Surgical Spring Week
April 9-12, 2008
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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SAGES 2008 Abstracts and Posters
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Surgery for Stage IIIc of Colorectal Cancer
Objective: Laparoscopic-assisted surgery for advanced cancer of the colon and rectum remains controversial. Our institute has limited indication of laparoscopic-assisted surgery for Stage III of colorectal cancer. N2 is contra-indication for laparoscopic-assisted surgery. But actual pathological findings revealed pN2 in some cases, because of underdiagnosis of lymph node metastasis. The purpose of this study was… Continue Reading
Simultaneous Laparoscopic Multiple Organ Resection Combined with Colorectal Cancer: Comparison with Non-Combined Conventional Surgery
Hye Jin Kim, MD, Gyu-Seog Choi, MD, Jun-Seok Park, MD, Soo Yeun Park, MD, Soo Han Jun, MD. Departemt of surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea AIMS: The laparoscopic approach has gained widespread clinical acceptance in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer. However, whether or not a… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Esophago- Gastrectomy with Intra Thoracic Anastomosis (ivor-Lewis)
C Palanivelu, MCH FACS FRCS, S Rajapandian, MS DNB, R Sathiyamurthy, MS, P Praveenraj, MS, R Parthasarathi, MS, V Vaithiswaran, MS. GEM Hospital Introduction:Commonest type of Gastro esophageal junction growth in our region is Siewert type III with involvement of the cardia. After resection with adequate margin, the length of the stomach tube might not… Continue Reading