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| | Landmark surgery at Mercy Hospital |
 | | A laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the removal of the gallbladder using this technique. | | | A number of other surgical procedures are now being done using the laparoscopic technique. | | | On the first day after the surgery the patient was discharged and five days later she was seen by her physician and found to be recovering. |
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| | OBGYN.net - Removing Uterine Fibroids Laparoscopically |
| | Laparoscopic myomectomy is a relatively new technique that treats symptomatic fibroids and avoids the complications associated with laparotomy and hysterectomy. | | | Laparoscopic coagulation of subserosal fibroids using a newly developed bipolar needle produces the same effects as the Nd:YAG laser. | | | This technique should be performed by advanced pelviscopic surgeons who have mastered techniques of laparoscopic suturing and tissue removal. |
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| | BioMed Central Full text Laparoscopic and open surgery for pheochromocytoma |
| | Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a promising alternative to open surgery although concerns exist in regard to laparoscopic treatment of pheocromocytoma. | | | Laparoscopic surgery was performed with the patients placed in lateral position. | | | In experienced hands the laparoscopic technique is concluded to be the method of choice also for pheocromocytoma. |
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| | Tramadol, buy tramadol, antibiotics, Weight Loss drugs, weight loss herbs, weight loss herbal formula, weight loss, ... |
| | For gynecologic conditions other than cancer or pregnancy, women undergoing laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy as compared with one of the other techniques were more likely to have commercial insurance and to have their surgery at an urban hospital for diagnoses related to pain, endometriosis, or pelvic inflammatory disease. | | | percent of all hysterectomies were performed by the laparoscopically assisted vaginal technique; this proportion increased to 9.2 percent in 1993 and declined to 7.5 percent in 1994. | | | Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy was associated with higher hospital charges than the other techniques. |
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| | Laparoscopic Anti-reflux Surgery - New Treatments, January 22, 2005 |
| | They have a PCA pump for pain control for 12 to 24 hours and their pain is not in the incision usually, but is in the chest. | | | They complain of crushing pain in the chest because of the dissection and they complain of pain in their shoulder because of laparoscopic over-distention of the diaphragm by gas. | | | In our mind, and our recommendation, is that the same patients who are candidates for an open approach generally are candidates for the laparoscopic approach laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, gastroesophageal reflux surgery, Nissen fundoplication. |
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| | Laparoscopically implanting bladder control apparatus - Patent 5123428 |
| | The magnification and optics of the laparoscopic instruments aid in precise placement of the compression means (balloon positioning), which is an important feature of the surgical method employed. | | | Thus, it is anticipated that the use of laparoscopic instruments and techniques will improve the long term success of the prosthesis by simplifying the surgical method. | | | Using a trocar and Foley catheter, the patient's anterior bladder is elevated and connected to the patient's abdominal wall by a felt matrix or mesh patch 32 to effectively lengthen and stabilize the urethra. |
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| | Advance laparoscopic procedures offered at USC |
| | Laparoscopic splenectomy: In this procedure the spleen is removed by laparoscopic techniques. | | | The treatment of choice for this condition is removal of the spleen preferably by laparoscopic techniques. | | | Advance laparoscopic surgery has provided an opportunity to offer this procedure to many patients who previously would have required large open incision for correction of their surgical problems. |
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| | Chapter 7 - Laparoscopic rectosigmoid colpopoiesis |
| | Since laparoscopic-assisted and total laparoscopic techniques did not compromise the extent of rectosigmoid mobilisation while the short-term and long-term associated morbidity was less than in conventional open techniques, we conclude that our patients benefitted from this procedure. | | | A sufficiently deep general anaesthesie with corresponding extensive muscle relaxation is used throughout the procedure to prevent increase of abdominal pressure and subsequent subsiding of the abdominal cavity [6].The abdominal and perineal approaches are performed simultaneously with the patients in supine position. | | | We advocate considering a total laparoscopic approach whenever rectosigmoid colpopoiesis is indicated, provided a surgical team well skilled in laparoscopic procedures is available. |
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| | Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Extraction of the Kidney after Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy |
| | The combination of laparoscopic and vaginal approaches has increased the surgical armamentarium of both the gynecologist and the urologist. | | | Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in 100 patients: a single center experience from the United States. | | | The laparoscope was pushed behind the uterus into the cul-de-sac so that the surgeon making the vaginal incision could see the light through the vagina. |
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| | Total laparoscopic aneurysm resection can be offered to the majority of patients in our institution. | | | We report now our preliminary experience with a total laparoscopic approach to treat patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. | | | We now have the technique and the instrumentation to offer laparoscopic aneurym surgery as a minimal invasive alternative to patients unsuitable for endovascular aneurysm repair. |
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| | Method and apparatus for laparoscopically reinforcing vascular stent-grafts - Patent 5741274 |
| | Additionally, the laparoscope 26 may be adapted for guiding any of a variety of diagnostic and surgical tools into the peritoneal cavity. | | | whereby, when the catheter laparoscopically inserts a reinforcing member through the trocar into a body to adjacent an aneurismic blood vessel, the actuator locks the reinforcing member to reinforce the endoluminal prosthesis. | | | 13 is a tool for laparoscopically positioning the reinforcing member in a body in accordance with the present invention. |
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| | Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy |
| | Laparoscopic hysterectomy refers to a variety of procedures that differ in the proportion of the hysterectomy that is performed laparoscopically and the portion performed by vaginal techniques. | | | Laparoscopic hysterectomy refers to a variety of procedures that differ in the proportion of the hysterectomy that is performed laparosopically and the proportion performed by vaginal techniques. | | | Appropriate candidates for laparoscopic hysterectomy technique should meet one of the patient selection criteria for an abdominal hysterectomy as defined by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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| | Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
| | A laparoscope (a tiny telescope) connected to a camera is inserted through the trocar, allowing the surgeon to view a magnified image of the patient's internal organs on a video monitor. | | | Surgeons believe that many patients who need an abdominal hysterectomy may be treated with the laparoscopic technique. | | | USSC has introduced instruments for laparoscopic appendectomy; hernia repair; lung and bowel surgery; and a broad range of gynecologic procedures, including hysterectomy. |
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| | Laparoscopic Appendectomy |
| | As surgeons became familiar with laparoscopic techniques, the use of laparoscopy for diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain became a natural application of the technique. | | | Laparoscopic appendectomy: Initial experience in a training program. | | | The early experience at one hospital indicated that within two years of introduction of the technique, approximately half of appendectomies were performed laparoscopically. |
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| | Department of Surgery - Division of Pediatric Surgery |
| | A laparoscope (a tiny telescope connected to a video camera) is inserted through the trocar, giving the surgeon a magnified view of the patient's internal organs on a television monitor. | | | By operating through five tiny openings instead of the traditional 4 to 6 inch incision, most laparoscopic patients experience less pain, less scarring, a shorter hospital stay and a quicker recovery than patients undergoing the open procedure. | | | Also referred to as minimally invasive surgery or keyhole surgery, laparoscopic surgery uses a long, thin telescope-like instrument (the laparoscope) attached to a video camera that projects images onto a video monitor. |
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| | AGH General Surgery Residency Program |
| | Viable intestine and all other viable tissues were visualized laparoscopically as fluorescent in all cases, while the ischemic intestine was seen as a silhouette against the fluorescing tissue. | | | The use of ultraviolet (UV) light and fluorescein dye to evaluate intestine for ischemia is an established technique. | | | This has potential clinical application both for diagnosis of ischemic intestine and also for second look procedures. |
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| | DoctorFarmer.com - Obstetrics - Gynecology - Infertility - Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy! |
| | Another new surgical option is laparoscopic supra hysterectomy (LSH), a method using the laparoscopic procedure alone to remove a woman's uterus while preserving her cervix. | | | By contrast, injury to the urinary should be decreased with laparoscopic supracervical procedures. | | | In addition to the medical and cosmetic benefits of surgery without an abdominal incision, the 20 women in the study resumed normal activities as soon as 2 weeks after surgery (versus 28 days with laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy). |
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| | Stripe Main Page |
| | "Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy allowed us to take patients who were candidates for vaginal hysterectomy who either had prior surgery or had a question of scarring in the abdomen, and perform a small amount of surgery laparoscopically, but the majority of the hysterectomy was still done vaginally," Larsen explained. | | | Larsen said doing a hysterectomy using laparoscopic surgery takes longer versus just making an incision and doing the procedure abdominally, but the benefits to the patient out weigh that completely. | | | Women who need to have a hysterectomy may not have to endure as much post-operative pain thanks to a new procedure being done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. |
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| | gynlaparoscopy.com |
| | This may be secondary to unexpected complications or because the surgery cannot be safely performed with a laparoscopic approach. | | | The risks are similar for both laparoscopic and open surgery. | | | This treatment usually produces more immediate results in terms of pain relief and fertility compared to medical therapy. |
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| | Correcting reflux laparoscopically |
| | Furthermore, overall patient outcomes with laparoscopic procedures have been superior to outcomes with the traditional approach. | | | Correcting reflux laparoscopically is more difficult in patients with obesity, peptic strictures, paraesophageal hernias, short esophagus, or a history of previous upper abdominal or antireflux surgery. | | | The evolution, validation and justification of advanced laparoscopic surgical methods seem inevitable. |
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| | Healthfacts: Laparoscopically assisted hysterectomy: new technique raises new concerns |
| | The addition of the laparoscope, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, means that women undergo two distinct procedures, each with its own associated risks. | | | Robert E. Richardson and colleagues at London's Royal Free Hospital also concluded that the LAVH is much slower and seems to be a waste of time for most patients (The Lancet, 7 January 1995). | | | Many gynecologists believe that women with previous pelvic surgery, mild endometriosis, history of pelvic infection, or uterine fibroids are not candidates for vaginal hysterectomy, but Dr. Richardson and colleagues cited five published studies showing these conditions should no longer be regarded as contraindications. |
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| | Laproscopic colon cancer surgery is effective and less invasive |
| | The minimally invasive version has been performed since 1990, but some small studies suggested that patients who underwent laparoscopically assisted colectomy were more likely to have another bout of colon cancer or to develop cancer at or near the surgical incisions. | | | During laparoscopically assisted colectomy, the same procedure is performed through three one-half-inch incisions and one two-inch incision. | | | May 12, 2004 — Getting treated for a common type of cancer just became easier: An international team of surgeons including two at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has determined that minimally invasive surgery is as safe and effective as standard open surgery for most patients with cancer confined to the colon. |
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| | Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Removal of Uterine Fibroids |
| | It is important to understand that even a laparoscopic myomectomy is real surgery, and often requires several weeks of recovery. | | | One of my colleagues assisting me in a difficult laparoscopic surgery asked me when would I do a laparotomy (make a regular incision.) My answer was that I do the type of surgery that will obtain the best results. | | | Sometimes I will take a look through the laparoscope, and decide which way to approach the myomectomy at that time. |
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| | Bluegrass Bariatric Surgical Associates - Procedures |
| | Previous open or laparoscopic surgeries such as gallbladder surgery, C-section, hysterectomy, appendectomy, splenectomy, and pelvic surgery (such as on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or for endometriosis) are generally NOT contraindications to laparoscopic bariatric surgery in our hands. | | | Be aware that in most instances, none of these statements are true for advanced laparoscopic bariatric surgeons, and once again, you owe it to yourself to talk to us before you proceed with an open procedure based on one of these false assumptions. | | | That is why we perform all of our bariatric procedures laparoscopically, a technically challenging minimally invasive method proven to have less complications than traditional “open” bariatric surgical procedures. |
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| | Rare urologic procedure done laproscopically 8/ |
| | For patients, the benefits of a laparoscopic approach to the procedure are enormous, Freiha said. | | | In her case, scar tissue had obstructed one of her ureters, threatening her left kidney, said Dr. Camran Nezhat, clinical professor of surgery and gyn/ob and director of the Stanford Endoscopy Center for Training and Technology. | | | Patients experience less pain, have less surgical scarring and may spend just two or three days in the hospital, rather than a week or more, he said. |
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| | Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
| | These include injury to major blood vessels, the bowel or the urinary tract by the laparoscope introducer (trocar) or the needle used to infuse carbon dioxide into the abdominal cavity to facilitate visualization of the pelvic structures. | | | The technique used to use lasers but now lasers have been mostly replaced by surgical clips, cautery or suturing. | | | Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Many women come to the doctor and say they want a "laser" hysterectomy. |
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| | News - Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomies Feasible, Quick And Safe |
| | The surgeons noted that gastric cancer had been treated with laparoscopic gastrectomy in Japan in recent years but seldom with laparoscopic or laparoscopically assisted total gastrectomy because that technique was considered difficult. | | | A DGReview of :"The technique of laparoscopically assisted total gastrectomy with jejunal interposition for early gastric cancer" | | | "The technique of laparoscopically assisted total gastrectomy with jejunal interposition for early gastric cancer" |
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| | A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure |
| | Claims arising from laparoscopic surgery represent 20% of all general surgery claims, and 50% of laparoscopic claims are for bile duct injury. | | | When operative difficulty is encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the surgeon should pause to determine whether the operation should be continued laparoscopically. | | | In my opinion, the points made in the previous paragraphs cannot be emphasized too strongly and should be ingrained in all trainees, even though today these are in the "ought to be" category that will require a change in culture to achieve. |
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| | OR-Live: Live and On-Demand Medical Healthcasts |
| | This laparoscopic approach offers good visualization of an infant's deep pelvis with a reconstruction technique that minimizes trauma to important surrounding structures. | | | The laparoscopically assisted anorectal pull-through (LAARP) for high anorectal malformations (ARM) uses fundamental concepts learned from decades of high ARM repair and incorporates modern technologic advancements in surgical instrumentation and techniques. | | | A miniature video camera, the laparoscope, transmits magnified images of the patient's internal organs onto television monitors. |
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| | Vaginectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy as adjunctive surgery for female-to-male transsexual ... |
| | Vaginectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy as adjunctive surgery for female-to-male transsexual reassignment: preliminary report | | | Vaginectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy as adjunctive surgery for female-to-male transsexual reassignment: preliminary report - http://health.ftmaustralia.org/ - | | | This study examines the experience with this type of surgery at Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, from the gynecologists' point of view. |
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| | IngentaConnect Comparison of Laparoscopically Assisted and Conventional Ileocoli... |
| | 31 patients in the conventional group (65%) and 16 in the laparoscopically assisted group (62%) returned their subjective assessments. | | | There were no differences between the groups in the incidence of early complications or the cost of admission, but at a mean follow up of 30 months (range 2-59) significantly more patients in the conventional group had developed symptomatic bowel obstruction (15/48 compared with 2/26, p = 0.02). | | | Main outcome measures: Age, operating time, duration of hospital stay, early and late morbidity, and patients' subjective assessment. |
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| | SAGES Primary Care Physician Information: Laparoscopic Splenectomy |
| | Laparoscopic surgery is as safe as open splenectomy when performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons. | | | Delaitre B. Laparoscopic splenectomy: the "hanged spleen" technique. | | | Laparoscopic splenectomy is indicated in patients with hematological disorders that have not responded to medical therapy if removal of the spleen is expected to improve the patient's condition. |
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| | Laparoscopic surgery is here to stay since the vast development in the scientific imaging technology. | | | Since then it has been largely propelled by public awareness and the concept of minimal invasive surgery as because the patient suffers less pain, has a quicker return to normal activities, and also has a better cosmetic result. | | | According to the data collected in some major hospitals around 50% of the total abdominal surgery is done laparoscopically and predictions have been made that 70% are feasible laparoscopically. |
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| | SSAT - 1997 Abstract: 108 Laparoscopically assisted bowel resection for Crohn's disease: the best of both worlds. |
| | The procedure consisted of mobilization of the diseased bowel using laparoscopic techniques, delivery of the bowel and mesentery through a small incision (3-5 cm), then resection and anastomosis extracorporeally (18 anastomoses in 17 patients). | | | It is very important that you consult a doctor about any specific medical problem or question. | | | The purpose of this study was to evaluate laparosopically assisted bowel resection (LABR) in Crohn's disease and compare the results retrospectively to a corresponding group of patients who underwent an open procedure for Crohn's disease. |
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| | Laparoscopically harvested omental flap for chest ... FindYourHope.com |
| | One patient had a small transdiaphragmatic hernia treated by laparoscopic techniques. | | | Home » Articles » Laparoscopically harvested omental flap for chest... | | | The use of laparoscopy techniques facilitated the harvesting of the omentum, making it ideal in the treatment of complicated patients with multiple comorbidities. |
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| | Emirates Hospital :: Services :: About Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy |
| | The laparoscope also can be used before hysterectomy to look at the pelvic organs to help your doctor see what conditions are present. | | | To treat certain problems of the uterus, your doctor may suggest a procedure called laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). | | | Hysterectomy may be offered as a treatment option for problems with the uterus. |
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| | Abington Memorial Hospital News - Laparoscopically Assisted Colectomy |
| | In this study, 872 patients were randomized between the two procedures. | | | For more information regarding laparoscopically assisted colectomy, contact the Department of Surgery. | | | Josloff, a laparoscopic surgeon also from the Department of Surgery at Abington Memorial Hospital, comments that this solid, multi-institutional study demonstrates the equivalent outcomes of LAC and OC in selected patients with colon cancer with less morbidity and shorter hospital stays. |
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| | KARL STORZ Endoscopy - Gynecology - instrument set for laparoscopically assisted creation of a neovagina |
| | Laparoscopically assisted creation of a neovagina as a means of surgically correcting a vaginal aplasia, in particular those defects associated with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome and certain constellations of testicular feminization, has become a standard procedure thanks to the advantages offered by the minimally invasive method. | | | The surgical principle is based on intraabdominal stretching of the vaginal membrane. | | | The new WALLWIENER instrument set for the creation of a laparoscopically assisted neovagina was developed and optimized in order to produce optimal surgical results with a minimum operating time and convalescence period, and to minimize methodological and surgical complications. |
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| | Laparoscopically assisted Schauta operation: learning experience at the Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Buenos Aires ... |
| | CONCLUSIONS: This surgery is secure and has an excellent outcome, so it can be considered a valid approach for the treatment of patients with cervical carcinoma, but in our hands, 20 cases were needed to obtain the minimum skill needed to perform it. | | | Four pts have relapsed and died; 3 were stage Ib1 and the other was stage Ib2. | | | OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to show the learning experience of the employment of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy followed by a Schauta operation to treat patients with cervical carcinoma at a university hospital and to evaluate the feasibility, complications, hospital stay, delay in return to work, and overall survival of this procedure. |
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| | Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | All of these surgeries can be done laparoscopically. | | | The more invasive of the surgeries usually bypass or remove some portion of the patient's intestines which causes malabsorption and dumping. | | | Removing the implant returns the stomach to it's pre-surgical norm. |
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| | Laparoscopic surgery |
| | Laparoscopic surgery, also called keyhole surgery (when natural body openings are not used) or minimally invasive surgery (MIS), is a surgical technique. | | | Using fibre optic technology, video cameras (videoscopic procedures using a laparoscope or endoscope) and long, thin instruments, the size of incision a surgeon needs in order to see what he is doing can be reduced. | | | Rather than a 20 cm cut in a cholecystectomy, 4 or 5 cuts of 5-15 mm can be sufficient, the abdomen is insufflated and the endoscopic camera is put in through the navel and the instruments through small incisions. |
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| | IngentaConnect Laparoscopically instilled fluid: the rate of absorption and the ... |
| | The aim of the study was to assess the length of time laparoscopically instilled fluid remains in the peritoneal cavity and to assess its effects on patient discomfort and fluid balance. | | | Laparoscopically instilled fluid: the rate of absorption and the effects on patient discomfort and fluid balance | | | A total of 24 women undergoing laparoscopic surgery were randomized, one group (n = 12) received 1 l of normal saline instilled into the pouch of Douglas at the end of surgery, and the other (n = 12) acted as controls. |
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| | Laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colectomy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients: a good indication for ... |
| | Laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colectomy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients: a good indication for laparoscopic surgery. | | | Laparoscopic colorectal procedures have been accepted for a variety of conditions. | | | We present two cases of HIV-positive who underwent laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy and creation of a stoma for the treatment of sigmoid cancer and disseminated colorectal kaposi sarcoma, respectively. |
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| | Laparoscopically assisted vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy: comparison of postoperative pain, fatigue and systemic response. | | | Rorarius MG, Kujansuu E, Baer GA, Suominen P, Teisala K, Miettinen A, Ylitalo P, Laippala P. Laparoscopically assisted vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy: comparison of postoperative pain, fatigue and systemic response. |
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