Laparoscopy

Carbon Dioxide Embolism Following Veress Needle Insertion Into the Liver During Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

General Surgery
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Jonathan B. Yuval, MD, Katya Chapchay, MD, Haggi Mazeh, MD Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel (all authors). ABSTRACT Although rare, complications can arise during the establishment of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery. These include injury to blood vessels, hollow viscera, solid organs, and CO2 embolism. We report a case of trauma to […]

Laparoscopic Approach to a Unilateral Adrenal Cyst in a Pediatric Patient

Pediatric & Adolescent Surgery
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Christoph Castellani, MD, Georg Singer, MD, Manfred Ratschek, MD, Erich Sorantin, MD, Florian Friedmacher, MD, Holger Till, MD Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery (Drs Castellani, Singer, Friedmacher, Till), Department of Pathology (Dr Ratschek), Department of Radiology (Dr Sorantin), Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria. ABSTRACT Introduction: Adrenal cysts are rare findings, with an age peak

Uterine Rupture After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy

OB/GYN Laparoscopy
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Sotirios Nicholas Markuly, DO, Charles E. Miller, MD, Kyle Szela OB/GYN Hospitalist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL, USA (Dr. Markuly). Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USA and Director, AAGL/SRS Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, USA (Dr. Miller).

Laparoscopic Repair of Obturator Hernia

General Surgery
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Shen-Lin Wang, MD, Kung-Chen Ho, MD, Chuan-Yen Wei, MD, Shih-Ping Cheng, MD, PhD, Tsang-Pai Liu, MD Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital and Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan (Drs Wang, Ho, Wei, Cheng, and Liu); Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei, Taiwan (Drs Cheng and Liu). ABSTRACT Obturator hernias are rare, and

Laparoscopic Resection of Duodenal Giant Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma

Gastroenterology
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Sergio Carandina, MD, Perrine Mathonet, MD, Guy Bernard Cadière, MD, PhD Department of Digestive and Metabolic Surgery, Jean Verdier Hospital, Paris XIII University-University Hospitals of Paris Seine Saint-Denis, Paris, France (Dr. Carandina). Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium (Drs. Mathonet, Cadière). ABSTRACT Background: Brunner’s gland hamartoma (BGH)

Laparoscopic Repair of Bochdalek Hernia Into Contralateral Thoracic Cavity

General Surgery
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Yasoo Sugiura, MD, Keisuke Kubota, MD, PhD, Masayuki Kojima, MD, PhD, Nobuhiro Nitori, MD, PhD, Etsuo Nemoto, MD, PhD, Toshinori Hashizume, MD, PhD, Shizuka Kaseda, MD, PhD, Yoshiaki Sugiura, MD, PhD Department of Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kanagawa National Hospital, Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan. (Drs Yasoo Sugiura, Nemoto, Hashizume, and Kaseda); Department of

Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Removal of Migrated Orthopedic Hardware

General Surgery
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John T. English III, MD, Kurt R. Stahlfeld, MD, Cheryl Six, MD Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Laparoscopic retrieval of orthopedic hardware is rarely documented. We report a case of a diagnostic laparoscopy and successful laparoscopic removal of a migrated retroperitoneal pelvic screw with subsequent

Chronic Fistula After Revision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

General Surgery
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Giuseppe S. Sica, MD, PhD, Marco D’Eletto, MD, Cristina Fiorani, MD, Andrea Divizia, MD, Paolo Gentileschi, MD, Domenico Benavoli, MD, Manfredi Tesauro, MD, PhD, Achille L. Gaspari, MD Department of General Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy (all authors). ABSTRACT Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a safe and effective bariatric surgery procedure. Leaks

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

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

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