Hideaki Tsutsumida, MD, Mitsunobu Uto, MD, Mari Kamimura, MD, Toshiro Kamimura, MD. Kamimura Hospital Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for cholecystectomy was introduced into our hospital in February 2011, with the goal of using the conventional technique but reducing surgical time. A 2-mm diameter forceps was also used in the right flank to achieve […]
Kazunori Shibao, MD PhD, Aiichiro Higure, MD PhD, Noritaka Minagawa, MD PhD, Koji Yamaguchi, MD PhD. Dept of Surgery I, University of Occupational and Environmental Health OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of oval-shaped port devices compared to round-shaped port devices in laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) surgery, and to report an initial clinical case series […]
Aliasger Amin, Anil Reddy, Madan Jha, Ahmed Hammad. James Cook University Hospital Objective: Conventionally, patients with abscess admitted under surgery were operated according to the availability of emergency operation theatres. Other emergency procedures took priority, delaying the incision and drainage of abscess. This resulted in long waiting time and unnecessary overnight stay and costing […]
Naoshi Kubo, Katsunobu Sakurai, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Hitoshi Nagahara, Eiji Noda, Kiyoshi Maeda, Masakazu Yashiro, Nobuya Yamada, Masaichi Ohira, Kosei Hirakawa. Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate school of medicine, Osaka-City University Background The thoracoscopic esopagectomy for esophageal cancer has been reported as minimally invasive with regard to less thoracic wall injury and decreased […]
Richard M Peterson, MD MPH, Stephen J Fenton, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio; Wilford Hall Medical Center Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (also known as Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome) was first described in 1963. There are very few series in the literature with most published work as case reports. The success […]