PURPOSE: This study was designed to compare short-term outcomes after hand-assisted laparoscopic vs. straight laparoscopic total proctocolectomy with ileoanal pullthrough. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on all TPC IPAA at a single institution by a single surgeon between July 2002 to July 2008. The study was powered to detect a 30-minute reduction in operative […]
Objective: To determine that remote robotic telepresence can be used to evaluate and train surgical residents and medical students in the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS). This project is a precursor to providing real time intraoperative video tele-consultation to surgeons deployed in remote areas in support of the Global War on Terorism.Methods: A control group […]
Title: Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for primary and recurrent hiatus hernia in a tertiary referral centre in 1125 casesMethod: Retrospective analysis of laparoscopic antireflux surgery performed under one consultant in an Upper GI tertiary referral centre. Referral pattern, learning curve, specialist training and late outcomes were analysed for all anti-reflux surgery from January 1996 to December […]
Pancreatic debridement is necessary for treatment of infected pancreatic necrosis but is associated with significant morbidity that includes a high incidence of wound complications and enterocutaneous fistulae. We demonstrate two minimally invasive techniques of pancreatic debridement: catheter-guided intracavitary debridement and laparoscopic transperitoneal debridement. In the first patient, fine needle aspiration of a heterogeneous lesser sac […]
Introduction: Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC) is emerging as a potentially less invasive alternative to both standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and NOTES cholecystectomy. However, as this technique becomes more widely employed, it is important to maintain the ability to perform the critical view (CV) dissection and intraoperative cholangiography (IOC). We present our initial experience with […]