Laparoscopic Repair of Duodenal Ulcer Perforation in the Setting of Metastatic Disease
Alfredo C Cordova, MD, Kartik Logishetty, BSc, Bruce R Gibson, MD, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD. Lahey Clinic Medical Center. Burlington, MA. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Baltimore, MD. The perforation of a duodenal ulcer is a surgical emergency that is most commonly repaired using the Graham patch technique via a laparatomy. We present a laparoscopic repair of… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Repair of Malrotation in the Elderly
RAGHAVA S PAVOOR, MD, FENG BO, PhD, JEFFREY W MILSOM, MD FACS. WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE/NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL Introduction Midgut malrotation is an anomaly of fetal intestinal rotation that is usually diagnosed in childhood. Methods We present a case of a 66 year old female with a history of chronic constipation and laxative abuse… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia
Salman Al-Sabah, MD MBA FRCSC, LS Feldman, MD, MC Vassiliou, MD, LE Ferri, MD, GM Fried, MD. McGill University The laparoscopic approach for repair of Morgagni hernia avoids the morbidity of laparotomy. This video illustrates the case of a 72 years old woman with upper abdominal pain and a large Morgagni hernia was diagnosed on… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Old Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia
Takeshi Naitoh, MD FACS, T Onogawa, MD, H Yoshida, MD, S Ottomo, MD, T Morikawa, MD, S Kimura, M Unno, MD. Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital The patient was mid 30's year-old male. He was carried to the emergency room of our hospital with severe epigastralgia and back pain. Abdominal CT scan showed prolapsed… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Resecction of the Uncinate Process of the Pancreas. Infra-Mesocolic Approach and Hanging Maneuver of the Mesenteric Root
Fernando Rotellar, MD PhD, Fernando Pardo, MD, Alberto Benito, MD Ph D, Pablo Marti-Cruchaga, MD, Gabriel Zozaya, MD, Javier A Cienfuegos, MD PhD. University Clinic. University of Navarre. Pamplona. Spain. Introduction: Laparoscopic pancreatic procedures have increased in recent years. However, few cases have been reported for resection of tumors in the pancreatic uncinate process using… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Laparoscopic Resection of a Pelvic Schwannoma with Intraoperative Electromyography Monitoring
I.Emre Gorgun, MD, Philip , Paty, MD, Mark Bilsky, MD. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Symptomatic neural tumors arising in the pelvis generally require large incisions and intraoperative electromyographic (EMG) monitoring for safe removal by laparotomy. Here we report laparoscopic removal of a 6cm schwannoma arising from the right S2 nerve root in a 40-year-old woman.… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Resection of a Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum
Abdelrahman A Nimeri, MD FACS, Mohammed B Al Haddad, MD. SKMC/Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Surgery Institute, Division of General, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery Introduction:Duodenal diverticula (DD) are fairly common anatomical entities present in 22 – 23 % of autopsy series. Diverticula of the duodenum & small intestine rarely cause clinical problems. Symptomatic DD present with… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Resection of an Esophageal Duplication Cyst
Ross F Goldberg, MD, Michael Parker, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD FACS, C. Daniel Smith, MD FACS, Steven P Bowers, MD FACS. Mayo Clinic - Florida Esophageal duplication cysts are rare congenital lesions. There have been a small number of reported cases of these lesions being treated in the adult population… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Resection of Ge Junction Due to Stricture Post Hiatal Hernia Repair with Circumferential Biologic Mesh
A Bernshteyn, I Fendrich, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Background: Esophageal strictures after repair of hiatal hernias with mesh are a rare but devastating complication. We present the case of a patient that developed a mesh erosion and distal esophageal stricture requiring laparoscopic resection of the GE junction Methods: A 70 year… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Revision of Esophagomyotomy
Michael Edye, MD FACS, Ramin Roohipour, MD, Leon Kushnir, MD, Barry Jaffin, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. Esophagomyotomy remains the most effective long-term solution for achalasia and results in symptomatic relief in more than 90% of patients. Failure rates have been quoted as high as 17% necessitating further endoscopic interventions such… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Revision of Long-Limb Loop Gastric Bypass
Eugenius J Harvey, MD, Kervin Arroyo, MD, Daniel M Herron, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine In this video we present the laparoscopic revision of a distal loop gastric bypass to a standard short limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, for treatment of malnutrition and chronic abdominal pain. The patient is a 47-year-old man with a previous… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Duodenojejunal Bypass for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
G Higa, A Abdemur, M Gianos, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a clearly defined and uncommon medical condition that can result in severe malnutrition. Surgical intervention is indicated in cases of failed long term medical management. Case presentations and Methods: We report a series of three… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy with Transvaginal Specimen Extraction
Joshua A Waters, MD, Michael J Guzman, MD, Andrea L Jester, MD, Don J Selzer, MD, Bruce W Robb, MD, Virgilio V George, MD. Indiana University Department of Surgery INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic colectomy has been widely adopted as an acceptable approach for both benign and malignant lesions of the sigmoid colon. A major limitation to reducing… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Single Incision Sigmoid Colectomy and Rectopexy
Jaime E Sanchez, MD, Andrew D Prather, MD, Jorge E Marcet, MD. University of South Florida College of Medicine This video demonstrates the technique of laparoscopic single incision sigmoidectomy and rectopexy performed in a 25 year old female with a 4 year history of rectal prolapse and chronic constipation. The laparoscopic single incision technique is… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy After Failed Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
Michael J Lee, MD, Daniel J Scott, MD FACS. UT Southwestern Medical Center INTRODUCTION: This video describes a laparoscopic approach to sleeve gastrectomy as a revisional procedure for failed vertical banded gastroplasty. METHOD: The patient was a 52 year old woman with a prior vertical banded gastroplasty and a BMI of 57. Her history is… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity