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Laparoscopic vs. Open Liver Resection for Benign and Malignant Solid Liver Tumors: A Case Matched Study
Mohammad Kazem Fallahzadeh, MD, Gazi B Zibari, MD, FACS, FICS, Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD, Quyen Chu, MD, FACS, Runhua Shi, MD, PhD, Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, MD, FACS, FICS Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Introduction Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is gaining more popularity among surgical community as an alternative option to open liver… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic partial liver resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with underlying Child-Pugh B and C liver cirrhosis
Mitsuo Miyazawa, MD, FACS, Masayasu Aikawa, MD, Katsuya Okada, MD, Yukihiro Watanabe, MD, Kojun Okamoto, MD, Shigeki Yamaguchi, MD, Isamu Koyama, MD Saitama Medical University International Medical Center BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Liver resection by open surgery remains the treatment of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, open surgery with a large skin incision carries the… Continue Reading
Single-site Robotic Cholecystectomy (SSRC): Early Experience in a Community Hospital
Rafael Sierra, MD, FACS, J Wagnon, RN, L Boykin RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTRODUCTIONTo present our initial experience using the DaVinci single-site platform for cholecystectomy in a 281 bed community hospital. METHODS AND PROCEDURESAll patients requiring cholecystectomy between 8/1/12 and 9/28/12 where offered single-site robotic cholecystectomy. Patient demographics, BMI, diagnosis, operative times and complications where… Continue Reading