonoscopy, is a new imaging method to investigate the colon, which may be a potential alternative to the conventional endoscopic colonoscopy in some cases. The high safety profile of this imaging method was considered as an additional advantage of this procedure. A case of colonic perforation in computed tomography colonography is presented, highlighting a potential risk related to this procedure. It is assumed that perforation was the result of overinflation of air into an obstructed colon caused by a lesion at the rectosigmoid junction. Thus, it is suggested that in such cases, air insufflation should be gradual, thereby minimizing the risk of perforation.

Preperitoneal Bupivacaine attenuates pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and should be considered in these cases.

Use of kidneys from pediatric donors has been associated with worse outcome. We review our 20-yr experience using pediatric kidneys as single grafts in children and adult recipients. Charts review of 29 recipients, transplanted between 1986 and 2005, who received a graft from a donor