Jean-Marie Stephan, MD, Megan McDonald, MD, Jean Hansen, DO, Michael J. Goodheart, MDDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA (all authors).ABSTRACT Introduction: We report a novel technique for the vaginal placement of a single-incision laparoscopic device to aid in the removal of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes […]
Pyeong Hoo Park, MD, Daelim Jee, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea (both authors). ABSTRACTIntroduction: Rhabdomyolysis is very rare in laparoscopic partial resection surgery of the liver. The muscles of the buttock, shoulder girdles, or back are usually injured with the patient in the supine position.
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
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
Jonathan Giannone, MD, Rami Lutfi, MD, FACS Department of Surgery, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Background: Mesenteric venous thrombosis has been a reported rare postoperative complication after laparoscopic surgery and may lead to increased patient morbidity and possible mortality. Methods: We report a case highlighting the postoperative presentation of
