12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 14 – 17, 2010
Landover, Maryland USA (just outside of Washington, DC)
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
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SAGES 2010 Abstracts and Posters
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Initial Experience in Ecores (endoscopic Colorectal Surgery)
Objectives of the study & technique Local resection of colorectal lesions can be achieved through various techniques for instancetransanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). The resulting specimen contains the lesion totally, allowing evaluation of radicality. Complication rates are low and irradicality is rare. TEM’s straight instruments limits its applicability to the first 25cm from the linea dentata.… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Surgery for Colonic Perforation. Analysis of Three Cases.
Introduction:Laparoscopic surgery is still not generally applied in cases of colonic perforation. Faecal peritonitis may difficult the procedure and surgical teams are still reticent for the use of this approachPatients and methods:We present our experience with 3 cases of colonic perforation.The first case was a 78-year-old female with past history of diverticulitis in which perforation… Continue Reading
Oncological Outcome of Stage II/III Colon Cancer Treated Via Minilaparotomy Approach
Background and Purpose: A minilaparotomy approach to curative resection of colon cancer has been reported to be an alternative to laparoscopic surgery in terms of minimal invasiveness, although there is little is documentation of the oncological effect of this type of surgery. This retrospective study was performed to clarify the oncological outcome of stage II/III… Continue Reading