Complicated Acute Appendicitis (peritonitis), Laparoscopic Management Comparison of Two Techniques
Gustavo Adolfo Aguirre Bermudez, MD, Andres Ricardo Falla, Md, William Sanchez Maldonado, MD, FACS CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL BOGOTA COLOMBIA Objective: To compare the results of laparoscopic management of complicated acute appendicitis in the period from November 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 to evaluate the efficiency of the drying technique (S) vs. washing and aspirate… Continue Reading
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Conservative management of infection in a polypropylene mesh used in hiatoplasty for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Eduardo N Trindade, MD, Manoel R Trindade, PhD, MD, Elenisa P Zanella Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) Background: Mesh hernioplasty is the preferred surgical procedure for large abdominal wall hernias. Infection remains one of the most challenging… Continue Reading
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Delayed Presentation of a Bowel Bovie Injury After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Jasneet S Bhullar, MD, MS, Jennifer Gayagoy, MD, Sushant Chaudhary, MD, MS, Ramachandra B Kolachalam, MD Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI, USA Abstract:Bowel injury during laparoscopic surgery is a rare but a serious complication. A bovie injury to the bowel can cause delayed perforation of the viscus, thus increasing the… Continue Reading
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Does Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Jeopardize Oncologic Outcomes for Patients with Known or Suspected Adrenocortical Carcinoma?
Amanda Cooper, MD, Mouhammed Habra, MD, Elizabeth Grubbs, MD, Brian Bednarski, Anita Ying, MD, Alexandria Phan, MD, Nancy Perrier, MD, Jeffrey Lee, MD, Thomas Aloia, MD The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Introduction: For patients with known or suspected adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), considerable controversy exists over the use of laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The purpose… Continue Reading
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Early recognition of cholecystectomised patients with complication – feasible or not?
Vladimir Zivanovic, MD, MSc, Radisav Scepanovic, MD, Prof, PhD, Radoslav Perunovic, MD, PhD, Goran Vasic, MD KBC Dr D.Misovic University hospital In our institution for 15 years was practice that we perform laparoscopic surgery as 48h procedure. First day admission with repeating of necessary laboratory findings and preoperative consultation with anesthesiologist and second day we… Continue Reading
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Evaluation of Diagnostic Indices of Acute Appendicitis in KAUH
Ahmed M Makki, MSc, Surgery, FRCS, Assistant, Profes, Adnan A Merdad, Professo, of, Surgery FRCS, FACS, Sami S Judeeba, MBBS Teaching, Assistant Department of Surgery,Medical College King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia Key words : Appendicitis C-reactive protein Right iliac fossa pain Alvarado scoring system Background : Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency… Continue Reading
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Expulsion of giant intestinal lipoma 5 days after laparoscopic Roux-En-Y-Gastric Bypass
Jakub Wilhelm, MD, Anai Hamasaki, MD, Leopoldo Baccaro, MD, Stanley Ogu, MD, Artun Aksade, MD, FACS Easton Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine Abstract Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract are rare, but present the third most common cause of intestinal neoplasms. Most intestinal lipomas are asymptomatic. However, they may present with bleeding, obstruction, intussusception or… Continue Reading
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Gravity Line Strategy Can Reduce Risk of Intraoperative Injury during Laparoscopic Surgery
Anlong Zhu, PhD, Yanwei Xing, MS, Daxun Piao, PhD, Tao Jiang, MD, Hongchi Jiang, Prof General Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University Background: Intraoperative injuries are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality after laparoscopic surgery. It is accepted that most injuries are the result of misidentification of anatomical structures, which may… Continue Reading
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Impact of a Bladder Scan Protocol on Discharge Efficiency Within a Care Pathway for Ambulatory Inguinal Herniorraphy
Ioana Antonescu, MD, CM, Gabriele Baldini, MD, MSc, Debbie Watson, RN, Gerald M Fried, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Kosar Khwaja, MD, MBA, MSc, FRCS, FACS, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MED, FRCSC, Francesco Carli, MD, MPhil, FRCA, FRCPC, Liane S Feldman, MD, FRCSC, FACS McGill University Health Centre, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation IntroductionWith… Continue Reading
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Impact of Operative Duration on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic vs Open Colectomy
Rachel M Owen, MD, Sebastian D Perez, MSPH, S. Scott Davis, MD, Edward Lin, DO, Ankit D Patel, MD, Nathanial Lytle, MD, John F Sweeney, MD Emory University Department of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Introduction: Prolonged operative duration is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Although laparoscopic colectomy (LC) is commonly… Continue Reading
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Impact of the combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery for patients with esophageal cancer on pulmonary morbidity after esophagectomy: A retrospective multivariate analysis
Naoshi Kubo, Masaichi Ohira, Katsunobu Sakurai, Hisashi Nagahara, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Kosei Hirakawa Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate school of medicine, Osaka-City University Aim:Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has been considered to be associated with high rate of postoperative morbidity. Among various morbidities after esophagectomy, pulmonary complication (PC) has been reported to lead to prolonged… Continue Reading
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Improvements in outcomes after surgery for oesophageal cancer in a non-teaching hospital setting
C Ball, Dr, Jochen Seidel, Dr, George Jacob, Mr, Clive J Kelty, Mr, Arin K Saha, Mr Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, United Kingdom Aims: Historical series of oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer have reported high mortality and morbidity. There have been considerable changes to management during and after oesophagectomy over the past two decades. This study… Continue Reading
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Incarcerated Diaphragmatic Hernia After Convergent Maze Procedure
Tejwant S Datta, MD, John P Breard, MD, Thomas Guirkin, MD Southside Regional Medical Center Background: The convergent maze procedure (CMP) is a minimally invasive technique used for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). This technique combines an epicardial and endocardial ablation using radiofrequency energy. The endocardial component is performed via a venous catheter,… Continue Reading
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International Survey of Surgeons Judge the Lap Band as a ‘Poor’ Operation
R Rutledge, MD The Centers for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery As part of the efforts as the former chairman of the IFSO Varianational Committee on New Procedures we performed a survey of bariatric surgeons around the world. The goal was to assess expert surgical judgment of the risks, benefits and outcomes of various bariatic procedures. This… Continue Reading
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Intraoperative Bleeding and Hemostasis in Endoscopic Surgery.
Jose Daniel Lozada Leon, MD, Jose Antonio Licona Ortiz, MD, Clodoalda Durthley Lozada Leon, MD Sanatorio Santa Monica, Cuernavaca., Morelos, Mexico. INTRODUCTIONThe aim of this video is to present some important aspects in the management of intraoperative bleeding and hemostasis in endoscopic surgery, focusing on the inherent risk of each patient's treatment history in pre-existing… Continue Reading
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