INTRODUCTION: Aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate the feasibility and safety of the submesocolic anterior approach to laparoscopic left adrenalectomy. METHODS: From January 1994 to August 2007, 297 laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed in 287 patients (10 bilateral) in our Departments. Thirty-seven patients (16 males, 21 females, mean age 55.7 years, range 26-78 years) […]
Background: During November 98 to April 2007 we performed 3000 bariatric procedures that including: 29% Lap-Band, 41% Gastric By Pass, 26% BIB and 4% BPD. The choice of the method was defined by protocols developed into a multidisciplinary team, considering BMI, social and eating profile, surgery risk, agreement to physical activity and patient’s expectation.Methods: In […]
Introduction: Laparoscopic assisted surgery for rectal cancer is still a challenge for surgeons. Actually colorectal surgeons believe that total mesorectal excision provides favorable oncologic results for the treatment of rectal cancer and more and more believe that laparoscopic approach is a good and safe approach to do it. The present study is a feasibility study […]
BILE REFLUX INDUCED MUTAGENESIS ON ESOPHAGEAL EPITHELIUM IN AN ANIMAL MODEL AND ITS EFFECT IN CELL SIGNALING Ben Selvan MS, Anu Korula MD, Anoop Ramachandran PhD, Jaya kumar MSc, Sathish Kumar MSc, George MS, Christian Medical College ,Vellore Background: . Bile reflux has been suggested to have a mutagenic effect on esophageal epithelium. However, signaling […]
Introduction:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in patients with esophageal cancer is a useful diagnostic tool for locoregional tumor staging. Patients with advanced esophageal cancer receive neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy to downstage the tumor prior to surgery. The role and accuracy of EUS after neoadjuvant therapy is uncertain.Methods:Between 2002 and 2005 we prospectively enrolled 70 consecutive patients with localized esophageal […]