INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, the trend of the modern surgery goes towards “minimally invasive” surgery. Early mini-laparotomies were followed by the big revolution of laparoscopy and now we are living the revolution of natural orifice surgery. NOTES has been a huge change for the surgeons because it involves breaking many established dogmas in general surgery and starting […]
IntroductionMorbidity and mortality conference has a long tradition within surgical residency. By focusing on individual recent cases, there is the potential for repetition or omission, and resident education may not be optimized. Formal analysis of the discussion, and critical metrics about the conference itself have been largely lacking. MethodsA de-identified record was made of all […]
INTRODUCTION: LSG is emerging as a definitive procedure for treatment of morbid obesity. It can be valid alternative when gastric bypass or adjaustable banding are contraindicated.OBJECTIVE: A retrospective review of LSG performed in 2008- 2009 was aimed to assess indications, safety and efficacy.METHODS: A total of 50 LSG were performed using 5-6 port technique using […]
Objectives: Laparoscopic left pancreatectomy (LLP) is increasingly being performed with technical advancements in minimally invasive surgery. We reviewed our institutional series of left pancreatectomy cases and present a case-matched study evaluating the outcomes of LLP compared to matched patients undergoing OLP. Methods: All institutional left pancreatectomy procedures performed from June 2002 to June 2009 were […]
Objective: High-risk patients are at significant risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and may benefit from the addition of retrievable inferior vena cava filters (rIVCF) to chemoprophylaxis. However, the optimal VTE prophylaxis has not been established in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. This observational study examines the use of rIVCFs in combination with chemoprophylaxis for […]