Background
Laparoscopic surgery has been shown to induce less adhesion formation than open procedures. Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy is mainly achieved using CO2. This endogenous gas is safe, but alters acid-base balance. Helium (He) has been tried out as an alternative gas as it is considered to be inert and has also been shown to be safe. Local peritoneal fibrinolytic capacity is crucial in postoperative peritoneal regeneration or adhesion formation. With high fibrinolytic capacity the
Background: As for reconstruction following minimal invasive esophagectomy (MIE) against esophageal cancer, it is common to perform cervical esophagogastric anastomosis. However, it is difficult in case that patient underwent tracheostomy for the treatment of larynx cancer. As far as we know in the literature, surgeons could not but choose Ivor Lewis esophagectomy and intrathoracic anastomosis under thoracotomy so far. Here, we experienced a case of esophageal cancer patient who had undergone la
Objectives: Conventional laparoscopic visualization is often accompanied with a flat representation of the 3D anatomy and limited visualization of structures located beneath visible organ surfaces (e.g., blood vessels, bile ducts, tumors). To address these limitations, we have developed a novel augmented reality (AR) visualization technology that merges real-time laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) images with live stereoscopic laparoscopic video. This study constitutes initial clinical application of
Background
Caudate lobectomy has been considered as technically difficult because of the deep location of the caudate lobe and its proximity to great vessels. Laparoscopic caudate lobectomy was not feasible in patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the caudate lobe. The purpose of this study is to identify the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic caudate lobectomy.
Methods
Six consecutive patients with caudate hepatic tumor received laparoscopic caudate lobectomy at Samsung Medical
Introduction:
In effective appendiceal stump closure in laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) can lead to intra-abdominal abscess formation or peritonitis .This study is aimed at comparing two methods for appendiceal stump closure; stapled versus endoloop closure in laparoscopic appendectomy.
Methods:
We reviewed all medical records of all LA performed by all surgeons in the division of General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery from January 1st 2011 to December 31st 2013. The primary outcome variable