Objective: To establish the frequency and nature of complications related to the access-port in patients who underwent Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric banding (Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA).Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 435 patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in our institution to ascertain the complications related to the access-port. The complications data were collected […]
INTRODUCTION: Although laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has become widely accepted as the approach of choice for the surgical treatment of hematologic diseases, some areas still remain controversial. We present a 10-year, single institution experience with splenectomy for non-traumatic diseases to evaluate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic versus open (OS) technique.METHODS: A retrospective review of 286 […]
Background: The laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has been the standard of care for two decades. LC is usually preformed with two 10-12mm ports and two 5mm ports. Some investigators have looked to improve the procedure by limiting the port sizes to improve outcomes. In our Department, a single surgeon and his trainees have been performing 2mm […]
Introduction: Ventral hernias occur in up to 30% of patients with cirrhosis, however, elective repair is usually delayed until the onset of symptoms and is reserved for low risk patients. Hernia complications such as incarceration are usually treated with an open approach. Refinement of laparoscopic techniques has resulted in decreased morbidity in ventral hernia repairs […]
BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the diagnostic yield of esophago-gastroduodenoscopy (EGD) before bariatric surgery and its influence on the planned surgery. METHODS: Endoscopy reports of all patients having undergone an EGD at our endosurgical unit were reviewed. We identified a non-consecutive series of morbidly obese patients that had an endoscopic evaluation before their primary bariatric procedure […]