Background: Despite the increasing experience of laparoscopic and hepatic surgery, laparoscopic liver resection is still limited to lesions localized on the antero-lateral segments of the liver. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic liver resection for tumors located in the postero-superior segments of the liver (Segments I, VII, VIII, and […]
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery has enjoyed an accelerated development, going from theory to clinical application in less than 4 years. Early concepts of NOTES procedures seldom included cholecystectomy as it was considered too complex and challenging to approach with current technology. An unprecedented evolution of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic tools changed this and currently […]
Background: Several multi-institutional prospective randomized trials have demonstrated not only short-term benefits but also long-term oncological safety using laparoscopy for colon cancer. However, in all prior trials, the transverse colon was excluded. Therefore, it has not been determined whether laparoscopy can be used in the setting of transverse colon cancer. Moreover transverse colectomy for transverse […]
Background: There are some difficulties associated with placing multiple stitches or tissue anchors at flexible endoscopy in order to achieve long term attachment of devices within the gastrointestinal tract. Precision stitching of an object to the wall of the gut requires accurate penetration of the device attachment points, and knowledge that the anchor has been […]
Introduction: Although uncommon, fulminant ulcerative colitis (UC) during pregnancy has been well described in the surgical literature. Laparoscopic approaches for many surgical emergencies during pregnancy have been shown to be equivalent to open procedures, with all the benefits of minimally invasive surgery. We present the first two reported cases of laparoscopic colectomy as a treatment […]