This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the LigaSure vessel sealing system (LVSS) when used for esophagectomy. We compared 56 consecutive patients (32 male and 24 female, mean age: 56.64"12.61 years), who had undergone Ivor–Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma between January 2005 and May 2009. Among them, from January 2005 to April 2007, 27 patients (group 1) were operated on with...

Abstract Case Report Symptomatic prolapsing haemorrhoids are usually treated with either haemorrhoidal artery ligation operation (HALO), stapled haemorrhoidopexy or open haemorrhoidectomy. Complications rare serious complications like rectal perforation reported scarcely in literature. We report a case of intraperitoneal following transanal and converted Ligasure-assisted haemorrhoidectomy 74-y...

UNLABELLED Carotid paragangliomas are rare tumors of slow growth, progressive, and highly vascularized; surgery is the chosen treatment, and most surgeons perform an approach with a longitudinal cervicotomy. OBJECTIVE We present a case of carotid paraganglioma Shamblin III with skull base extension. METHODS Submandibular approach and vascular sealing device of the Ligasure(®) system were us...

Presenter: Michael Jureller MD | Montefiore Medical Center Background: Case 1is a 68 year old female with compensated hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis and 2 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) lesions. A 15mm LIRADS-4 lesion in segment 8 2cm LIRADS-5 6. She was not transplant candidate. Laparoscopic approach left lateral decubitus position is used to facilitate exposure. The deep, so it received la...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this review was to compare the efficacy and surgical outcomes of total thyroidectomy between the Focus Harmonic scalpel (Ethicon, Cincinnati, OH) and other hemostatic procedures. METHODS An extensive search was conducted using the PubMed and Cochrane databases from January 2008 to October 2014. Operating time, blood loss, pain, complications, and hospital stay were e...