INTRODUCTION: Distal pancreatectomy with spleen preservation may be the preferred procedure for certain benign tumors and cystic lesion of the pancreatic body or tail. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with spleen preservation has been described.We describe our method of performing laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy . Our operative time was 2.5 hrs, total blood loss was 100cc. […]
INTRODUCTION:We performed a retrospective cohort study of the patients who underwent either a laparoscopic (LA) or an open appendectomy (OA) in a private third level hospital in Mexico City and compared the hospitalization costs and outcomes of each procedure. METHODS: The charts of all patients with an ICD-9 procedure code for either laparoscopic or open […]
Objective: To measure the improvement of surgical skillsina training model of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.Methods: This is a prospective, comparative, controlled study. Eight subjects ( PGY5 ) were evaluated and divided into two groups, group A and group B (four PGY5 each). Both groups were evaluated in the following tasks: cystic duct cannulation for […]
Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of a single surgeon’s experience with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) utilizing the “Frantzides-Madan Triple Stapling Technique” for creation of the jejunojejunostomy. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent LRYGB utilizing the triple stapling technique for creation of the Jejunojejunostomy (JJ) from October 2001-October 2008 was performed. This technique […]
ObjectivesA multicenter, retrospective study reviewed the current practice of the sleeve gastrectomy in Europe to assess the early postoperative outcome as well as the effect on weight loss.Methods and procedures446 sleeve gastrectomies were performed by 14 centers between September 2000 and October 2007. Operative data, postoperative outcomes as well as 2 year weight loss were […]