This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by Allan E Okrainec during the Small Bowel Obstruction/Common Bile Duct Exploration/Incarcerated Hernia: Always or Never Lap on April 11 2018
Keyword(s): abdomen, abdominal distention, abdominal wall, access injury, adhesions, appendectomy, bowel, bowel distention, bowel injury, bowel resection, camera, CBDE, cholecystectomy, closed loop obstruction, common bile duct exploration, comorbidities, contraindication, convert, CT scan, direct visualization, distended bowel, energy, equipment, extraperitoneal, fellows, gastrointestinal function, GI function, Hasson technique, imaging, incarcerated hernia, incisional hernia, ischemic bowel, laparoscope, laparoscopic approach, laparoscopy, laparotomy, length of stay, LOA, LOS, lysis of adhesions, midline, NSQIP, patient selection, peristalsis, peritoneal cavity, port, reoperative surgery, residents, SBO, scope, selection bias, small bowel obstruction, terminal ileum, tips & ticks, triangulation, trocar, Veress needle, wound complications
Laparoscopy in small bowel obstruction–52 sec
Benefits of laparoscopy–1:21
Potential challenges–1:46
Citations–2:06 Surg Endosc 2015
Technical considerations–5:49
Video clips–8:45
Conclusion–13:20