Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyroidectomy with Intraoperative Nerve Stimulation
Vasileios Drakopoulos, MD, PhD, FACS1, Nikolaos Roukounakis, MD, PhD1, Athanasios Bakalis, MD1, Sotirios Voulgaris, MD1, Sotiria Tsogka, MD2, Eleni Plesia, MD, PhD2, Spiros Drakopoulos, MD, PhD1. 1First Department of Surgery and Transplant Unit, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece, 2Department of Anaesthesiology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, (Greece)Introduction. Intraoperative nerve stimulation and neuromonitoring is a commonly accepted… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Right Hemicolectomy for Kyphotic Patients
Si-Yuan Yao, MD, Atsushi Ikeda, MD, Teppei Murakami, MD, PhD, Eiji Tanaka, MD, PhD, Tatsuo Okumoto, MD, PhD. Kobe City Medical Center West HospitalAbdominal surgery in patients with severe kyphosis is still a challenge for surgeons because of their altered habitus However, less invasive surgery should be also considered to these patients. To overcome the… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Repair of Gastro-gastric Fistula After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Pablo Quadri, MD, Raquel Gonzalez-Heredia, MD, PhD, Kristen Patton, MD, Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, PhD, Enrique F Elli, MD, FACS. UICIntroduction: Since the introduction of divided Roux -en- Y Gastric Bypass (RYGBP), the incidence of gastro-gastric fistula has been greatly reduced. When a fistula is present, it is usually followed by weight gain, abdominal pain or refractory… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Management of Gastro-gastric Fistula With Eroding Mesh Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Jeremy M Linson, MD, Abubaker Ali, MD, Michael Latzko, MD, Ziad Awad, MD, FACS, Bestoun Ahmed, MD, FRCS, FACS. University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleBackground: We present a case of minimally invasive management of gastro-gastric fistula and erosion of mesh following open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The patient is a 50 year old African-American female… Continue Reading
Minimally-invasive duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome: Intermediate follow up results of a rare operation
Julietta Chang, MD1, Mena Boules, MD1, John Rodriguez, MD1, R Matthew Walsh, MD1, Raul Rosenthal, MD2, Matthew Kroh, MD1. 1Cleveland Clinic Institution, 2Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare condition caused by partial obstruction of the 3rd portion of the duodenum by the SMA anteriorly and aorta posteriorly resulting in abdominal… Continue Reading
Minimally-Invasive Creation of Durable Jejuno-Ileal Side-to-Side Anastomosis Using Self-Assembling Magnets
Marvin Ryou, MD, Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD, Christopher C Thompson, MD, MHES. Brigham & Women's HospitalIntroduction: A minimally invasive method of gastrointestinal bypass would be desirable for treatment of obstruction, obesity, or metabolic syndrome. We have developed a technology based on miniature self-assembling magnets which create large-caliber anastomoses (Incisionless Anastomosis System or IAS). The IAS… Continue Reading
MICR is associated with elevated plasma levels of MMP2 during the 1st month after surgery which may promote tumor growth & metastasis
Hmc Shantha Kumara, PhD1, Hiromichi Miyagaki, MDPhD2, Charles Petrick, BS1, Xiaohong Yan, MDPhD1, Linda Njoh, PhD1, Vesna Cekic, RN1, Nipa D Gandhi, MD1, Richard L Whelan, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Roosvelt Hospital, New York, USA, 2Department of Gastroenterological surgery,Osaka University,Osaka,Japan, Introduction: Matrix Metalloproteinase -2(MMP-2) degrades type IV collagen, a major component of basement… Continue Reading
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Minimally Invasive Central Hepatectomy for Gallbladder Cancer Is Safe and Effective
Georgios V Georgakis, MD, PhD, David L Bartlett, MD, Amer H Zureikat, MD, Herbert J Zeh, MD, Melissa E Hogg, MD, MS. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Division of Surgical OncologyIntroduction: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) continues to grow within surgical oncology. With the robotic platform, complex surgeries can be done safely and effectively through small… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy – Choosing the Appropriate Approach for the Patient
Ariel Schweitzer, MD, Ibrahim Matter, MD, Gideon Sroka. Bnai-Zion Medical CenterBackground: minimally invasive adrenalectomy can be performed either by the laparoscopic (LA) or the retroperitoneoscopic (PRA) approaches. Both have been shown to be safe and effective. Nevertheless, there are no clear guidelines to choose a better approach for a specific patient. The purpose of this… Continue Reading
Minilaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (m-TAPP) with 5mm laparoscope and 2mm grasper: An alternative to traditional TAPP
Atsushi Urakami, MD, Munenori Takaoka, MD, Jiro Hayashi, MD, Kaori Shigemitsu, MD, Kazuhiro Yoshida, MD, Yoshio Naomoto, MD. Department of General Surgery, Kawasaki Medical SchoolIntroduction:Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair is associated with a decrease in postoperative pain, shortened hospital stay, and decrease in chronic pain. However, recent advances in minimally invasive surgery aimed… Continue Reading
Mini-laparoscopy with Interchangeable, Full 5mm End Effectors: First Human Use of a New Minimally Invasive Operating Platform From Two Academic Medical Centers
Mena Boules, MD1, Julietta Chang, MD1, James Villamere, MD1, Gautam Sharma, MD1, John Rodriguez, MD1, Luigi Boni, MD2, Matthew Kroh, MD1. 1Cleveland Clinic, 2University of Insubria-ItalyIntroduction: The technology of minimally invasive surgery continues to progress in efforts to decrease postoperative pain and minimize scarring. Needlescopic devices (shaft diameter <3mm) represent one such innovation. Widespread use… Continue Reading
Methylene blue mucosal staining improves polyp margin identification during TAMIS. A Validation Study
Aljandro Moreira Grecco, MD, Fernando Dip, MD, Gonzalo Zapata, MD, Maria Eugenia De Faveri, MD, Luis Sarotto, MD, PhD. Hospital de Clinicas Buenos AiresINTRODUCTION Local resection for rectal polyps and early rectal cancer has progressed to become the standard of care in most institutions. This technique retrieves no fragmented specimen with a high percentage… Continue Reading
Mesh prosthetic soaked in local anesthetic for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair – A retrospective review on post-operative pain control
Simran K Randhawa, MD, Lawrence N Cetrulo, MD, Walter Capote, BA, Tuong C Nguyen, Pak S Leung, MD, Amit R Joshi, MD, FACS. Einstein Healthcare NetworkBackground: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) has multiple advantages when compared to open repair. However, patients continue to report early post-operative pain. In an effort to minimize post-operative pain, we… Continue Reading
Mesh at the Hiatus in Revisional Surgery for Failed Fundoplication: A Case-control Evaluation
Rana M Higgins, MD, Matthew E Bosler, BA, Max Schumm, BS, Matthew J Frelich, MS, Jon C Gould, MD. Medical College of WisconsinIntroduction: Laparoscopic revisional surgery for failed fundoplication has an increased morbidity compared to primary surgery. In an attempt to minimize recurrence, many surgeons will place hiatal mesh, although effectiveness has been debated. There… Continue Reading
Medium-term results of laparoscopic gastric plication for the treatment of obesity
Matthew J Davis, MD, Michael Mulcahy, MD, Deanne Nash, RN, Matthew Kroh, MD, Philip Schauer, MD, Ali Aminian, MD, Stacy Brethauer, MD. Cleveland ClinicBackground: Currently, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric surgery performed in the U.S., followed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and, to an increasingly smaller extent, adjustable gastric banding (AGB). However,… Continue Reading