Zhong Wu, PhD, Jin Zhou, PhD, Bing Peng, PhD West China Hospital Aim: A comparative study was created to emphasis the final results of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) used in three conditions for instance Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), Liver chirrosis and Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Materials and method: We included our published report of ITP and […]
Clarence Clark, MD, FACS, Darryl Knight, MD, Carl Lokko, MD, Travelyan Walker, MD Morehouse School of Medicine OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic multi-port stoma creation has shown to be safe and feasible with low morbidity. Few reports have been published, however, on the use of single incision laparoscopic (SIL) surgery for the creation of diverting colostomies. Here, we […]
Ismail Gogenur, DSc, Neel M Helvind, MS, Buket Tas, MS, Jens Ravn Eriksen, PhD, Jesper Olsen, MD Dept. Surgical Gastroenterology. Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark BackgroundRobotic-assisted laparoscopy has been reported to be a safe and feasible alternative to traditional laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare short-term results in patients with rectal cancer […]
Liu Liu, PhD, Philip Chiu, MD, Anthony Teoh, FRCSEd, Simon Wong, FRCSEd, Shirley Liu, FRCSEd, Cch Lam, RN, Enders Ng, MD Dept of Surgery and CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Center, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Aims: To compare the performance of Da Vinci Surgical Robotic suturing (DVSS) against laparoscopic suturing (LS) […]
Gregory J Coffman, MD, MS Ochsner Clinic Foundation Because of the risk of significant morbidity and mortality in bariatric patients routine upper GI (UGI) is used postoperatively for early identification of complications such as gastro-jejunal leak. Our program, as well as many others, has adopted routine use of post operative day one UGI. There is […]