Objective: To determine the technical feasibility and clinical outcomes of laparoscopic anterior resection using combined single-port and endoluminal technique.Methods: A single port was placed at the umbilicus. Sigmoid colon was retracted using transabdominal sutures. After adequate mobilization, the colon was stapled distal to the lesion using non-cutting endo-stapler, and the rectum was opened distal to […]
Objective– To evaluate the nutritional effect of an oral supplement enriched in beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, glutamine and arginine (HMB/Glu/Arg) on resting metabolic rate (RMR) following laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB). Although, LGB is a highly effective approach to induce weight loss in morbid obesity, most patients regain 10-15% of this weight over time. Studies indicate, this is due […]
Background: Video games have been shown to improve eye-hand coordination, spatial visualization, manual dexterity, and rapid mental processing, which are important in the acquisition of laparoscopic skills. The primary goal of this study was to determine whether or not playing a Nintendo® Wii™ video game (VG) would improve virtual reality (VR) laparoscopic surgery simulator performance. […]
Introduction: Recent technical refinements in laparoscopic colectomy include widespread use of energy devices to control the mesenteric vascular pedicle instead of sutures, clips or staplers. Available devices are approved to seal a variety of vessel sizes, but none is approved for vessels over 7mm, and the actual diameter of these vessels has not been well-defined […]
[Objectives]We introduce Laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy(LSH) into our hospital and perform operative method improvement for standardization of surgical technique. This time, we reviewed examinations of the changes of this operative method, the device of operative method and operation results. [Operative procedure]The utero-ovarian ligament, fallopian tube and round ligament are initially dissected with a Vessel sealing system(LigaSure […]