Two Birds With Five Trocars: Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Right Hemicolectomy
Rebecca Kowalski, MD, Niket Sonpal, MD, Jennifer Montes, MD, Paresh C Shah, MD FACS. Lenox Hill Hospital, Northshore-LIJ Health System, Hofstra Medical School, New York, NY We present a 54 year-old-woman who presented with a pancreatic duct obstruction due to a mass in the head of the pancreas with bulky adenopathy in the right… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Transvaginal Notes Cholecystectomy: Key Technical Points
Lucian Panait, MD, Stephanie G Wood, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD. Yale School of Medicine Introduction: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is gaining increasing acceptance, equally among physicians and patients. Randomized trials are in progress to better assess the safety and efficacy of these procedures.… Continue Reading
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Thoracoscopic Resection of Giant Mediastinal Parathyroid Tumor
Shalini Reddy, MD, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD. Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School Giant mediastinal parathyroid lesions (< 4cm) though rare, have been reported in the literature. The approach to these large lesions has primarily been via a throracotomy. This video demonstrates the thoracoscopic resection of one of the largest parathyroid lesions reported in… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
The Use of Fluorescence in Robotic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma
Luca Milone, MD PhD, David Calatayud, MD PhD, Mario Masrur, MD, Federico Gheza, MD, Stefano D'ugo, MD, Paolo Raimondi, MD, Enrique Elli, MD, Francesco Bianco, MD, Subashini Ayloo, MD, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD FACS. Division of General, Minimally Invasive, and Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Robotic surgery applications are expanding exponentially; adrenalectomy… Continue Reading
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- Robotics
The Use of a T-tube to Manage Leak After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Matthew Y Lin, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD, Stanley J Rogers, MD, Andrew M Posselt, MD, Jonathan T Carter, MD. University of California, San Francisco Abstract: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is gaining momentum as an alternative option to Roux-en-y gastric bypass in bariatric surgery. Post-operative leaks, albeit rare (~4%), can be quite devastating. While it is widely… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Poor Man’s Tem
Roel Hompes, MD, Frederic Ris, MD, Christopher Cunningham, FRCS, Neil Mortensen, FRCS, Ronan Cahill, FRCS. 1. department of colorectal surgery, John radcliffe hospitals, Oxford 2. Department of visceral surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland 3. Department of colorectal surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Objective: Single port laparoscopic tools and principles are transferable to transanal… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
The Feasibility of a Two-incision Approach for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Hyun Koo Kim, Ho Kyung Sung, Hyun Joo Lee, Jiae Min, Young Ho Choi. College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital ABSTRACT Purpose: We performed video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy with two incisions for treatment of benign lung disease or primary lung cancer and evaluated the feasibility of this procedure. Methods: Fifty-two patients (male 35,… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Sinistroposition: True Left-sided Gallbladder. a Rare Condition in a Common Operation. a Series of Three Cases
Patrick R Reardon, MD, Amanda Parker, MD, Michele A Riordon, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery; Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Houston, Texas 77030 Introduction: Sinistroposition of the gallbladder (SPG), is a very rare anatomic variant. Between September of 2005 and June of 2009… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Single Quadrant Robotically Assisted Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Description of a Surgical Technique
Brad E Snyder, MD, Erik B Wilson, MD, Todd Wilson, Nicholas M Brown, MD, Nathan Miller, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Surgery utilizing a robot has been successfully performed for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Studies have shown the proven efficacy, reported lower complication rates, and technical benefits of robotic surgery.… Continue Reading
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- Robotics
Single-port Laparoscopic Hepatectomy (with Video)
Mitsuhiro Asakuma, PhD MD, Koji Komeda, PhD MD, Yoshiharu Miyamoto, PhD MD, Fumitoshi Hirokawa, PhD MD, Tetsunosuke Shimizu, PhD MD, Yoshihiro Inoue, PhD MD, Michihiro Hayashi, PhD MD, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, PhD MD. Osaka Medical College Introduction: We provide an initial report of the indications and procedures for single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy.Methods: Laparoscopic hepatectomy and single… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Single-incision Laparoscopic Right Colectomy With D3 Dissection Focused Upon Counter Traction for Right Sided Colon Cancer
Masanori Kotake, MD, Noriyuki Inaki, MD, Hiroyuki Bando, MD, Tetsuji Yamada, MD. Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital [Introduction]Recently, laparoscopic surgery has been considered the best treatment for colon cancer. With the advent of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), presently there is a strong development in laparoscopic surgery to avoid or reduce the number of… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Single Incision Laparoscopic Bochdalek Hernia Repair
Thomas J Swope, MD. Mercy Medical Center Objective: To demonstrate that single incision laparoscopy can be safely utilized to repair a Bochdalek hernia. Case History: A 56 year old male presented with a symptomatic right sided Bochdalek hernia. He complained of right chest pain especially with exertion. The hernia was identified on CT scan… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Single Incision Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Dan Geisler, MD Associate Staff. West Penn Allegheny Health System The recovery benefits to patients undergoing a minimally invasive approach to colorectal disorders has been well established. The oncologic results of a traditional laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer are at least equivalent to that of an open procedure when performed by a well-trained surgeon.… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Simultaneous Laparoscopic Resection of Colorectal Cancer and Synchronous Liver Metastases
Go Wakabayashi, MD PhD FACS, Takeshi Takahara, MD, Yasushi Hasegawa, MD PhD, Naoko Ito, MD, Masahiro Takahashi, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Nitta, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine Simultaneous laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases is feasible and safe. We present a case to describe laparoscopic-assisted right… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Robotic Liver Hemangioma Resection. Fluorescent Identification of Microhemangiomas With the Near-infrared Technique.
David Calatayud, MD PhD, Luca Milone, MD, Stefano D'ugo, MD, Federico Gheza, MD, Mario Masrur, MD, Paolo Raimondi, MD, Enrique F Elli, MD, Francesco M Bianco, MD, Subashini Ayloo, MD, Pier C Giulianotti, MD FACS. University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center Indocyanine green can be used as a fluorescent agent by means the… Continue Reading
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- HPB