H Poon, MD MRCS, A Patel, MD MRCS, A S Perry, MD FRCS, M S Wadley, MD FRCS. Department of Upper GI Surgery, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK INTRODUCTIONParaesophageal hiatus hernias (PHH) can present with disabling symptoms and may result in life-threatening complications. Laparoscopic repair is now considered routine in many centres although a […]
David Bunting, Mr, Lukasz Szczebiot, Dr, Paul Peyser, Mr. The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. IntroductionThe benefits of anti-reflux surgery are well established. Laparoscopic techniques have been shown to be generally safe and effective. Whilst some postoperative discomfort is common, a small percentage of patients suffer persistent and severe pain after anti-reflux surgery. […]
Aung M Oo, MD, V Shelat, MD, K H Lim, MD, A Koura, MD, J Rao, MD. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore INTRODUCTIONCancer of the stomach is the fifth most common cancer in men and the seventh most common cancer in women in Singapore. Gastrectomy with D2 lymphadnectomy has been proven to be the […]
M.tahir Oruc, MD, M. Umit Ugurlu, MD, H. Taner Turgut, MD, Emel Canbey, MD, Mehmet Ozyildiz, MD, Zehra Boyacioglu, MD. KOCAELI DERINCE TEACHING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL GENERAL SURGERY CLINIC, KOCAELI, TURKEY Background: Laparoscopic Fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common performed procedure in worldwide. We analyzed our laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication (LNF) procedures performed […]
Erwin Rieder, MD, Matthew Breen, BS, Maria A Cassera, BS, Danny V Martinec, BS, Chet W Hammill, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. MIS Program, Legacy Health, Portland, OR; Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR Objective: In single-incision-laparoscopy (SIL), crossed instruments together with the proximity of the endoscope inevitably interferes with […]