Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Jun 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyHand-assisted laparoscopic versus open right hemicolectomy: short-term outcomes in a single institution from China.
To compare the perioperative parameters and short-term outcomes of hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy (HALC) and open colectomy (OC) for the treatment of patients with cancer of the right hemicolon. ⋯ The results from the present study demonstrate that the HALC is a valid surgical approach for cancer of the right hemicolon that retains the benefits of minimally invasive surgery. We believe that this technique is a safe, useful, and feasible method for patients with right-sided colonic cancer. If practiced more, it might be advocated as a "bridge" between traditional laparoscopic surgery and conventional open procedures.
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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Jun 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialPreemptive use of diclofenac in combination with ketamine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
To examine the combined preemptive effects of low-dose ketamine, diclofenac, and their combination on postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ The preemptive administration of a combination of low-dose ketamine plus diclofenac sodium improved postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, whereas ketamine at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg did not elicit a preemptive analgesic effect.
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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Jun 2012
Case ReportsSuccessful resuscitation after carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopy.
Venous air embolism (VAE) is a rare life-threatening complication that can occur during laparoscopy. A 50-year-old previously healthy woman underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and liver cyst fenestration. Immediately after the surgeon had left the operating room, the patient became hypotensive and developed cardiac arrest. ⋯ The patient was resuscitated and stabilized, and was transferred to another hospital, where she received hyperbaric oxygen treatment. The patient was discharged 14 days after surgery without any sequelae. It is important that the general surgeon suspects VAE during laparoscopy whenever the patient develops sudden and unexplained severe hypotension or cardiac arrest during or immediately after laparoscopy.