Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Through Medial Access Guided By the Landmark of the Superior Mesenteric Vein (SMV): Report of 105 Cases
Shi Yi, Sun Yueming, Bai Jianfeng. department of minimally invasive surgery , first affiliated hospital of Nanjing medical university laparoscopic right hemicolectomy through medial access guided by the landmark of the superior mesenteric vein(SMV): Report of 105 cases BACKGROUND: The laparoscopic approach is increasingly becoming the gold standard for colorectal resections; Although laparoscopic right hemicolectomy… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection with Transrectal Specimen Extraction for Bowel Endometriosis Has a Better Outcome Compared to Conventional Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection
Albert M Wolthuis, MD, Christel Meuleman, MD, Carla Tomassetti, MD, Thomas D'Hooghe, MD PhD, Steffen Fieuws, PhD, Freddy Penninckx, MD PhD, André D'Hoore, MD PhD. Department of Abdominal Surgery, Leuven University Fertility Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Interuniversity Centre for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics Introduction Multidisciplinary laparoscopic treatment is the standard of care for… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Sphincter-Preserving Surgery for Low Rectal Cancer Using Intersphincteric Resection Technique and a Bulldog Clamp
Bo Feng, MD, Minhua Zheng, MD. Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Shanghai 200025, China Objective To assess the feasibility and outcome of laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer using intersphincteric resection technique and a bulldog clamp. Methods We applyed a new technique combination… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Systematic Liver Resections: From Hybrid to Pure
Go Wakabayashi, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Nitta, MD PhD, Akira Sasaki, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine Background: Recent developments in liver surgery include the introduction of laparoscopic liver resection. Systematic liver resection appears to be superior to non-anatomical liver resection in operative and oncological results. World review of 2,804 laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Laser Guided Laparoscopic Ventral Herniorrhaphy
Danny A Sherwinter, MD, Matthew Dixon, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery Introduction: Excellence in laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy (LVH) requires precise mesh placement and meticulous transfascial suture placement. Yet despite these demanding requirements, LVH is routinely performed using nothing more than visual estimations, leading to inadequate mesh coverage, inaccurate suture placement 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
Leto Medical\’s™ Continent Ostomy System – A Preclinical Update of a Novel Electrical Stimulation Device to Restore Continence Control to Individuals with Colostomy
Jaime Cavallo, MD, John Minasi, MD, James Schneider, MBA, Seung Hyuk Baik, MD, Alyssa Fajardo, MD, Logan McKenna, BS, Michael Talcott, DVM, James Fleshman, MD. Leto Medical, LLC (Fernandina Beach, FL) and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Division of General Surgery - Colon & Rectal and Division of Comparative Medicine (St. Louis,… Continue Reading
Liver Regeneration and Intracellular Stress After Open and Laparoscopic Left Partial Hepatectomy in a Porcine Model
C.S. Mammas, MD PhD, G. Mammas, Associate Professor, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Assistant Professor, A. Pafiti, Associate Professor, N. Kavantzas, Assistant Professor, Chr. Nikolaou, Associate Professor, I. Dontas, Associate Professor, C. Tiniakou, Ass. Aretaieion University Hospital of Athens, Surgical Experimental Unit 'K.TOYNTAS', 'University Department of Paediatrics of Saint Sofia's Hospital', National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Objectives:… 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
Model of Portable Simulator Training in Endoscopic Surgery
Jose Daniel lozada leon, MD, Armando Contreras Arellano, MD. sanatorio santa monica Objective: To Present a portable endoscopic surgery simulator model, Impact on the learning curve of endoscopic surgical skill. Properties: "Anatomical", Light, 4 ports 10-12mm, Integrated Screen Folding Port, Hand Assisted port work, Integrated battery, Portable, Lens of commercial video with autofocus with enhance… Continue Reading
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Multiple Instrument Guide and 2.8 mm Choledochoscope for LCBDE
Donald E Wenner, MD. Roswell Regional Hospital Introduction: The multiple instrument guide (MIG) was created for laparoscopic surgeons to achieve a practical, safe, organized and efficient LCBDE procedure. The MIG is designed to be used in conjunction with the 2.8 mm choledochoscope. It is useful in both the trans-cystic duct and the choledochotomy approaches to… Continue Reading
Natural Orifice Surgery: Endoluminal Pouch Reduction Following Failed Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
Namdar Manouchehri, Daniel W Birch, Carlos Menezes, Xinzhe Shi, Shahzeer Karmali. University of Alberta, Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Objectives: To demonstrate the effect of using StomaphyX on patients following failure of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG). Background: Patients may develop pouch complications such as dilation and… Continue Reading
New Device for Flexible Laparoscopy with Strength and Stability: Spider® Vertebral Endomechanical System
Juan-Carlos Verdeja, MD. South Miami Hospital Objective of the device:Initial technologies for single incision laparoscopy have primarily been access devices with multiple instrument ports crowded together for “inline” operation without the triangulation usually achieved via multiple trocars at the abdominal wall. The initial version of the SPIDER® surgical system (TranEnterix, Durham, NC) approved in 2008… Continue Reading
New Dog, New Tricks: Trends in Laparoscopic Simulator Performance for Incoming Surgery Residents
Nicoleta O Kolozsvari, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Introduction: Exposure to laparoscopic surgery during medical school has increased over recent years. The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) simulator allows for objective… 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