Shyam L Dahiya, MD. Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens, CA Introduction: Single incision laparoscopic surgery has garnered wide interest in a number of specialties. A common limitation cited for many single incision methods is the lack of instrument triangulation and the need to cross instruments. The SPIDER® Surgical System (TransEnterix, Durham, NC) is […]
Deirdre F Waterhouse, Dr, Ronan A Cahill, Dr. European Institute of Surgical Research and Innovation (EISRI) INTRODUCTION: The new avenue of laparoscopy referred to as Single Incision Laparoscopy is often presented as an alternative to more conventional laparoendoscopic approaches whereas in fact it is really a complimentary procedure. The benefits of this technique’s principles […]
Bilal M Shafi, MD, Parth K Shah, MD, Harveen Bal, MD, Douglas L Fraker, MD. Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Introduction: Few studies have been designed to assess the performance of laparoscopic surgical staplers, especially when it comes to their contribution to leak. This study analyzes the effect of staples and staple height on […]
Helmuth T Billy, MD. Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates Introduction: Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of bariatric surgery patients often requires the use of fiberoptic endoscopy to preoperatively screen patients or evauate for possible complications. Trans nasal endoscopy offers the potential to streamline evaluation of patients and decrease the costs associated with evaluating these patients. Methods […]
Helmuth T Billy, MD. Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates Introduction: The goal is to assess the feasibility of utilizing micro laparoscopic instruments to perform a virtually scarless Heller Myotomy. Methods and Procedures: A 72 year old woman with chronic achalsia underwent successful laparoscopic Heller myotomy using 2.7 microlaparoscopic instruments. The patient was placed in slight […]