Journal•ISSN: 1530-4515
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
About: Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques is an academic journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Laparoscopic surgery & Medicine. It has an ISSN identifier of 1530-4515. Over the lifetime, 3259 publications have been published receiving 45785 citations. The journal is also known as: Surgical laparoscopy endoscopy and percutaneous techniques & Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy, and percutaneous techniques.
Topics: Laparoscopic surgery, Medicine, Cholecystectomy, Hernia, Laparoscopy
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TL;DR: Endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach and low-pressure subcutaneous CO2 insufflation is a feasible and safe procedure, which results in satisfactory cosmetic results.
Abstract: An original technique for performing endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach to avoid an operative scar in the neck was developed. The subcutaneous space in the breast area and the subplatysmal space in the neck were bluntly dissected through a 15-mm incision between the nipples, and CO2 was insufflated at 6 mm Hg to create the operative space. Three trocars were inserted at the breast, and dissection of the thyroid and division of the thyroid vessels and parenchyma were performed endoscopically using an ultrasonically activated scalpel. Four hemithyroidectomies and one partial resection of the thyroid for five female patients with thyroid adenomas 5 to 7 cm in diameter were successfully performed using this procedure. There were no conversions to open surgery or complications. No scars were apparent in the neck, and all patients were fully satisfied with the cosmetic results. Endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach and low-pressure subcutaneous CO2 insufflation is a feasible and safe procedure, which results in satisfactory cosmetic results.
454 citations
TL;DR: This personal perspective chronicles the development of robotics for the general surgical community, the role of the military medical research effort, and many of the major programs that contributed to the current success of robotics.
Abstract: The use of robotics has been emerging for approximately 75 years, but only during the past 5 years has the potential of robotics been recognized by the surgical community as a whole This personal perspective chronicles the development of robotics for the general surgical community, the role of the military medical research effort, and many of the major programs that contributed to the current success of robotics
264 citations
TL;DR: Endoscopic thyroid surgery by the axillo‐bilateralbreast approach (ABBA) is a better method than BA and can be a feasible option, particularly for young patients who opt for the better cosmetic outcome.
Abstract: We developed a new endoscopic thyroid surgery by the axillo-bilateral-breast approach (ABBA) method, which is different from the previously described breast approach (BA) in that the port sites are modified to obtain a better view and to prevent the interference of surgical instruments. This modification also improves cosmetic results by eliminating the parasternal incision, which results in hypertrophic scar in a significant number of cases treated with BA. Twelve patients with benign thyroid tumors successfully underwent endoscopic thyroid surgery by ABBA, and their clinical outcomes were compared with those of four patients treated with BA. The mean operation time was significantly shorter in the ABBA group than in the BA group (188 minutes vs. 270 minutes; P < 0.01). Furthermore, the mean blood loss in the ABBA group (53 mL) was half of that in the BA group (108 mL). Neither conversion to open surgery nor significant intraoperative complications were experienced. The operative scars by ABBA became inconspicuous in a few weeks. These results seem to indicate that ABBA is a better method than BA and can be a feasible option, particularly for young patients who opt for the better cosmetic outcome.
250 citations
TL;DR: Robotic endoscopic thyroidectomy using the BABA technique is a feasible procedure and can be performed safely, providing an excellent operative field view enabling easy identification of vital structures and giving the desired cosmetic results and minimal postoperative pain similar to conventionalendoscopic thyroid surgery using theBABA technique.
Abstract: IntroductionRobotic surgery is useful in areas with difficult access like the pelvis. The ideal indications for robotic surgery are still to be established. The neck area, especially the thyroid gland poses a difficult challenge for many endoscopic surgeons. Robotic surgery is useful in this area du
203 citations
TL;DR: In contrast to the conclusion formed by the RANZCOG and ASERNIP-S, the available evidence shows that open laparoscopy eliminates the risk of major vascular injury and reduces the rate of major visceral injuries.
Abstract: :Recent reports by the Australian Safety and Efficacy Register for New interventions and Procedures (ASERNIP-S) and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) concluded that insufficient evidence is available to assess the safety of the open ve
198 citations