In the past, a minimally invasive technique in pancreatic surgery was only used for diagnostic laparoscopy in evaluating periampullary malignancy. Recent advances in operative techniques and instrumentation have empowered surgeons to perform all procedures in the pancreas surgery, including the Whipple procedure. Some of these tecniques represent the most sophisticated application of minimally invasive surgery.A […]
Background. This study aimed to compare the safety, efficacy and clinical benefits of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) to open splenectomy (OS) in patients with hematologic disorders .Methods. Experimental design: prospective study ; setting : II Department of Surgery Reggio Emilia and III Departement of Surgery Pescara; Patients : 141 consecutive adult patients underwent splenectomy; 78 patients […]
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of laparoscopic cholecystectomies in cirrhotic patients between 1995-2006 in Emergency County Hospital Moinesti.AIMS & METHODS: The paper represents a retrospective study, which includes 113 patients (4,21%) with hepatic cirrhosis and symptomatic gallstones disease from our experience of 2685 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed. In most of […]
Objective: To analyze a large LCBDE experience in a community hospital and determine the efficacy of using a new device, the Multi-channel Instrument Guide (MIG) to achieve safe, practical and effective LCBDE techniques that are applicable to virtually all cases of choledocholithiasis.Methods: All cases of choledocholithiasis that presented to our surgical team were analyzed. An […]
Introduction: Gastric cardia cancer with involvement of the esophagus may require an esophagogastrectomy to obtain negative tumor margins. We have shown that minimally invasive esophagectomy is a safe approach for the treatment of esophageal cancer. We describe the technique of a minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a patient with a large gastric cardia tumor.Methods: […]