Luca Giordano, MD, Ben Selvan, MD, Kristine A DellaBadia, MS. Aria Health, Philadelphia. Objective We propose a new surgical technique to safely and effectively treat symptomatic grade III-IV Hiatal Hernia and reduce post-operative incidence of dysphagia and hernia recurrence. Type III-IV hiatal hernia repair is reported to have 10-25% recurrence rate(1) Nissen fundoplication, as part […]
Robert A Casillas, MD, Jorge Zelada Getty, MD, Scott S Um, MD, Benjamin B Kim, MD. Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles. Background Since reports as early as 2005, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has gained increased acceptance as a primary weight loss operation. As with any bariatric procedure, insufficient weight loss and long term complications […]
Kiichi Sugimoto, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Yuichi Tomiki, Michitoshi Goto, Yutaka Kojima, Hiromitsu Komiyama, Makoto Takahashi, Shun Ishiyama, Shingo Ito, Masaya Kawai, Kazuhiro Takehara, Yoshihiko Tashiro, Shinya Munakata, Jun Aoki, Yu Okazawa, Rina Takahashi, Kousuke Mizukoshi. Department of Coloproctological Surgery, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Introduction : Laparoscopic colectomy (LAC) for colon cancer has spread […]
C Palanivelu, MS, MCh, FACS, P Senthilnathan, MS, FACS, R Parthasarathi, MS, P Praveen Raj, MS, S Rajapandian, MS, P S Rajan, MS, R Sathiyamurthy, MS. GEM Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore, INDIA. Introduction: Pancreatoduodenectomy is a formidable procedure involving complex resection and reconstruction. In this fast growing minimal access surgery era, such complex and […]
Radu Pescarus, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Mark M Levin, MD, Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Providence Cancer Center, Portland, Oregon. INTRODUCTION Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) have become the gold standard medical treatment of GERD. Unfortunately, 10-40% of patients with typical symptoms (heartburn and regurgitation) remain […]