Laparoscopic splenic preserving distal pancreatectomy for retrieval of a proximally migrated pancreatic stent.
Ziad T Awad, MD, FACS, Justin C McCarty, BS, Michael Herman, DO, FACP, Jose Nieto, DO, FACP. University of Florida - Jacksonville. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pancreatic stents placed by ERCP are common in the treatment of benign and malignant pancreatic and biliary disease. Proximal migration of the stent into the duct occurs in 2% to… Continue Reading
Minimal Invasive Treatment for patient with situs inversus totalis with diagnosis Biliary Pancreatitis
G Peralta, MD, E Ortiz, md, A Topete, Z Del Real, A Palomo, MD, Alex Rodriguez, MD. Hospital Metropolitano "Bernardo Sepulveda ". Purpose: report and describe a safe approach to laparoscopic cholecystectomy and Intraoperative Cholangiography in patients with situs inversus totalis and biliary pancreatitis. Case: 50-years old female with 1 year with history of abdominal… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic hepatectomy for dorsal region of the right lobe with a transthoracic port
Masayasu Aikawa, MD, PhD, Mitsuo Miyazawa, Katsuya Okada, Yukihiro Watanabe, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Isamu Koyama. Gastrointestinal Center,Saitama Medical University, International Medical Center. Introduction At present, laparoscopic hepatectomy is being commonly used for tumor resection, but the resection of tumors from dorsal region of the right lobe is difficult because of insufficient operative view. We… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis: Feasibility and Review of Literature
Ibrahim Abdelkader Salama, MD, Mohamed huassan Abdallah, md, Mohamed Huassini, MD. Department of Hepatobilary Surgery (1), Department of Anesthesia (2), Department of Radiology (3) National Liver Institute, Menophyia University. Shiben Elkom, Egypt. Introduction: Situs inversus totalis is a rare anomaly characterized by transposition of organs to the opposite site of the body. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in… Continue Reading
Lap Distal Pancreatectomy in Benign Pancreatic Cyst/Tumor (Insulinoma)
Errawan Wiradisuria, MD. Premier Bintaro Hospital, Bintaro, Indonesia. Insulinomas are benign neuroendocrin tumors which is the most common of the pancreatic islet cell tumors, yet they remain a rarity. The incidence are 1-4 cases in one million patients a year. 60% are woman with a median age at presentation of 47 years. 90% are solitary… Continue Reading
Telaprevir with Adjusted dose of Ribavirin in naive CHC-G1: Efficacy And Treatment in CHC in Hemodialysis population. TARGET C Trial- A Placebo Randomized Control Clinical Trial
P Patrick Basu, MD, MRCP, FACG, AGAF, Niraj J Shah, MD, Md Ashfique, MD, Sakina Farhat, MD, Ravi Siriki, MD. 1. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY 2. NSLIJHS/ Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, NY 3. James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY. Objective: The prevalence… Continue Reading
Romiplostim’s Effect to Optimize SVR with Telaprevir, Ribavirin, And Peg Interferon-alfa 2a in Thrombocytopenic Cirrhotics with Chronic Hepatitis C. A Placebo Controlled Prospective Clinical Trial: RESTRAINT C Trial
Prithwijit Basu, MD, MRCP, FACG, AGAF, Niraj J Shah, MD, Ravi Siriki, MD, Md Ashfique, MD, Sakina Farhat, MD. 1Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY; 2 NSLIJHS/ Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, NY, 3 James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY. Objectives: Treating CHC (Chronic hepatitis… Continue Reading
Role of intravenous N-Acetyl cysteine (NAC) with steroid in acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH) with high morbidity score: A randomized open label prospective clinical pilot trial
P Patrick Basu, MD, MRCP, FACG, AGAF, Niraj J Shah, MD, Richard Huang, Medical, Student, LIJ, Ravi Siriki, MD, Md Ashfique, MD, Sakina Farhat, MD. 1. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY 2. NSLIJHS/ Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, NY 3. James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of… Continue Reading
Management of an unusual case of lower gastro-intestinal bleeding: ulcerated choledochocele
E Ray-Offor, MBBS, FWACS, DMAS, S N Elenwo, MBBS, FWACS, P O Igwe, MBBS. University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital Port-Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria. Background: Choledochal cyst is an uncommon condition of the extrabiliary tract with or without involvement of the intrahepatic biliary duct. The dilation of the distal extrabiliary tract in the region of the… Continue Reading
Positive Lymph Node to Recovered Lymph Node Ratio As a Predictor of Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Ambar Banerjee, MD, Lee Coghill, BS, Elango Edhayan, MD, Richard Berri, MD. Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, St John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit, MI, USA. Introduction Surgical resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma is associated with low survival rates, even with curative resections. Our study investigated the impact of positive to recovered lymph node… Continue Reading
Usage of a soft-coagulation device for safe performance of total laparoscopic hepatectomy: detachment and transection of blood vessels using a monopolar soft-coagulation device
Mitsuo Miyazawa, MD, Masayasu Aikawa, MD, Katsuya Okada, MD, Kojun Okamoto, MD, Shigeki Yamaguchi, MD, Isamu Koyama, MD. Saitama Medical University International Medical Center. Among intraoperative complications of total laparoscopic hepatectomy (TLH), venous hemorrhage is the most frequent and difficult-to-treat complication. We use a monopolar soft-coagulation devices for not only hemostasis, but also detachment of… Continue Reading
Learning Curve of Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Preliminary Study in a Teaching Hospital
Jinyan Han, Shuodong Wu, Yang Su, Jing Kong, Yu Tian, Ying Fan. Biliary and Vascular Ward, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University. Background Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has been projected to be a feasible and equally efficient technique compared with conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC). However, little is known about the issues associated with the… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Treatment of Liver Hydatid Disease in Cases of Cyst Rupture
Serik Tokpanov, Sagidulla Dosmagambetov, Vladimir Kotlobovskiy. 1. Hospital of the Presidents Administration of Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan 2. Department of Laparoscopic Surgery, Regional Pediatric Hospital, Aktobe, Kazakhstan. Aim. Evaluation of efficiency of laparoscopic treatment of liver hydatid disease in cases of cyst rupture. Materials. Since 1993 till September 2013 436 patients ranging from 4… Continue Reading
The application of single-incision laparoscopic surgery on the resection of hepatic hemangioma: initial experience and current update
Dianbo Yao, Shuodong Wu, Xiaopeng Yu, Ying Fan, Jing Kong, Yongsheng Chen. Department of Vascular and Bile Duct Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China. Objectives Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a recently developing minimally invasive surgery, associated much better cosmetic appearance, and may represent an improvement over conventional laparoscopic surgery. It has been… Continue Reading
Laparoscopy and IOC in Gallbladder Remnant
Praneetha Narahari, MD. Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, CA. Introduction Advances in laparoscopy have expanded its use from cholelithiais to acute cholecystitis. Partial or subtotal cholecystectomy is acceptable in the presence of dense inflamation in the calot's triangle. It has been reported as safe and without consequences. With increasing volume it has been noted that gallbladder… Continue Reading