Minimally invasive surgery is widely used in benign gynecologic diseases and may be used in malignancies. We performed a single-port access laparoscopy staging - bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy, bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy, infracolic omentectomy, and washing cytology ...
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The objectives were to evaluate the impact of the surgical approach on the staging of borderline tumors and early-stage malignancies of the ovary. We retrospectively reviewed cases of borderline and invasive ovarian tumors stages Ia through Ic treated surgically between January 1, 1985 and December 31, 2001. We compared the rates of ...
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In the last few decades, the impact and use of laparoscopy for benign adnexal tumours have markedly increased. However, the surgical resection of early-stage ovarian malignoma remains controversial. This review evaluates the importance of laparoscopy in surgery of adnexa and especially of malignant tumours. Certainly, morbidity after ...
AIM:The role of laparoscopy in staging of gastric cancer is widely accepted; however, in Malaysia its usage has been limited. Patients can be classified as resectable or unresectable, which helps in avoiding an unwanted laparotomy and the morbidities associated with it. The aim of this study was to assess the value of laparoscopy in ...
BACKGROUND: Staging laparoscopy can detect radiographically occult peritoneal metastases and prevent futile laparotomy in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. We sought to assess the use of staging laparoscopy for gastric adenocarcinoma in a cohort of older patients and to compare outcomes after ...
Open laparoscopy has been receiving increased attention in the US and internationally. However, opinions differ on its appropriate role in laparoscopy services. In the US some surgeons remain comfortable using closed laparoscopy for all patients, including some who have had previous abdominal surgery. Some centers are using more ...
In gynecological oncology, patients particularly with early-stage endometrial or cervical carcinomas can benefit from minimally invasive procedures. In cases of cervical carcinoma, laparoscopic lymphonodectomy can help identify patients who should first undergo chemoradiotherapy. In cases of advanced ovarian carcinoma, laparoscopy is only a diagnostic ...
A MEDLINE search was conducted using the keywords "laparoscopy ovarian cancer," "laparoscopy and borderline ovarian tumors," "advanced stage ovarian cancer," "laparoscopic cytoreduction ovarian cancer," "laparoscopy intraperitoneal catheter," "port-site metastases," and "carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum." The ...
Advances in operative laparoscopic techniques have made possible the extension of this technology to the treatment of women with ovarian cancer. We present a detailed case series of eight patients with ovarian cancer who underwent a total of 11 operative laparoscopies for treatment of ovarian cancer ranging in stage from IA to IIIC. Three patients ...
Even after extensive preoperative assessment, staging laparoscopy may allow avoidance of non-therapeutic laparotomy in patients with radiographically occult metastatic or locally unresectable disease. Staging laparoscopy is associated with decreased postoperative pain, a shorter hospital stay and a higher ...
PurposeThe objective was to compare laparoscopy versus laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer.Patients and MethodsPatients with clinical stage I to IIA uterine cancer were randomly assigned to laparoscopy (n = 1,696) or open laparotomy (n = 920), including hysterectomy, ...
Introduction:Over the last decade, laparoscopic splenectomy has become the standard of care for spleen removal. Elimination of a large incision and difficult exposure has decreased postoperative morbidity and length of stay. Single port access (SPA) surgery was developed as an alternative to traditional multiport laparoscopy, potentially exploiting the ...
Abstract Background: Staging laparoscopy can visualize peritoneal and liver metastases in pancreatic cancer otherwise undetectable by preoperative imaging. However, false-negative rates may be as high as 18%-26%. The aim of the present study was to improve detection of metastatic pancreatic cancer with the use of fluorescence ...
of the cancer and perform a biopsy (called staging) Remove lymph nodes or pelvic organs Chronic (long-term) pelvic pain, if no other cause has been found Evaluating and treating...
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AIM: To investigate the safety of consecutive mini-laparoscopy guided liver biopsies for the diagnosis and staging of liver diseases.METHODS: In this study we retrospectively analyzed the safety of mini-laparoscopic liver biopsy performed in an endoscopy unit in 1071 patients. We measured the incidence of bleeding and evaluated the management and outcome ...
PurposeThe study's objective was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of patients with endometrial cancer undergoing surgical staging via laparoscopy versus laparotomy.Patients and MethodsThe first 802 eligible patients (laparoscopy, n = 535; laparotomy, n = 267) participated in the QoL study in a Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) ...
BackgroundThe use of fluorescent proteins to label tumors is revolutionizing cancer research, enabling imaging of both primary and metastatic lesions, which is important for diagnosis, staging, and therapy. This report describes the use of fluorescence laparoscopy to image green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing tumors in an orthotopic mouse model of ...
The aim of this study was to compare laparoscopic and laparotomic surgical staging in patients with stage I epithelial ovarian cancer in terms of feasibility and safety. A retrospective chart review was undertaken of all patients with apparent stage I epithelial ovarian cancer who underwent laparoscopic ...
Sixty infertile women underwent infertility surgery followed by "second-look laparoscopy" (SLL). All these women had undergone detailed fertility workups, including a diagnostic laparoscopy prior to surgery. The tuboovarian adhesive disease was staged according to the severity of the disease and compared with findings at SLL. Sixty ...
Although it is feasible today to perform laparoscopic surgical staging and treatment of ovarian low malignant potential tumors and early-stage ovarian cancer safely, it is still generally agreed that a patient with ovarian cancer should have a laparotomy. Concerns related to laparoscopy in managing gynecologic malignancy include the ...
Laparoscopy was utilised in the evaluation of 24 non-palpable undescended testes in 19 children. The procedure was accurate in all patients while ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) failed to localise the testes in most cases. At the same time laparoscopic orchidopexy was performed on 15 testes (62.5%). The remaining testes were either absent or atrophic, in ...
There are still few reports of laparoscopy in megavertebrates. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is the tallest land mammal, and the largest ruminant species. An 18-year-old multiparous female hybrid giraffe, weighing 650 kg, was euthanized for chronic health problems, and left flank laparoscopy was performed less than 30 minutes after death. Safe ...
There are still few reports of laparoscopy in megavertebrates. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is the tallest land mammal, and the largest ruminant species. An 18-year-old multiparous female hybrid giraffe, weighing 650?kg, was euthanized for chronic health problems, and left flank laparoscopy was performed less than 30 minutes after death. Safe ...
PURPOSE: Laparoscopy is an important modality for management of impalpable testes. We present long-term outcomes of intra-abdominal testes managed by either single stage orchidopexy or two-stage Fowler Stephen's orchidopexy (FSO) over 12�years. METHODS: Data were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed on patients who ...
Laparoscopy is now a reliable method for staging gastrointestinal cancer, orienting the therapy, and avoiding unnecessary laparotomy. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging concept with potential advantages for patient recovery. The first case of clinical diagnostic application of transvaginal NOTES for diagnostic cancer ...
Therapeutic laparoscopic techniques are well accepted in many areas of general surgery. The use of laparoscopy for the staging of malignancy, in a diagnostic role, is not used widely. Urologists use pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND) to define those patients who are suitable for curative local therapy in carcinoma of the prostate. We present a case of a ...
Background: Careful selection of patients with colorectal liver metastases for liver resection should minimize the risk of unnecessary laparotomy due to unresectable disease. The impact of staging laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasonography (LapUS) on clinical decision making in selected patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases ...
Objectives:To describe our experience with laparoscopic primary or interval tumor debulking in patients with presumed advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancers.Methods:This is a retrospective analysis of a prospective case series. Women with presumed advanced (FIGO stage IIC or greater) ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancers deemed appropriate ...
The length of testicular vessels is the main length-limiting factor to bring down the testes in the scrotum. Fowler and Stephen proposed the division of testicular vessels, high and as far from the testes as possible to maintain collateral blood supply, to treat high intra-abdominal testes. Cortesi introduced the diagnostic laparoscopy and Jorden first did the laparoscopic ...
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Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to review our experience of laparoscopic (LA) or laparoscopic-assisted pelvic surgery (LAPS) in small infants. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 35 patients who underwent an LA or LAPS between January 2007 and June 2010 were studied and 21 patients who were younger than 1 year or whose weight was less than 10?kg were included. ...
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery is an alternative to conventional multiport laparoscopy. Single-access laparoscopy using a transumbilical port affords maximum cosmetic benefits because the surgical incision is hidden in the umbilicus. The advantages of single-access laparoscopic surgery may include less ...
Laparoscopic nephrectomy has assumed a central role in the management of benign and malignant kidney diseases. While laparoscopy is less morbid than open surgery, it still requires several incisions each at least 1-2 cm in length. Each incision carries morbidity risks of bleeding, hernia and/or internal organ damage, and incrementally decreases cosmesis. An alternative to ...
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a new concept that attempts to reduce the impact of surgery on the patient. In surgical oncology several studies have already revealed that a minimally invasive approach provides at least the same, if not a better, long-term outcome. One could hypothesize that a less invasive approach such as NOTES could further enhance such advantages. ...
Objective:Abdominal wall adhesions at laparoscopy may predispose infertile patients to access-related injuries and increase the complexity of the procedure. We have observed concern from referring physicians regarding the safety of surgical laparoscopy in infertile patients who previously underwent surgery because of the risk of ...
Laparoscopic ligation of internal iliac artery was performed in two patients with bleeding from stage II cervical cancer. The hemostatic effect, shortening of convalescence and early initiation of radiotherapy was obtained. Additionally, during procedure the lymph node sampling was performed. Laparoscopy appeared to be an alternative procedure to abdominal ...
The liver is implicated in many functions, particularly the bile function, metabolic phenomena concerning glucids, lipids, proteids and coagulation, certain enzyme functions and cleansing processes involving a liver uptake stage followed by a biliary or u...
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The aim of the study was to determine if tumor seeding during laparoscopic surgery for cancer is a rare event or a typical complication of this procedure. Laparoscopic staging and treatment of intraabdominal tumors is increasing in gastroenterology, gynecology, and general surgery. A total of 1052 questionnaires were mailed to surgical department chairmen, members of the ...
A decade after the introduction of therapeutic laparoscopy, the use of laparoscopic gastric surgery is becoming accepted. While still evolving, currently available techniques and equipment are already sufficient for performing most ablative and reconstructive procedures. Despite feasibility, problems such as procedural complexity, long operative time, and high cost may negate ...
Many reports regarding nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy have been published. However, most reports have been based on systematic descriptions via laparotomy or cadaver dissection. The aim of this work was to describe the pelvic anatomy of nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy via laparoscopy, with specific focus on the inferior hypogastric plexus. This study is based on 125 ...
Port-site metastases in gynecological malignancies subsequent to laparoscopy have been reported with an incidence of 1.1-16%. These metastases tend to be disappearing after primary debulking surgery and subsequent primary chemotherapy. Local resection, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy have been defined in the management of these metastases with enhanced clinical success. ...
Objective:To introduce a surgical technique that combines culdoscopy with laparoscopy and microlaparoscopy.Methods:This was a feasibility study conducted at The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens. The technique is used when a larger port is required during laparoscopy or microlaparoscopy procedures. The additional port is placed in the vagina and, under ...
Scarless surgery is the Holy Grail of surgery and the very raison d'etre of Minimal Access Surgery was the reduction of scars and thereby pain and suffering of the patients. The work of Muhe and Mouret in the late 80s, paved the way for mainstream laparoscopic procedures and it rapidly became the method of choice for many intra-abdominal procedures. Single-incision ...
Scarless surgery is the Holy Grail of surgery and the very raison d�etre of Minimal Access Surgery was the reduction of scars and thereby pain and suffering of the patients. The work of Muhe and Mouret in the late 80s, paved the way for mainstream laparoscopic procedures and it rapidly became the method of choice for many intra-abdominal procedures. Single-incision ...
Background:? Preoperative imaging is often inadequate in excluding unresectable pancreatic cancer. Accordingly, many groups employ staging laparoscopy (SL), although none have evaluated SL after preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We performed a retrospective, indirect cost-effectiveness analysis of SL after MRI for pancreatic head lesions. ...
The hamartomatous polyps of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) can cause repeated episodes of rectal bleeding and intestinal subocclusion. Laparoscopic treatment of intussusception is rarely reported and must be considered for this clinical condition. We described a 35-year-old male with PJS who presented with rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. One duodenal polyp and two others in the jejunum, which ...
Objective:To evaluate the feasibility of integrating robot-assisted technology in the performance of laparoscopic staging of gynecologic malignancies.Methods:Seven patients underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic staging procedures for gynecologic cancers. Data were collected and analyzed as a retrospective case series analysis.Results:We attempted 7 ...
Epithelial ovarian cancer is often diagnosed in advanced stages and typically managed with surgical debulking followed by chemotherapy. For patients with presumed early-stage ovarian cancer, comprehensive surgical staging is essential for management, because 31% are upstaged. Over the past 15 years, minimally invasive techniques have ...
Uncomplicated Cholelithiasis; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy; Standard Technique; Single Port Laparoscopy
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BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy (LAPG) remains a relatively uncommon procedure because of certain technical issues, such as curability, safety, and retention of postoperative patients' quality of life. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility of a newly developed LAPG procedure for early-stage proximal gastric ...
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BACKGROUND: Despite improved preoperative imaging techniques, patients with incurable or unresectable gastric cancer are still subjected to non-therapeutic laparotomy. Diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) has been advocated by some to be essential in decision-making in gastric cancer. We aimed to identify and synthesize findings on the value of DL for patients with gastric cancer, in ...
Title: Suitability and Accessibility of Immature Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Stages to Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). ...
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PurposeControversy exists regarding the best approach to impalpable testes. We determined the usefulness of diagnostic laparoscopy for the management of impalpable testes.Materials and MethodsBetween 2000 and 2008, 86 patients with a mean age of 34 months underwent diagnostic laparoscopy. An inguinal canal exploration was performed in all cases, except in ...
68 cases out of a total of 407 patients who were destined to have IVF (16.7%) had most adhesions in the pelvis which made the ovaries inaccessible for laparoscopic recovery, in the two years between September 1981 and September 1983. Using very severe criteria for selection we rejected 46 cases as unsuitable for surgery at that time. Only 22 therefore remained to have preparatory surgery. This ...
Laparoscopic surgery is the standard of care for many abdominal and pelvic operations and is widely applied today. LESS (Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site) surgery, originally attempted in the 1990s, is an advanced minimally invasive approach that allows laparoscopic operations to be undertaken through a small (<15?mm) incision in the umbilicus, a preexisting scar. The presence of a preexisting ...
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare form of malignant mesothelioma, making up <30% of diagnosed mesothelioma cases. Because of a lack of specific symptoms (abdominal pain, abdominal swelling), normally it is diagnosed in advanced stages, sometimes in a surgical emergency (intestinal obstruction, severe ascites) and occasionally during image procedures or ...
The author analyses the pros and cons of the so-called minimally invasive oesophageal surgery for cancer, in the light of his own experience and the major studies reported in the surgical literature and recent congresses. He concludes that, although radical oesophagectomies are feasible on selected patients, a major oesophageal operation carried out through small parietal incisions remains an ...
Optical imaging is useful during preclinical drug development for monitoring biomarkers and molecular events in living tissue. In animal models, the technology has been used to monitor tumor growth and metastasis, determine biological effects of novel drugs, monitor tumor enzyme activity, and examine host-tumor interactions. Clinical application of optical imaging remains in the developmental ...
Mesenteric chylous cysts are rare pathologic entities that often present with unspecific symptoms. The preoperative diagnosis requires all the common abdominal imaging techniques, but usually the correct diagnosis may be made only at the operation stage or during the histological examination. The treatment of choice is the complete surgical excision that may be safely ...
Background and Objectives:The term �laparoscopy� has lost some precision in its definition due to the proliferation in techniques of access to the abdominal cavity. Currently, procedures performed with radical differences in port size, placement, and even need for an extraction incision may be characterized as �laparoscopic.� However, the general ...
Spigelian hernias are rare forms of abdominal hernia but can lead to severe complications. Besides conventional techniques there are only a few reports on the successful use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques. In this paper the combination of laparoscopy and TEP (total extraperitoneal patch plasty) technique without mesh fixation is presented. In our opinion ...
Operative approach for right colectomy has progressed substantially in last decades, by the application of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery. Single-port (SP) laparoscopic surgery is one of the newest branches of advanced laparoscopy. A 29-year-old woman with ileocecal Crohn's disease underwent a totally laparoscopic transumbilical SP right colectomy, ...
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Laparoscopic myomectomy is a minimally invasive surgical option for the treatment of uterine leiomyomas. Single-incision laparoscopy is a relatively new concept that has potential in gynaecological surgery although the technical challenges of single-incision access have limited the widespread use of the technique. The use of intracorporeal suturing is a ...
"Scarfree" surgery is a desired goal in the world of laparoscopy and interventional endoscopy. One possibility to achieve this goal is abdominal access via a natural orifice (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, NOTES); however, this procedure and its applications lack an appropriate platform. Further possibilities are reduced port techniques ...
Accurate diagnosis and staging are very important for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma. In particular, surgical indications based on diagnosis and staging must be determined carefully, since extrapleural pneumectomy (EPP) is a highly invasive surgical mode. Sufficient biopsy specimens to make a differential diagnosis of this disease should be obtained ...
BackgroundTraditionally standard treatment for patients with early stage endometrial cancer (EC) is total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy (TAH+BSO) with or without lymph node dissection through a vertical midline incision. While TAH is an accepted effective treatment, it is highly invasive, visibly scarring and associated with morbidity. An ...
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a widely used renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease patients. We compared our novel laparoscopic-assisted method with conventional procedures in the catheter survival and complications. Seventy-three patients who underwent PD catheter placement were enrolled in this study. Our laparoscopic methods were characterized with smaller ...
Women in the Reproductive Age Group; Undergoing Laparoscopy for Pelvic Pain and/or Infertility; Not Currently Receiving Hormonal Treatment for at Least 3 Months Prior to Laparoscopy.
... laparoscopy is appropriate for your condition. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnets, X-rays, and computers to view the inside of the abdominal cavity. It is not required for most abdominal problems, ...
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... this with your surgeon. If you take a blood thinner or aspirin regularly, inform your doctor prior to scheduling the operation. The effects of blood thinners need to be stopped before a laparoscopy to ...
OBJECTIVES: While intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy has shown significant survival benefits, the ability to successfully deliver IP chemotherapy has been limited. In GOG 172, surgically-placed IP catheters had a reported complication rate of 34%. In addition, IP catheters have to be placed surgically. We have developed a novel percutaneous placement technique for IP catheters in patients without ...
The incidence of pelvic kidney has been approximated at between 1 in 2200 and 1 in 3000. The ectopic kidney is thought to be no more susceptible to disease than the normally positioned kidney, except for the development of calculi and hydronephrosis. Because of the greater risk of injuring aberrant vessels or overlying abdominal viscera and nerves, the pelvic kidney presents special treatment ...
BACKGROUND: The background of this investigation is based on a common surgical problem: The access in laparoscopic surgery is more difficult in women with previous abdominopelvic surgery, since adhesions and viscera could be close to the point of trocar insertion. Purpose: The authors analyzed the safety and the efficacy of a modified direct optical entry (DOE) method versus ...
Total hysterectomy was performed via laparoscopy alone in 50 patients. In all cases, the operation was carried out using conventional, re-usable instruments (grasping forceps, laparoscopic scissors, bipolar coagulation). The mean duration of the operation was 163 min (range: 110-270 min). The mean drop in haemoglobin was 1.97 g/100 ml (range: 0-4 g/100 ml) and the average ...
BackgroundVery few cases of small bowel obstruction due to ingested fruits have been described in literature, and most of these have managed by a laparotomy. Laparoscopic assisted surgery can effectively deal with such impacted foreign bodies, thereby avoiding a formal laparotomy.Case presentationA 75 years old lady was admitted via the Accident and Emergency to the surgical ward with a three-day ...
After a brief account of the origins of laparoscopy and of its development into an interventional technique thanks to technical improvement, the author gives a dynamic state of the art in laparoscopic surgery, beginning with a description of his original classification method for laparoscopic procedures according to their level of use. Before tackling the highly controversial ...
OPINION STATEMENT: Since the introduction of laparoscopy and robotic surgery in gynecologic practice in the last several decades, use of these minimally invasive surgical techniques has increased dramatically. The role of minimally invasive surgical techniques continues to expand because they offer reduced intraoperative and postoperative complications, less intraoperative ...
Minimal access surgery has emerged as an acceptable means of performing therapeutic and diagnostic surgical procedures. Although the gynecologist has utilized the laparoscope for several decades, only recently has laparoscopic surgery gained increased acceptance in the general surgical and urologic community. The number of laparoscopic procedures being performed routinely is ...
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... Accession Number : ADD143724. Title : Early Stages of Oxidation of Yttrium-Implanted Ni-20%Cr,. Descriptive Note : Journal Article,. ...
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... Accession Number : ADA021415. Title : Centaur Interim Upper Stage (IUS) System Study. Volume II. Technical. Descriptive Note : Final rept. ...
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