Surgical Versus Percutaneous Drainage for Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Patient, Disease and Procedure Characteristics
Justin Lee, MD, Romie Mundy, MD, Neal E Seymour, MD. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine IntroductionThe objectives of this study were to use population-based data to 1) compare recent use of percutaneous and surgical drainage procedures, 2) quantify utilization of laparoscopy for pseudocyst, and 3) define patient… Continue Reading
Successful Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
Christopher W Salzmann, MD, Morris E Franklin, MD FACS, Karla Russek, MD. Texas Endosurgery Institute * The routine use of intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) performed by some surgeons at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, also leads to identification of patients with totally unsuspected choledocholithiasis. *Sequential Technique-Intraoperative cholangiogram: Road map of the biliary system, ID of… Continue Reading
Spleen-preserving Laparoscopic Extended (subtotal) Distal Pancreatectomy
Chang Moo Kang, Jin Hong Im, Sung Hoon Choi, Ho Kyoung Hwang, Woo Jung Lee. Yonsei University College of Medicine,Seoul, Korea Introduction: Laparoscopic distal pancreatosplenectomy has been regarded as safe and effective treatment option in benign and borderline malignant tumor of the pancreas. With the emphasizing role of spleen increased, spleen-preserving LDP (Sp-LDP) has… Continue Reading
Sixty-two Consecutive Laparoscopic Minor Liver Resections of the Postero-superior Segments. a Short-term Outcome Analysis.
Bruto Randone, MD PhD, Renato Costi, MD PhD, Oriana Ciacio, MD, Vishal Gupta, MD, Brice Gayet, MD. Département de Pathologie Digestive, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italia. Introduction Despite the recent diffusion of laparoscopic liver minor resections (“wedge” and segmentectomy), their… Continue Reading
Sinistroposition: True Left-sided Gallbladder. a Rare Condition in a Common Operation. a Series of Three Cases
Patrick R Reardon, MD, Amanda Parker, MD, Michele A Riordon, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery; Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Houston, Texas 77030 Introduction: Sinistroposition of the gallbladder (SPG), is a very rare anatomic variant. Between September of 2005 and June of 2009… Continue Reading
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Single Use of Romiplostim Thrombopoietin Analogue (TPO) in Severe Thrombocytopenia for Outpatient Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease (CLD)- A Randomized Double Blinded Prospective Clinical Pilot Trial
P Patrick Basu, MD MRCP MACG AGAF, Thankam J Nair, MD, Nithya V Krishnaswamy, MD, Niraj James Shah, MD, Robert S Brown Jr, MD MPH. Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, North Shore University Hospital at Forest Hills, NY INTRODUCTION:Thrombocytopenia is a common entity in Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) with or without cirrhosis.… Continue Reading
Single-port Laparoscopic Hepatectomy (with Video)
Mitsuhiro Asakuma, PhD MD, Koji Komeda, PhD MD, Yoshiharu Miyamoto, PhD MD, Fumitoshi Hirokawa, PhD MD, Tetsunosuke Shimizu, PhD MD, Yoshihiro Inoue, PhD MD, Michihiro Hayashi, PhD MD, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, PhD MD. Osaka Medical College Introduction: We provide an initial report of the indications and procedures for single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy.Methods: Laparoscopic hepatectomy and single… Continue Reading
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Single-port Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: Technique, Safety, and Feasibility in a Clinical Case Series
Masayasu Aikawa, MD, Mitsuo Miyazawa, MD, Katsuya Okada, MD, Yasuko Toshimitsu, MD, Kojun Okamoto, MD, Shigeki Yamaguchi, MD, Isamu Koyama, MD. Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Background: The recent use of single-port access surgery in cholecystectomy and other abdominal surgeries has confirmed its safety and validity as a treatment option. However, there are… Continue Reading
Single-incision Needlescopic Cholecystectomy
Nana Makino, MD, Nobumi Tagaya, PhD, Yawara Kubota, MD, Asami Suzuki, MD, Kousuke Hirano, MD, Shinichiro Kouketsu, PhD, Emiko Takeshita, PhD, Yoshitake Sugamata, PhD, Hidemaro Yoshiba, PhD, Shinichi Sameshima, PhD, Masatoshi Oya, PhD. First Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital Background: In single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC), the additional needlescopic instrument was… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy- Is It Feasible?
C Palanivelu, P Senthilnathan, P Praveen Raj, P S Rajan, S Rajapandian, V Vaithiswaran, S Gobu. GEM Hospital & Research Centre Introduction As innovation continues to move 21st century surgery forward, one of the emerging concepts is single-port or single-incision laparoscopic surgery. The fundamental idea is to have all of the laparoscopic working ports entering… Continue Reading
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Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Nihat Yavuz, MD, Serkan Teksoz, MD, Engin Hatipoglu, MD, Sabri Erguney, MD, Osman Tortum, MD, Tuna Yildirim, MD, Sirri Ozkan, MD. Istanbul University,Cerrahpasa Medical School,General Surgery Department and Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital,General Surgery Department Introduction:Thanks to technological advances, laparoscopic surgery continues to evolve . One recent advance in this field is laparoscopy performed through a… Continue Reading
Single Incision Cholecystectomy With Needlescopic Infundibular Retraction; Initial Experience
Kee-hwan Kim, MD PhD, Young-kyung You, MD PhD, Chang-hyeok An, MD PhD, Jeong-soo Kim, MD PhD, Il-young Park, MD PhD, Dong-gu Kim, MD PhD. Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Uijeongbu, Korea Introduction: Single incision LC has been reported to be safe and feasible in various clinical experiences. But limited retraction has been an obstacle in… Continue Reading
Simultaneous Laparoscopic Resection of Colorectal Cancer and Synchronous Liver Metastases
Go Wakabayashi, MD PhD FACS, Takeshi Takahara, MD, Yasushi Hasegawa, MD PhD, Naoko Ito, MD, Masahiro Takahashi, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Nitta, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine Simultaneous laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases is feasible and safe. We present a case to describe laparoscopic-assisted right… Continue Reading
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SILS Cholecystectomy
Adrian M Maghiar, MD PhD, Pravish R Sookha, MD PhD, George E Dejeu, MD. Pelican Hospital Oradea Romania Aim: Performing single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a safe and feasible way in a more public approach.Methods: Between August 2009 till September 2011 the surgical teams, taking in consideration ultrasonographic thickness of gallbladder wall, previous surgery… Continue Reading
Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen Diagnosed After Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Young Hoe Hur, MD, Ho Hyun Kim, MD, Hee Joon Kim, MD, Byung Gwan Choi, MD, Eun Kyu Park, MD, Yang Seok Koh, PhD, Jung Chul Kim, PhD, Chol Kyoon Cho, PhD, Hyun Jong Kim, PhD. Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School (Introduction) Vascular tumor or tumor like lesion of the spleen… Continue Reading