Trocar placement for transperitoneal iliac node dissection.
This picture and cholangiogram demonstrate a duct from the liver to the cystic duct. If transected and not recognized, this a potential cause of bile leak
Surgical Photos from Ivory Coast, Chad, and Democratic Republic of Congo
Image obtained during Laparoscopic Heller`s Cardiomyotomy.
Insertion of the Innerdyne gastric cannula into inflated stomach. Thereafter, the radially expandable polymer sheath is stretched by an 11.0-mm port for intragastric insertion of the operating laparoscope.
Position of the surgeon for visual path coaxial alignment. Note the triangulation of camera and operating ports, which corresponds to triangulation of the surgeon’s eyes and two hands. The surgeon, target tissue, suture line, and monitor are aligned.
Sometimes bile duct cannulation requires orientation of the cannula in a cephalad direction. This can be accomplished by using a sphincterotome. Tightening the cutting wire bows the cannula upward and produces a more cephalad orientation for the tip of th
This woman presented with appendicitis at 27 weeks gestation. The patient was turned in the right side up lateral postion to rotate the uterus away and bring the appendix anteriorly. Three ports were placed in the right flank. The procedure was done wit
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