Laparoscopic abdominal surgery

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients With Previous Abdominal Surgery

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystctomy has become the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstones. The potential risks have dissuaded some surgeons from using the laparoscopic procedure in patients with previous abdominal surgery. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of previous abdominal surgery on the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS This study inc...

Laparoscopic surgery of the abdominal wall: Why has it not been implemented like other laparoscopic procedures?

CIRUGÍA ESPAÑOLA has recently published an article by the Endoscopic Surgery Group of the Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC), which has analyzed the 25 years since the introduction of laparoscopic surgery in Spain. One of the main conclusions of the article is that, despite the advantages of laparoscopy, its implementation and consolidation in this country has not been homogeneous, especiall...

Laparoscopic Abdominal Cerclage

Abdominal cerclages are necessary when the standard transvaginal cerclages fail or anatomical abnormalities preclude the vaginal placement. The disadvantage of the transabdominal approach is that it requires at least 2 laparotomies with significant morbidity and hospital stays. We discuss a case of abdominal cerclage performed laparoscopically. We feel it offers less morbidity and in the proper...

functional abdominal pain syndrome in morbidly obese patients following laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

conclusions in this study, the authors analyzed the location and disturbance level of pain after lgbp, which could serve as a cornerstone for further researches. the authors suggest that long-term follow-up (for more than a year after operation) should be considered in future studies and also the relationship between the drainage site and pain should be investigated. results the results of this...

Abdominal Surgery