Introduction: The development of NOTES procedures and its clinical application has raised the possibility of modified laparoscopic approaches with less incisions for the performance of cholecystectomy. Our objective is to present our initial experience with an umbilical single incision laparoscopic (USIL) technique to perform cholecystectomy. Methods: within a research protocol with IRB and approval of […]
Purpose: In the treatment of obstructive colorectal cancer, we should relieve ileus in the same time that we pursue improvement of operative curability and safety. To avoid emergency operation and to perform elective surgery without stoma creation after improvement of patients’ general condition, we use self-Expandable Metallic Stent (EMS) placement. We report the result of […]
Single incision laparoscopic surgery has been increasingly attempted to perform abdominal surgery to avoid placingmany trocars. This is a case presentation of a LapBand placement using this technique with simultaneous repair of an incidentally found hiatal hernia. The case illustrates the advantage of using curved laparoscopic instruments to overcome the ergonomic challenges posed by the […]
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of patients laparoscopically treated for colorectal cancer at single institution (Surugadai Nihon University Hospital). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between February 2005 and August 2009, 118 consecutive patients who had laparoscope-assisted resection due to colorectal cancer were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, such as age, gender and […]
BackgroundObesity is not only a health problem in western countries, but also in Korea. Prevalence of obesity in adults is 32.4% which is a remarkable change over the last 10 yeas. The first LRYGB performed in 2003 and the Lap Band® was approved for use in Korea in 2004. There were no data of gastric […]