Laparoscopic Salpingo-oophorectomy in Conscious Sedation

Laparoscopic Salpingo-oophorectomy in Conscious Sedation

INTRODUCTION Conscious sedation has traditionally been used for laparoscopic tubal ligation. General anesthesia with endotracheal intubation may be associated with side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, cough, and dizziness, whereas sedation offers the advantage of having the patient awake and breathing spontaneously. Until now, only diagnostic laparoscopy and minor surgical procedures have be...

Perioperative Outcomes Using Ligasure Compared to Conventional Bipolar Instruments in Laparoscopic Salpingo-oophorectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial Ligasure Compared to Conventional Bipolar during Laparoscopic Salpingo-oophorectomy

Synchronous single-port access laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Laparoscopic surgery through a single incision is gaining popularity with different stakeholders. The advantages of improved cosmetics, decreased postoperative pain and blood loss continue to attract patients from different surgical fields. Multidisciplinary approach to different surgical entities through a single incision has just been introduced. We report the first case of a synchronous sing...

Salpingo-oophorectomy: clinical and financial analyses of laparoscopic and open techniques.

OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical results and financial costs of salpingo-oophorectomy performed by laparoscopy versus laparotomy. STUDY DESIGN Comparison of laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy with procedures performed by laparotomy. SETTING St. Vincent's Hospital and Fallon Clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts. PATIENTS Twenty women in both groups. INTERVENTIONS Salpingo-oophorectomies perfo...

Subcutaneous carbon dioxide emphysema following laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy: a case report.

Multiple patient and economic benefits have contributed to the widespread popularity of laparoscopic surgery. Although the laparoscopic approach is safe, it is not without potential complications. The following case study describes a patient undergoing a laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy who had a sudden rise in end-tidal carbon dioxide to 65 mm Hg and was found to have developed subcutaneous ...