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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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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A Flexible Endoscopic Surgical-Platform Enables Pure Transrectal Colon Cancer Surgery
Erwin Rieder, MD, Mark H Whiteford, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. MIS Program, Legacy Health, Portland, OR Natural orifice transrectal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach makes immense sense for incisionless colorectal surgery, as access colotomy can be incorporated into subsequent anastomosis and thereby provides a clear-cut patient benefit compared to standard laparoscopy. However, adequate oncologic transrectal… 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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The Steps and Outcome of Trans Esophageal Endoscopic Myotomy
Takayuki Dotai, MD, Toshio Katagiri, MD, Sheetal Nijhawan, MD, Saniea Majid, MD, Ozanan Meireles, MD, Michael Sedrak, MD, Abraham Mathew, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California, San Diego We have performed totally endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia using NOTES technique. This video presents the stepwise… Continue Reading
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Pure Transvaginal Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Kurt E Roberts, MD, Dan-Arin Silasi, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Andrew J Diffy, MD. Yale School of Medicine This video presentation is from a 37 yo female who underwent a pure transvaginal laparoscopic appendectomy. This is one out of 14 successfully performed pure transvaginal appendectomies at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Appropriate Institutional Review Board was… Continue Reading
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What Are Outcomes Following Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures?
Walid M Hesham, MD, Peter W Marcello, MD, Patricia L Roberts, MD, Thomas E Read, MD, David J Schoetz, MD, Rocco Ricciardi, MD. Lahey Clinic What Are The Outcomes Of Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures? Introduction: Despite high volumes of ambulatory endoscopy procedures performed, acceptable measures of post endoscopy outcome are lacking. Our aim was to identify… Continue Reading
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Catastrophic Splenic Injury Following Colonoscopy
Leopoldo M Baccaro, MD, Hamed Taheri, MD, Stanley Ogu, MD, Natascha Rodney, MSIII, Harjeet Kohli, MD. Easton Hospital General Surgery Department BACKGROUND: Splenic rupture following colonoscopy is a disastrous complication that carries a high mortality and must be suspected and addressed immediately. METHOD: This is a case report with review of literature. RESULTS: A 76… Continue Reading
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Management of Intraoperative Hemorrhage During NOTES®: A Prospective Randomized Comparison
Byron F Santos, MD, Stephen S Plachta, BS, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL Introduction: The optimal strategy to manage intraoperative hemorrhage during NOTES is unknown. We performed a randomized comparison of three instruments for hemorrhage control during hybrid transvaginal NOTES: prototype endoscopic bipolar hemostasis forceps… 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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Safety and Feasibility of Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Conventional Instruments in a Rural Hospital
Pankaj Garg, MBBS MS, Jai D Thakur, MBBS, N S Aneja, MBBS MS. SGHKS Charitable Hospital, Sohana, Punjab, India, Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula, India Background- Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is the recent addition to the world of endoscopic surgery. SILS Cholecystectomy (SILS-C) has been reported to have morbidity and complications comparable to the four-port classic… Continue Reading
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Helpfulness of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation During Colonoscopy
Miroslaw Szura, MD PhD, Rafal Solecki, MD PhD, Krzysztof Bucki, MD, Andrzej Matyja, MD PhD. MEDICINA Specialist Diagnostic & Therapeutic Centre IntroductionsColonoscopy is currently most effective procedure used for detecting colon cancer especially in the early stages. Screening colonoscopies are performed in the symptom-free patients at risk of familial colon cancer. During colonoscopy air commonly… 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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Feasibility of Thoracic Sympathectomy by Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery (NOTUS) in a Pig Model
Weisheng Chen, MD, Wen Wang, MD, Shengsheng Yang, MD, Dazhou Li, MD, Long Chen, MD, Zhijian Zhang, MD, Kelong Lin, MD, Lihuang Zhu, MD, Xuegang Feng, MD, Duohuang Lian. Fuzhou General Hospital INTRODUCTION: Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is an effective treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis. Currently, sympathectomy is performed through a transthoracic approach, which is associated with risks… Continue Reading
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