Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is the gold standard for treatment of normal-medium sized spleens, but spleen morcellation and removal requires an enlargement of the wound port, specially for extraction of the intact spleen. Transvaginal extraction of the resected spleen was described in early 90’, but rarely used, and it didn’t avoid the use of multiple large […]
Laparoscopic approach is the gold standard for treatment of symptomatic splenic cysts and unroofing is the best accepted procedure . There is currently a trend to reduce the invasiveness of minimally invasive procedures. Single port access is alternative to conventional laparoscopy but no reports have yet been published in relation to splenic cysts. AIM: To […]
Laparoscopic approach is the gold standard for splenectomy . There is currently a trend to reduce the invasiveness of minimally invasive procedures. Single port access is alternative to NOTES but no reports have yet been published in relation to the spleen. AIM: To describe the SAP technique for splenectomy MAT. & METH.. 2 patients were […]
Background: Endoscopic removal of large submucosal masses is often met with perforation. Surgical resection has been the mainstay of treatment for these lesions, but significant morbidity still exists even in the era of laparoscopy. We present a case of a submucosal mass which was excised endoscopically, and the defect repaired using endoclips. Procedure: Our patient […]
Introduction: To elucidate the variables that significantly predict the in hospital length of stay (LOS) after a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR).Methods and Procedures: Univariate analysis of patient and intraoperative variables was conducted on an operating room database of laparoscopic ventral hernia repairsperformed between April 2001 to April 2009. Analysis was performed using either chi-square […]