Browsing by Subject "Laparoscopy"
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(2011)Bilateral laparoscopic synchronous adrenalectomy in bilateral pheochromocytoma: experience in 8 patients. Aim: To evaluate 8 cases of bilateral pheochromocytoma and laparoscopic synchronous treatment. Patients and Methods: ...
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(Ene Ediciones S.A., 2006)Objective: To report the complications and their respective management in our series of laparoscopic nephrectomy. Material and methods: Between November 1992 and March 2004, 319 patients underwent laparoscopic ablative ...
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(Brazilian Society of Urology, 2006)Objective: In this study, we have gathered the second largest series yet published on laparoscopic radical cystectomy in order to evaluate the incidence and cause of intra and postoperative complication, conversion to open ...
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(2006)Laparoscopic urology has evolved considerably during last decade as well as number and spectrum of surgical related complications. Experiences reported by laparoscopic trained groups allow preventing, promptly recognizing, ...
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(Sociedad de Cirujanos de Chile, 2010)Introduction: Capnothorax is a rare complication of urologic laparoscopy. However with the increasing use of this technique in a variety of urological procedures, this rare complication is a potential risk. Material and ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved. Background: Intraductal stones, ductal abnormalities and pancreatic pseudocysts are part of chronic pancreatitis (CP). The goal of treatment is pain relief, resolution ...
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(2008)Introduction: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for surgical treatment of benign prostatic hiperplasya (BPH). However, its application is limited to low volume adenomas (< 75 cc). ...
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(2009)OBJECTIVES: The experience of a renowned Latin American laparoscopic center is reported and the differences with the open technique are thoroughly discussed. METHODS: During a 7 year period a total of 85 laparoscopic ...
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Laparoscopic repair of renal artery aneurysm: A description of the technique and results in 2 cases (2008)Background and Purpose: Renal artery aneurysm is a rare occurrence. We report our experience in the management of 2 symptomatic renal artery aneurysms with laparoscopic approach. Material and Methods: Two patients, male ...
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(2007)Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been introduced as a multipurpose restrictive procedure for obese patients. Variations of the surgical technique would be important for the late results. Methods: 50 ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-01)Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is the most common indication for elective splenectomy. The laparoscopic approach has been used over the past ten years. Aim: To report our experience with laparoscopic splenectomy. ...
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(2012)Objectives: To describe the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for severe ureteric endometriosis. Study design: Retrospective descriptive study of the clinical and surgical outcomes for patients who underwent laparoscopic ...
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(2008)OBJECTIVES: Simple renal cysts (SRC) are usually asymptomatic and do not require any kind of treatment. Laparoscopy is a reasonable minimally invasive surgical option for symptomatic cysts. Herein, we present the results ...
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(Colegio Brasileiro Cirurgia Digestiva-CBCD, 2020)Background: Laparoscopic surgery has been gradually accepted as an option for the surgical treatment ofgastric cancer. There are still points that are controversial or situations that are eventually associated with ...
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(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1998)The indications for routine intraoperative cholangiography remain controversial. We present here our recent results concerning the frequency of unknown retained common bile duct stones in 253 consecutive patients who ...
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(Brazilian Society of Urology, 2006)Purpose: Because laparoscopic radical prostatectomy remains a challenging procedure, rectal injury is always a potential complication. We review the incidence of rectal injuries at our institution in the first 110 consecutive ...
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(S. Karger AG, 2018)© 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.Introduction: The laparoscopic approach for the treatment of gastric cancer has many advantages. However, outside Asia there are few large case series. Aim: To evaluate postoperative morbidity, ...
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(Cancer Intelligence Ltd, 2021)Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of cancer death in Chile. Although recommended in international guidelines since 2006, perioperative chemotherapy was not available to patients in the public health system in Chile ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Plasma ghrelin levels may decrease after vertical sleeve gastrectomy, probably due to the excision of a large portion of the gastric fundus. It is worth ...
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(Ene Ediciones S.A., 2007)Introduction: Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a dominant autosomic hereditary condition, characterized by cerebellar hemangioblastomas, retinal animas and visceral cysts and tumors. We report a case of a patient with Von ...
