Assessment of Laparoscopic Surgery Training Based On a Model of Digestive System Anastomosis Using Chicken Hearts in an Endo-Training Box
Shin-ichirou Mori, MD, Kuniaki Aridome, MD, Tsutomu Kozono, MD, Kenji Baba, MD, Hironori Sakita, MD, Saburou Nakashima, MD, Toyokuni Suenaga, MD, Shouji Natugoe, MD. Department of Surgery, Nanpuh Hospital Laparoscopic surgery demands unique surgical skills that can only be acquired through practice. Specific training outside the operating room is necessary to shorten learning curves and… Continue Reading
Lateral Decubitus Improves Transoral Endoscopic Access to the Lateral and Posterior Aspects of the Thorax
Yun-Hen Liu, MD, Po-Jen Ko, MD, Yi-Cheng Wu, MD, Tzu-Ping Chen, MD, Ming-Shian Lu, MD. Laboratory Animal Center, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linko, Chang Gung University Backgroud: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a relatively new technique for accessing the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Here, we report the preliminary findings of… Continue Reading
A Tool Interface with Force Feedback for the Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skills Trainer (VBLAST)
Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Zhonghua Lu, PhD, Saurabh Dargar, BS, Daniel B Jones, MD MS FACS, Suvranu De, ScD. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to develop a tool interface that is capable of providing force feedback for the Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skills Trainer (VBLaST), a… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Colon Resection in Blunt Trauma: A Safe Option
Ulises Torres, MD, Abraham Jaffe, BA. University of Massachusetts Medical School Objective of the technology:Blunt abdominal trauma resulting in hollow viscus injury is a rare but serious occurrence that has a high rate of mortality. Diagnostic laparoscopy has been shown to be an effective tool in trauma cases involving suspected abdominal injury. The therapeutic benefit… Continue Reading
Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bile Duct and the Gallbladder Stones (A Prospective Randomised Study)
SERVET KARAHAN, PROF, GOKHAN TOLGA ADAS, MD, BORA KOC, MD, AYHAN OZSOY, MD. S.B.OKMEYDANI RESEARCH HOSPITAL Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bile Duct and The Gallbladder Stones (a prospective randomised study)Background: The aim of this study is to compare the laparoscopic approach and endoscopic stone removal in the management of common bile duct and the… Continue Reading
Integration of Emerging Technologies in Mis: Robotics and Single-Site Surgery
Renee N Carter, MD, Celine A Richardson, MD, David Zisow, MD, W Peter Geis, MD. Northwest Hospital INTRODUCTION: We have developed expertise in single incision laparoscopic surgery and laparoscopic robotic techniques - focusing on MIS education and safety. These skills provide opportunities for concurrent use of both technologies during individual procedures. In the past four… Continue Reading
Lumbar Sympathectomy for Plantar Hypeidrosis – 95 Cases
Marcelo Loureiro, Phd, Alexandre Bley, MD. Jacques Perissat Institut Lumbar sympathectomy is the best treatment option for plantar hyperhidrosis, a disease that affects 1% of the population and causes severe social embarrassment. This surgery is being done for 8 years in our country by means of laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach . The author presents the experience… Continue Reading
Efficacy of Full-Thickness Gastric Perforation Closure with a Novel Over-The-Scope Clip (OTSC) Application Device
Kai Matthes, MD PhD, Yunho Jung, MD, Masayuki Kato, MD, Mark A Gromski, BA, Ram Chuttani, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Objective of the Device: The Ovesco OTSC clip (Ovesco Endoscopy AG, Tubingen, Germany) has been approved by the FDA (December 2010) for the treatment of gastrointestinal hemorrhage and… Continue Reading
Tep with No Balloon, No Staples and with Thinner Instruments. Initial 50 Cases Experience
Marcelo Loureiro, Eduardo Bonin, Claus Christiano. Jacques Perissat Institut Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias is one of the best methods available to treat this so common disease. TEP is also probably the best laparoscopic option. Today there is a growing concern about chronic pain after hernia repairs as well as surgical costs. The authors present… Continue Reading
Novel Mesh for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repairs – Self-Gripping, Minimal Fixation
Kenric M Murayama, MD. University of Pennsylvania Medical School - Dept. of Surgery Objective: Demonstrate feasibility of using a new mesh for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair that requires minimal fixation. Methods: A retrospective review of a single surgeon experience from March 2010-January 2011 with a novel monofilament polyester mesh with a resorbable polylactic acid (PLA)… Continue Reading
New Simplified Technique for Closure of Hiatal Hernias Using Quill™ Suture
Angelica Garcia, Abraham Abdemur, Luciano Poggi, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: Closure of diaphragmatic hiatal defects in patients withParaesophageal hernias is one of the most demanding procedures inLaparoscopic surgery. The uses of non-absorbable suture in combination with pledgets, absorbable and non-absorbable mesh have been advocated to achieve low recurrence rates. We… Continue Reading
A New Very Low Friction Trocar to Increase Surgical Precision and Improve Aesthetics in Minilaparoscopy
GUSTAVO L CARVALHO, MD PhD, DIEGO L LIMA, STUDENT, ADRIANO C SALES, STUDENT, JOSÉ SÉRGIO N SILVA, STUDENT, FLAVIO AUGUSTO M FERNANDES JUNIOR, MD. University of Pernambuco, School of Medicine, Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, Recife - Brazil 1. Objective of the technology or device: The trocar was designed in order to increase the precision of movement… Continue Reading
Effect of Negative Pressure Therapy (NPT) On Porcine Intestinal Anastomoses
Kenneth C Norbury, PhD, Barbara A Collins, BS, Deepak V Kilpadi, PhD MBA. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Introduction: Treatment of penetrating abdominal trauma is often confounded by the inability to completely close the abdomen as a result of massive visceral edema. Temporary abdominal closures (TACs) have been increasingly utilized for the treatment of the open abdomen… Continue Reading
Positioning of Focused Ultrasound Transducer Using Mr Compatible Robotic Arm
Xu Xiao, Mr, Mengnan Li, Mr, Andreas Melzer, Prof. Institute for Medical Science and Technology, University of Dundee, UK Objective of the technology or device: In resent years Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has established itself as a leading imaging modality, boosting the development of MR guided interventional techniques and devices. MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery… Continue Reading
New Generation of Microlaparoscopic Instruments: Improved Strength, Invisible Scars
Andrew S Kastenmeier, MD, Konstantinos I Makris, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. The Oregon Clinic Objective: The quest to minimize pain and scarring from surgical access has led to the development of novel techniques and surgical platforms. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) emerged as a revolutionary method of eliminating external… Continue Reading