Fluorescence Guidance for Identification of the Cystic Duct – Common Bile Duct Junction. First Experience in Robotic Surgery.
Pier C Giulianotti, MD FACS, David Calatayud, MD PhD, Luca Milone, MD, Stefano D´ugo, MD, Paolo Raimondi, MD, Mario Masrur, MD, Federico Gheza, MD, Enrique F Elli, MD, Francesco M Bianco, MD, Subashini Ayloo, MD, Enrico Benedetti, MD FACS. University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center INTRODUCTION:An adequate identification of the cystic duct –… Continue Reading
A Case of Pseudolymphoma of the Liver Operated With Laparoscopic Surgery
Hiroki Kamata, Kenichiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tajima, Hiroyuki Katagiri, Kazunori Huruta, Yusuke Kumamoto, Masahiko Watanabe. Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine Hepatic pseudolymphoma (HPL) and primary hepatic marginal zone B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) are rare diseases and the differential diagnosis between these two entities is sometimes difficult. Here… Continue Reading
Atypical Laparoscopic Right Anterieur Bisegmentectomy for Single Tumor
Ludmil M Veltchev, MD PhD, Manol A Kalniev, MD PhD. Department of Abdominal surgery Anterior right sectorial resection or bisegmentectomy 5-8 is an indication for primary malign liver tumors or single metastasis. Anatomical disposition of this sector between hilar portal arterial inflow and venous outflow is making its resection very difficult without the sacrifice… Continue Reading
Open Versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection for T1 and T2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Midterm Result
Choon Hyuck D Kwon, MD PhD, Sanghyun Song, MD, Jae-won Joh, MD PhD. Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Introduction: Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has gained much popularity in the recent years, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has increasingly become an indication for LLR. However due to the technical difficulties faced with underlying… Continue Reading
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Is There Room for Improvement in the Diagnostic Accuracy of Intraoperative Cholangiogram?
S El Djouzi, MD, A Y Zemlyak, MD, V B Tsirline, MD, B Hammond, Michael T Lavelle, MD, Amanda Walters, MS, D Stefanidis, MD PhD, T B Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center BACKGROUNDPost-cholecystectomy ERCP is commonly performed for abnormal findings of the intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) interpreted by the operating surgeons. Our objective was to… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Resection for Cystic Neoplasms
Philip Q Bao, MD, Kevin T Watkins, MD. Stony Brook University Medical Center Controversy remains as to the optimal indications for resection of cystic pancreatic neoplasms. Minimally invasive pancreatic surgery is being more widely adopted. The risk/benefit decision for resection of cystic pancreatic neoplasms needs to consider the morbidity and mortality of the surgical… Continue Reading
Sinistroposition: True Left-sided Gallbladder. a Rare Condition in a Common Operation. a Series of Three Cases
Patrick R Reardon, MD, Amanda Parker, MD, Michele A Riordon, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery; Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Houston, Texas 77030 Introduction: Sinistroposition of the gallbladder (SPG), is a very rare anatomic variant. Between September of 2005 and June of 2009… Continue Reading
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Another Cause of Abscess: Dropped Gallstones
Vinayak Sreenivas, MD, Vinay Singhal, MD, Amir R Azar, MD, Daniel Farkas, MD. Bronx Lebanon Medical Centre Introduction: Approximately one third of laparoscopic cholecystectomies are reported to have dropped or lost gallstones during dissection. Complications like infection, inflammation, fibrosis, adhesion, cutaneous sinus formation, and abscesses; though uncommon, can be dangerous. Surgeons and radiologists should be… Continue Reading
Successful Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
Christopher W Salzmann, MD, Morris E Franklin, MD FACS, Karla Russek, MD. Texas Endosurgery Institute * The routine use of intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) performed by some surgeons at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, also leads to identification of patients with totally unsuspected choledocholithiasis. *Sequential Technique-Intraoperative cholangiogram: Road map of the biliary system, ID of… Continue Reading
Transumbilical Multiple-port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using Standard Laparoscopic Instruments
M. Tahir Oruc, MD, M. Umit Ugurlu, MD, Zehra Boyacioglu, MD. KOCAELI DERINCE TEACHING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL GENERAL SURGERY CLINIC Introduction: As a complement to standard laparoscopy, SILS is gaining popularity. We reported our technique and our initial experience with TUMP-LC without an access device using standard laparoscopic instruments, together with its clinical outcomes.… Continue Reading
Transumbilical Single Site Colecystectomy Versus Standard Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Results of a Pilot Trial
M. Umit Ugurlu, MD, M. Tahir Oruc, MD, Zehra Boyacioglu, MD, H. Taner Turgut, MD, Mehmet Ozyilmaz, MD, S. Yigit Yildiz, MD. KOCAELI DERINCE TEACHING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL GENERAL SURGERY CLINIC, KOCAELI, TURKEY Introduction: The potential benefits of single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) may include scarless surgery, reduced postoperative pain, reduced postoperative length of… Continue Reading
Novel End-to-end Supra-And Infra-hepatic Caval Anstomosis for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation With a 21 Mm Circular Stapler.
Muhammad S Ikram, MD, John Ham, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD. University of Nevada Las Vegas, University Medical Center,Las Vegas, Nevada Background: The potential advantages of using veno-veno bypass during recipient hepatectomy in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) are to reduced the amount of hemorrhage, improve cardiac stability, preserved renal perfusion, and avoid bowel edema during… Continue Reading