A Catheter-Based Suture-Free Approach to Bilioenteric Anastomosis: A Pilot Study
John B Seal, MD, Thuong VanHa, MD, John C Alverdy, MD, Giuliano Testa, MD. University of Chicago Departments of Surgery and Radiology Background: Bilioenteric anastomoses are commonly performed as a part of liver transplantation, reconstruction of the common bile duct following resection of benign and malignant tumors, congenital biliary malformations and traumatic injury. Anastomotic ischemia… Continue Reading
A Case of Laparoscopic Duodenal Diverticulectomy
Manish Singh, title, Sricharan Chalikonda, title, Roberto Ramirez, title, Matthew D Kroh, Bipan Chand. Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland This a case of 36 year old male with longstanding history of epigastric discomfort and pain was diagnosed with 3rd portion duodenal diveticulum . Workup included endoscopy which showed wide mouthed diverticulum distal… Continue Reading
A Case of 100-Year-Old Woman Successfully Treated for Upside Down Stomach with Laparoscopic Surgery
Mikito Mori, MD PhD, Yasunori Akutsu, MD PhD, Hideki Hayashi, MD PhD, Hiroshi Kawahira, MD PhD, Naoyuki Hanari, MD PhD, Hisahiro Matsubara, MD PhD. Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba Hiatal hernias (HH) are generally classified into four distinct types. While type I HH, also known as a sliding hernia, is the… Continue Reading
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A Case-Matched Comparison of Laparoscopic and Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Marylise Boutros, Dr, Anthony III M Vernava, Dr. Physicians Regional Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida Objectives of the Study: Robotic colorectal surgery is an emerging technology that may confer technical, clinical and ergonomic benefits. Furthermore, it has been suggested that right hemicolectomy serves as an ideal procedure to begin the learning curve in robotic colorectal… Continue Reading
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A Bleeding Control Method for the Standardization of Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: Complete Laparoscopic Lateral Segmentectomt of the Liver Using Laparoscopic Bipolar Soft Coagulation (BICLAMP)
Mitsuo Miyazawa, MD PhD FACS, Masayasu Aikawa, MD PhD, Yasuko Toshimitsu, MD PhD, Kojun Okamoto, MD PhD, Kenichirou Takase, MD, Katsuya Okada, MD, Shigeki Yamaguchi, MD PhD, Isamu Koyama, MD PhD. Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Bleeding control is one of the many issues in which research is required to standardize laparoscopic hepatectomy (Lap… Continue Reading
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