Faulty surgical technique and mechanical complications diminish the life of peritoneal catheter. A single cuffed catheter provides a solo anchorage point and results in catheter tip displacement, leak at catheter exit site, cuff protrusion and infectious complications . We extend the single cuff catheter using an additional inverted V shaped catheter with two cuffs. These three cuffs fix the catheter in the subcutaneous tunnel.
The following describes the technique used in 60 consecutive patien
“Hybrid esophagectomy” is our attempt to improve the quality of esophagectomy. This is in short Endoscopy-assisted laparo-thoracoscopic esophagectomy to make two lung ventilation possible during the whole procedure. Short- and long-term outcomes indicated that it might be suitable approach in terms of invasiveness and lymph node dissection.
Introduction: Subtotal or partial cholecystectomy (PC) has been described as a safe operative option to prevent bile duct injuries in the setting of severe acute and subacute cholecystitis. The long-term sequelae and potential need for reoperation are less known. Herein, we report our experience with laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy.
Methods: A retrospective review of all patients referred to our institution between 2009 and 2014 for completion cholecystectomy was completed. Medical reco
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) placement is a successful method of temporizing patients with acute cholecystitis that are unfit to undergo a cholecystectomy. While the benefits of laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy have been previously discussed, the rate of open cholecystectomy is significantly higher after placement of PCT due to operative difficulty.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the rate of laparoscopic and ope
Introduction
Single port access laparoscopic surgery (SPA) is a virtually “scarless” technique. A retrospective analysis is performed to evaluate an initial experience for colectomy of this surgical approach.
Method
A total of 90 cases diagnosed with colorectal cancer between 2009 and 2013. Operative, and post operative characteristics including overall survival and surgical complication were analyzed. Single port surgery was performed by two methods. One was that Free access TM (Top) was ins