National Liver Institute, Monouphyia University, Shibin El kom, Egypt. Abstract Background: The optimal treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is surgical resection. However, only a small percentage of patients are operative candidates due to associated liver cirrhosis. Recent advances in laparoscopic ultrasound and Laparoscopy have greatly improved the accuracy in detecting intrahepatic tumors nodules, many of […]
As less-invasive operations have been noted in recent years, laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer has become popular in Japan. We have performed laparoscopic gastrectomy with regional lymph node dissection on 750 cases of gastric malignancies between March 1998 and August 2007. Here we present the outcome of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer..Of all 750 cases, […]
Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has been established as a safe and effective alternative to open splenectomy (OS) for the treatment of appropriate patients with hematologic disease. The purpose of this study was to review our teaching institution’s experience with splenectomy for hematologic disease. Methods: Between 1996 and 2005 a total of 101 consecutive splenectomies were […]
Introduction: Standard skill evaluation methods in the operating room (OR) include direct observation and checklists; both are time consuming and subject to bias. Objective assessment systems have been proposed for simulators using dexterity measures. However, motor performance in simulators can differ from that in the OR, so monitoring motor performance in the OR is necessary […]
We have developed a minimal access surgical technique in which the entire procedure can be performed through a single incision within the umbilicus. This Single Port Access (SPA) surgical technique developed in May 2007 has been utilized for a number of general surgical procedures including cholecystectomy, gastric surgery, omental surgery and hernia surgery. Utilizing High […]