Gasless Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Cholecystectomy with Abdominal Wall Lift:a Randomized Trial Compared with Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Sanyuan Hu. Department of General Surgery,Qilu Hospital of Shandong University,P.R.China Background On the request to make laparoscopic surgery even more minimally invasive,laparoscopic single-site surgeries have been described. We present a novel technique of gasless laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (GLESS) with abdominal wall lift (AWL) for cholecystectomy.This study aimed to compare the outcome and morbidity parameters of… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Enucleation of Neuroendocrine Tumor of Pancreas
Takanori Morikawa, MD, Takeshi Naitoh, MD FACS, Masayuki Kakyo, MD, Makoto Kinouchi, MD, Toshinori Andou, MD, Fuyuhiko Motoi, MD, Toshiki Rikiyama, MD, Yu Katayose, MD, Shinichi Egawa, MD, Michiaki Unno, MD. Division of Hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital [Background] Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery has been significantly developed since 1994. However, laparoscopic enucleation (LapEn)… Continue Reading
Practice Makes Perfect: A Single Surgeon Experience of 100 SILS Cholecystectomies
Anthony M Gonzalez, MD FACS, Jennifer Escobar. Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, Florida Summary of 100 cases Type of case # mean time (mins) # of males mean age (y) Total case series 100 35.9 21 42 With Umb/ Incisional hernia 17 42.7 5 51 With Liver biopsy 2 64.0 1 78 With Cholangiogram 3… Continue Reading
Hybrid Laparoscopy-Assisted Transduodenal Ampullectomy for Benign Ampullary Tumor
Ching-Yao Yang, MD, I-Rue Lai, MD PhD, Ming-Tsan Lin, MD PhD, Po-Huang Lee, MD PhD, Yu-Wen Tien, MD PhD. National Taiwan University Hospital Introduction: When the size or extent of the ampullary tumors is beyond the indication of endoscopic ampullectomy, open transduodenal ampullectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy is indicated. In recent years, the application of minimal invasive… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Distal Pancreatectomy-The First Reported Case in the World
Ching-Yao Yang, MD, Yu-Wen Tien, MD PhD, I-Rue Lai, MD PhD, Ming-Tsan Lin, MD PhD. National Taiwan University Hospital Introduction: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a developing advanced laparoscopic technique in recent years. It was majorly applied in appendectomy, and cholecystectomy. But SILS laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy has never been reported either in the literature… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Tumors
Ching-Yao Yang, MD, I-Rue Lai, MD PhD, Ming-Tsan Lin, MD PhD, Po-Huang Lee, MD PhD, Yu-Wen Tien, MD PhD. National Taiwan University Hospital Introduction: Experience of laparoscopic pancreatectomy for treatment of pancreatic tumors remains limited. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, interim outcome of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for patients with… Continue Reading
Single Incision Trans-Umbilical Laparoscopic Surgery of the Colon and Rectum with Conventional Laparoscopic Surgical Instruments
wu shuodong, su yang, tian yu, kong jing, fan ying, Siwo Ernest Amos. the first department of mininally invasive and biliary surgery, shengjing hospital of China Medical Universityl ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the feasibility and technical maneuverability of conventional laparoscopic surgical instruments in single incision trans-umbilical laparoscopic surgery of the colon and rectum. Method: From… Continue Reading
ERCP and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Stone, Sphincterotomy and Stenting
Towhidul Alam, Prof of Surgery. Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Medical University Introduction: ERCP is a useful adjunct in the management of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) who have common duct stones. It is also necessary for the management of residual stones & complications after LC. Methods: The study was conducted during January 2003 to August 2010… Continue Reading
Pancreatic Fistula Rate Is Acceptable After Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery
John A Stauffer, MD, Ross F Goldberg, MD, James M Parker, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD, C. Daniel Smith, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD. Mayo Clinic, Florida Introduction:A vexing challenge of pancreatic surgery has been the development of pancreatic fistula. The rate of pancreatic fistula after traditional open distal or proximal pancreatic resection has been… Continue Reading
Roux-En-Y Laparoscopic Pancreaticojejunostomy for Chronic Pancreatitis
Juan Toro, MD, Jesus Vasquez, MD, Carlos Lopera, MD, Sergio Diaz, MD, Jean Vergnaud, MD, Andres Ricardo. Surgery department, University of Antioquia School of medicine. Medellín, Colombia BACKGROUND: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by irreversible damage of pancreatic parenchyma leading to exocrine insufficiency, intractable pain and progressive loss of endocrine function. Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LPJ) is… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (lcbde) Using C- Tube, an Alternative Bile Drainage Method
Yoshihide Chino, PhD, Masaki Fujimura, PhD, Isao sato, MD, Seiji Masuda, MD, Makoto Mizutani, PhD, Tomotake Tabata, MD, Atsushi Okita, PhD, Minoru Iida, PhD. Daiichi-Towakai Hospital Endoscopic Surgery Center INTRODUCTION Recently, laparoscopic surgery has progressed rapidly as an alternative to open laparotomy in the treatment of common bile duct stones (CBDs). However, there are some… Continue Reading
The Management of Gallstones Following ERCP for CBD Stones and Gallstone Pancreatitis
Duncan Light, MRCS MBBS, Rosemary Cadwallader, MRCS MBChb, Kumaran Ratnasingham, MRCS MSc MBChb, Rudra Maitra, MRCS MBBS, John Asher, FRCS MD MBChb, Bussa Gopinath, FRCS MBChb. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust Aims: To investigate the subsequent managment and progress of patients presenting with common bile duct (CBD) stones or gallstone pancreatitis who undergo endoscopic… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Hepatic Giant Cyst
Takeshi Gocho, MD, Takeyuki Misawa, MD, Nobuhiro Tsutsui, MD, Ryusuke Ito, MD, Hiroaki Shiba, MD, Shoichi Hirohara, MD, Shigeki Wakiyama, MD, Yuichi Ishida, MD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine Background and Objective: Recent interest in better cosmetic outcomes promoted single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in a variety of target… Continue Reading
Congenital Absence of the Cystic Duct: A Rare But Dangerous Anomaly
Sachin Patil, MD, Sudhir Jain, MS FRCS, RCM Kaza, MS, Ronald Chamberlain, MD MPA FACS. Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ. Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India Introduction: Cholecystectomy is the most common digestive tract surgery performed worldwide and injury to the bile ducts is a dreaded complication which leads to both acute and… Continue Reading
Single Incision vs Three Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Study
PORNTHEP PRATHANVANICH, PORNTHEP PRATHANVANICH. Taksin Hospital Background : Laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( LC ) has clearly become the procedure of choice for routine gallbladder removal. The advantages of this approach include decreased scarring, decreased incisional pain, shorter hospitalization and faster functional recovery. The recent years, many investigators have attempted to further improve on the established technique… Continue Reading