Successful laparoscope-assisted orchiectomy in three cryptorchid sheep

Laparoscope-assisted appendectomy in adults: the two-trocar technique.

BACKGROUND Open appendectomy is still the most common method of treating appendicitis. Laparoscopic procedures for removal of the appendix by the "in" technique as an alternative to conventional appendectomy have gained wide popularity, but have been criticized for their technical difficulty and high cost. We assessed the safety and efficacy of the laparoscope-assisted appendectomy (the two-tro...

Laparoscope Self-calibration for Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery

For robotic assisted minimal access surgery, recovering 3D soft tissue deformation is important for intra-operative surgical guidance, motion compensation, and prescribing active constraints. We propose in this paper a method for determining varying focal lengths of stereo laparoscope cameras during robotic surgery. Laparoscopic images typically feature dynamic scenes of soft-tissue deformation...

marker-assisted selection in sheep and goats

A case of giant ileal duplication in an adult, successfully treated with laparoscope-assisted surgery

Alimentary tract duplication is a rare congenital malformation but can occur anywhere along the digestive tract. Most patients become symptomatic in early childhood, and only a few cases of adult patients have been reported in the literature. We herein report a unique case of a giant ileal duplication in an adult, which was successfully treated with laparoscope-assisted surgery. A 60-year-old m...

Systemic analysis on laparoscope-assisted gastrectomy for patients with gastric cancer.

BACKGROUND Laparoscope-assisted gastrectomy in treating patients with gastric cancers developed with a background of highly invasive traditional surgery and is being increasingly performed in the Asian Pacific area. This study systemically investigated the technique and clinical results for comparison with traditional radical subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancers. METHODS Clinical studies ...