Introduction: We aimed to assess the hospital experience and body image – cosmesis after laparoscopic or open conventional splenectomy.Methods and procedures: Patients who underwent splenectomy were invited to fill out the questionnaires evaluating hospital experience, body image and cosmetic results. Student’s t-test, paired samples t-test and ki-square test were used for statistical analaysis.Results: A total […]
Objective: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has several advantages compared to the open technique. Splenomegaly poses several technical hurdles for the performance of splenectomy laparoscopically. With the introduction of hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy (HALS), the application of laparoscopic splenectomy has broadened to include cases of massive splenomegaly. We hypothesize patients who undergo HALS may enjoy the benefits of […]
Laparoscopy has become the gold standard approach for LS. It relative infrequency impairs the obtention of definitive or evidence based data. LS outcome would differ according the hematological diagnosis, and the size of the spleen is considered a critical factor related to the outcome. Aim: To asses the impact of primary diagnosis (benign/malignant) or spleen […]
IntroductionWe report our experience with the Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy (HALS) technique and attempt to answer the question of which spleens benefit from HALS. Initial problems with complication rates in laparoscopic splenectomy for splenomegaly have now been refuted. Critics are still concerned with the longer operative times and conversion rates of HALS compared to open […]
Background: Despite reports of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA), laparoscopic ablative techniques have not been described to treat adrenal tumors. The aim of this study is to describe patient selection criteria and the technique for laparoscopic adrenal RFA. Methods: Four patients underwent laparoscopic RFA of adrenal tumors under general anesthesia for adrenal tumors. Procedures were performed […]