A CLINICO PATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF NECK SWELLINGS EXCLUDING THYROID IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background : The modern era of laparoscopic surgery has evoked remarkable changes in approaches to surgical diseases. The trend toward minimal access surgery (MAS) has prompted general surgeons to scrutinize nearly all operations for possible conversion to laparoscopic techniques. The explosive success of laparoscopic cholecystectomy initiated a revolution with in general surgery. At present nearly every abdominal operations has been performed laparoscopically.The sudden surge of Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) to all fields has prompted to me to take this study