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Laparoscopic Revisional Surgery for Recurrent GERD an d/or Hiatal Hernia
Hitoshi Idani, MD, Shinya Asami, MD, Kanyu Nakano, MD, Yohei Kurose, MD, Tetsushi Kubota, MD, Satoshi Komoto, MD, Shinichiro Kubo, MD, Hiroki Nojima, MD, Katsuyoshi Hioki, MD, Hitoshi Kin, MD, Norihisa Takakura, MD Department of Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Department of Gastrointestinal surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Background: Laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Is post operative contrast swallow necessary following laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia?
W R Carr, Mr, Y K Viswanath, Mr, Penny Wilson, Dr, Anantha Madhavan, Mr James cook university hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia is an effective treatment for achalasia. Whilst laparoscopic approaches minimize the surgical insult to the patient care needs to be taken to minimize the risk of mucosal perforation. This study aims to… Continue Reading
Surgical outcome and indication of SILS in combination with a 2-mm diameter forceps for cholecystectomy
Hideaki Tsutsumida Kamimimura Hospital Our hospital adopted single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for cholecystectomy in February 2011. Since this time, a combination of SILS with a 2-mm diameter forceps in the right flank has been applied to perform the conventional technique normally and to avoid prolongation of the surgical time. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been performed… Continue Reading