Piotr Jarzemski, MD, PhD, Marcin Markuszewski, MD, PhD, SÅ‚awomir Listopadzki, MD, PhD, Marcin Jarzemski, MD, Marek Roslan, MD, PhD Department of Urology, Jan Biziel Medical University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland (Drs Jarzemski P, Listopadzki, and Jarzemski M). Department of Urology, Medical University of GdaÅ„sk, GdaÅ„sk, Poland (Drs Markuszewski and Roslan). ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Minimally invasive […]
Amani Jambhekar, MD, Josue Chery, MD, Krystyna Kabata, PA, Piotr Gorecki, MD Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Port site metastases are known phenomena associated with laparoscopic resection of intra-abdominal malignancies, but have not been well documented for gastric cancer. We report a case of port
Michael Passeri, MD, Annabelle Teng, MD, Scott Belsley, MD Department of Surgery, Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA (all authors) ABSTRACT Introduction: Obturator hernias represent a rare cause of small-bowel obstruction. When diagnosed on computed tomographic (CT) scan in a stable patient, timely surgical repair is indicated. Because of the absence of
Junko Wroblewski, MD, PhD, Hidehiro Kawagoe, MD, PhD, Hiroki Nasu, MD, Kyoko Kawamura, MD, PhD, Yoshihiko Tashiro, MD, PhD, Greggory Wroblewski, BS, MA, Naofumi Okura, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Drs J. Wroblewski, Kawagoe, Nasu, Kawamura, and Okura) and Pathology (Dr Tashiro), National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan. Division of Functional Neuroanatomy, Yamaguchi University Graduate
Arpit Amin, MD, Nishank Nooli, MD , Samir Pandya, MD Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Abdominal mesenteric cystic lymphangiomas are congenital lymphatic malformations found most commonly within the small bowel mesentery, omentum, and mesocolon. These lesions may be detected incidentally on imaging studies or may
Akihiro Takeda, MD, Shotaro Hayashi, MD, Sanae Imoto, MD, Hiromi Nakamura, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Parasitic myoma after laparoscopic myomectomy with power morcellation is an emerging concern that has an iatrogenic aspect. However, the duration necessary for observation to identify parasitic myoma has
Lauren Smithson, MD, Michael J. Jacobs, MD Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI, USA (both authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Enterogenous cysts of the pancreas are rare congenital foregut cysts. The natural history of these entities is still relatively unknown, as is their propensity for malignant transformation. Thus, optimal management is still undetermined. Case
Stephenie Poris, MD, Lauren Goldberg, MD, Jean Miner, MD Center for Specialized Surgery, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Hernias anterior to the sternum have rarely been reported and usually occur in the context of abdominal trauma. The literature reports hernia as a complication of omental flap reconstruction, but as yet there is little
Mikhail Efanov, MD, PhD, Ruslanh Alikhanov, MD, PhD, Victor Cvirkun, MD, PhD, Ivan Kazakov, MD, PhD, Olga Melekhina, MD, PhD, Pavel Kim, MD, Andrey Vankovich, MD, Igor Khatkov, MD, PhD Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia (Drs. Efanov, Alikhanov, Kazakov, Melekhina, Kim, and Vankovich and Prof. Cvirkun). Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia (Prof. Khatkov).
D. Ashley Hill, MD, Kimberly Liekweg, BA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida (both authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: An ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare disorder of pregnancy. Case Description: We present a case of an unruptured ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm during the first trimester, managed laparoscopically. The patient had undergone
