AN ANALYSIS OF RESULTS IN A SINGLE-BLINDED, PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING NON-FIXATING VS. SELF-FIXATING MESH FOR LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
Merritt Denham, BS, Brandon Johnson, BA, Michelle Leong, BA, Kristine Kuchta, MS, Eliza Conaty, BS, Michael Ujiki, MD, Woody Denham, MD, Stephen Haggerty, MD, JoAnn Carbray, BS, Mat Gitelis, BS, John Linn, MD. NorthShore University HealthSystemIntroduction: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) offers reduced postoperative pain and shorter convalescence compared to open repair, however it remains… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic resection of juxtapapillary “windsock” intra-duodenal diverticula
Lucio Pereira, Tariq Almerey, MD, John Stauffer, MD, Levan Tsamalidze, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD. Mayo Clinic FloridaIntroduction: An intraluminal duodenal diverticulum, or Windsock diverticula (WD), is a true diverticulum of the mucosa. The pathogenesis involves incomplete recanalization of the embryologic foregut in the 8th week of gestation. The progressive ballooning of the tissue forms… Continue Reading
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Purely Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy with Intracorporeal Choledochojejunostomy for Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis with Vaginal Extraction
YoungRok Choi, MD, Kil Hwan Kim, MD, Ho-Seong Han, MD, PhD, Yoo-Seok Yoon, MD, PhD, Jai Young Cho, MD, PhD. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, KoreaBackground: Laparoscopic liver resection is currently being done for benign lesions of the biliary tract, with some biliary diseases needing bypass surgery as well as liver resection. Many centers have… Continue Reading
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A “Step” Above The Rest: A Gratifying Pancreatic Step-Up Necrosectomy
Craig R Smith, MD, Christopher C Senkowski, MD. Memorial University Medical CenterNecrotizing, infectious pancreatitis is a difficult condition to manage. Minimally invasive techniques are preferred when operative intervention is required. We report the use of the pancreatic step-up necrosectomy technique in an 80 year-old male with idiopathic necrotizing, infectious pancreatitis. We were successful in this management and… Continue Reading
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Total laparoscopic right hepatectomy with tumor thrombectomy for Hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombus
Worakitti Lapisatepun, Dr. Chiang Mai UniversityIntroduction: Hepatocullular carcinoma presenting with obstructive juandice caused by bile duct tumor thrombus is an uncommon event. The role of laparoscopic hepatectomy and clinical outcomes are remaining controversy. Summary of case: The patient was 55 years old male with chronic hepatitis B viral infection, presented with progressive jaundice for 1… Continue Reading
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Step by step guide to performing a safe retroperitoneal inguinal mesh removal
Adam Truong, MD, MS, Shirin Towfigh, MD. Cedars Sinai Medical CenterInguinal hernia repairs are amongst the most common surgery done worldwide and an increasing amount are done laparoscopically. Chronic postoperative inguinal pain is common and postoperative mesh infection is disastrous; each require explantation of mesh. We advocate for a minimally invasive approach with a robotic… Continue Reading
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Feasibility of endoscopic management of anastomotic leakage after minimally invasive esophagectomy in the critically ill patient
Merel Lubbers, MD1, Frans van Workum, MD2, Gijs Berkelmans, MD3, Camiel Rosman, MD, PhD4, Misha Luyer, MD, PhD3, Grard Nieuwenhuijzen, MD, PhD3, Marc van Det, MD, PhD1, Ewout Kouwenhoven, MD, PhD1. 1Ziekenhuis Groep Twente, 2Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, 3Catharina Ziekenhuis, 4Radboud Universitair Medisch CentrumIntroduction: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a life threatening complication after minimally invasive Ivor Lewis… Continue Reading
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DYNAMICS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN DISTAL ESOPHAGEAL CANCER: A NATIONWIDE TREND ANALYSIS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Afshin Heidari, MD, Kenneth W Bueltmann, MD, Marek Rudnicki, MD. UIC/MGHIntroduction: Surgical management of patients with cardioesophageal or distal esophageal cancer has remained a challenging problem for surgeons. Newly developed minimally invasive surgical techniques (MIS) could offer some treatment alternatives for patients. It might be expected that following many other intraabdominal and intrathoracic surgeries, laparoscopic and/or… Continue Reading
MAKING MORE WITH LESS: OUR DECADE OF EXPERIENCE WITH LAPARO-ENDOSCOPIC SINGLE SITE HELLER MYOTOMY SUPPORTS ITS APPLICATION
Chandler Wilfong, MD, Sharona B Ross, MD, FACS, Gilbert Immanuel, Nicholas Massanet, BS, Darrell J Downs, BS, Janelle Spence, BA, Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD, FACS. Florida Hospital TampaINTRODUCTION: This study was undertaken to analyze our decade long experience with LESS Heller myotomy. Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder that affects 1… Continue Reading
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Work rehabilitation after minimally invasive esophagectomy
Melissa Geeraerts1, LC Silva Corten1, MD Luyer2, GAP Nieuwenhuijzen2, JP Ruurda3, R van Hillegersberg3, MJ van Det1, EA Kouwenhoven1. 1ZGT Almelo, 2Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, 3UMC UtrechtBackground: Little is known about work rehabilitation after totally minimally invasive esophagectomy and therefore the goal of this study was to identify prognostic factors that may influence work rehabilitation and to… Continue Reading
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EFFECTS OF AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING AFTER UNCOMPLICATED LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Ana Carolina B de Siqueira1, Ana Clara G Miranda1, Bianca R Castelo Branco1, Ian Vitor P de Lima1, Luiz F Silva Filho1, Victor S Da Silva1, Diego L Lima, MD2, Luiz C Miranda, Md, phD1. 1University of Pernambuco, 2State Servers HospitalIntroduction: the high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) makes the first postoperative hours of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) unpleasant. Auriculoacupuncture (AA)… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic versus Open Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Survival Analysis
Colette S Inaba, MD, Austin R Dosch, MD, Christina Y Koh, MD, Sarath Sujatha-Bhaskar, MD, Marija Pejcinovska, MS, Ninh T Nguyen, MD. University of California IrvineBACKGROUND: Long-term studies on the role of laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) have been limited. The objective of this study was to compare short- and long-term survival after… Continue Reading
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Median arcuate ligament release: a technique to minimize dissection
Justin A Doble, MD, Samantha R Witte, MD, Ryan M Juza, MD, Randy S Haluck, MD. Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterMedian arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a disorder caused by compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. Once diagnosis is established, operative intervention is an option to restore vascular patency… Continue Reading
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Changes in surgical procedures for achalasia at our institution
Fumiaki Yano, MD, Nobuo Omura, Kazuto Tsuboi, Masato Hoshino, Kazuhiro Sumiyama, Hiromasa Matsui, Se Ryung Yamamoto, Shunsuke Akimoto, Takahiro Masuda, Koji Nakada, Katsunori Nishikawa, Norio Mitsumori, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, Katsuhiko Yanaga. The Jikei University School of MedicineBackground and objective: In our institution, laparoscopic Heller-Dor procedure (LHD) has been the first-line surgical procedure for achalasia since the… Continue Reading
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LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF HYDROCELE-EN-BISSAC – A RARE CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Jitendra T Sankpal, MBBS, MS, FMAS, FIAGS1, Pradip S Kasabe, MBBS, MS, FMAS, FIAGS2, Priyadarshini M Deodurg, MBBS, MS3, Mukund B Tayade, MBBS, MS1, Khushboo N Kadakia, MBBS1, Sweety S Agarwal, MBBS, DNBE1, Sushrut Sankpal, MBBS4, Priyanka Saha, MBBS1, Atish K Parikh, MBBS1, Rukmini Waghmare, MBBS1. 1Grant Government Medical College And Sir JJ Group Of… Continue Reading
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