Single Port Transumbilical Laparoscopic Appendendectomy: A Preliminary Comparative Randomized Study with Acute Appendicitis
R VILALLONGA, PhD, A NADA, PhD, OSCAR GONZALEZ, PhD, A SÜMER, T DEMIREL, MANUEL ARMENGOL, U BARBAROS. General Surgery Department. Universitary Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona. Spain. General Surgery Department. Cairo University. Egypt.General Surgery Department, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. Turkey. INTRODUCTION: Since early nineties, laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has become another optional treatment for acute… Continue Reading
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Hybrid NOTES Colectomy for Left Side Colonic Lesion
Lawrence Wing Chiu Ng, FRACS, Hester Yui Shan Cheung, FRACS, Cliff Chi Chiu Chung, FRCSEd, Michael Li, FRCSEd. Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China Background: In performing ‘conventional' laparoscopic colectomy for left-sided colonic tumours, specimen retrieval necessitates a… Continue Reading
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Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site Colostomy Reversal
Nicole Sharp, MD, Paul Buckley III, MD, John Eckford II, MD, Rob Watson, MD. Texas A&M Scott & White Hospital Objectives Colostomy reversal for restoration of intestinal continuity after a Hartmann's procedure is considered a high-risk procedure associated with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, colostomy reversal necessitated the use of a midline laparotomy. Laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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Endoscopically Placed Trans-Anastomotic Stents for Strictures: Not a Panacea
Rahul Singh, MD, Glen Shapiro, MD, Mcintyre D Allan, MD, Roger A Delatorre, MD, Brent Miedema, MD, Ramaswamy Archana, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO IntroductionRoux-en-y divided gastric bypass (RYGB), while effective in reducing mortality and morbidity in obese patients is associated with a 1-5% overall anastomotic complication rate including leaks and… Continue Reading
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Transvaginal Cholecystectomy Using Argon Plasma Coagulator
Takayuki Dotai, MD, Toshio Katagiri, MD, Abraham Mathew, MD, Saniea Majid, MD, Sheetal Nijhawan, MD, Michael Sedrak, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California, San Diego This video presents transvaginal NOTES cholecystectomy using argon plasma coagulator (APC). APC proved to be an effective tool for NOTES… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Treatment for Bouveret Syndrome
Jin-cheng Zhao, MD, Ermilo Barrera, MD, Reza Salabat, MD, Woody Denham, MD, Dennis Leung, MS, Michael Ujiki, MD. NorthShore University HealthSystem, Chicago, IL. Introduction: Gallstone ileus is an uncommon cause for small bowel obstruction. Less than 3% of cases are due to a gallstone impacted in the duodenum or pylorus resulting in a gastric outlet… Continue Reading
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ERCP in a Patient with Previous Esophagectomy and Billroth II Gastrojejunostomy
Melissa S Phillips, MD, Jeffrey M Marks, MD, Amitabh Chak, MD. University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA Introduction: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can be quite challenging in patients without native anatomy. Being able to apply this "standard of care" treatment to a surgically altered patient group offers advantages of decreased morbidity and quicker… Continue Reading
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A New Endoscopic Interventional Technique for the Percutaneous Trans-Esophageal Gastro-Tubing (PTEG)
Hideto Oishi, MD PhD, Noriyasu Shirotani, MD PhD, Shingo Kameoka, MD PhD. Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yachiyo Medical Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University Background: In 1994, we invented Percutaneous Trans-esophageal Gastro-tubing (PTEG) for the patients who difficult to perform Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG). We already performed 176 cases of PTEG,… Continue Reading
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Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (tem) with Single Port Instruments
HJ Kim, BH Kye, HM Cho, SC Lee, JH Kim, IK Lee, YS Lee, ST Oh, JG Kim. St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea INTRODUCTION: Recently, there is evolved many treatment modalities for early rectal cancer and benign rectal tumor. And transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is raised primary concern in the field. But… Continue Reading
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Variations in Endoscopic Description of Failed Fundoplications
Arpad Juhasz, MD PhD, Abhishek Sundaram, MBBS MPH, Masato Hoshino, MD, Tommy H Lee, MD, Sumeet K Mittal, MD. Department of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center Objective: The objective of this study was to compare endoscopic findings reported by community physicians (gastroenterologists and surgeons) with our (a tertiary referral center) findings in patients who underwent… Continue Reading
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NOTES Transvaginal Hybrid Cholecystectomy: Early Experience of a New Approach
Shohan Shetty, MD, Amir H Shariff, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT BackgroundNatural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an innovative approach in minimally invasive surgery that has been found to be a practical and… Continue Reading
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Comparison of Symptomatic Outcomes of Endoscopic Fundoplication with Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
Kellie McFarlin, MD, Vic Velanovich, MD. Henry Ford Hospital Background: Endoscopic fundoplication with the Esophyx device for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in selected patients with small hiatal hernias. There have been no randomized trials comparing the two techniques. Anecdotal reports suggest… Continue Reading
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Transanal Completion Proctectomy Using Tem: Initial Patient Experience in Hybrid NOTES Procedure
Michelle K Savu, MD, Alicia Logue, MD, Joseph Love, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center /South Texas VA Heathcare System San Antonio Abstract:Objective: Transluminal surgery offers advantages to the patient by decreasing the morbidity of abdominal incisions. The rectum naturally lends itself to a NOTES procedure as the anus is a readily accessible orifice.… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Ampullectomy
Myron C Stokes, MD, Kirpal Singh, MD FACS. St. Vincent/Indiana University Fellowship of Advanced Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Ultrasound Ampullary neoplasms account for approximately five percent of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. Local resection of the Ampulla of Vater was first described in 1899 by Halsted. It was not until the 1980's that the first endoscopic ampullectomy was… Continue Reading
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Measurement of Bacterial Contamination During Colorectal Resection Is an Inadequate Model for Natural Orifice Transvisceral Surgery
Melissa S Phillips, MD, Chike Chukwumah, MD, Joseph Trunzo, MD, Bradley Champagne, MD, Conor P Delaney, MD, Harry Reynolds, MD, Eric Marderstein, MD, Jeffrey Ponsky, MD, Sharon L Stein, MD, Jeffrey M Marks, MD. University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Introduction: Many reports have been published showing bacterial contamination as a model of safety… Continue Reading
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