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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in middle aged women. Seroma formation is claimed to be a very common problem after axillary dissection in patients with breast cancer. Aim: To conduct this study to see if injecting methyl prednisolone can improve the post-operative outcomes of modified radical mastectomy in terms of seroma formation Methods: This Study design is a randomized control trial, done at Surgical Department, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from October 12th 2019 till April 12th 2020. Randomization was done through lottery method. Sample size was 38 in each group. All the data was analyzed in SPSS (version 22). Mean + SD was calculated for continuous var-iables like age, BMI and volume of seroma. Frequency and percentages were calculated for categorical variables like stage of breast cancer, whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy was received andefficacy. Efficacy in both groups was compared using chi square test keeping p value of

Objective: To evaluate the outcome after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of these complications in our setup. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of General Surgery, MTI-Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Period: July 2018 to June 2019. Material & Methods: A total of 115 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were enrolled in this study and were assessed for the development of various postoperative complications. Results: The mean ± SD age of study participants was 45.92±5.41 years. Females (n=67; 58.2%) outnumbered males (n=48; 41.7%) in this study. Most common complication was port site infection noted in 7 patients (6.1%) with gall bladder perforation being second most common complication observed in 6 patients (5.2%). Post-operative fever was noted in 4 patients (3.5%). Conclusion: In our study the majority of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy recovered uneventfully without any mortality. Port site infection was the most common complication and gall bladder perforation was found to have statistically significant association with all the complications.