Experience in the use of a device to attach an anti-adhesion & #8211;absorption barrier film to the abdominal cavity in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Yutaka Kojima, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Yuichi Tomiki, Kosuke MizukoshiJournal of Minimal Access Surgery 2020 16(4):449-450The use of laparoscopic surgery is widespread worldwide and is becoming the standard procedure. Postoperative adhesion, which is one of the typical postoperative complications, is considered to be less likely to occur compared with open surgery. However, once complications, such as small bowel obstruction or chronic abdominal pain, occur due to adhesion, the minimal invasiveness can be greatly impaired, and it can also become costly from a medical economics perspective. In the past, anti-adhesion absorption ...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Yutaka Kojima Kazuhiro Sakamoto Yuichi Tomiki Kosuke Mizukoshi Source Type: research
Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis
We report a case of duplicate gallbladder with acute calculus cholecystitis successfully treated by laparoscopic removal of both the gallbladders. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Rahul A Gupta Pradip Pokharia Archana Khanduri Source Type: research
Personal protective equipment use in laparoscopy during COVID-19
Kaushik BhattacharyaJournal of Minimal Access Surgery 2020 16(4):445-446COVID-19 pandemic mandates all the laparoscopic surgeons to don the personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent getting infected in the operation theatre. PPE has few inherent problems which makes the surgery extremely challenging for all the surgeons. Dehydration and profuse sweating along with breathing difficulty due to N95 mask with PPE increases the chances of committing surgical error during laparoscopy. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Kaushik Bhattacharya Source Type: research
915 MHz microwave-assisted laparoscopic partial splenectomy: A case series
Conclusion: Based on our observation, pre-coagulation of a 915 MHz MW during LPS is a safe and efficient technique. More studies are required before applying extensively. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Qiyi Zhang Yang Tian Jixuan Duan Zhenzhen Gao Weilin Wang Sheng Yan Source Type: research
Indocyanine green tattooing for resection of endophytic submucosal lesions at anatomically difficult locations: Broader application of robotic platform
Conclusion: The use of intraoperative ICG tattooing of endophytic submucosal lesions at difficult locations can facilitate minimally invasive oncologic resection. This technique allows the surgeon to be more comfortable to approach complex lesions safely to improve patient outcomes. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Akshay Pratap Benedetto Mungo Martin McCarter Source Type: research
Laparoscopic treatment of a pericaecal internal hernia
We present the case of a pericaecal hernia treated successfully with a laparoscopic approach and full recovery after surgery. A 53-year-old female patient with a personal history of depression, osteoporosis and irritable bowel syndrome consulted to the emergency department for abdominal pain and distension in the last 12 h, associated with one episode of vomit and diminished frequency in the passage of stools. The right abdomen was tender to palpation, and blood work revealed no leucocytosis. A computed tomography scan showed small bowel loops distended and displaced to the right parietocolic recess, lateral to the ascendi...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Facundo Iriarte Agustin Buero Daniel Enrique Pirchi Walter Sebastian Nardi Matias Mihura Irribarra Source Type: research
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with hepaticojejunostomy for primary ductal stones in nonagenarians: A report of two cases
In this report, we focus on biliary bypass surgery, one of the more complex HPB surgeries. Over the past few decades, the laparoscopic approach has gained preference over the open approach, but the robotic approach is still uncommon. Biliary bypass is also not often performed in nonagenarians due to its inherent-associated morbidity and mortality, and these patients typically have higher surgical risks. We present two cases of nonagenarians who had recurrent episodes of cholangitis secondary to multiple primary common bile duct (CBD) stones and ectatic bile ducts. Both the patients were treated conservatively over many yea...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Vivyan W. Y. Tay Zhongkai Wang Brian K. P. Goh Source Type: research
Robotic resection of a thoracic duct cyst
Michael Andrew Napolitano, Keith D MortmanJournal of Minimal Access Surgery 2020 16(4):429-430A 69-year-old male presented with back tightness. Computed tomography revealed a 5 cm × 3 cm cystic para-oesophageal mass. A right robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection was performed. Final pathology revealed a thoracic duct cyst (TDC). Robotic resection of a TDC has not been described in the literature previously but is shown in this report to be an effective and efficient way to perform the procedure. We suspect that robotic resection of mediastinal masses such as TDCs will become more common. Further studies comp...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael Andrew Napolitano Keith D Mortman Source Type: research
Intragastric laparoscopy for oesophageal eroded mesh removal: An approach to avoid resection
We present a novel approach to the treatment of oesophageal mesh erosion, by utilising a combined approach of endoscopy and intragastric laparoscopy. The symptomatic relief from this procedure may obviate the need for foregut resection in some patients. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Carla Gillespie Ada Ng Richard Skipworth Steven Leibman Garett Smith Source Type: research
A large radiopaque appendicolith in an 8-year-old child
We report a case of acute appendicitis in an 8-year-old boy due to a large 2-cm radiopaque appendicolith treated successfully by laparoscopic appendectomy. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Rahul Gupta Pradip Pokharia Rahul Varshney Source Type: research
Laparoscopic management of chylous ascites posthiatal hernia repair with Toupet fundoplication
We present a case of chylous ascites in a 69-year-old man 5 months after a laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication (posterior 270°). This was successfully treated with laparoscopic ligation of tissue adjacent to the right crus. Laparoscopic ligation is a management option that should be considered after this rare complication, offering rapid results. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Adele Hwee Hong Lee Carla Gillespie Mary Ann Johnson Source Type: research
Laparoscopic retrieval of a fishbone migrating from the stomach causing a liver abscess: Report of case and literature review
We present a 66-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain, with no other relevant anamnestic details. Computed tomography scan revealed a liver abscess, secondary to stomach perforation from a long, sharp object. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed a fishbone protruding from the left lobe of the liver. The FB was extracted and the liver abscess incised and drained laparoscopically with no operative and post-operative complications. Migration of FB into the liver is a rare occurrence. Treatment of such liver abscess must include the extraction of the FB. Laparoscopy in these cases is feasible...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Or Barkai Yoram Kluger Offir Ben-Ishay Source Type: research
Laparoscopic retrieval of impacted and broken dormia basket using a novel approach
Vaibhav Kumar Varshney, KS Sreesanth, Manish Gupta, Pawan Kumar GargJournal of Minimal Access Surgery 2020 16(4):415-417We encountered a 73-year-old patient who presented with right upper abdominal pain and jaundice. On evaluation, he was found to have cholelithiasis with choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography was attempted, but during the procedure, the wire snapped and the dormia basket got retained in the common bile duct (CBD). Laparoscopic CBD exploration was performed and the basket with calculus was found impacted in the lower CBD. The basket was disengaged by holding its tip through another dorm...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Vaibhav Kumar Varshney KS Sreesanth Manish Gupta Pawan Kumar Garg Source Type: research
Mesh migration into the sigmoid colon after total extraperitoneal hernioplasty & #8211; Report of a case and review of the literature
We report the first case of mesh migration into the sigmoid colon after TEP presenting 10 years after surgery. A 72-year-old male presented with left iliac fossa pain and diffuse lump. His computed tomogram scan showed sigmoid colon adherent to internal oblique at the site of hernia repair with a collection containing air specks and calcification. A colonoscopy revealed mesh within the sigmoid colon. He had to undergo a sigmoidectomy with Hartmann's surgery for the same. Here, we discuss the implicated pathophysiology, management and prevention of mesh migration after laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty with lite...
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Maitreyi Patel Chetan Shenoy Ganesh Nagarajan Vinod Chandiramani Source Type: research
Changing trends and outcomes associated with the adoption of minimally invasive pancreatic surgeries: A single institution experience with 150 consecutive procedures in Southeast Asia
Conclusion: The case volume of MIPS increased rapidly at our institution over the study period. Furthermore, although the indications for MIPS expanded to include more complex procedures in higher risk patients, there was no change in key perioperative outcomes. (Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery)
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Brian K Goh Tze Yi Low Ye Xin Koh Ser Yee Lee Jin-Yao Teo Juinn Huar Kam Prema Raj Jeyaraj Peng-Chung Cheow Pierce K Chow London L Ooi Alexander Y Chung Chung Yip Chan Source Type: research
