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Use of Transvaginal Ultrasound in the Management of an Interstitial Pregnancy

OB/GYN Laparoscopy
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Lily Eghdami, MD, Sonia Elguero, MD, Bansari Patel, MD, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Drs. L. Eghdami and M. A. Bedaiwy), Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (Dr. M. A. Bedaiwy), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA (Drs. […]

Endoscopic Deployment of MatriStem for Treatment of a Colorectal Anastomotic Leak

General Surgery
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Tara Iorio, PA-C, David Blumberg, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Bandaid Surgery, PC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (both authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Endoscopic therapy is a potentially valuable tool for treating colorectal anastomotic leaks and avoids the complications associated with reoperation. Case Description: This brief report concerns the endoscopic application of an extracellular matrix graft for

Single-Incision Laparoscopic Multivisceral Resection

General Surgery
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Min Li, MM, Shuodong Wu, MD, Yu Tian, MD, Yongnan Li, MM, Hong Yu, MD, Yongsheng Chen, MM Department of Biliary and Vascular Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Our aim was to report a case regarding combined resection of a hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic cyst, gallbladder, and appendix. Case Description: The

Intraoperative Prevention of Stenosis for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Gastroenterology
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Ramon Vilallonga, MD, PhD, Jacques Himpens, MD Division of Bariatric Surgery, AZ St. Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Many different medical and surgical modalities have been described for the treatment of late strictures after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), including observation, endoscopic dilatations, seromyotomy (SM), and wedge resection of the sleeve stomach including the stricture. Strictures

Parasitic Myomas Due to Laparoscopic Intra-abdominal Morcellation

OB/GYN Laparoscopy
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Giulia Giovanardi, MD, Stephane Oden, MD, Haitham Khalil, MD, Loic Marpeau, MD, PhD, Renato Seracchioli, MD, Horace Roman, MD, PhD Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Drs. Giovanardi, Seracchioli). Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France (Drs. Oden, Khalil, Marpeau, Roman). ABSTRACT Introduction: The use of electric tissue morcellators

Laparoscopic Repair of Incarcerated Intersigmoid Hernia

General Surgery
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Aideen Campbell, MBBS, and Gary K. Atkin, MD Department of Surgery, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, Barnet, UK (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: An intersigmoid hernia is a type of internal hernia and is a rare cause of small-bowel obstruction. It occurs because of a congenital peritoneal defect at the root of the sigmoid mesocolon

Laparoscopic-assisted Resection for Jejunal Stenosis Following Extensive Portomesenteric Venous Thrombosis

General Surgery
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Satoshi Yokoyama, MD, Daisuke Ito, Akinori Sekioka, Nao Kawaguchi, Harumi Yamada, Michio Kuwahara, Hirofumi Utsunomiya, Shiro Uyama Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society, Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Portomesenteric venous thrombosis (PMVT) is a rare and often fatal disease that is difficult to diagnose. The symptoms are nonspecific, and diagnosis and initial

Robotic Colonic Resection and Reanastomosis in Gynecologic Surgery: Report of 4 Cases

OB/GYN Laparoscopy, Robotic Assisted Surgery
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Haider Mahdi, MD, Jessica Woessner, MD, Samantha Gonzalez-Ramos, MD, Maral Malekzadeh, DO, Mehdi Moslemi-Kebria, MD Gynecologic Oncology Division, Ob/Gyn and Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA (Drs. Mahdi, Woessner, Gonzalez-Ramos, Moslemi-Kebria). Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY, USA (Dr. Malekzadeh). ABSTRACT Introduction: Colonic resection in gynecologic surgery, most commonly in the field of gynecologic

Laparoscopic Management of Gastric Torsion After Sleeve Gastrectomy

General Surgery
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Christian Hernandez Murcia, MD, Pedro Garcia Quintero, MD, Jorge Rabaza, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Anthony Gonzalez, MD, FACS, FASMBS Department of General and Bariatric Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Gastric volvulus occurs primarily when the stomach suffers torsion on itself due to laxity, elongation, or agenesis of the stomach ligamentous attachments

Laparoscopic Drainage of Retroperitoneal Hematoma

General Surgery
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Anuradha R. Bhama, MD, Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, Hui Sen Chong, MD Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Operative intervention for retroperitoneal hematomas is rarely indicated, and treatment is usually conservative, including observation, transfusion, correction of coagulopathy, and coil embolization. Case and Technique Description: A 75-year-old man

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