INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has largely replaced open cholecystectomy for the treatment of gallstone disease. However, conversion to open surgery is still relatively common in patients with acute cholecystitis (3.6%~32%) and it has been reported that the complication rate is high in these patients. Our aim was no conversion and no complications in patients undergoing […]
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: With the increasingly widespread acceptance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), the number of cases of incidental gallbladder cancer (IC) has increased. However, the surgical procedure for advanced cancer is still difficult to improve a prognosis. Otherwise, preoperative detecting early gallbladder cancer may be difficult in symptomatic patients with such as cholelithiasis. The present study aims […]
The laparoscopic treatment of epiphrenic diverticula via a totally abdominal approach has been well described. One of the challenges of the laparoscopic approach to the treatment of large epiphrenic diverticula has been safe and adequate proximal dissection. Thoracoscopy provides another means of accessing the mid to distal esophagus, while addition of this modality allows for […]
The incidence of synchronous cancer in gastric cancer patients has been reported to vary from 0.7% to 3.5%. Among them, colorectal cancer represents a most common synchronous cancer. We report here our minimally invasive laparoscopic treatment of synchronous gastric and colorectal cancer.Case 1: A 72-year-old male with colon polyp underwent upper GI endoscopy that revealed […]
The use of laparoscopy in the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease has been increasing. Advantages include a decrease in postoperative pain and decreased adhesion formation. Many patients who undergo this procedure are young and very concerned with their appearance. Laparoscopic surgical procedures offer smaller, more cosmetically appealing incisions. In this video we describe our […]