OBJECTIVE To present the indications, techniques, results, and limitations of endoscopic surgical treatment of laryngotracheal cleft. DESIGN Retrospective case note study (2005-2009). SETTING Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Armand Trousseau Children's Hospital, Paris, France. PATIENTS Eleven patients who underwent endoscopic cleft closure as a primary (n = 8) or second...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To assess the efficacy of a surgical telementoring program for endoscopic skull base surgery. STUDY DESIGN Prospective case series with surveys of surgeons. METHODS A surgical telementoring program was established for mentoring of a skull base team at the University of Maribor in Slovenia by an experienced skull base team at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a simple, relatively safe and cost effective means of establishing enteral access for patients requiring long term nutritional support. PEG has several advantages over surgical gastrostomy and should be considered the procedure of choice for long term enteral therapy in appropriate patients. At the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital (QEMH) between Jun...

Recent studies suggest that pulmonary vein isolation can be an effective method of treatment for atrial fibrillation. This procedure can be performed with minimally invasive, totally endoscopic cardiac surgical techniques. We report our first successful endoscopic isolation of the pulmonary veins in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The procedure consisted of making a box lesion ar...

A 24-year-old pregnant patient was referred to us because of pain and tenderness in the right upper quadrant. Her liver enzymes and bilirubin levels were elevated; an abdominal ultrasound examination revealed gallstones within the gallbladder. Diagnosis of biliary pancreatitis was established based on elevated amylase levels. Oral intake was withheld; intravenous antibiotic therapy and total pa...

A study was performed in order to compare the efficiency of surgical versus non-surgical treatment in patients hospitalized for epistaxis regarding the source of bleeding, and to identify failure-predicting factors related to specific treatments. 62 patients were included in the study, 36 (58%) of whom suffered from posterior epistaxis and 26 (42%) experienced anterior bleeding. The single fact...

Ampullary neoplasms are one of the causes of obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is useful procedure for diagnosing and tissue sampling of ampullary neoplasms. Ampullectomy by resecting entire ampulla provides whole lesion for pathologic evaluation and also is appropriate for real pathologic staging for further management decision but ampullectomy conside...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) are modern techniques that now play a crucial role in the treatment of colorectal lesions. ESD is procedure allows for lesions any size single piece, with clear advantages regarding oncological outcomes recurrences. However, it complex technique, requiring high skills, ex...

Frontal sinus osteomas are mostly asymptomatic and slow-growing benign tumors most frequently involving the frontal sinus [1]. The surgical procedures available for osteoma removal can be classified into external, endoscopic, or a combination of both [2]. The external approach is often selected to ensure complete and safe removal of frontal sinus osteoma located close to both orbits [3]. Here, ...