NEW MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL APPROACHES: NOTES, SINGLE PORT, MINILAPAROSCOPY, ROBOTIC SURGERY: WHICH IS THE PREFERRED CHOICE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS?
Diego L Lima, MD1, Gustavo L Carvalho, MD, phD2, Phillip P Shadduck, MD3, Gustavo H Belarmino de Goes, Medical Student2, Gustavo A Carvalho, MD2, Raquel N Cordeiro, Medical Student4. 1State Servers Hospital, 2University of Pernambuco, 3North Carolina Specialty Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 4Health Faculty of PernambucoObjective: To identify the… Continue Reading
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Feasibility of Concomitant Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis: First case report worldwide
Ibrahim A Salama, MDpHD. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, National Liver Institute, Menoufia UniversityINTRODUCTION: Situs inversus totalis is a rare anomaly characterized by transposition of organs to the opposite site of the body. Combined Laparoscopic Splenectomy and cholecystectomy in those patients is technically more demanding and needs reorientation of visual-motor skills. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Herein, we… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic transabdominal repair of Morgagni hernia
Rebekah Macfie, MD1, Sean Orenstein, MD1, David Tse, MD2. 1Oregon Health & Science University, 2Kaiser Permanente- Sunnyside Medical CenterIntroduction: Morgagni hernias are a rare finding in the adult population, and represent 1-3% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Multiple approaches to these rare hernias have been described in the literature. Here we present a novel technique… Continue Reading
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PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL CESSATION OF TUBE FEEDS IN MALNOURISHED PATIENTS WITH GASTROPARESIS.
Filippo Filicori, MD1, Christy M Dunst, MD1, Walaa F Abdelmoaty, MD, MBA1, Ahmed M Zihni, MD, MPH1, Kevin M Reavis, MD1, Daniel Davila-Bradley, MD1, Valerie Halpin, MD2, Steven R Demeester, MD1, Lee L Swanstrom, MD1. 1Portland Providence Medical Center, 2Legacy Good Samaritan HospitalINTRODUCTION: Surgical referrals for refractory gastroparesis (GP) are becoming more common as medical… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic thyroid lobectomy: Our early experience at Tertiary care hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Imran Khokhar, MBBS, FCPS, MRCS, Qasim M Farooq, MBBS, FCP, Awais Amjad Malik, MBBS, FCPS, M Ahsan, MBBS, FCPSI, Farooq M Afzal, MBBS, FCPS. Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, PakistanBackground: Conventional Thyroid Lobectomy leaves an unpleasant neck scar. Endoscopic thyroidectomy was first applied by Huschner in 1997. Amongst the best endoscopic techniques is the one… Continue Reading
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Totally Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy versus Laparoscopy – Assisted Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Meta-analysis of Prospective and Retrospective Studies
An Nguyen, MD, MS. Oncology Hospital Ho Chi MinhBackground: The benefits of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) over laparoscopy assisted total gastrectomy (LATG) in operative outcomes and complications still remain controversial. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of TLTG with those of LATG by using a meta-analysis. Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane… Continue Reading
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Cases of laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for duodenal tumors
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, MD, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, MD, Kazuhiro Yamada, MD, Tomoya Takami, MD, Hiroshi Shintani, MD, Kotaro Hatano, MD, Naoki Kataoka, MD, Masahumi Tomita, MD. Kishiwada Tokushukai HospitalIntroduction: Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that combines the advantages of laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic treatment. LECS has been developed for the treatment of… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopy in the Management of an Acute Abdomen Due to Bowel compromise
Shlermine Aupont, MD, Emanuela Alvarenga, MD, Derek McCranie, BS, Alexander Ramirez, MD. Florida State University College of MedicineIntroduction: Laparoscopic approach in the acute surgical care setting continues to be underutilized. We aim to report the successful diagnostic and therapeutic use of laparoscopy in the management of a nontoxic patient presenting with acute abdomen and to… Continue Reading
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Risk factors and characteristics of incisional hernia after elective single-incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Yozo Suzuki, MD, PhD, Manabu Mikamori, MD, PhD, Takuro Saito, MD, PhD, Kenta Furukawa, MD, PhD, Masahisa Ohtsuka, MD, PhD, Mitsuyoshi Tei, MD, PhD, Kentaro Kishi, MD, PhD, Masayuki Tori, MD, PhD, Masahiro Tanemura, MD, PhD, Hiroki Akamatsu, MD, PhD. Osaka Police HospitalINTRODUCTION: Single incision laparoscopic (SIL) surgery is a laparoscopic procedure which leaves a… Continue Reading
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Mini-laparoscopic vs Traditional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Preliminary Report
Deniz Atasoy, Afag Aghayeva, Turgut Bora Cengiz, Volkan Ozben, Onur Bayraktar, Ismail Hamzaoglu, Tayfun Karahasanoglu, Bilgi Baca. Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of MedicineIntorduction: Laparoscopy is evolving towards less invasiveness. Not only the quality and ergonomics but also the diameter of the instruments is improving. The use of thinner instruments has been hypothesized to… Continue Reading
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UTILIZATION OF LAPAROSCOPY ASSOCIATED WITH BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA: THE NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE 2004 – 2014
Kenneth W Bueltmann1, Marek Rudnicki2. 1Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Il, 2University of IllinoisIntroduction: The incidence of trauma and its heavy burden upon the healthcare system remain strong. Paradigm shifts in the management of these cases has, however, improved the mortality in such cases. It can be expected that improvements in management, when combined… Continue Reading
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Single-Incision Plus One Additional Port Laparoscopic Surgery for colorectal cancer with transanal specimen extraction: A comparative study
Sheng-Chi Chang, William Tzu-Lian Chen, Hei-Ming Wang, Ta-Wei Ke. China Medical University HospitalBackground: Extension of the single incision for the purpose of specimen removal in single-incision plus one additional port laparoscopic surgery (SILS+1) can undermine the merits of SILS+1, either by increasing wound-related morbidity or by destroying cosmesis. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Morgani hernia repair in infant with sutures and Ethicon Secure Strap device.
Medhat Ibrahim, MD. Al-Azhar University, Naser City, Cairo, EgyptPurpose: Morgagni hernia (MH) is a rare condition.MH is less than 6% of surgically treated diaphragmatic hernias in infants. There is no specific symptom for the Maorgagni hernia. Open surgical repair was the golden stander before the introduction of the laparoscopic surgery in the children and infant.… Continue Reading
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The learning curve of transumbilical Single port laparoscopic appendectomy
Shi Yeol Jun, MD, Kyung Sik Kim, MD, Jin Hong Lim, MD. Yonsei University College of MedicineIntroduction: Transumbilical single port laparoscopic appendectomy (TSPLA) is the most popularized single port surgery in the world. It provides more cosmetic benefits than conventional laparoscopic surgery. However, single port appendectomy requires longer operation time and advanced surgical skills. We… Continue Reading
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A prospective study of short term perioperative suprapubic urinary catheters in laparoscopic colectomy
Toshiyuki Enomoto, MD, Yoshihisa Saida, Prof, Sayaka Nagao, MD, Asako Takahashi, MD, Ryohei Watanabe, MD, Tadashi Higuchi, MD, Koji Asai, MD, Manabu Watanabe, MD, Shinya Kusachi, Prof. Department of Surgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical CenterIntroduction: In Japan, transurethral balloon catheters (TUC) are currently inserted in most surgical patients to maintain a urine outflow route and… Continue Reading
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