Jung-Man Namgoong, MD, Dae-Yeon Kim, MD, PhD, Seong-Chul Kim, MD, PhD, Ki-Hun Kim, MD, PhD, Ji-Hee Hwang, MD. Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Purpose: The value of laparoscopic hepatectomy in children is not established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic […]
Michael Timoney, MD, Sharique Nazir, MD, David Swedler, MD, George S Ferzli, MD, FACS. Lutheran medical Center,Brooklyn ,New York. Introduction Bile duct injury (BDI) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most feared complications in General Surgery. Iatrogenic BDI can result in the need for major reconstructive surgery, poor quality of life and increased mortality […]
N.Y. Bayramov,, Taryel I Omarov, N.A. Zeynalov. Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan. Objective: This article presents the results of laparoscopic choledocho-duodenostomy (CDD) applied to 25 patients with benign strictures of distal part of common bile duct (CBD) and its dilatation. Material and methods: 23 patients had combination of distal stricture of CBD and stones in […]
Andrea Zelisko, MD, Walter Chlysta, MD, FACS. Akron General Medical Center. Introduction Duplication of the biliary system is rare and the incidence of a double gallbladder has been reported at one per 4,000-5,000 people. It is important for surgeons to be knowledgeable of the different anatomic classifications of a double gallbladder and also understand the […]
Diego Laurentino Lima, MD, Gildo O Passos Junior, MD, Juscielle S Barros, Yukie C Konishi, Ingrid L V. Rodrigues, Frederico W C. Silva, MD, Gustavo L Carvalho, PhD. University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medical Sciences. OBJECTIVE: This review aims to demonstrate that minilaparoscopic cholecystectomy (MLC) provides better results when compared with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), explaining […]