Although epiploic appendagitis is normally treated conservatively, there is a select subset of patients who benefit from surgical intervention. Surgery may be require
Minimally invasive surgical procedures have been progressively adopted over the past two decades. Laparoscopic procedures are being used increasingly for abdominal oper
In Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines, bursectomy (removal of the inner peritoneal surface of the bursa omentalis) may be performed with the aim of removing microscopic tumor deposits in
The stereo endoscope available for clinical use has two camera system which does not allow it to change the focal length of the endoscope during the surgery. Moreover, f
Currently, single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy is widely performed in many institutions. Some surgical procedures have been developed, but most of these require inducing pneumoperitoneum. We