Giovanni Dapri

..B.C.). The operative time, perioperative blood loss, intensive care and total hospital stays, peri- and postoperative morbidity, in-hospital mortality, number of lymph nodes dissected, and survival were the outcome measures...

..An option for enhancing weight loss is the conversion of RYGB into distal RYGB (DRYGB), which is a malabsorptive procedure. We report the technical strategy and the preliminary outcomes of conversion of RYGB to DRYGB by laparoscopy...

..The 2.5-year experience in 265 patients is reported here...

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..The purpose of this study was to randomly compare three techniques in LSG: no staple line reinforcement (group 1), buttressing of the staple line with Gore Seamguard (group 2), and staple line suturing (group 3)...

..This report describes the laparoscopic conversion of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) to biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)...

..Advantages, besides rapid recovery of bowel function, include short hospitalization and better cosmesis. Circular stapler esophagojejunostomy can easily be performed by insertion of the anvil transabdominally...

..We report on single-access transumbilical laparoscopic appendectomy (SATLA) and cholecystectomy (SATLC), performed using new curved reusable instruments...

..This study reports the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of laparoscopic reconversion of RYGB to original anatomy (OA) as treatment of these complications...

..We report the feasibility, safety and preliminary outcomes of laparoscopic conversion of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to sleeve gastrectomy (SG), as a first step of duodenal switch (DS), for insufficient weight loss or weight regain...

..1a), or between the surgeon's hands outside the abdomen (Fig. 1b). Leak test with the gastroscope checked the integrity of the suture. The specimen was retrieved transumbilically in a plastic bag...

..The authors report a single-access laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (SALN) performed with new curved reusable instruments...

..The procedure can be continued either by laparoscopy or by open surgery. At completion, the umbilicus is meticulously closed to avoid complications...

..We report the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of laparoscopic re-SG versus DS in patients presenting with insufficient weight loss or weight regain after ISG...

..The authors report a single-access transumbilical laparoscopic splenectomy (SATLS) performed with curved reusable instruments...

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..Leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal neoplasm. Different open and minimally invasive approaches have been described. We describe a right thoracoscopic enucleation with the patient in the prone position...

..Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) represents a relatively new restrictive operation for obesity. We report a prospective randomized study comparing two different techniques of performing this procedure...

..The procedure is completed by laparoscopic placement of a feeding jejunostomy with the patient supine...

..To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and short-term efficacy of the conversion of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) because of inadequate weight loss...

..We report our experience in nine patients presenting a long stenosis, not eligible for endoscopic balloon dilation, and treated by laparoscopic seromyotomy after ISG or SG/DS...

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..Difficult access to the biliary tract is one of the disadvantages after RYGBP. We report a useful technique of laparoscopic transgastric access to the gastric remnant for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)...

..Laparoscopy offers several advantages in the treatment of abdominal stab wounds. In this paper, we report our experience during 2004, where hemodynamically stable patients with stab wounds were managed laparoscopically...

..To determine the long-term efficacy and safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) for morbid obesity...

..This retrospective study compares the results of primary gastric bypass (PGB) versus secondary gastric bypass (SGB) performed after gastroplasty...

..After 1 year, the BMI is still unchanged and she is doing well. CONCLUSION: Restoration of normal anatomy after RYGBP is feasible...

..GERD is more frequent at 1 year after SG and at 3 years after GB. The number of re-operations is important in both groups, but the severity of complications appears higher in SG...

..We report a technique of Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy with manual anastomosis performed by thoracoscopy in prone position. Readers are encouraged to view the streaming video that accompanies this article...

..Stomach mobilization, gastric tube creation, and celiac lymphadenectomy are performed by laparoscopy. The esogastric anastomosis is a totally mechanical side-to-side anastomosis realized by left cervicotomy...

..The cost of SAL is similar to classic laparoscopy as only reusable products are used...

..In this paper, we describe a new method of total laparoscopic resection and defect closure after precise localization of the lesion by simultaneous gastrointestinal endoscopy in a 24-year-old woman...

..The postoperative stay was uneventful, with a total hospital stay of 6 days. CSHLCA is feasible and can lower the cost of the laparoscopic procedure. It may be considered in countries with limited access to mechanical staplers...

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