Bulent Berker, MD, Salih Taskin, MD, Elif Aylin Taskin, MD INTRODUCTION Approximately 30 years after its introduction, the use of laparoscopy in gynecology has expanded from diagnosis and tubal sterilization to more sophisticated operations and is even being used for the management of malignancies. Despite rapidly improving technical equipment and surgical skill, complication rates and preventa...

Robotic surgery is being used with increasing frequency in gynecologic oncology. To date, 44 cases were reported in the literature of radical hysterectomy performed with robotic surgery. When comparing robotic surgery with laparoscopy or laparotomy in performing a radical hysterectomy, the literature shows that robotic surgery offers an advantage over the other 2 surgical approaches with regard...

INTRODUCTION LAPAROSCOPY AND OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPY are the second most commonly performed gynecologic procedures after dilatation and curettage. During these procedures, injuries to the blood vessels in the abdominal wall have resulted from direct trauma caused by either the pneumoperitoneum needle or the trocars. (1) An injury can occur despite direct visualization, elevation of the abdominal ...

Although laparoscopic renal surgery dates to almost 30 years ago, in which the first laparoscopic nephrectomy was performed in 1990, the history of laparoscopy extends back over 100 years, when laparoscopy was first performed on dogs. Over the last 30 years, laparoscopic renal surgery has seen many advancements in technology and technique. With the introduction of robotics and new instruments, ...

PURPOSE To identify differences in clinical features between laparoscopy and open resection for primary tumor in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. We also evaluated short-term and oncologic outcomes after laparoscopy and open surgery. METHODS A total of 100 consecutive stage IV patients undergoing open (n=61) or laparoscopic (n=39) major resection were analyzed. There were four cases ...

BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node (SN) mapping by dye injection on conventional laparoscopy (CL) is often precluded by the presence of mesenteric adipose tissue in patients with colorectal cancer. SN mapping on CL was compared with that on infrared ray laparoscopy (IRL) during laparoscopy-assisted colectomy (LAC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-eight patients with colorectal cancer who underwent LAC...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We report a case of appendicitis presenting in an incarcerated femoral hernia, otherwise known as de Garengeot hernia. This rare hernia usually presents with both diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. We wish to underline the usefulness of laparoscopy in both the diagnosis and treatment of de Garengeot hernias. METHODS A diagnostic laparoscopy was performed initially....

The management of blunt abdominal trauma has evolved over time. While laparotomy is the standard of care in hemodynamically unstable patients, stable patients are usually treated by non-operative management (NOM), incorporating adjuncts such as interventional radiology. However, although NOM has shown good results in solid organ injuries, other lesions, namely those involving the hollow viscus,...

Few cases of intraoperative or postoperative complications associated with laparoscopic adnexal surgery have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of laparoscopic abdominal vascular injury and persistent bleeding in the matrix of the ovary following laparoscopic cystectomy. During the first postsurgical day, the patient was syncopal. The physical examination showed a vulvar hemato...