Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) represents a natural extension of minimally invasive surgery. Several case–control studies have demonstrated that LLR is safe and feasible in carefully selected ...

Forty patients were treated with the conventional Hartmann approach (resection plus a diverting colostomy) and 43 patients were managed by laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage. Patients in the lavage ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Polycythemia vera in GIST patients. Background: Abdominal tumors involving retroperitoneal vessels are rare but often constitute a terminal condition because of the presumed inextirpability of the ...

Though many digestive problems can be treated successfully with lifestyle changes or medications, some conditions may require laparoscopic surgery. For laparoscopic surgery, three or more small (5-10 ...

To compare outcomes after laparoscopic versus open major liver resection (hemihepatectomy) mainly for primary or metastatic cancer. The primary outcome measure was time to functional recovery.

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The results of this meta-analysis provide no evidence to support the benefit of abdominal drainage after resectional pancreatic surgery. Furthermore, the type of drain (closed suction versus gravity ...

With the rapid development of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic (LAP) wedge resection has become the first-choice treatment for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the stomach.