Muhammad Nadeem, HOUSE, OFFICER, Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Professor. Nishtar Medical College And Hospital. Transumbilical multi-mini port clipless laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a novel laparoscopic surgical technique for cholecystectomy utilizing only a transumbilical incision, which eliminates any visible abdominal scars and improves cosmesis. This pilot study was conducted to assess the safety, feasibility, and short-term outcomes of […]
Muhammad Nadeem, HOUSE, OFFICER, Zafar Ali Ch, Professor, Burhan ul Haq, RESIDENT. Jinnah Hospital. To report our experience with Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC) and its retrospective comparison with conventional 3-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Data was collected for all patients undergoing Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy(SILC) (Group A n = 45) and data for those who had […]
Edward L Felix, MD. Clovis Community Medical Center. In the past the accurate diagnosis and treatment of small bowel obstruction relied on an open exploration of the abdomen. With the advent of minimally invasive techniques, the accuracy of of determining the underlying etiology of the obstruction has been increased while decreasing the morbidity of the […]
Edward J Hannoush, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD. Yale University. Yale School of Medicine.. Introduction: Simultaneous laparoscopic repair of abdominal ventral hernia with intraperitoneal synthetic mesh in patients undergoing laparoscopic-stapled bariatric surgery is generally considered ill advised due to the assumed higher risk of infectious complications. However […]
Edward J Hannoush, MD, Sebastian Eid, MD, Douglas R Ewing, MD, Hans J Schmidt, MD. Hackensack University Hospital. Introduction: The mechanism of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)-mediated weight loss remains a topic of active investigation. Considered a restrictive procedure, LSG is thought to limit the amount of food that can be consumed and induce weight […]