Ashwin Pimpalwar, MD, FRCS, Pediatric, surgery Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor college of medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas. Purpose: To report our technique of laparoscopic removal of large Trichobezoar in children. Material methods: 9 year old child presented with vomiting and intolerance to oral diet. Upper GI […]
Kishore Malireddy, MD, Ryan Phillips, BS, Evon Zoog, BS, Timothy Kuwada, MD, Keith Gersin, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD Carolinas Healthcare System, CMC-Mercy Introduction: Revisional bariatric procedures are on the rise and are expected to continue increasing given the high number of primary procedures being performed in the US. The higher complexity of these procedures […]
Donald R Peterson, PhD, MS, Tarek Tantawy, MS, Drew Seils, MS, Angela S Kueck, MD University of Connecticut Health Center Manual laparoscopic staplers can require very high user activation forces during stapler firing, which can lead to excessive movement of the instrument tip and increase the potential for tissue damage. Powered laparoscopic staplers require very […]
Eric Boyle, MD, Timothy Kuwada, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Keith Gersin, MD Carolinas Medical Center Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective and popular bariatric procedure. In contrast to the adjustable gastric band and gastric bypass, LSG is a resectional procedure that requires removal of the relatively large gastric remnant. This often requires […]
Nicola M Romano, MD, Giancarlo M Basili, MD, Giuseppe Celona, MD, Dario M Pietrasanta, MDPhd, Valerio M Gentile, MD, Orlando M Goletti, Prof General Surgery Unit ‘F.Lotti’ Hospital Pontedera (PI) Chief Prof. Orlando Goletti Introduction: Intrahepatic stones are rare condition in western country. Biliary pain and episodes of cholangitis are the most common presenting symptoms, […]