Laparoscopic Treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
Ricardo Nassar, MD, Juan Hernandez, MD, Eduardo Londono, MD, Alberto Munoz, MD, Maria Rizo, MD, Juan Linares, MD. Hospital Universitario Fundacion Santa Fe de BogotaPOSTER PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare clinicopathological entity also called celiac axis compression. Although several treatment options have been described, the classic surgical management includes open division… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Reflux following POEM
Joshua Langert, MD, Ryan Broderick, MD, Cristina Harnsberger, MD, Christopher DuCoin, MD, MPH, Hans Fuchs, MD, Moneer Almadani, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California, San DiegoPeroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is a relatively new procedure, and the long term effects are still being studied. We present a short video… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Ultrasound Still Has a Role in the Staging of Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Jordan Levy1, Mehdi Tahiri, MD1, Geva Maimon, PhD1, Tsafrir Vanounou, MD, MBA2, Simon Bergman, MD, MSc1. 1Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 2Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaBackground: In the last 10 years, the reported incidence of non-curative laparotomies for pancreatic cancer, using standard imaging… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
Hideaki Tsutsumida, Mitsunobu Uto, Mari Kamimura, Toshiro Kamimura. Kamimura HospitalWe have experienced 21 cases of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) since its introduction to our hospital in October 2011. These cases included 7 male and 14 female patients, and their average age and average BMI were 72-years-old (range: 35 – 87 years) and 25.9 (range:… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Versus Open Central Pancreatectomy: Clinical Outcomes and Pancreatic Function Analysis
Yiping Mou, MD, FACS, Xiaowu Xu, MD, Renchao Zhang, MD, Weiwei Jin, MD, Jiafei Yan, MD, Miaozun Zhang, MD. Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang UniversityBackground The studies on laparoscopic central pancreatectomy (LCP) versus open central pancreatectomy (OCP) have not been presented in the literature to date. This study aimed to… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Versus Open Enucleation for Pancreatic Neoplasms: Clinical Outcomes and Pancreatic Function Analysis
Renchao Zhang, MD, Jiafei Yan, MD, Yiping Mou, MD, FACS, Yucheng Zhou, MD, Chaojie Huang, Chao Lu, Ronggao Chen. Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang UniversityBackground:Enucleation is an alternative procedure for treating benign or lowgrade malignant neoplasms of the pancreas. The studies on laparoscopic enucleation(LE) versus open enucleation(OE) have not been… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection for T4 Colon Cancer: a case-matched control Study
Li-Yong Huang, Xinxiang Li, San-Jun Cai, Guo-Xiang Cai, Ye Xu. Fudan University Shanghai Cancer CenterBackground Laparoscopic resection for T4 colon cancer is still not recommended as the treatment of choice because of high risk of conversion, postoperative complication, and early recurrence. In this study, we analyzed the short- and long-term survival outcomes after laparoscopic surgery… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic versus Open Right Hemicolectomy : A single centre experience
M A Gok, S J Ward, M M Sadat, U A Khan. Macclesfield District General Hospital Intoduction Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most commonest maligancy in men & woemn in the UK. representing 13% of all new cancers in 2010. Right sided cancers (appendic, caecum, ascending & transverse colon) contribute to a 3rd of colorectal… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair in obese patients – A long term follow up.
Dvir Froylich, MD, Miriam Segal, MD, Adam Weinstein, MD, Kamal Hatib, MD, Eitan Shiloni, MD, David Hazzan Hazzan, MD. Carmel medical CenterBackground: Obese (body mass index (BMI) >30kg/m2) patients undergoing ventral hernia repair (VHR), are known to have a greater risk of peri-operative morbidity, as well as recurrence. A laparoscopic approach is thought to reduce… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair: One-year Outcomes and Cost Analysis Using State-wide Claims Data
Brett L Ecker, MD, Lindsay Kuo, MD, Kristina D Simmons, PhD, John P Fischer, MD, Jon B Morris, MD, Rachel R Kelz, MD, MSCE. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PABackground: There is still considerable debate regarding the best operative approach to ventral hernia repair. Using two large statewide databases, this study sought to… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic vertical gastric plication as an alternative to sleeve gastrectomy: comparison of postoperative complications and short term outcome. A case control study.
Elie K Chouillard, MD, PhD, Naim Schoucair, MD, Elias Chahine, MD. Paris Poissy Medical CenterBackgroud: Obesity is a major public health problem. Surgery is considered the best treatment for morbid obesity. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is nowadays the most commonly performed bariatric procedure in France. However, newer surgical and endoscopic techniques are emerging. Among these,… Continue Reading
Laparoscopy, Computerised Tomogrpahy and Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomogrpahy Role in the Management of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Cancer
Ahmad Mirza, MD, Ian Welch, Simon Galloway. The University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, United KingdonINTRODUCTION: The staging laparoscopy has been used in management of gastrointestinal cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of staging laparoscopy, in comparison with computed tomography (CT) and Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging in staging… Continue Reading
Learning curve for robotic-assisted cholecystectomy: use of ordinary least squares method.
Omar Y Kudsi, MD, MBA, FACS, Katie Sean, MD, Rachel Goldstein. Tufts University School of MedicineBackground: Limited data is available to assess the learning curve for robotic-assisted cholecystectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the learning curve for robotic-assisted cholecystectomy at a single institution. Methods: This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected… Continue Reading
Learning Transanal Endoscopic Surgery: Technique, Tips and Tricks
Tanya Castelino, MD1, Nancy Morin, MD, FRCSC, FACS2, Carol-Ann Vasilevsky, MD, FRCSC, FACS2, Julio Faria, MD, FRCSC2, Gabriela Ghitulescu, MD, FRCSC2, Philip Gordon, MD, FRCSC, FACS2, Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC2. 1McGill University, 2Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Jewish General HospitalObjective: Transanal endoscopic surgery (TES) has several unique advantages for the resection of large benign… Continue Reading
Long-term Follow Up of Transvaginal Approach in 73 Consecutive Patients
Jose F Noguera, MD, PhD1, Cristobal Zaragoza1, Jose Munoz2, Antonio Melero1, Gonzalo Martin3, Jorge Elorza1. 1Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, 2Hospital Son Llatzer, 3Hospital Universitario Son EspasesINTRODUCTION: The aim of the study is to know the results after a long-term follow up of a clinical series of patients undergoing surgery for several procedures with transvaginal… Continue Reading