BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Since 2001, we have been trying to establish the technique of retroperitoneoscopic live donor nephrectomy (RPLDN). In general, the left kidney from a living donor is preferred for renal transplantation because of its longer renal vein. However, not all potential donors have a right kidney which is anatomically and functionally conducive to […]
Rk Singh, MCh, J Abraham, MS, Hm Lokesh, MCh, A Prakash, MS, A Behari, MS, Ak Gupta, MCh, Vk Kapoor, MS, R Saxena, MS. Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplant, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. INTRODUCTION: Splenectomy for hematologic diseases is now performed mostly laparoscopically. Laparoscopic splenectomy is […]
Ching-yao Yang, MD PhD, I-rue Lai, MD PhD, Ray-hwang Yuan, MD PhD, Chiung-nien Chen, MD PhD, Yu-wen Tien, MD PhD, Ming-tsan Lin, MD PhD. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Introduction: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a developing advanced laparoscopic technique in recent years. It was majorly applied […]
Naotake Akutsu, MD, Michihiro Maruyama, MD, Chikara Iwashita, MD, Kazunori Otsuki, MD, Taihei Ito, MD, Ikuko Matsumoto, MD, Takehide Asano, MD, Takashi Kenmochi, MD. Department of Surgery, Chiba-East National Hospital [INTRODUCTION] It is seriously important for living donations to make safer and to reduce operating stress. Endoscopic surgery is thought to be a useful […]
Ali Ardestani, MD, Ali Tavakkolizadeh, MD. Brigham and Women’s Hospital Background: Although Laparoscopic Splenectomy (LS) has become the standard of care for small to moderate spleens, Open Splenectomy (OS) is still recommended by many in cases of splenomegaly. We set out to assess the impact of spleen size on LS and OS outcomes using […]