Strategy for the treatment of elderly patients with Siewert type II esophagogastric junction cancer
Masazumi Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, Norihiro Shimoike, MD, Shin Akagawa, MD, PhD, Seiichiro Kanaya, MD, PhD. Osaka Red Cross HospitalBackground: There is a lack of clarity on the optimal surgical procedure for Siewert type II esophagogastric junction cancer (type II EGJ cancer). We proposed laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG) with esophagogastric tube reconstruction as the treatment of… Continue Reading
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Dissection around trachea and bronchus in salvage thoracoscopic esophagectomy
Yusuke Taniyama, Tadashi Sakurai, Makoto Hikage, Chiaki Sato, Hiroshi Okamoto, Kai Takaya, Takeshi Naitoh, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei. Tohoku University, Department of SurgeryBackground: Salvage thoracoscopic esophagectomy after chemoradiation therapy is extremely difficult because of fibrotic and edematous change in mediastinal tissue. Especially when the tumor is adjacent to trachea or main bronchus, dissection would be much… Continue Reading
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Totally laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy – systematic review and meta-analysis of short-term outcomes
Grzegorz Torbicz, Natalia Gajewska, Magdalena Mizera, Nadia Sajuk, Kamil Rozmus, Jan Witowski, Piotr Malczak, MD, Piotr Major, MD, PhD, Michal Pedziwiatr, MD, PhD. 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, PolandIntroduction: This study aimed to evaluate short-term outcomes of laparoscopic approach in comparison to open surgery in gastric cancer through systematic review… Continue Reading
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HEALTH LITERACY , A MANAGEMENT DILEMA IN CARCINOMA.
Samia Yunas1, Malik Muhammad Makki2, Saba Yunas3. 1Emirates Specialty Hospital, Dubai, 2Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman, UAE, 3DublinINTRODUCTION: American Cancer society indicates 100% Breast Cancer survival rate for early disease. Despite improvement in screening and treatment of Breast Carcinoma, SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology & End Result Program) data from 2009-2013 shows new Breast cancer cases were 12.5… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Cysto Gastrostomy in Pseudocyst Pancreas : Handsewn & stapled
Ajay H Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, Priyanka Saha, MBBS, Khushboo Kadakia, MBBS, Jai Rathore, MBBS, Amol N Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, Shekhar A Jadhav, MS, FMAS, Amarjeet E Tandur, MS, Soumya Chatnalkar, MBBS, Jalbaji P More, MS, Ruchira Bhattacharya, MBBS. Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of… Continue Reading
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TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK VERSUS PORT SITE INFILTRATION FOR POST-OPERATIVE ANALGESIA AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY – A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIPLE BLINDED STUDY
Anubhav Vindal, MS, DNB, MRCSEd, FRCSGlas, FACS, FAIS, Hitesh Sarda, MBBS, Pawanindra Lal, MS, DNB, FRCSEd, FRCSGlas, FACS. Division of Minimal Access Surgery, Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaIntroduction: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional anesthetic technique that provides analgesia to the parietal peritoneum, skin and muscles of the… Continue Reading
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Gastrointestinal Lymph Collection via Cannulation of the Mesenteric Lymphatic Duct in Mice
Babak Banan1, Yan Wei2, Ornella Simo1, Patrick Tso3, Naji N Abumrad1, Charles Flynn1, Sinju Sundaresan1, Vance L Albaugh1. 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2Beijing Shijitan Hospital, 3University of Cincinnati School of MedicineGastrointestinal anatomy and physiology are significantly altered by bariatric surgery, though the effects of these operations on the intestine are intrinsically difficult to study. To… Continue Reading
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The Importance of Integrating Minimally Invasive Surgery in Developing Nations
Charlotte Horne, MD, Godwin Onyema, MD, Afam Onyema, Kevin El-Hayek, MD. Cleveland ClinicLaparoscopic surgery has routinely become the standard approach and standard of care for numerous surgical procedures in the developed world. Currently, over 3.5 million laparoscopic procedures are performed annually in the United States1. However, many developing nations are still routinely performing these surgeries… Continue Reading
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Percutaneous Assited Transprosthetic Endoscopic Therapy (PATENT) for necrotizing pancreatitis
Claudio Navarrete, MD1, Cecilia Castillo, MD2, Eduardo Valdivieso, MD3, Oscar Barrera, MD3, Manuel Arrieta, MD4. 1Chief Department of Surgery Clínica Santa María and Latin American Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Training Center, Santiago, Chile., 2Digestive Disease Department, Clínica Alemana, Santiago, Chile, Latin American Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Training Center, 3Associate professor Latin American Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Training Center, 4University Of Sabana,… Continue Reading
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THE CLINICAL USE OF INDOCYANINE GREEN AS A NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT CONTRAST AGENT FOR IMAGE-GUIDED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Konstantinos G Tsallis, Pr, Nikolaos Antoniou, Dr, Orestis Ioannidis, Ioannis Mantzoros, Savvas Simeonidis, Stathis Kotidis, Manousos-G Pramateutakis, Lydia Loutzidou, Dimitris Konstantaras, Stamatis Angelopoulos. Aristotle UniversityBackground: Advances in laparoscopic imaging the past decade has brought to light new achievements as major contributions to intraoperative decision during laparoscopic procedures. Among these are the use of high definition… Continue Reading
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Pulling the Trigger: Laparoscopic Posterior Neurectomy in Patients with Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome, a Case Series
Brian Bassiri-Tehrani, MD, Donna Bahroloomi, MD, A. Douglas Heymann, MD, FACS. Lenox Hill Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellBACKGROUND: Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES) is an elusive cause of chronic abdominal pain that is secondary to the branches of the intercostal nerves becoming impinged as it pierces the anterior abdominal wall. Causes can… Continue Reading
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FEASIBILITY OF LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY IN LARGE PYOGENIC SPLENIC ABSCESS: AN INITIAL EXPERIENCE FROM TERTIARY HOSPITAL OF INDIA.
Rushil Jain, Vimal Jain, Shalit Jolly. Mata Chanan Devi Hospital New DelhiObjective Of The Study: To assess the feasibility of laparoscopic splenectomy in cases of large pyogenic abscess (although the incidence of pyogenic abscess across the globe is very less) in a tertiary care referral hospital of new delhi india. Methods And Procedure: Five patients… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic splenectomy for nodular and cystic lesions in the spleen
Hironori Shiozaki, Takeshi Gocho, Keigo Nakashima, Rui Marukuchi, Yoshihiro Shirai, Jungo Yasuda, Kenei Furukawa, Shinji Onda, Hiroaki Shiba, Yuichi Ishida, Katsuhiko Yanaga. The Jikei University School of MedicineBackground: Laparoscopic splenectomy is becoming the standard procedure for benign splenic disorders including hematologic diseases and hypersplenism. However, the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic splenectomy for nodular and… Continue Reading
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Cost and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy Across a Large, Integrated Health System
Mike Mallah, MD, Michael Barringer, MD, Michael Thomason, MD, Elizabeth Ross, MSN, Brent Matthews, MD, Caroline Reinke, MD. Carolinas Medical CenterIntroduction: Within our health system of 47 hospitals there is substantial variation in operative supply cost for low-risk minimally invasive surgeries. We hypothesized that after controlling for patient factors, there would be no association between… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic-assisted Totally-Extraperitoneal (Lap TEP) Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Vessels for 2-Stage Single Perforator Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Suhail K Kanchwala, MD, Ian S Soriano, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Pennsylvania HospitalINTRODUCTION: Abdominally-based free-flap breast reconstruction has evolved to provide patients with an acceptable autologous reconstruction while minimizing morbidity at the abdominal donor site. To further reduce surgical morbidity of the abdominal wall, the authors introduced a laparoscopic-assisted totally-extraperitoneal (Lap TEP) harvest of the deep inferior… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other