Laparoscopic hernia repair offers less postoperative pain and faster recovery on the expense of longer operative time. TEP and TAPP laparoscopic techniques gave similar results.

The distance from the bifurcation at which common carotid artery velocity is measured should be standardized. This may increase the accuracy of the systolic velocity ratio for assessment of internal carotid artery stenosis and decrease some of the reported variability between different centers that perform US of the carotid artery.

The two-step submandibular sialadenectomy using skin-lifting gasless technique offers good visibility and good working space that allow safer dissection.

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