Laparoscopic Excision of Infected Urachal Remnant in a Patient Presented with Recurrent Abdominal Wall Abscesses
Saad A Shebrain, MD, Mohamed H Elgamal, MD, Elizabeth Steensma, MD, Valerie M Gironda, MD MPH, Brandon Minnick, MD. Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies/Michigan State University Introduction: Surgical excision is the curative treatment for urachal remnant complicated by recurrent infections. We report a video case of performing a laparoscopic excision of urachal cyst/sinus tract in… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Experience with Vernix Caseosa Peritonitis
Jonathan G Bailey, MD, Dennis Klassen, MD. Dalhousie University Vernix Caseosa Peritonitis (VCP) is a rare condition presenting within several weeks of caesarean section with the triad of peritonitis, fever and leukocytosis. Due to its non-specific symptoms and unremarkable laboratory and radiological investigations VCP is generally diagnosed intraoperatively. A cheesy white exudate coating the serosa… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Fundoplication After Endolumenal Therapies for Gerd
Michael Edye, MD, John Harvey, MD, Anthony Starpoli, MD, Barry Salky, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine It is inevitable that a certain number of endolumenal GERD therapies will fail and some of those will come to surgical revision. As these modalities become more aggressive, the toll of unplanned effects will be greater. In this… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Following Open Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Ramin Roohipour, MD, Subhash Kini, MD FACS, Daniel Herron, MD FACS. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. Bariatric surgery is becoming increasingly common such that it is now the second most common abdominal procedure in the United States. Estimates suggest that about 220,000 patients underwent bariatric surgery in 2009. On the other hand… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Gastrotomy and Wedge Resection Into Stomach Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
F Soto, A Abdemur, I Fendrich, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: We report the case of a patient with new onset of severe gastrointestinal bleeding from intragastric metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma. Case presentation and Methods: This is an 80-year-old male diagnosed with metastatic renal carcinoma in July 2009. He… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair with Undescended Testes Removal
Rahul Singh, MD, Archana Ramaswamy, MD. University of Missouri In this video, we present a patient who was found to have an undescended testes during a laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair. During the dissection a tubular structure attached to an ovoid soft mass was seen within the hernia sac. Following mobilization this mass was pushed… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair for Para Colostomy Hernia- an Ideal Way of Repair
C Palanivelu, MCH FACS FRCS, P Senthilnathan, MS DNB, P S Rajan, MS FACS, S Rajapandian, MS DNB, R Parthasarathi, MS, P Praveenraj, MS. GEM Hospital Paracolostomy hernia is one of the common complications of a permanent colostomy. Various surgical procedures have been described for this condition. We present a video of laparoscopic repair of… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Morgagni Hernia Repair
Minhao Zhou, MD, John J Kelly, MD. UMass Memorial Medical Center IntroductionMorgagni hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia with a variety of surgical approaches to repair both transthoracic and transabdominal. We present a video of our laparoscopic approach. Methods and ProceduresA 37 year old obese female presents with 2 year history of worsening shortness… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication for Symptomatic Recurrence After Endoscopic Fundoplication with the Esophyxr Device
Vic Velanovich, MD. Henry Ford Hospital Background: Endoscopic fundoplication using the EsophyxR is becoming increasingly used in the surgical treatment of selected patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although the overall success rate is good, there have been reported short- and long-term recurrences of GERD-related symptoms. This video demonstrated the anatomic consequences of endoscopic fundoplication… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Redo Nissen Fundoplication with Esophageal Diverticulectomy
Sachin S Kukreja, MD, James R Wallace, MD PhD, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD. University of Illinois at Mount Sinai Hospital, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin The patient is a 32-year-old female who had undergone laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication six years previously for severe gastroesophageal reflux and low-grade Barrett's dysplasia. She did… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Reduction of Paraduodenal Hernia in Adults
A Bernshteyn, I Fendrich, M Gianos, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Background: Paraduodenal hernias in adults are rare. We present a case that underwent reduction via laparoscopy.Methods: A 39 year old male with new onset of severe abdominal pain presented to the ER with clinical signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction. The… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Chronic Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia
Etienne Auger-Dufour, MD, Gerald Fried, MD, Liane Feldman, MD, Lorenzo Ferri, MD PhD. Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center Case presentationThis video demonstrates the laparoscopic repair of a chronic traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a 44 year-old female patient. She had a motor vehicle crash fifteen years ago. She is now presenting with abdominal pain… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Penetrating Colonic Injury
Stan T Smith, MD, Cyrus A Kotwall, MD, Thomas V Clancy, MD, William W Hope, MD. New Hanover Regional Medical Center The role of laparoscopy for trauma, both diagnostic and therapeutic, continues to evolve. The safety and efficacy of laparoscopy in select trauma patients has been well described but its use has often been relegated… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic repair of a recurrent IH
Enrique F Elli, MD FACS, Mario A Masrur, MD, Lindberg K Simpson, MD, Osman Mahdi-Babikir, MD, Bianco M Francesco, MD, Nicolas C Buchs, MD, Pier C Giulianotti, MD FACS. Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Introduction The laparoscopic approach in abdominal wall… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernia After Cardiac Transplant and Lvad Explantation
Philip Bao, MD, Kevin Watkins, MD. Stony Brook University Medical Center Diaphragmatic hernia after cardiac transplantation and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) explantation is reported to occur at a rate of approximately 5-15%. This video describes the case of a 57 year old man approximately one year after transplant and LVAD removal who presented with… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias