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Single Umbilical Tangenital Incision (SUTI) Lap-TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair
Jun-Beom Park, MD, Myung-Hoon Lim, MD, Ji-Young Sul, PhD, MD. Chungnam National University Hospital. INTRODUCTION – Single port laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been performed to improve the cosmesis compared to that of conventional multi-port procedures. But the cosmetic result of single port Lap-TEP is not superior to that of TAPP hernia repair. The aim of this study is… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann’s procedure
Giuseppe Portale, MD, Valentino Fiscon, MD, Antonio Mazzeo, MD, Giovanni Migliorini, MD, Flavio Frigo, MD. Deptartment of General Surgery. The Hartmann’s procedure, consisting of sigmoidectomy, rectal stump closure and terminal colostomy, was originally performed only in case of neoplastic obstructions, but current indications include also complicated diverticulitis, traumatic colonic lesions, volvulus and perforated recto-sigmoid tumors.… Continue Reading
The nightmare of the GI surgeon
Radu Pescarus, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Oregon Clinic and Providence Portland Medical Center; Portland, Oregon. Perforations of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract represent a major challenge for all surgeons. Various endoscopic tools are increasingly part of the armamentarium of the GI… Continue Reading