General Surgery

Patent Foramen Ovale Closed Before Robotic Radical Prostatectomy

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Olivier Pruszkowski, MD, Jérôme Petit, MD, Sylvie Schlumberger, MD, Marc Fischler, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Hôpital Foch and University Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, 92150 Suresnes, France (Drs. Pruszkowski, Schlumberger, and Fischler). Department of Cardio-Vascular Radiology, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France (Dr. Petit). ABSTRACT Introduction: Robotic prostatectomy is considered by many urologists as the new […]

Combined Laparoscopic Resection of an Extraesophageal Leiomyoma and a Traction Diverticulum

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Stephanie Manning, MB ChB, BSc, Simon Bann, MB, BS, BSc (Hons), MD, FRCS FRCS (Gen Surg) FRACS Department of Surgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand (all authors). ABSTRACT We report the laparoscopic resection of an extraesophageal leiomyoma and an epiphrenic traction diverticulum; in addition, myotomy and fundoplication were performed. This has not been reported

Totally Laparoscopic Transhiatal Approach to Resection of a Lower Esophageal Posterior Mediastinal Foregut Duplication Cyst

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Scott Wessner, DO, Nicholas Houlis, DO, Sathyaprasad Burjonrappa, MD, MS, FRCS(Ed), FACS Department of Surgery, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA (all authors). Department of Surgery, Childrens Hospital of New Jersey, Maplewood, NJ, USA (Dr. Burjonrappa). ABSTRACT Management of intrathoracic foregut duplication cysts has traditionally involved a thoracotomy. Recently thoracoscopic approaches have been

Laparoscopic Ablation of a Pelvic Retroperitoneal Epidermoid Cyst

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Ornella Sizzi, MD, Matteo Saldari, MD, Alfonso Rossetti, MD, Giuseppe Soda, MD, Francesco Pellegrino, MD, Lucia Manganaro, MD Department of Gynecological Endoscopy and Anatomopathology, Nuova Villa Claudia Hospital, Rome, Italy (Drs. Sizzi, Rossetti, Soda, Pellegrino). Department of Radiological Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy (Drs. Saldari, Manganaro). ABSTRACT

Laparoscopic Completion of Previous Open Subtotal Cholecystectomy

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Symeonidis Dimitrios, MD, PhD, Kelemouridou Efthimia, MD, Koukoulis Georgios, MD, Kapsoritakis Andreas, MD, PhD, Tzovaras George, MD, PhD Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece (Symeonidis D, Kelemouridou E, Koukoulis G, Tzovaras G). Department of Gatroenterology, University Hospital of Larissa, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece (Kapsoritakis A). ABSTRACT Introduction: The purpose of this study

Day-Case Laparoscopic Management of a Spontaneous Cholecystocutaneous Fistula

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Peter M. Thomson, MBChB, George Moussa, MBChB, Sophie Maxwell, MBChB, Chaminda Sellahewa, FRCS Department of General Surgery, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK (all authors). ABSTRACT Background: Cholecystocutaneous fistula is a rare complication of chronic gallstone disease. We present a case of cholecystocutaneous fistula successfully managed with day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Case Outline: An 80-year-old

Single-Port Repair of Diastasis Recti and Umbilical Hernia Combined with Abdominoplasty

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Hanh Tran, FRACS, Isidro Turingan, RN, Mai Tran, Marta Zajkowska, RN, Vincent Lam, FRACS,Wayne Hawthorne, MD Discipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia (Drs. H. Tran, Lam, Hawthorne). Sydney Hernia Specialists Clinic, Sydney, Australia (Turingan, M. Tran, Zajkowska). ABSTRACT Introduction: Evidence-based treatment of abdominal hernias involves the use

Laparoscopic Resection of Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Lower Posterior Mediastinum

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S. Papachristos, MD, E. Chrysos, MD, S. Xenaki, MD, K. Lasithiotakis, MD, V. Haniotis, MD, N. Asimakopoulou, MD, P. Papakonstantinou, MD, G. Chalkiadakis, MD Department of General Surgery, University General Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, Crete Greece (Drs. Papachristos, Chrysos, Xenaki, Lasithiotakis, Chalkiadakis). Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, Crete Greece

Internal Hernia Resulting in Bowel Obstruction After Laparoscopic Colectomy

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Yasunori Yoshimoto, MD, PhD, Akira Tanaka, MD, PhD, Toshihiro Abe, MD, PhD, Takahisa Fujikawa, MD, PhD, Norihiro Shimoike, MD, Seiichiro Tada, MD, Hisatsugu Maekawa, MD, Mitsuo Nishiyama, MD Kokura Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan (all authors). ABSTRACT A 65-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic-assisted sigmoidectomy for management of sigmoid colon cancer. Her postoperative recovery

Acute Appendicitis Following Colonoscopy

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Geoffrey Yuet Mun Wong, MBBS, Conrad Viktor Stranz, MBBS Department of General Surgery, Modbury Hospital, Modbury, South Australia (all authors). ABSTRACT Background: Acute appendicitis after colonoscopy is a rare sequela and may be incidental or a true complication of colonoscopy. This review explores the cause and effect relationships between colonoscopy and the development of acute

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