IntroductionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been confirmed to be a safe and effective primary weight loss procedure. Although other bariatric procedures have demonstrated improved glucose control and decreased medication requirements in diabetic patients, this has not yet been established for sleeve gastrectomy. We hypothesize diabetic patients undergoing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as part of a multidisciplinary […]
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate short term results of the laparoscopic surgery for biliary tract cancer.METHODS AND PROCEDURES: From May 2007 to September 2009, there were 11 laparoscopic surgeries for biliary tract cancer carried out at our hospital. Laparoscopic-assisted pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed for one ampulla vater carcinoma and three […]
?Background? We employed Laparoscopic Assisted Distal Gastrectomy (LADG) for gastric cancer treatment from 1997. LADG had been operated by only one surgeon (Surgeon A; specialized surgeon in laparoscopic surgery) in our institute. Because LADG procedure has been stylized, we planned to train the new operating surgeons (Surgeon B, C) from February 2007. ?Method? The training […]
Purpose: The application of minimally invasive surgery to liver malignancies remains controversial and difficult, especially in case of liver cirrhosis. We report the preliminary experience of 24 consecutive laparoscopic hepatectomies for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) and liver cirrhosis to assess the feasibility and initial surgical outcome of laparoscopic liver resection.Materials and Methods: Patients with HCC […]
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of the intravenous ondansetron after intragastric balloon (BIB) could decreases incidence of vomiting and decrease severity of nausea and improve patient’s tolerance to BIB placement. Methods: consecutive patients were randomly assigned and double blinded into two groups as Zofran group (8 mg Ondansetron […]