Anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery is a serious complication leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Multiple studies have found as risk factors for anastomotic leakage: male gender, obesity, preoperative steroid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, longer duration of operation, surgical experience and preoperative blood transfusion. The laparoscopic approach is not inf...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a combined approach to the treatment of biliary pancreatitis using laparoscopic cholecystectomy and selective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). DESIGN Consecutive case series. SETTING Tertiary care center. PATIENTS All patients undergoing primary operations for biliary pancreatitis during 2 time periods were included. I...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Symptomatic pancreatic pseudocysts can be drained using open, endoscopic, and laparoscopic techniques. Little is written on the role of laparoscopic drainage techniques after major abdominal operations. We describe a case of laparoscopic cystgastrotomy after pancreaticoduodenecomy. CASE REPORT A 55-year-old female with a prior history of open pylorus-preserving pancr...

The present study was undertaken in order to evaluate the usefulness or otherwise of preoperative gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue treatment prior to laparoscopic myomectomy. From June 1993 through December 1996, 60 premenopausal women aged between 25 and 42 years and with a sonographic diagnosis of intramural or subserous myomas were selected for laparoscopic myomectomy at the D...

Purpose: Despite convergent evidence indicating a wide range of advantages for computed tomography angiography (CTA) for evaluating vascular anatomy prior to laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (CME), the operative effects of CTA remain to be determined. In this study, we investigated alterations in operative outcomes caused by preoperative CTA. Methods: Based on CTA, arterial and venous v...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic Doppler technology has previously been reported to help identify vasculature during laparoscopy. Recently, we published our initial experience with this technology during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, and robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty. We now present a prospective, pilot eva...

BACKGROUND Although open and laparoscopic appendectomies are comparable operations in terms of outcomes, it is unknown whether this is true in the obese patient. Our objective was to compare short-term outcomes in obese patients after laparoscopic vs open appendectomy. STUDY DESIGN Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (2005-2009), 13,33...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic fundoplication has become the criterion standard for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Recently, several patients were referred with recurrent symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease or severe dysphagia following previous antireflux surgery for possible laparoscopic reoperation. HYPOTHESIS To determine the safety and efficacy of this proced...

Objective: This study evaluated the safety and operative utilities of the laparoscopic gastric mobilization compared with hand-assisted laparoscopic gastric mobilization. Patients and Methods: From April 2010 to November 2015, 125 patients with esophageal cancer have been performed laparoscopic mobilization; 33 under hand-assisted laparoscopic gastric mobilization (HLG group) and 92 under lapar...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Macroscopic appearance of the gallbladder is an important factor in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate surgical outcomes in patients with scleroatrophic gallbladders who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS From 2002-2007, 295 patients were found to have a scleroatrophic gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Investigated v...