INTRODUCTION Our objective is to determine which complications lead to reoperation, and the outcomes of reoperation using laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at Centro Hospitalar de São João. MATERIAL AND METHODS Observational study. Patients included were aged 18 to 65 years at first gastric banding, underwent rem...

laparoscopy or minimally-invasive surgery is a surgical technique in which the surgical operations are performed via a few small incisions. this kind of surgery has fewer complications over open surgery. finding methods for shortening the time of laparoscopic surgeries can improve operating room efficiency. an approach to shortening the time of laparoscopic surgeries is identifying the interrup...

laparoscopic trocar site interparietal hernia is a rare type of incisional hernia, which has been rarely reported. this type of hernia is usually observed when the fascia or peritoneum is not repaired or not completely closed. this complication may lead to some serious problems. we aimed to report a case of port site interparietal hernia after laparoscopic splenectomy.

postoperative portal vein thrombosis is a rare complication which occurs most often after hepatobiliary surgery.to date, few cases following laparoscopic cho lecystectomy have been reported. in this paper we present a case of portal vein thrombosis diagnosed with abdominal ct scan on the seventh day following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.the patient was administered therapeutic intravenous hepa...

Background. Laparoscopic lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy (LTA) has been the standard method for resecting benign adrenal gland tumors. Recently, however, laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (PRA) has been more popular as an alternative method. This systematic review evaluates current evidence on adrenalectomy techniques, comparing laparoscopic LTA with PRA and laparoscopi...

PURPOSE This study aimed to comparatively evaluate the cost-effectiveness of four different types of radical nephrectomy (RN) techniques: open, laparoscopic, robot-assisted laparoscopic, and video-assisted minilaparotomy surgery (VAMS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Among patients who were diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and underwent RN, 20 patients were selected who received open, laparoscopic,...

conclusions prophylactic gabapentin administration could be considered as an effective and safe intervention to reduce occurrence and severity of plsp after gynecologic laparoscopic cystectomy. results comparing the gabapentin (n = 20) and placebo (n = 20) groups, basic characteristics including age (p = 0.446), body mass index (bmi) (p = 0.876), pregnancy history (p = 0.660), and surgery time ...

Laparoscopic resection of appendiceal mucoceles has recently been described, but the safety and efficacy are controversial. We present two cases of laparoscopic mucocelectomies involving 14 and 15 cm cystic masses originating from the appendix. The laparoscopic mucocelectomies were performed using four ports. From the beginning of the procedure, a laparoscopic bag was used to safely contain the...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The use of training models in laparoscopic surgery allows the surgical team to practice procedures in a safe environment. The aim of this study was to determine the capability of an inanimate laparoscopic appendectomy model to discriminate between different levels of surgical experience (construct validity). METHODS The performance of 3 groups with different levels of...

BACKGROUND Widespread adoption of minimal access techniques forced a generation of abdominal surgeons to re-learn many standard abdominal procedures. This threatened to reduce the pool of suitable "training" operations for surgical residents. METHODS Operator grade, duration of operation, acute/elective operation, conversion rate, complications, and postoperative stay were recorded prospectiv...