Laparoscopic Pancreas-preserving Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the 3rd and 4th Portion of the Duodenum
Giuseppe Portale, MD, Valentino Fiscon, MD, Giovanni Migliorini, MD, Flavio Frigo, MD. Department of General Surgery Primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is a very rare malignant neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract: radical surgical treatment (respecting the oncological principles of complete tumor resection with free margins) usually requires pancreaticoduodenectomy but in selected cases segmental duodenal… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in a Patient With Situs Inversus
Pradeep Pallati, MBBS, Sumeet Mittal, MBBS FACS, Tommy Lee, MD FRCSC. Creighton University Medical Center Situs inversus is a rare disorder that affects 1 in 10,000 people. Several cases of successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy and even nissen fundoplication are described in the literature, but none with paraesophageal hernia. Here, we present our technique of laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair With Anterior Gastropexy Does Not Worsen Reflux and Improves Dysphagia; An Institutional Series
Toms Augustin, MD MPH, Jonathan M Tomasko, MD, Gustavo E Bello, MD, Randy S Haluck, MD FACS, Ann M Rogers, MD FACS, Jerome R Lynsue, MD FACS. Milton S. Hershey Penn State Medical Center Aim: The course of reflux and dysphagia in patients undergoing paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair with anterior gastropexy without an antireflux… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Pylorus-preserving Gastrectomy With Intracorporeal Delta-shaped Anastomosis
Shinya Tanimura, PhD, Naoki Hiki, PhD, Soya Nunobe, PhD, Sayuri Sekikawa, Dr, Takehiro Chiba, Dr, Toshiyuki Kosuga, Dr, Takafumi Sato, Dr, Yoshikazu Hashimoto, Dr, Yohei Watanabe, Dr, Koshi Kumagai, Dr, Susumu Aiko, Dr, Takeshi Kubota, PhD, Takeshi Sano, PhD, Toshiharu Yamaguchi, PhD. Cancer Institute Hospital, Japan Foundation for Cancer Research (Aim) Recently, pylorus-preserving gastrectomy… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Reduction of Mesenteroaxial Gastric Volvulus and Gastropexy
Wasef Abujaish, MD, Sarah Lomas, MD, Julie Alosi, MD, Charles Parsons, MD. University of Vermont College of Medicine. Fletcher Allen Health Care Background: Surgical intervention is considered the treatment modality of choice for acute symptomatic gastric volvulus. Recently, the traditional open surgical technique has been replaced by the recommendation for a minimally invasive approach.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Repair for Large Hiatal Hernia Using Composite Mesh and Temporary Attachment Technique
Tatsushi Suwa, MD PhD, Kazuhiro Karikomi, MD, Naoki Asakage, MD PhD, Eishi Totsuka, MD PhD, Naokazu Nakamura, MD PhD, Keigo Okada, MD, Tomonori Matsumura, MD. Kashiwa Kousei General Hospital IntroductionRecently elderly people has become majority and hiatal hernia also has become one of common diseases in many countries. Surgical treatment for the disease is… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Repair of a Large Pericardial Hernia
Chan W Park, MD, Aurora D Pryor, MD. Duke University Introduction: Pericardial hernias are rare but known iatrogenic complications following pericardial windows performed for various indications. To date, only a handful of case reports are available in the literature, and surgical experience is also extremely limited. We present a video depicting the technique for… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Repair of a Larger Diaphragmatic Hernia Mimicking a Type II Paraesophageal Hernia
Marcelo W Hinojosa, MD, Maximiliano Loviscek, MD, Brant K Oelschlager, MD. University of Washington Introduction: Diaphragmatic hernia in adults is rare. We describe the laparoscopic repair of a large diaphragmatic hernia mimicking a type II paraesophageal hernia in a 63 year-old female with longstanding gastroesophageal reflux, worsening heartburn, regurgitation, postprandial abdominal pain and early satiety.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernias: the Last Ten Years
Michael Latzko, MD, Frank Borao, MD FACS, Anthony Squillaro, MD FACS, Jonas Mansson, MD, William Barker, MD, Thomas Baker. Monmouth Medical Center Background: Laparoscopy has quickly become the standard surgical approach to repair paraesophageal hernias (PEH). Although many centers routinely perform this procedure, relatively high recurrence rates have led many to question this approach.… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Resection of a Distal Esophageal Diverticulum With Associated Leiomyoma
Kathleen M Lamb, MD, David Tichansky, MD, Karen Chojnacki, MD, Ernest Rosato, MD. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital We report the interesting case of a 30 year old female, presenting with symptoms of progressive dysphagia, regurgitation of liquid and solid foods, and a 38 lb weight loss over several months. Her pre-operative work-up revealed a… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (gist) – Report of 62 Cases and Comparison to Open Resection
Michael J Pucci, MD, Francesco Palazzo, MD, Bernadette C Profeta, MD, Pei-wen Lim, BS, Karen A Chojnacki, MD, Ernest L Rosato, MD, Adam C Berger, MD. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA Background: As advanced techniques in laparoscopy improve, laparoscopic resection of GISTs is becoming more common. We reviewed our… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Single-port Gastrectomy for a Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
Norimasa Koide, MD, Takao Kunou, MD, Kenji Kato. Inazawa City Hospital Objectives: Laparoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) had has been widely accepted as a safe and feasible approach. Laparoscopic single-port surgery is currently emerging as the next evolution in non-invasive surgery. We present our first experience of single-port laparoscopic gastric wedge… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Takedown of Nissen Fundoplication: A Step-by-step Approach
Bernadette Laxa, MD, Barry Salky, MD. The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Laparoscopic take-down of Nissen fundoplication can be a very challenging procedure and extreme care must be taken to avoid injury to the stomach, esophagus and vagus nerves. This video demonstrates a step-by-step approach to this procedure to ensure safety of these… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Trans-gastric Resection of Lesser Curvature Gist
Mahmoud Abu Gazala, MD, Abed Khalaileh, MD, Yael Kopelman, MD, Harold Jacob, MD, Ram Elazary, MD, Avraham I Rivkind, MD, Yoav Mintz, MD. Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center We present a case of a 65 year old male with a 2.5cm GIST in the lesser curvature of the stomach. In our previous experience of… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Treatment of Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer
Kamran Samakar, MD, Jose Tschen, MD, J Andres Astudillo, MD, Jason Wallen, MD, Carlos Garberoglio, MD. Loma Linda University Medical Center Introduction: A 72 year old male presented to our tertiary care facility with a one day history of hematemesis and coffee-ground stools. The patient underwent initial resuscitation efforts, blood transfusion, and upper endoscopy.… Continue Reading