Adjustable Gastric Band Converted to Sleeve Gastrectomy
Kibwe A Weaver, MD, Philip Schauer, MD. Cleveland Clinic This is a video representing a 63 year old patient. He had an adjustable gastric band placed with rather poor weight loss. After 3 years he began to suffer from dysphagia and nausea. Upon examination he was seen to have prolapsed. Despite having the fluid removed… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
The Lateral Ligament of the Rectum: A Myth Or a Reality?
Joel Leroy, MD FRCS, Federico Costantino, MD, James Wu, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD FACS FRCS. IRCAD-EITS, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Strasbourg, France Introduction : The recent developments of 3-chip HD video laparoscopic cameras help the surgeon to have a better knowledge of the anatomy. Materials and Methods: In this movie,… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Gastric Imbrication Using the Endoflip Device to Size the New Stomach
Daniel Cottam, MD, Sunil Sharma, MD, Mahendra Narwaria, MD, Christine Richards, MD. Surgical Weight Loss Center of Utah Gastric Imbrication is a new surgery to assist patients in losing weight. However, it has had limited application because of the difficulty in sizing the new stomach. Bougies do not allow realtime information concerning the size of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Transvaginal Right Colectomy with a Novel Vaginal Access Port
Andrew D Prather, MD, Manoel G Neto, MD, Almino Ramos, MD, Ricardo Zorron, MD, James J Mateka, Jorge E Marcet, MD. University of South Florida College of Medicine This video demonstrates a laparoscopic transvaginal right colectomy via novel transvaginal access port in a cadaveric model. There is increasing interest in transvaginal access into the peritoneal… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Resecction of the Uncinate Process of the Pancreas. Infra-Mesocolic Approach and Hanging Maneuver of the Mesenteric Root
Fernando Rotellar, MD PhD, Fernando Pardo, MD, Alberto Benito, MD Ph D, Pablo Marti-Cruchaga, MD, Gabriel Zozaya, MD, Javier A Cienfuegos, MD PhD. University Clinic. University of Navarre. Pamplona. Spain. Introduction: Laparoscopic pancreatic procedures have increased in recent years. However, few cases have been reported for resection of tumors in the pancreatic uncinate process using… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy with Transvaginal Specimen Extraction
Joshua A Waters, MD, Michael J Guzman, MD, Andrea L Jester, MD, Don J Selzer, MD, Bruce W Robb, MD, Virgilio V George, MD. Indiana University Department of Surgery INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic colectomy has been widely adopted as an acceptable approach for both benign and malignant lesions of the sigmoid colon. A major limitation to reducing… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Conversion of Failed Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication to Gastric Bypass for the Management of Recurrent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Sean R Sheff, MD, Julio J Bird, MD, Shanu N Kothari, MD FACS. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, Gundersen Lutheran Health System Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is prevalent in approximately 20% of the population. However, in the morbidly obese population, 55-62% of patients presenting for gastric bypass (GB) complain of GERD symptoms. Standard surgical treatment… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
SILS™ Adjustable Gastric Banding: Case Study
Paul E Enochs, MD FACS. Bariatric Specialists of NC Objective of the study/technique: Video case study to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a single port access technique to complete an adjustable gastric banding procedure Description of the method: Clinical procedure is performed that demonstrates the technique necessary to successfully complete an adjustable gastric band placement… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Transgastric Oophorectomies Using Conscious Sedation in Canines
Daniel T McKenna, MD, Mohammed Al-Haddad, MD, Don Selzer, MD, Lynetta Freeman, DVM. Indiana University School of Medicine; Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Transgastric oophorectomy represents an alternative procedure to the traditional open or laparoscopic method of sterilizing female dogs. It provides no incisions which reduces the risk of infection and mutilation significantly. In… Continue Reading
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Laparoscopic Excision of a Giant Gastric GIST with Stomach Reconstruction
Aaron M Lipskar, MD, Christina L Cheng, Barry A Salky, MD. Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ We present a video demonstrating a laparoscopic excision of a giant gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor with stomach reconstruction. The patient is a 50-year-old female without… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Joshua A Waters, MD, Rachel E Scott, MD, Juliana E Meyer, MD, David F Canal, MD, C. Max Schmidt, MD PhD MBA. Indiana University Department of Surgery INTRODUCTION: Robotic surgery is a relative newcomer in the realm of pancreatic surgery. A major limitation to standard laparoscopy, in this setting, is the difficulty in performing the… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Laparoscopic Treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
Erik G Lough, MD, Sam Rossi, MD, Albeir Mousa, MD FACS. WVU - Charleston Division, CAMC Health Sciences Institute This is a video abstract case presentation of a young female with typical symptoms of Median Arcuate Ligament (MAL) Syndrome and findings of celiac artery compression on abdominal angiogram. The patient was treated by laparoscopic decompression… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Foregut
Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication – Double Helix Technique
Reginald Bell, MD, Katherine Freeman, RN MSN ACNPBC. SurgOne; Swedish Medical Center Transoral incisionless surgery to treat gastroesophageal reflux may be performed using a unique plicating device (EsophyX, Endogastric Solutions, Redmond WA) to create an esophago-gastric fundoplication with rotational and longitudinal elements that follow established surgical principles. This video illustrates our technique apropos of 97… Continue Reading
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Recurrent Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Fifteen Years After Laparoscopic Splenectomy
David A Santos, MD, Edward H Phillips, MD FACS. Cedars Sinai Medical Center OBJECTIVE: To present an unusual case of recurrent auto-immune hemolytic anemia and the laparoscopic approach to identify and remove multiple accessory spleens. DESCRIPTION: A 60 year old woman presented with recurrent autoimmune hemolytic anemia 15 years after a successful laparoscopic splenectomy during… Continue Reading
Single Incision Transumbilical Laparo-Endoscopic Gastric Benign Tumor Resection
Giovanni Dapri, MD, Ruffin Ntounda, MD, Lorenzo Casali, MD, Pietro Carnevali, MD, Jacques Himpens, MD, Guy-Bernard Cadière, MD PhD. European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium Introduction: The authors report the resection of a gastric benign tumor through single incision laparoscopy, guided by peroperative gastroscopy. Video: A 25 years old man consulted… Continue Reading
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- Endolumenal / NOTES