April 22 – 25, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona
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Laparoscopic Gastrectomies in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Singapore’s Institution Initial Experience
Aung M Oo, MD, V Shelat, MD, K H Lim, MD, A Koura, MD, J Rao, MD. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore INTRODUCTIONCancer of the stomach is the fifth most common cancer in men and the seventh most common cancer in women in Singapore. Gastrectomy with D2 lymphadnectomy has been proven to be the… Continue Reading
Totally Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with Transvaginal Specimen Extraction
We present our technique for totally laparoscopic right colectomy for locally advanced colon cancer with transvaginal specimen extraction. The patient was a 73 year old female who presented with a biopsy proven cecal adenocarcinoma. We performed a right hemicolectomy using a 4 port approach with the patient in modified lithotomy postion. Medial to lateral mobilization… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Hematologic Malignancies
Aims: Although laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) for benign hematologic disease is well accepted, its role in the treatment of haematological malignancies is still controversial. The aim of this study is to compare efficacy and feasibility of LS for hematologic malignancies and patients outcome with benign disease patients wgo underwent thesame procedure.Methods: Between January 2001 and December… Continue Reading