Intra-operative Fluorescent Cholangiography Using Indocyanin Green for Robotic Single Site Cholecystectomy
Nicolas N Buchs, MD, Francois Pugin, MD, Franceso Volonte, MD, Pascal Bucher, MD, Eduardo Schiffer, MD, Philippe Morel, MD PhD. Clinic for Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland Introduction: Fluorescent imaging with Indocyanin green (ICG) might be a non-ionizing alternative… Continue Reading
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Initial Experience With a New Flexible Laparo-endoscopic Anastomotic Device
Parambir S Dulai, MD, Neil Ghushe, MD, Thadeus Trus, MD, Charles Alexander Mosse, PhD, Per Ola Park, MD, Maria Bergstrom, MD, Margherita Cadeddu, MD, Richard I Rothstein, MD, Paul Swain, MD. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA, Imperial College, London, UK, University College, London, UK, Boras General Hospital, Boras, Sweden, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada… Continue Reading
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The Effect of Laparoscopic Staplers On Small Bowel Perfusion and Leak Rates
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… Continue Reading
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Comparing Laparoscopic Mesh Fixation Strength Between Two Different Tack Devices
Ram Elazary, Mahmoud Abu-gazala, Abed Khalaileh, Yoav Mintz. Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Campus Objective of the study: Laparoscopic mesh repair has become an increasingly common method for repairing incisional hernias. The current method for performing this repair includes tacking a mesh to the inner surface of the abdominal wall. The iMESH… Continue Reading
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Sealed Incision Multiport (SIMPORT): A Unifying Access Device for Transabdominal and Transanal Laparoendoscopy
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… Continue Reading
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Feasibility of Micro Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
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… Continue Reading
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Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery With One Assist Port (sils-one) for Right Hemicolectomy
Tao-wei Ke, MD, William Chen, MD, Sheng-chi Chang, MD, Hua-che Chiang, MD. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan Background: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery(SILS) right hemicolectomy is a safe and feasible procedure in benign and malignancy colon diseases. But SILS is still very situational,… Continue Reading
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Laparoendoscopic Single-site Surgery (less) Abdominal Exploration in Acute Abdomen: One Unit Experiences With 90 Consecutive Cases
Duo Li, MD, Chunbe Kang, MD, Jinhong Liu, MD. Dept. Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Objective:Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) is a newly emerging advanced minimally invasive surgical procedure. Patients suffering from acute abdomen may also benefit from such advancement; here we report our experience by using a single small incision through the umbilicus… Continue Reading
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Combined Left Colic Artery Preservation and Inferior Mesentery Artery Lymph Node Dissection During Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
Sheng-chi Chang, MD, De-wei Ke, MD, William Tzu-liang Chen, MD. China Medical University Hospital,Taichung, Taiwan During rectal surgery, management of inferior mesentery artery (IMA) can be divided in to high tie method and low tie method. High tie method means IMA was transected at base that caught harvest pedicle lymph nodes (LNs) and produced… Continue Reading
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Comparison of Billroth-I and Roux-en Y Reconstruction in Early Outcomes Following Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Shuhei Komatsu, MD, Daisuke Ichikawa, MD, Kazuma Okamoto, MD, Atsushi Shiozaki, MD, Hitoshi Fujiwara, MD, Yasutoshi Murayama, MD, Yoshiaki Kuriu, MD, Hisashi Ikoma, MD, Masayoshi Nakanishi, MD, Toshiya Ochiai, MD, Yukihito Kokuba, MD, Eigo Otsuji. Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine BACKGROUND: Clinical course and complication rate following… Continue Reading
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Single Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy Utilizing Spider® Surgical System: Case Series of 18 Patients
Shyam 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 a… Continue Reading
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SILS Appendectomy Is Safe in All Presentations of Acute Appendicitis
Sathyaprasad C Burjonrappa, MD MS FRCSEd, Hrishikesh Nerkar, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Background: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) has to date been applied to the management of non-complicated acute appendicitis. Its proponents advocate its use based on its cosmetic appeal. What is not known is its safety and applicability in perforated acute appendicitis. We… Continue Reading
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A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Totally Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy With Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy in Early Gastric Cancer
Joo-ho Lee, MD PhD, Joo Hyun Woo, MD. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine INTRODUCTION Most surgeons have performed laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) with extracorporeal anastomosis rather than total laparoscopic procedures because of the technical difficulties of intracorporeal anastomosis. However, recently totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG) has been reported to be safe, technically feasible,… Continue Reading
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Prospective, Multicenter Trial Comparing Pain and Cosmetic Outcomes in Three Port and Four Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Eric M Pauli, MD, David M Krpata, MD, Melissa S Phillips, MD, Jeffrey M Marks, MD, Raymond P Onders, MD. University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, TN Introduction: Four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (4PLC), first introduced in 1985, is now considered standard of care. Recent… Continue Reading
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Transumbilical Single-incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy Using Conventional Instruments: Single Working Channel Technique
Zheng Pan, Md PhD, Xiao-hua Jiang, PhD MD, Jia-hua Zhou, MD PhD, Zhen-ling Ji, MD PhD. Department of General Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast Univerisity Medical College, Nanjing, China AbstractBackground: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and cosmetic resultsof a novel technique: transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy(TSILA) by using a single working channel with… Continue Reading
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