Aerosolised Intraperitoneal Local Anesthetic (aila): A Novel Method of Anesthetic Administration in Laparoscopic Surgery. Assessment of Safety and Feasibility
A M Mcdermott, MD, K Mieske, MD, K H Chang, MD, A Abeidi, MD, B H Harte, MD, M J Kerin, MD MCh, O J Mcanena, MD. Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland and the Galway Clinic, Doughiska, Galway, Ireland IntroductionLaparoscopic surgery has revolutionised the management of many… Continue Reading
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SILS Appendectomy Is Safe in All Presentations of Acute Appendicitis
Sathyaprasad C Burjonrappa, MD MS FRCSEd, Hrishikesh Nerkar, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Background: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) has to date been applied to the management of non-complicated acute appendicitis. Its proponents advocate its use based on its cosmetic appeal. What is not known is its safety and applicability in perforated acute appendicitis. We… Continue Reading
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Single Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy Utilizing Spider® Surgical System: Case Series of 18 Patients
Shyam Dahiya, MD. Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens, CA Introduction: Single incision laparoscopic surgery has garnered wide interest in a number of specialties. A common limitation cited for many single incision methods is the lack of instrument triangulation and the need to cross instruments. The SPIDER® Surgical System (TransEnterix, Durham, NC) is a… Continue Reading
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Comparison of Billroth-I and Roux-en Y Reconstruction in Early Outcomes Following Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Shuhei Komatsu, MD, Daisuke Ichikawa, MD, Kazuma Okamoto, MD, Atsushi Shiozaki, MD, Hitoshi Fujiwara, MD, Yasutoshi Murayama, MD, Yoshiaki Kuriu, MD, Hisashi Ikoma, MD, Masayoshi Nakanishi, MD, Toshiya Ochiai, MD, Yukihito Kokuba, MD, Eigo Otsuji. Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine BACKGROUND: Clinical course and complication rate following… Continue Reading
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Combined Left Colic Artery Preservation and Inferior Mesentery Artery Lymph Node Dissection During Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
Sheng-chi Chang, MD, De-wei Ke, MD, William Tzu-liang Chen, MD. China Medical University Hospital,Taichung, Taiwan During rectal surgery, management of inferior mesentery artery (IMA) can be divided in to high tie method and low tie method. High tie method means IMA was transected at base that caught harvest pedicle lymph nodes (LNs) and produced… Continue Reading
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Laparoendoscopic Single-site Surgery (less) Abdominal Exploration in Acute Abdomen: One Unit Experiences With 90 Consecutive Cases
Duo Li, MD, Chunbe Kang, MD, Jinhong Liu, MD. Dept. Surgery, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Objective:Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) is a newly emerging advanced minimally invasive surgical procedure. Patients suffering from acute abdomen may also benefit from such advancement; here we report our experience by using a single small incision through the umbilicus… Continue Reading
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Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery With One Assist Port (sils-one) for Right Hemicolectomy
Tao-wei Ke, MD, William Chen, MD, Sheng-chi Chang, MD, Hua-che Chiang, MD. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan Background: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery(SILS) right hemicolectomy is a safe and feasible procedure in benign and malignancy colon diseases. But SILS is still very situational,… Continue Reading
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Remote Evaluation of Laparoscopic Performance Using the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills
Ian Choy, BEng MD MEd, Andras Fesco, BSc MD, Josephine Kwong, BScH MPA, Timothy Jackson, MD MPH, Allan Okrainec, MD MHPE. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Temerty/Chang Telesimulation Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Telesimulation and telementoring have emerged as important tools in improving access to advanced surgical techniques amongst surgeons globally.… Continue Reading
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Monopolar Radiofrequency Energy’s Effect On Pacemaker Function: Practical Implications
Henry R Govekar, MD, Thomas N Robinson, MD FACS, Guillaume Girard, MS, Greg V Stiegmann, MD FACS, Paul D Varosy, MD. University of Colorado School of Medicine Introduction: Recommended use of monopolar “bovie” energy in patients with pacemakers is based on expert opinion and small case series. Current guidelines recommend to use low monopolar… Continue Reading
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An Analysis of Peri-Operative Factors and a Cost-Comparison of Single-Incision Versus Traditional Multi-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Catherine E Beck, MD, Jeffrey L Eakin, MD, Rebecca Detorre, David E Renton, MD. The Ohio State University Medical Center Introduction: Recent technological advances in single-incision platforms has allowed many General Surgeons to add single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomies (SILC) to their armamentarium. Nonetheless, typically, adopting new surgical technologies comes at a cost both in and… Continue Reading
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Intra-operative Fluorescent Cholangiography Using Indocyanin Green for Robotic Single Site Cholecystectomy
Nicolas N Buchs, MD, Francois Pugin, MD, Franceso Volonte, MD, Pascal Bucher, MD, Eduardo Schiffer, MD, Philippe Morel, MD PhD. Clinic for Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland Introduction: Fluorescent imaging with Indocyanin green (ICG) might be a non-ionizing alternative… Continue Reading
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Incisional Hernia After Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Patricia L Eichhorn, MD, T. Paul Singh, MD, Brian Binetti, MD. Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center IntroductionIncisional hernia (IH) after laparoscopic surgery has always been a significant issue. As laparoscopic surgery has migrated to single incision/port (SIS), these concerns have become more prominent. Limited data regarding the outcomes from SIS have limited its… Continue Reading
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Feasibility of Micro Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
Helmuth T Billy, MD. Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates Introduction: The goal is to assess the feasibility of utilizing micro laparoscopic instruments to perform a virtually scarless Heller Myotomy. Methods and Procedures: A 72 year old woman with chronic achalsia underwent successful laparoscopic Heller myotomy using 2.7 microlaparoscopic instruments. The patient was placed in slight… Continue Reading
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Trans Nasal Endoscopy As an Office Procedure for Bariatric Surgery Evaluation
Helmuth T Billy, MD. Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates Introduction: Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of bariatric surgery patients often requires the use of fiberoptic endoscopy to preoperatively screen patients or evauate for possible complications. Trans nasal endoscopy offers the potential to streamline evaluation of patients and decrease the costs associated with evaluating these patients. Methods… Continue Reading
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The Effect of Laparoscopic Staplers On Small Bowel Perfusion and Leak Rates
Bilal M Shafi, MD, Parth K Shah, MD, Harveen Bal, MD, Douglas L Fraker, MD. Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Introduction: Few studies have been designed to assess the performance of laparoscopic surgical staplers, especially when it comes to their contribution to leak. This study analyzes the effect of staples and staple height on… Continue Reading
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- Technology Assessment