INTRODUCTION: Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization (THD) is a less invasive technology for treatment of hemorrhoids. THD uses a proctoscope with a Doppler probe to identify branches of the superior hemorrhoidal artery for ligation. We report our outcomes on a series of patients who have undergone this procedure which includes ligation & mucosal pexy of hemorrhoids.
METHODS: This is a retrospective case series of patients who have undergone THD from April of 2012 – July of 2014 at a private
INTRODUCTION: The number of single-port laparoscopic procedures had been growing in recent years, increasing with it the number of diseases that can be treated by this approach. Colorectal surgery is a good example of this discipline and can offer an appropriate management of benign and malignant diseases.
OBJECTIVE: Our aim is to show experience accumulated by the Colorectal Surgery Group in Single-Port Laparoscopic in Fundación Santafe de Bogota in all the patients with both benign and mali
Background: Hartmann’s reversal is increasingly being recognized as a high-morbidity procedure. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for SSI in the era of increasing utilization of minimally invasive techniques.
Methods: An analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was done from 2006-2012 and patients undergoing open or laparoscopic Hartmann reversals were identified. Emergency operations were excluded. Risk factors for SSI were compared between the two
INTRODUCTION – Many reports have documented the learning curve for robotic colorectal surgery. Little exists describing the experience of a junior surgeon recently out of training.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES – A retrospective review of consecutive robotic colorectal resections performed by a single surgeon during the first two years of practice (October 2011 – October 2013) was performed. A total of 50 cases were performed using the robot. After exclusion of rectopexy and right-sided procedures, 45
INTRODUCTION
Transabdominal approach for resection of low rectal tumor has been considered as a highly demanding procedure because of the confined anatomy and bony angulations particularly in males with a narrow pelvis or obese patients. For this reason, many surgeons tried “down-to-up” transanal approach for rectal dissection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of transanal total mesorectal excision (TME).
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Twelve patients with node