November 2014

Robotic Enucleation of an Esophageal Submucosal Tumor in the Prone Position

Gastroenterology
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Régis Souche, Jean-Michel Fabre Chirurgie Digestive A, Département de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Universitaire de St Eloi, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France (both authors). ABSTRACT Background: Esophageal submucosal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare. Resection is indicated due to their malignant potential. Case Description: A 76-year-old woman complained of mild dysphagia. A submucosal tumor of the […]

Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of a Twisted Accessory Liver Lobe

Gastroenterology
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Antonio Sommariva, MD, Sandro Pasquali, MD, Roberto Stramare, MD, Maria Cristina Montesco, MD, Saveria Tropea, MD, Carlo Riccardo Rossi, MD Melanoma and Sarcomas Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV—IRCCS, Padova, Italy (Drs. Sommariva, Tropea, Rossi). Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy (Dr. Pasquali). Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special

Combination of Cholecystectomy and Salpingooophorectomy in Keyless Abdominal Rope-lifting Surgical Technique

General Surgery, OB/GYN Laparoscopy
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Turgut Anuk, MD, Kahraman Ãœlker, MD, Barlas Sülü, MD, Ãœrfettin Hüseyı̇noÄŸlu, MDDepartment of General Surgery, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey (Drs. Anuk and Sülü).Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey (Dr. Ãœlker).Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey (Dr. Hüseyı̇noÄŸlu). ABSTRACT  Introduction: During

Broad Ligament Ectopic Pregnancy

OB/GYN Laparoscopy
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Charleen Sze-yan Cheung, MBBS, Vincent Y.T. Cheung, MBBSDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (both authors). ABSTRACTBroad ligament ectopic pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. A 30-year-old nulliparous woman with a history of right salpingectomy for tubal pregnancy presented with vaginal spotting at 6

Mortality Audit of Octogenarians With Acute Cholecystitis

General Surgery
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Arkadiusz Peter Wysocki, FRACS, Jennifer Allen, BSc(Hons), Therese Rey-Conde, MPH, John B. North, FRACS Department of Surgery, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia (Dr. Wysocki). Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Drs. Allen, Rey-Conde, and North). ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: The mortality rate of patients with acute cholecystitis

Laparoscopic Removal of Giant Gossypiboma

General Surgery
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Federico Sista, MD, Malek Tabbara, MD, Christophe Barrat, MD, PhD, Sergio Carandina, MD Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Métabolique–Hôpital Jean Verdier Bondy France, Université Paris XIII, Paris, France (all authors). Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy (Dr. Sista). ABSTRACT Background: The term gossypiboma denotes a mass of cotton that is accidentally retained in the

Laparoscopic Treatment of Giant Abdominal Lymphangioma in a Child

Pediatric & Adolescent Surgery
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Giulia Giannotti, MD, Giovanni Boroni, MD, Luca Giacomo Tonegatti, MD, Susanna Milianti, MD, Fabio Torri, MD, Marco Schiavo Lena, MD, Daniele Alberti, MDDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University of Brescia, Italy (Drs. Giannotti, Boroni, Tonegatti, Milianti, Torri, Lena, Alberti). Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Brescia, Italy (Dr. Marco). ABSTRACT Giant cystic lymphangioma (GCL) is a

Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm

General Surgery
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Ashanti L. Franklin, MD, Carmen D. Coles, MD, Navin Changoor, MD, Tanya Gonzalez, MPH, Edward E. Cornwell III, MD, Rhonda Burch-Smith, MD, Terrence M. Fullum, MD Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA (Drs. Franklin, Changoor, Gonzalez, Cornwell, Fullum). Department of Pathology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA (Drs.

Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery in Pregnancy

OB/GYN Laparoscopy
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Ismail A. Al-Badawi, MD, Hanan Alshankiti, MD, Sarfraz Ahmad, PhD King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Drs Al-Badawi and Alshankiti). Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Orlando, FL, USA (Dr Ahmad). ABSTRACT Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery, also known as single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), is

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