Presenter: Justine Broecker MD | Mayo Clinic, Florida Background: Laparoscopic partial sleeve duodenectomy (PSD) has been described as a safe, minimally invasive procedure to avoid larger open resections in patients with duodenal lesions not involving the ampulla. Methods: A 66 year old man was transferred from an outside hospital bleeding mass. Preoperative EGD demonstrated D2 mass biopsied GI...

Background: Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presentsa risk to health. A crude population measure of is the body mass index. The surgical treatmentof morbid termed bariatric surgery, Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy first described by Gagner.Specific complications have been reported, including staple-line bleeding leaks, Staple linereinforcement e...

We describe for the first time a case of lateral femoral condyle fracture following a fall in a 13-year-old child that was reduced arthroscopically using a probe. It was definitively fixed with 0 vicryl sutures in a cruciate pattern after being initially stabilised with 1.5-mm Kirschner wires. Four beath pins carrying sutures were drilled at four opposing quadrants through the reduced fragment ...

Seventy-three patients who had incisional hernia repair at two hospitals, a government and a private, from 2000 to 2005 were reviewed. Fifty-nine (80.8%) patients were females and 52 (71.2%) patients were Saudi. Five (6.8%) patients had minor complications. Twenty-four (32.9%) patients had polypropylene mesh while 49 (67.1%) patients had vypro mesh, both types where fixed intraperitoneally usin...

Introduction: Reconstruction of chest wall defects remains a very challenging issue and often requires prosthetic repair to prevent flail chest and paradoxical breathing. Case Report: We report a case of chest wall reconstruction following resection of a long standing, massive, well differentiated, primary chondrosarcoma of the sternum which was involving the entire body of sternum and adjoinin...

Surgical separation of supernumerary teeth fused to permanent incisor teethhas typically given rise to residual post surgical periodontal defects, induding loss of attachment and deep periodontal pocketing with persistent inflammation. Other complications include devitalisation of the retained tooth section, ankylosis, external and replacement resorption. A unique technique of using guided tiss...

Se describe una técnica quirúrgica alternativa para la formación de neovagina en ocho casos agenesia útero y vagina. Todas las pacientes tenían amenorrea primaria ausencia congénita vagina (Síndrome Rokitansky), entre 18 25 años edad. De manera breve, consistió hacer disección roma el espacio vésico-rectal hasta alcanzar peritoneo. realizó tracción del peritoneo hacia abajo con pinza, se abrió ...