Deborah S Keller, MD, Justin K Lawrence, MD, Conor P Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD University Hospital- Case Medical Center This 65 year-old man presented to the emergency room with 2 weeks of abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation. His history was significant for 2 previous abdominal operations and 40-pack years of smoking. A CT-scan showed circumferential […]
Ahmed A Elgeidie gastroenterology surgical center, mansoura university Background: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) had been proved to be a safe, efficient and cost-effective option for management of common bile duct (CBD) stones. In general, there are two guiding methods during LCBDE; fluoroscopic or choledochoscopic guidance. Most surgeons prefer the use of flexible choledochoscopy […]
Ahmed A Elgeidie, Mohamed M Elshobary, Yussef E Naeem, Mohamed M Elhemaly, Gamal K Elebeidy gastroenterology surgical center, mansoura university Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) combined with intraoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy (IOES) was prospectively and randomly compared with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) in an attempt to find the best single-session minimally invasive treatment for cholecystocholedocholithiasis. […]
Xin Kang, Wilson Emmanuel, Kyle Wu, Aaron Martin, Timothy Kane, Craig A Peters, Kevin Cleary, Raj Shekhar Shekhar Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC Objective: Visual information is critical to safe and effective surgical outcomes, particularly in laparoscopic procedures where haptic feedback is limited. Traditional laparoscopes provide a flat […]
Introduction: During the last years increasing numbers of children have been reported with a body mass index (BMI) higher than the 85th percentile in the western world. Surgical strategies are still discussed controversially in adolescent patients due to the impact on further maturing process. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is considered as a minimal invasive […]