Incidence of Unsuspected Stones in the Common Bile Duct During Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Word of Caution
Gintaras Antanavicius, MD FACS, Rodolfo H Scaravonati, MD, Carlos A Cutini Cingozoglu, MD, Patricio E Donnelly, MD, Mariano Irigoyen, MD, Rodrigo Moran Azzi, MD, Victor H Serafini, MD FACS. Sanatorio Guemes; Abington Health Introduction: the incidence of unsuspected stones in the common bile duct (CBD) is about 5%. When a stone in the CBD… Continue Reading
Initial Result and Feasibility of Laparoscopic Hepatectomy
Fumiki Kushihata, title, Hitoshi Inoue, title, Yoshikuni Yonenaga, title, Jota Watanabe, Akifumi Miyoshi, Taiji Toyama, Yasutsugu Takada. Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine Purpose:We examined initial results and the effectiveness of the laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH).Object, Method: 19 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 6 metastatic liver cancer, others 4 cases. 3 Re-hepatectomy cases are 2 HCC recurrence and… Continue Reading
Intra-operative Cholangiography for Prevention of \”major\” Bile Duct Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Jai Bikhchandani, MD, Xiang Fang, PhD, Robert J Fitzgibbons, MD. Creighton University Medical Center IntroductionThe incidence of Bile duct injury (BDI) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) ranges from 0.5 - 1.4%. Roughly half of these have been reported to be major BDIs. Although studies have shown that the overall incidence of BDI does not change… Continue Reading
Is It Suitable Laparoscopic Transduodenal Ampullectomy for the Treatment of Large Ampullary Tumors With High-grade Dysplasia?
Ki Byung Song, MD, Song Cheol Kim, PhD, Duck Jong Han, PhD, Jae Berm Park, MD, Young Hoon Kim, MD, Young Soo Jung, MD. Depetment of surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center Aim : Transduodenal ampullectomy (TDA) can be performed for periampullary tumors. However, the laparoscopic approach has rarely been attempted.… Continue Reading
Is There Room for Improvement in the Diagnostic Accuracy of Intraoperative Cholangiogram?
S El Djouzi, MD, A Y Zemlyak, MD, V B Tsirline, MD, B Hammond, Michael T Lavelle, MD, Amanda Walters, MS, D Stefanidis, MD PhD, T B Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center BACKGROUNDPost-cholecystectomy ERCP is commonly performed for abnormal findings of the intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) interpreted by the operating surgeons. Our objective was to… Continue Reading
Laparo-endoscopic Single Site (less) Distal Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy
Sharona B Ross, MD, Franka Co, BS, Harold Paul, BS, Kenneth Luberice, BS, Edward Choung, MD, Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD. University of South Florida & Tampa General Medical Group This video is of a Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy undertaken on a 62 year old gentlemen diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma Laparo-Endoscopic… Continue Reading
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Laparoscope-Assisted Hepatic Resection for Gallbladder Cancer
Masato Yoshikawa, Mitsuo Shimada, MD PhD, Tohru Utsunomiya, MD PhD, Satoru Imura, MD, Yuji Morine, MD, Tetsuya Ikemoto, MD, Hiroki Mori, MD, Jun Hanaoka, MD, Mami Kanamoto, MD, Hidenori Miyake, MD PhD. Tokushima University INTRODUCTION: The majority of early gallbladder cancers are diagnosed at the final pathology after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, when the preoperative… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic and Open Splenectomy for Splenomegaly Secondary to Liver Cirrhosis: An Evaluation of Immunity
Bing Peng, PhD, Zhong Wu, MD, Jin Zhou, MD. West China Hospital, Sichuan University AbstractObjective: To investigate the perioperative inflammatory response and immunological effects of patients with splenomegaly due to portal hypertension who underwent laparoscopic (LS) or open splenectomy (OS).Methods: Between May 2009 and September 2010, a total of 34 patients with splenomegaly due… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Assisted Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Feasibility and Outcome Study
Raymund Andrew G Ong, MD FPCS FPALES, Winston S Vequilla, MD DPBS, Jeremy J Tan, MD. Department of Surgery, FEU-NRMF Medical Center, Philippines OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with pancreatic tumor performed by the same surgical team.METHOD: A consecutive series of patients affected by solid and cystic tumors were… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Analysis of Hospital Costs and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Conventional, Single Port, and Micro-laparoscopic Surgery
Edward Chekan, MD FACS, Mathew Moore, MHA, Tina Hunter, PhD, Candace Gunnarsson, EdD. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc Cincinnati, Ohio; S2 Statistical Solutions, Inc Cincinnati, Ohio Introduction: This study compares hospital costs and clinical outcomes for traditional laparoscopic (LC), single port surgery (SPS) and micro-laparoscopic (MLC) cholecystectomy procedures from Premier hospitals across the United States. Methods:… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis: Feasibility and Review of Literature
Ibrahim A Sslama, MD, Mohammed H Abdullah, MD, Mohammed a Houseni, MD. Department of Hepatobilary Surgery (1), Department of Anesthesia (2), Department of Radiology (3) National Liver Institute, Menophyia University.Shiben Elkom , Egypt AbstractSitus inversus is a rare anomaly characterized by transposition of organs to the opposite site of the body. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy With Splenectomy for Serous Cystic Tumor in Proximal Body of Pancreas
Srikanth Gadiyaram, MCh, Neel Shetty, DNB, Sunil Alur, DNB, Jayanth Reddy, MCh. Institute of Gastroenterology, BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore Laparoscopic distal pancreatic resection is becoming the preferred approach in patients with cystic tumors in the body and tail of pancreas. We herein present an operative video of a patient with a serous cystic neoplasm… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Fenestration of Multiple Liver Cysts
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, MD, Joel Ricci, MD, Benjamin Samstein, MD FACS. Columbia University Medical Center, New York Hospital Queens Laparoscopic wide cyst fenestration is today the preferred method in the surgical treatment of symptomatic liver cyst. We presented a laparoscopic fenestration of multiples liver cyst in a 62 year-old female with abdominal pain and… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparative Analysis of Short and Long Term Results
Satoru Imura, MD, Mitsuo Shimada, MD PhD, Tohru Utsunomiya, MD PhD, Yuji Morine, MD, Tetsuya Ikemoto, MD, Hiroki Mori, MD, Jun Hanaoka, MD, Mami Kanamoto, MD, Koji Sugimoto, MD, Hidenori Miyake, MD PhD. Tokushima University INTRODUCTION: With progress of surgical technique and devices, laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) became a realizable option for patients with hepatocellular… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Hepatobiliary Surgery for Benign and Malignant Lesions – Bringing New Paradigm Into Practice
Daniel Tuvin, Manuel I Rodriguez-davalos, Marcelo E Facciuto, Ashutosh Kaul, Patricia A Sheiner, Michael R Marvin, Sukru Emre. Yale University, Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute/Mount Sinai NY, New York Medical College Background: Advances in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) have revolutionized modalities available to patients and clinicians in performing surgical procedures. However, it is only recently that… Continue Reading