Environmental Contamination As a Result of Aerosolized Blood and Fluid During Laparoscopic Surgery.
Richard K Englehardt, MD, Brent Nowak, Michael V Seger, MD, Frank D Duperier, MD. University of Texas Medical Center at Houston, Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas IntroductionLaparoscopic surgery is known to provide many advantages to patients by reducing post-operative pain, shortening hospital stays, and reducing incision related co-morbidities. Surgeon and staff exposure to blood… Continue Reading
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The Benefits of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in the Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma
Jay N Collins, MD, Rebecca C Britt, MD, Leonard J Weireter, MD, L D Britt, MD MPH. Eastern Virginia Medical School INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) against non-therapeutic laparotomy (NTL) in the setting of acute abdominal or thoracoabdominal trauma. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of adult trauma patients older… Continue Reading
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Effects of Carbon Dioxide Pneumoperitoneum On Renal Function in Obstructive Jaundice: An Experimental Study in a Rat Model
Merter Gulen, MD, Mustafa Sare, MD, Banu Sancak, MD, Mehmet Senes, MD, Seher Yuksel. Department of General Surgery Gazi University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara Teaching and Research Hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic approaches are being applied in all areas of surgery with an increasing frequency. Different effects of… Continue Reading
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Screening for Thrombophilias in Bariatric Surgical Candidates
Vincent Chavanon, Medical Student, Gabriel E Herrera, MD, Giselle Hamad, MD. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh Introduction: Obesity is an independent risk factor for the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which can add significant morbidity and mortality to bariatric surgery procedures. Obesity has been shown to be associated with hypercoagulable disorders. There… Continue Reading
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Utility and Accuracy of Endobronchial Ultrasound As a Diagnostic and Staging Tool for the Evaluation of Mediastinal Adenopathy
Rebecca J Johnson, MD, J E Stephenson, MD FACS, C Schammel, PhD, B L Johnson, MS, K Banks, S Hutcheson, W Wall, W D Bolton, MD. Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center Objective of Study: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a technique for mediastinal evaluation which is less invasive than cervical mediastinoscopy, the traditional gold… Continue Reading
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Outcomes Following Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank Comparison of University and Community Hospitals
Wissam Raad, MD MRCS, J. Alexander Palesty, MD FACS, Juan A Sanchez, MD FACS. The Stanley J. Dudrick Department of Surgery, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT INTRODUCTION- Diagnostic laparoscopy is becoming increasingly popular at ruling out intra-abdominal injuries in hemodynamically normal trauma patients. It is usually utilized to prevent unnecessary exploratory laparotomies with their… Continue Reading
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Long-term Post-operative Results of Laparoscopic and Open Splenectomy Due to Hypersplenism Secondary to Liver Cirrhosis
Jin Zhou, PhD, Zhong Wu, MD, Bing Peng, PhD. West China Hospital, Sichuan University AbstractBackground: Hypersplenism is a common clinical manifestation encountered in patients with liver cirrhosis. For treatment, surgeons can choose between an open or laparoscopic approach. Although splenectomies are gaining increasing importance in patients with hypersplenism secondary to liver cirrhosis, there are… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic-guided Transgastric Laparoscopic Retrieval of a Duodenal Stent
Maureen M Tedesco, MD, Tonya Kaltenbach, MD MS, Roy Soetikno, MD, Dan Eisenberg, MD MS. Stanford University Medical Center and Palo Alto VA HCS Introduction: Endoscopic placement of expandable Nitinol stents have been used in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract to palliate areas of malignant stricture or obstruction. They are designed to allow… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release
Richard M Peterson, MD MPH, Stephen J Fenton, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio; Wilford Hall Medical Center Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (also known as Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome) was first described in 1963. There are very few series in the literature with most published work as case reports. The success… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy (hipec) for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Spiros P Hiotis, MD PHD, Anna G Rosenblatt, BA, Daniel M Labow, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis are sometimes eligible for treatment with surgical cytoreductive therapy and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). These procedures are often planned in patients with metastatic appendiceal carcinoma, but patients with other primary cancers are occasionally candidates… Continue Reading
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First Report of Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in a Pregnant Patient
Jonathan D Svahn, MD FACS, Matthew R Dixon, MD, Joanna Lim, MD, Austin L Spitzer, MD. Kaiser Permanente East Bay, Oakland Campus Single incision surgery is becoming more popular as surgeons become more comfortable with this technique. While initial series reported on cholecystectomy and appendectomy, subsequent publications described its successful application for the treatment of… Continue Reading
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The Effect of 3d Monitoring System On Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery
Yoshihiro Nagao, MD, Munenori Uemura, MS, Hiroyuki Ishii, PhD, Kenoki Ohuchida, MD, Satoshi Ieiri, MD, Tomikawa Morimasa, MD FACS, Yoshihiko Maehara, MD FACS, Makoto Hashizume, MD FACS. CAMIT, Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Japan Introduction: The purpose of this study is to clarify the difference in forceps’ impact to the ground between… Continue Reading
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Reality Check for SILS and Notes: Using Publications to Provide Perspective On New Procedures
Tiffany Stoddard, MD, Igor Milosevic, MD, Stephen Kavic, MD. University of Maryland Medical Center IntroductionIt has always been difficult to determine the true worth and utility of a new procedure. However, with the recent explosion in communication and social media, it may not be possible to assess a procedure objectively. Both single incision laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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Association of Peripheral White Cell Count and Crp Levels With Postoperative Complications After Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrectomy
Hiroaki Tanaka, MD, Kazuya Muguruma, MD, Katsunobu Sakurai, MD, Naoshi Kubo, MD, Hisashi Nagahara, MD, Eiji Noda, Yoshito Yamashita, MD, Kiyoshi Maeda, MD, Tetsuji Sawada, MD, Masaichi Ohira, MD, Kosei Hirakawa, MD. Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) has been proposed as the promising therapy… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy With D2 Lymph Node Dissection : Our Initial Experience
Masahiko Nishizaki, MD, Syunsuke Kagawa, MD, Futoshi Uno, MD, Hiroyuki Kishimoto, MD, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, MD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan Background: To expand the indication of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for advanced gastric cancer, D2 lymph node (LN) dissection is required as the standard procedure in accordance with the guide… Continue Reading
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