Laparoscopy: A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy.Conversion to Open Surgery: Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during the INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD.Treatment Outcome: Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive: Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-control manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device.Postoperative Complications: Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.Gene Conversion: The asymmetrical segregation of genes during replication which leads to the production of non-reciprocal recombinant strands and the apparent conversion of one allele into another. Thus, e.g., the meiotic products of an Aa individual may be AAAa or aaaA instead of AAaa, i.e., the A allele has been converted into the a allele or vice versa.Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation: Surgical insertion of BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES to repair injured or diseased blood vessels.Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal: An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the ABDOMINAL AORTA which gives rise to the visceral, the parietal, and the terminal (iliac) branches below the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.Retrospective Studies: Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.Vascular Surgical Procedures: Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders.Aortic Rupture: The tearing or bursting of the wall along any portion of the AORTA, such as thoracic or abdominal. It may result from the rupture of an aneurysm or it may be due to TRAUMA.Reoperation: A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery.Time Factors: Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.Colectomy: Excision of a portion of the colon or of the whole colon. (Dorland, 28th ed)Endovascular Procedures: Minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic or therapeutic, performed within the BLOOD VESSELS. They may be perfomed via ANGIOSCOPY; INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY; or INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.Length of Stay: The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.Operative Time: The duration of a surgical procedure in hours and minutes.Colorectal Surgery: A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.Laparotomy: Incision into the side of the abdomen between the ribs and pelvis.Follow-Up Studies: Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.Blood Vessel Prosthesis: Device constructed of either synthetic or biological material that is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels.Trigger Finger Disorder: A painful disability in the hand affecting the finger or thumb. It is caused by mechanical impingement of the digital flexor tendons as they pass through a narrowed retinacular pulley at the level of the metacarpal head. Thickening of the sheath and fibrocartilaginous metaplasia can occur, and nodules can form. (From Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 5th ed, p2137-58).Intraoperative Complications: Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure.Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted: Endoscopic surgery of the pleural cavity performed with visualization via video transmission.Prospective Studies: Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic: Excision of the gallbladder through an abdominal incision using a laparoscope.Robotics: The application of electronic, computerized control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses.Bariatric Surgery: Surgical procedures aimed at affecting metabolism and producing major WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with MORBID OBESITY.Stents: Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.Video-Assisted Surgery: Endoscopic surgical procedures performed with visualization via video transmission. When real-time video is combined interactively with prior CT scans or MRI images, this is called image-guided surgery (see SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED).Blood Loss, Surgical: Loss of blood during a surgical procedure.Surgical Procedures, Elective: Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery.Digestive System Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the digestive system or its parts.Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic: An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the THORACIC AORTA. This proximal descending portion of aorta gives rise to the visceral and the parietal branches above the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.Urologic Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male genitalia, UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE is available.Aortography: Radiographic visualization of the aorta and its branches by injection of contrast media, using percutaneous puncture or catheterization procedures.General Surgery: A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.Surgery, Computer-Assisted: Surgical procedures conducted with the aid of computers. This is most frequently used in orthopedic and laparoscopic surgery for implant placement and instrument guidance. Image-guided surgery interactively combines prior CT scans or MRI images with real-time video.Open Reading Frames: A sequence of successive nucleotide triplets that are read as CODONS specifying AMINO ACIDS and begin with an INITIATOR CODON and end with a stop codon (CODON, TERMINATOR).Postoperative Period: The period following a surgical operation.Orthopedic Procedures: Procedures used to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM, its articulations, and associated structures.Laparoscopes: ENDOSCOPES for examining the abdominal and pelvic organs in the peritoneal cavity.Tomography, X-Ray Computed: Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.Angioplasty: Reconstruction or repair of a blood vessel, which includes the widening of a pathological narrowing of an artery or vein by the removal of atheromatous plaque material and/or the endothelial lining as well, or by dilatation (BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY) to compress an ATHEROMA. Except for ENDARTERECTOMY, usually these procedures are performed via catheterization as minimally invasive ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.Thoracic Surgery: A surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus. Two major types of thoracic surgery are classified as pulmonary and cardiovascular.Patient Selection: Criteria and standards used for the determination of the appropriateness of the inclusion of patients with specific conditions in proposed treatment plans and the criteria used for the inclusion of subjects in various clinical trials and other research protocols.Ureteral Calculi: Stones in the URETER that are formed in the KIDNEY. They are rarely more than 5 mm in diameter for larger renal stones cannot enter ureters. They are often lodged at the ureteral narrowing and can cause excruciating renal colic.Nephrectomy: Excision of kidney.Retroperitoneal Space: An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the DIAPHRAGM to the brim of the true PELVIS, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space.Risk Assessment: The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)Cardiac Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the heart.Ureteral Diseases: Pathological processes involving the URETERS.Surgical Instruments: Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.Feasibility Studies: Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project.Pain, Postoperative: Pain during the period after surgery.Endoscopy: Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.Esophagostomy: Surgical formation of an external opening (stoma) into the esophagus.Conversion Disorder: A disorder whose predominant feature is a loss or alteration in physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder but that is actually a direct expression of a psychological conflict or need.Gynecologic Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the female genitalia.Urinary Bladder Calculi: Stones in the URINARY BLADDER; also known as vesical calculi, bladder stones, or cystoliths.Anastomosis, Surgical: Surgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side.Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy: Placement of one of the surgeon's gloved hands into the ABDOMINAL CAVITY to perform manual manipulations that facilitate the laparoscopic procedures.Chi-Square Distribution: A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.Suture Techniques: Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES).Risk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Aortic Diseases: Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA.Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial: Deliberate introduction of air into the peritoneal cavity.Arthroscopy: Endoscopic examination, therapy and surgery of the joint.Tissue Adhesions: Pathological processes consisting of the union of the opposing surfaces of a wound.Surgical Equipment: Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.Surgery, Plastic: The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.Learning Curve: The course of learning of an individual or a group. It is a measure of performance plotted over time.Ureter: One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER.Herniorrhaphy: Surgical procedures undertaken to repair abnormal openings through which tissue or parts of organs can protrude or are already protruding.Diskectomy, Percutaneous: Percutaneous excision of a herniated or displaced INTERVERTEBRAL DISC by posterolateral approach, always remaining outside the spinal canal. Percutaneous nucleotomy was first described by Hijikata in Japan in 1975. In 1985 Onik introduced automated percutaneous nucleotomy which consists in percutaneous aspiration of the nucleus pulposus. It is carried out under local anesthesia, thus reducing the surgical insult and requiring brief hospitalization, often performed on an outpatient basis. It appears to be a well-tolerated alternative to surgical diskectomy and chymopapain nucleolysis.Cholecystectomy: Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.Intraoperative Period: The period during a surgical operation.Ureteroscopy: Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the ureter.Prosthesis Design: The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis.Paraparesis: Mild to moderate loss of bilateral lower extremity motor function, which may be a manifestation of SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; parasagittal brain lesions; and other conditions.Prosthesis Failure: Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking.Molecular Sequence Data: Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.Aneurysm, Dissecting: Aneurysm caused by a tear in the TUNICA INTIMA of a blood vessel leading to interstitial HEMORRHAGE, and splitting (dissecting) of the vessel wall, often involving the AORTA. Dissection between the intima and media causes luminal occlusion. Dissection at the media, or between the media and the outer adventitia causes aneurismal dilation.Hernia, Inguinal: An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the GROIN region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the ABDOMINAL WALL (transversalis fascia) in Hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.Obesity, Morbid: The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.Preoperative Care: Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)Recurrence: The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.Cholecystitis, Acute: Acute inflammation of the GALLBLADDER wall. It is characterized by the presence of ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and LEUKOCYTOSIS. Gallstone obstruction of the CYSTIC DUCT is present in approximately 90% of the cases.Thoracotomy: Surgical incision into the chest wall.Paraplegia: Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness.Cataract Extraction: The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye.Surgical Procedures, Operative: Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases. (Taber, 18th ed.)Appendectomy: Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. (Dorland, 28th ed)Postoperative Care: The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)Surgical Mesh: Any woven or knit material of open texture used in surgery for the repair, reconstruction, or substitution of tissue. The mesh is usually a synthetic fabric made of various polymers. It is occasionally made of metal.Gastrectomy: Excision of the whole (total gastrectomy) or part (subtotal gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy, gastric resection) of the stomach. (Dorland, 28th ed)Thoracoscopy: Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity.Lithotripsy: The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a catheter. Focused percutaneous ultrasound and focused hydraulic shock waves may be used without surgery. Lithotripsy does not include the dissolving of stones by acids or litholysis. Lithotripsy by laser is LITHOTRIPSY, LASER.Aorta, Abdominal: The aorta from the DIAPHRAGM to the bifurcation into the right and left common iliac arteries.Aneurysm, Ruptured: The tearing or bursting of the weakened wall of the aneurysmal sac, usually heralded by sudden worsening pain. The great danger of a ruptured aneurysm is the large amount of blood spilling into the surrounding tissues and cavities, causing HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK.Iliac Artery: Either of two large arteries originating from the abdominal aorta; they supply blood to the pelvis, abdominal wall and legs.Microsurgery: The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.Survival Rate: The proportion of survivors in a group, e.g., of patients, studied and followed over a period, or the proportion of persons in a specified group alive at the beginning of a time interval who survive to the end of the interval. It is often studied using life table methods.Coronary Artery Bypass: Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion.Kidney Pelvis: The flattened, funnel-shaped expansion connecting the URETER to the KIDNEY CALICES.Equipment Design: Methods of creating machines and devices.Fundoplication: Mobilization of the lower end of the esophagus and plication of the fundus of the stomach around it (fundic wrapping) in the treatment of GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX that may be associated with various disorders, such as hiatal hernia. (From Dorland, 28th ed)Kaplan-Meier Estimate: A nonparametric method of compiling LIFE TABLES or survival tables. It combines calculated probabilities of survival and estimates to allow for observations occurring beyond a measurement threshold, which are assumed to occur randomly. Time intervals are defined as ending each time an event occurs and are therefore unequal. (From Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1995)Surgery, Oral: A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.Rectal Neoplasms: Tumors or cancer of the RECTUM.Lumbar Vertebrae: VERTEBRAE in the region of the lower BACK below the THORACIC VERTEBRAE and above the SACRAL VERTEBRAE.Abdomen: That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.Decompression, Surgical: A surgical operation for the relief of pressure in a body compartment or on a body part. (From Dorland, 28th ed)Aortic Aneurysm: An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of AORTA.Ischemia: A hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue caused by a PATHOLOGIC CONSTRICTION or obstruction of its BLOOD VESSELS, or an absence of BLOOD CIRCULATION.Mesenteric Artery, Superior: A large vessel supplying the whole length of the small intestine except the superior part of the duodenum. It also supplies the cecum and the ascending part of the colon and about half the transverse part of the colon. It arises from the anterior surface of the aorta below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.Emergency Treatment: First aid or other immediate intervention for accidents or medical conditions requiring immediate care and treatment before definitive medical and surgical management can be procured.Hospital Mortality: A vital statistic measuring or recording the rate of death from any cause in hospitalized populations.Drainage: The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.Organ Sparing Treatments: Techniques, procedures, and therapies carried out on diseased organs in such a way to avoid complete removal of the organ and preserve the remaining organ function.Recovery of Function: A partial or complete return to the normal or proper physiologic activity of an organ or part following disease or trauma.Base Sequence: The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance of the right atrium directly to the aorta (or femoral artery) via an oxygenator thus bypassing both the heart and lungs.Celiac Artery: The arterial trunk that arises from the abdominal aorta and after a short course divides into the left gastric, common hepatic and splenic arteries.Aorta, Thoracic: The portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and extending to the DIAPHRAGM, eventually connecting to the ABDOMINAL AORTA.Mesenteric Artery, Inferior: The artery supplying nearly all the left half of the transverse colon, the whole of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the greater part of the rectum. It is smaller than the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) and arises from the aorta above its bifurcation into the common iliac arteries.Amino Acid Sequence: The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION.Colonic Diseases: Pathological processes in the COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).Endarterectomy: Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY.Survival Analysis: A class of statistical procedures for estimating the survival function (function of time, starting with a population 100% well at a given time and providing the percentage of the population still well at later times). The survival analysis is then used for making inferences about the effects of treatments, prognostic factors, exposures, and other covariates on the function.Ambulatory Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on an outpatient basis. It may be hospital-based or performed in an office or surgicenter.Spinal Fusion: Operative immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies with a short bone graft or often with diskectomy or laminectomy. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)Intraoperative Care: Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests.RomaniaLogistic Models: Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion: Obstruction of the flow in the SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION by ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; STENOSIS; TRAUMA; and compression or intrinsic pressure from adjacent tumors. Rare causes are drugs, intestinal parasites, and vascular immunoinflammatory diseases such as PERIARTERITIS NODOSA and THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS. (From Juergens et al., Peripheral Vascular Diseases, 5th ed, pp295-6)Femoracetabular Impingement: A pathological mechanical process that can lead to hip failure. It is caused by abnormalities of the ACETABULUM and/or FEMUR combined with rigorous hip motion, leading to repetitive collisions that damage the soft tissue structures.Severity of Illness Index: Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.Perioperative Care: Interventions to provide care prior to, during, and immediately after surgery.Gallstones: Solid crystalline precipitates in the BILIARY TRACT, usually formed in the GALLBLADDER, resulting in the condition of CHOLELITHIASIS. Gallstones, derived from the BILE, consist mainly of calcium, cholesterol, or bilirubin.Neoplasm Recurrence, Local: The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site.Statistics, Nonparametric: A class of statistical methods applicable to a large set of probability distributions used to test for correlation, location, independence, etc. In most nonparametric statistical tests, the original scores or observations are replaced by another variable containing less information. An important class of nonparametric tests employs the ordinal properties of the data. Another class of tests uses information about whether an observation is above or below some fixed value such as the median, and a third class is based on the frequency of the occurrence of runs in the data. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1284; Corsini, Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology, 1987, p764-5)Surgery Department, Hospital: Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical diagnostic and therapeutic services.Vascular Patency: The degree to which BLOOD VESSELS are not blocked or obstructed.Thoracic Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart.Intervertebral Disc Displacement: An INTERVERTEBRAL DISC in which the nucleus pulposus has protruded through surrounding fibrocartilage. This occurs most frequently in the lower lumbar region.Angiography: Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.Treatment Failure: A measure of the quality of health care by assessment of unsuccessful results of management and procedures used in combating disease, in individual cases or series.Lower Extremity: The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.Aneurysm: Pathological outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of any blood vessel (ARTERIES or VEINS) or the heart (HEART ANEURYSM). It indicates a thin and weakened area in the wall which may later rupture. Aneurysms are classified by location, etiology, or other characteristics.Neurosurgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts.Kidney Calculi: Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.Emergencies: Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.Amputation: The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)Pain Measurement: Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases.Peptic Ulcer Perforation: Penetration of a PEPTIC ULCER through the wall of DUODENUM or STOMACH allowing the leakage of luminal contents into the PERITONEAL CAVITY.Cohort Studies: Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.Hernia, Ventral: A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.Fractures, Open: Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.Lymph Node Excision: Surgical excision of one or more lymph nodes. Its most common use is in cancer surgery. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p966)Adrenalectomy: Excision of one or both adrenal glands. (From Dorland, 28th ed)Kinetics: The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.Colorectal Neoplasms: Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI.Prognosis: A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.Radiography, Interventional: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are invasive or surgical in nature, and require the expertise of a specially trained radiologist. In general, they are more invasive than diagnostic imaging but less invasive than major surgery. They often involve catheterization, fluoroscopy, or computed tomography. Some examples include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, balloon angioplasty, and arterial embolization.Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the eye or any of its parts.Neoplasm Staging: Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient.Femoral Artery: The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.Age Factors: Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.Spinal DiseasesLimb Salvage: An alternative to amputation in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs.Renal Insufficiency: Conditions in which the KIDNEYS perform below the normal level in the ability to remove wastes, concentrate URINE, and maintain ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; and CALCIUM metabolism. Renal insufficiency can be classified by the degree of kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE.Monitoring, Intraoperative: The constant checking on the state or condition of a patient during the course of a surgical operation (e.g., checking of vital signs).Multivariate Analysis: A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.Aneurysm, False: Not an aneurysm but a well-defined collection of blood and CONNECTIVE TISSUE outside the wall of a blood vessel or the heart. It is the containment of a ruptured blood vessel or heart, such as sealing a rupture of the left ventricle. False aneurysm is formed by organized THROMBUS and HEMATOMA in surrounding tissue.Prostatectomy: Complete or partial surgical removal of the prostate. Three primary approaches are commonly employed: suprapubic - removal through an incision above the pubis and through the urinary bladder; retropubic - as for suprapubic but without entering the urinary bladder; and transurethral (TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE).Adrenal Gland Neoplasms: Tumors or cancer of the ADRENAL GLANDS.Arterial Occlusive Diseases: Pathological processes which result in the partial or complete obstruction of ARTERIES. They are characterized by greatly reduced or absence of blood flow through these vessels. They are also known as arterial insufficiency.Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques.Shock: A pathological condition manifested by failure to perfuse or oxygenate vital organs.Catheterization: Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.Quality of Life: A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.Anesthesia, General: Procedure in which patients are induced into an unconscious state through use of various medications so that they do not feel pain during surgery.Cloning, Molecular: The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells.Ureteral Obstruction: Blockage in any part of the URETER causing obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the URINARY BLADDER. The obstruction may be congenital, acquired, unilateral, bilateral, complete, partial, acute, or chronic. Depending on the degree and duration of the obstruction, clinical features vary greatly such as HYDRONEPHROSIS and obstructive nephropathy.Gastric Bypass: Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMALL INTESTINE by an end-to-side SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS, depending on the amounts of intestinal surface being bypasses. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of MORBID OBESITY by limiting the size of functional STOMACH, food intake, and food absorption.Incidence: The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex: Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect combined with real-time imaging. The real-time image is created by rapid movement of the ultrasound beam. A powerful advantage of this technique is the ability to estimate the velocity of flow from the Doppler shift frequency.Range of Motion, Articular: The distance and direction to which a bone joint can be extended. Range of motion is a function of the condition of the joints, muscles, and connective tissues involved. Joint flexibility can be improved through appropriate MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES.Odds Ratio: The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.Embolization, Therapeutic: A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage.Evidence-Based Medicine: An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic: Works about clinical trials that involve at least one test treatment and one control treatment, concurrent enrollment and follow-up of the test- and control-treated groups, and in which the treatments to be administered are selected by a random process, such as the use of a random-numbers table.Surgical Wound Infection: Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.Appendicitis: Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.Clinical Competence: The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.Comorbidity: The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.Combined Modality Therapy: The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used.Constriction, Pathologic: The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.Kidney Neoplasms: Tumors or cancers of the KIDNEY.
A novel method for troubleshooting vascular injury during anatomic thoracoscopic pulmonary resection without conversion to thoracotomy. (1/26)
(+info)Laparoscopic nephrectomy for xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis--are there predictive factors for success? (2/26)
(+info)Early outcomes of colon laparoscopic resection in the elderly patients compared with the younger. (3/26)
(+info)Systematic review of robotic liver resection. (4/26)
(+info)Population-based study of laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery 2006-2008. (5/26)
(+info)Laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of rectal cancer: short-term results. (6/26)
(+info)Open or laparoscopic treatment for hydatid disease of the liver? A 10-year single-institution experience. (7/26)
(+info)The value of percutaneous ultrasound in predicting conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy due to acute cholecystitis. (8/26)
(+info)
Pericallosal artery | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org![a2 anterior cerebral artery aneurysm [Operative Neurosurgery]](data:image/png;base64,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)
a2 anterior cerebral artery aneurysm [Operative Neurosurgery]
Colectomy -- Open Surgery | West Hills Hospital
Colectomy -- Open Surgery | Coliseum Health System
Mean CAM conversion rate constant and mean calcein effl | Open-i
Colectomy -- Open Surgery | Medical City Dallas
Hysterectomy -- Open Surgery | Sky Ridge Medical Center
New Final Fantasy XIII/versus extended trailers | N4G
Find other content tagged with 'polygon'
PyVideo.org · Survival analysis for conversion rates
Treating Kidney Stones: Open Surgery
Site speed: case studies, tips and tools for improving your conversion rate | Econsultancy
Phys.org - open surgery
Laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery by a colon lifting-up t...
Treatment of nephrosclerosis with laparoscopic nephrectomy: Costs for treatment #110363 in Germany | BookingHealth
Subscribe to News Alerts - Local Government Association of Queensland
Renal Donor Comparison of Outcomes: Hand Assist Versus Laparoscopic Nephrectomy - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Medical Xpress - open surgery
Tito LaraIn 1979, he underwent an open-heart surgery procedure from which he recuperated and shortly after returned to Puerto Rico. ... There he underwent conversion to Christianity and joined a Protestant church. After his conversion, he continued singing sacred ...
Mojon DS.Intraoperative conversion rate to a large, limbal opening in minimally invasive strabismus surgery (MISS). Graefes ... Pellanda N, Mojon DS: Minimally invasive strabismus surgery technique in horizontal rectus muscle surgery for esotropia. ... Minimally invasive strabismus surgery. Eye (Lond). 2015; 29: 225-33. doi:10.1038/eye.2014.281. Epub 2014 Nov 28. Mursch-Edlmayr ... Minimally invasive strabismus surgery for horizontal rectus muscle reoperations. Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92: 1648-1652. Mojon DS ...
... conversion to open surgery, or unplanned additional major surgery, while complications from anesthesia itself may include ... Tubal ligation through blocking or removing the tubes may be accomplished through an open abdominal surgery, a laparoscopic ... Risks associated with surgery and anesthesia[edit]. Most tubal ligation procedures involve accessing the abdominal cavity ... It is also possible to perform the surgery without a laparoscope, using larger abdominal incisions.[16] It is also possible to ...
ETS has both the normal risks of surgery, such as bleeding and infection, conversion to open chest surgery, and several ... Dumont, Pascal (2008). "Side Effects and Complications of Surgery for Hyperhidrosis". Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 18 (2): 193-207 ... Today, ETS surgery is practiced in many countries throughout the world predominantly by vascular surgeons. Harlequin syndrome ... Recurrence of the original symptoms due to nerve regeneration or nerve sprouting can occur within the first year post surgery. ...
Ring-opening polymerization, for example, gives polycaprolactone. Another polymer is polyglecaprone, used as suture material in ... The dominant reaction for caprolactone is its conversion to caprolactam, billions of kilograms of which are produced annually.[ ... surgery. Caprolactone is prepared industrially by Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanone with peracetic acid. The three ... The lactone ring is easily opened with nucleophiles including alcohols and water to give polylactones and eventually the 6- ...
"Laparoscopic colon resection trends in utilization and rate of conversion to open procedure: a national database review of ... although his overuse of the procedure called the wisdom of the surgery into question. List of surgeries by type Bucher P, Pugin ... The use of NSAIDS for analgesia following gastrointestinal surgery remains controversial, given mixed evidence of an increased ... no colectomy surgery can cure Crohn's disease, because the disease usually recurs at the site where the healthy sections of the ...
... less conversions to an open surgery, less operating time required, reduced time in hospital post operatively. The Swedish ... Open surgery through a larger incision is associated with more complications than surgery through small incisions. Surgery is ... In those who are unable to have surgery, medication to try to dissolve the stones or shock wave lithotripsy may be tried. As of ... "Surgery to treat gallstones and acute inflammation of the gallbladder". www.sbu.se. Retrieved 2017-06-01. Portincasa, P.; ...
Artificial neural networks improve the prediction of conversion". World Journal of Surgery. 26 (1): 79-85. doi:10.1007/s00268- ... "Conversion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: ...
... conversion to open surgery, overall complications, severe complications, pancreatic fistula, severe pancreatic fistula, ICU ... These types of surgeries are associated with shorter hospital stays than open surgery, as well as less postoperative pain and ... Complications related to robotic surgeries range from converting the surgery to open, re-operation, permanent injury, damage to ... Major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery and unmanned surgery. Due to ...
... the most common reason for conversion to open surgery is inflammation that hides Calot's triangle. For delayed surgery, the ... Stones in the common bile duct can be removed before surgery by ERCP or during surgery. Complications from surgery are rare. In ... There is no difference in terms of negative outcomes including bile duct injury or conversion to open cholecystectomy. For ... Velanovich V (2000). "Laparoscopic vs open surgery: A preliminary comparison of quality-of-life outcomes". Surgical endoscopy. ...
... the most common reason for conversion to open surgery is inflammation that hides Calot's triangle. For delayed surgery, the ... or during surgery.[7] Complications from surgery are rare.[4] In people unable to have surgery, gallbladder drainage may be ... Velanovich V (2000). "Laparoscopic vs open surgery: A preliminary comparison of quality-of-life outcomes". Surgical Endoscopy. ... There is no difference in terms of negative outcomes including bile duct injury or conversion to open cholecystectomy.[35] For ...
... resulting in a need for conversion to open surgery after the initial attempt at laparoscopic approach. ... Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical ... Some surgeries (carpal tunnel for instance) generally turn out better for the patient when the area can be opened up, allowing ... There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an open procedure. These include:[medical ...
The Universal Grid's open plan is easily adaptable to changing equipment and service offerings. This approach facilities the ... The building was designed by Mehrdad Yazdani of CannonDesign and offers services for stroke care, cardiac surgery, and vascular ... installation of new technologies and conversion of building zones, as future needs determine, to entirely different functions ... "Gates Vascular Institute Opens on Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus". University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical ...
Eliminating the need for median sternotomy greatly reduces the trauma and pain associated with open-chest surgery and improves ... which found a low rate of conversion to sternotomy and low rate of complications. Assessing survival and adverse cardiac events ... Minimally invasive heart surgery has been used as an alternative to traditional surgery for the following procedures: Coronary ... Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, also known as MICS CABG (Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery/Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting ...
Veterinary home of television vet Matt Brash with his newly opened surgery next to the bridge. The village is served by two bus ... External view of Mill in 2006 after conversion to flats. Longboat flower display made for Yorkshire In Bloom in 2013, next to ... Opened on 3 October 1847, the viaduct originally carried the York to Beverley railway line across the Derwent, closed 1965. It ... The Minsters Rail Campaign is campaigning to re-open the railway line between Beverley and York (with stops at Stamford Bridge ...
On the opening kickoff for the second half, a scary injury occurred to Bills TE Kevin Everett, as he suffered a cervical spine ... Everett later underwent surgery that day and is currently in intensive care. He does have feeling and partial movement in his ... They then attempted to tie the game with a two-point conversion but failed with an incomplete pass to Javon Walker. The fourth ... Oakland made a two-point conversion, making it 20-17 Oakland. Later in the quarter Elam kicked a 20-yard field goal with 2:12 ...
Its building is a conversion from the Brazilian Imperial Family's old palace in "Paço de São Cristóvão" and it was founded by ... In the late-1970s, given a gradual political opening, academic centers such as the DCE were given permission to function once ... Together, these units are responsible for 566 410 treatments, 8 293 surgeries and 18 555 hospitalizations every year. ... The UFRJ keeps an "open-doors policy" regarding foreigners who arrive at it to disseminate or accumulate expertise; this also ...
Surgery. History[edit]. The original Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital at 24th Street and Harrison Boulevard in Ogden opened on ... The conversion of wards into private rooms continued; the net result to be 87 new private rooms for patient comfort and ... The first open heart surgery performed in the Ogden area was done at the McKay in November 1970. Establishment of the unit and ... With the opening of the new Dee, a new principle of patient care was introduced to the community. Called "Multi-Level Care," it ...
Youngs injured his shoulder in Johannesburg, an injury which caused him to return home for surgery. This opened the way for ... Care made 7 appearances during the Cup run contributing 3 tries + 1 conversion. Having come top of their Pool which consisted ... In the opening game against Wales in Cardiff, Care and Jonny Wilkinson were brought on in the 2nd half to replace Youngs and ... In the opening game at Twickenham Care was partnered by Jonny Wilkinson at fly-half as England won 23-19. Paul Ackford of the ...
Recovery may be a little quicker with laparoscopic surgery; the procedure is more expensive and resource-intensive than open ... Most importantly, it is easy to convert SILS to conventional laparoscopy by adding a few trocars; this conversion to ... explaining the steps in carrying out an open appendectomy Open & Laparoscopic appendectomy, appendectomy Open and Laparoscopic ... Appendectomy may be performed laparoscopically (in minimally invasive surgery) or as an open operation. Laparoscopy is often ...
Open… Finished 67th in the World Championship and just missed match play in the U.S. Open, finishing 30th. 2008-09: Carter ... Ranked 12th on Tour in single elimination match play multi-pin conversion rate (83.33). 2007-08: Competed in the first four ... events of the season before filing for an injury deferment… Had surgery on his right hand and was granted a deferment of his ... One of those finals appearances came in the 64th U.S. Open where he fell to Pete Weber, 267-192. Carter was on the opposite end ...
The two-point conversion was no good, but Dallas got a successful onside kick. With only 3 seconds left, Folk came out for a 53 ... On the opening kickoff for the second half, a scary injury occurred to Bills TE Kevin Everett, as he suffered a cervical spine ... He would end up being carted off the field, and was rushed to Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital for an emergency surgery. It was ... The opening game of the season was notable in that tight end Kevin Everett was injured on a kickoff. Everett sustained a ...
Jerry Buss' preference has always been for the Lakers to have a wide-open offense. In the two games leading up to D'Antoni's ... Elisabeth came from a long line of German Mennonites before her conversion to the Assemblies of God. In the churches that they ... Jackson did not play during New York's 1969-70 championship season due to spinal fusion surgery; however, he authored a book ... Jackson requested two days to consider the opening. He believed the Lakers would wait for his response, but the Lakers thought ...
... including healing a large open wound on her abdomen caused by her multiple surgeries, from which her bowel had been protruding ... In her final apparition of Jesus, on June 28, 1948, Wise said that Jesus asked her to say the Rosary daily for the Conversion ... When Anna Mae died in 1995, she willed the home to Mother Angelica and EWTN, who kept the house open to visitors. In 2001 the ... Lambo, Ann-Margaret (2016-12-31). "Diocese opens sainthood cause for Ohio woman known for healing gifts". Crux. Catholic News ...
She offers conversion to Judaism as an example. Assuming there is no reason to block the conversion, such as the rabbi not ... "Open letter to Hypatia", Google Docs. Archived 2 May 2017 at 16:46:03 and 20:28:51 UTC. Cressida Heyes (30 April 2017). "To our ... especially before surgery. That someone could return to male privilege should not preclude their transition, she argues. She ... One of the open letter's top signatories, Shannon Winnubst, editor of the feminist journal PhiloSOPHIA, wrote that the call for ...
Procedures are usually performed laparoscopically, though open surgery may be required if prior bariatric surgery has resulted ... Restoration of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty or Conversion to Gastric Bypass, Journal Obesity Surgery, Springer New York, ISSN ... There are several weight loss surgery options, some of which may limit later options for revision weight loss surgery. An ... requiring open surgery. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a commonly chosen revision technique, particularly in patients who have not ...
a b c d August 17, 2015, Christian Post, Comedian John Oliver Lampoons Televangelists on 'Last Week Tonight' Show; Opens Our ... Tilton also claimed that he needed plastic surgery to repair capillary damage to his lower eyelids from ink that seeped into ... According to Tilton's autobiographical materials, he had a conversion experience to evangelical Christianity in 1969[4] and ... In the opening to White's act in the first Blue Collar Comedy Tour movie, Ron claims that "while sitting in a beanbag chair ...
The first open heart surgery performed in the Ogden area was done at the McKay in November 1970. Establishment of the unit and ... The conversion of wards into private rooms continued; the net result to be 87 new private rooms for patient comfort and ... it was no longer necessary for patients to go to Salt Lake City for this life-saving surgery. The new Dee Hospital was opened ... With the opening of the new Dee, a new principle of patient care was introduced to the community. Called "Multi-Level Care," it ...
UPDATES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF INGUINAL HERNIA IN ADULTS - ppt downloadOpen More serious Cx in lap N/A Memon (2003) British Journal of Surgery 29 5588 Lap vs Open NICE Guidelines (2004) 37 5560 Lap ... Author Published Year Study Size Follow up Conversion Rate Hernia Accident Fitzgibbons et al 2013 254 10 years 68% 2.4% ODwyer ... 4231 TEP vs Open OReilly (2012) Annals of Surgery 27 7161 Lap , Open Koning (2013) PLOS ONE 13 5404 TEP vs Lichtenstein ... Endoscopic approach or open surgery? TEP vs TAPP? To fix or not to fix? (In endoscopic approach) We will be discussing the ...
slideplayer.com
Primary Outcomes were conversion to open procedure, postoperative complications and length of hospital stay. The SPSS version ... Comparing the two groups, the conversion rates (2.9% versus 13.6%, p=0.012), postoperative complications (1.9% versus 10.2%, p= ... The early laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 72 hours minimizes the conversion rates and postoperative complications, and ... in acute calculous cholecystitis were retrieved and categorized into two groups according to the timing of surgery from the ...
A high preoperative Glasgow prognostic score predicts a high likelihood of conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery in...... conversion to open surgery sometimes becomes necessary because of intraoperative difficulties.... ... The reasons for conversion to open surgery are listed in Table 4. Major reasons for conversion were severe intra-abdominal ... Conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery was needed for 28 patients (9.1%). The conversion rate in patients with GPS 2 was ... The colon cancer laparoscopic or open resection study group (2009) Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for ...
The objectives were to determine factors associated with conversion to open surgery in patients with esophageal cancer who ... between patients who were converted to open surgery and those who underwent successful MIE without conversion to open surgery. ... Halpern, A.L., Friedman, C., Torphy, R.J. et al. Conversion to open surgery during minimally invasive esophagectomy portends ... Conversion to open surgery during minimally invasive esophagectomy portends worse short-term outcomes: an analysis of the ...
Robotic Hysterectomy: Robotic Surgery Reduces Conversion to Open SurgeryLearn more about robot assisted surgery & robotic hysterectomy. ... UM study shows robotic surgery hysterectomy is less risky than ... Robot-Assisted Surgery Reduces Risk of Conversion to Open Surgery A minimally invasive laparoscopic hysterectomy technique ... Some of these patients required an open surgery due to a surgical complication, while others may have been due to unforeseen ... That could be an important distinction for hysterectomy patients, as open surgery like laparotomy can harbor a greater number ...
Conversion to open surgery. Change in aneurysm size. Aneurysm rupture. Follow-up Visits and Length of Follow-up. 5 years. ...
Conversion to open surgery. *Unplanned use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). *Coronary obstruction ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013;145(1):6-23. ...
Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty | Johns Hopkins MedicineConversion to open surgery: this surgical procedure may require conversion to the standard open operation if extreme difficulty ... The safety and complication rates are similar when compared to the open surgery. Potential risks include:. * Bleeding: Blood ... Open the Johns Hopkins search window with the enter key and close it with the escape key; Search Johns Hopkins Medicine Submit ... Open the Johns Hopkins Medicine menu with the enter key and close it with the escape key; use the tab keys to navigate links. * ...
Conversion to open surgery,. *Stent graft occlusion,. *Stent graft migration resulting in SAE or secondary intervention. ... Study enrolment is open to subjects who in the opinion of the investigator are candidates for endovascular TAA repair with the ...
Conversion to open surgery was necessary in 23 patients. Mean operative time was 29 min shorter in the open group (p = 0.002). ... Braga M, Frasson M, Zuliani W, Vignali A, Pecorelli N, Di Carlo V (2010) Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open ... Eom BW, Jang JY, Lee SE, Han HS, Yoon YS, Kim SW (2008) Clinical outcomes compared between laparoscopic and open distal ... Limongelli P, Belli A, Russo G, Cioffi L, DAgostino A, Fantini C, Belli G (2012) Laparoscopic and open surgical treatment of ...
Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in patients with psychiatric comorbidity: A retrospective study at the largest psychiatric...The conversion rate was 1.8%. The operating time was higher in LG compared to OG (mean [SD], LG 176 [80.6] min vs OG 72 [123] ... Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in patients with psychiatric comorbidity: A retrospective study at the largest psychiatric ... OBJECTIVES: To compare the outcomes of laparoscopic versus open surgery in patients with psychiatric comorbidity. ... Mastering the Art of Surgery - Annual Meeting Press Release. Mastering the Art of Surgery At the 16th World Congress of ...
Real-world Data Support Safety of TAVR in Bicuspid Stenosis... and conversion to open surgery (0.9% vs 0.4%; P = .03). The need for a second valve was 0.4% vs 0.2% (P =.16), respectively. ... albeit with an uptick in conversion to open-heart surgery, aortic root injury, and 30-day stroke risk, new registry data show. ... "If you look at the timing of the strokes, more than 75% of these strokes occurred in the first 3 days after surgery," he said ... News Improvements in Heart-Surgery Outcomes in Kids Seen With Interhospital Collaboration ...
In two (11.1%) patients, conversion to open surgery was necessary: one due to technical difficulties in the caudal dissection ... conversion to open surgery was only necessary in two (12.5%) patients: in one due to technical difficulties and in another due ... conversion to open surgery; ES: endostapler; ES+MS: endostapler and continuous manual suture to reinforce pancreatic margin; ... There are currently no randomized studies comparing laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with open surgery in patients with ...
Conversion To Open Surgery. Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during ... Follow-on surgeries may be performed and consist of a HEMI-FONTAN PROCEDURE as the stage 2 Norwood procedure and a FONTAN ... More From BioPortfolio on "Randomized Investigation of Thyroid Operation as Day Surgery". *Related Companies*Related Events* ... Incidence of haemorrhage after thyroid surgery varies from 0.19 % to 2.8 % of which most bleedings occur within six hours ...
Conversion To Open Surgery. Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during ...
12 patients required conversion to open surgery. The upper GI surgeon conversion rate was 3.8% *compared with 25.7% in non- ... End-points studied were conversion rate, post-operative complications, time delay to surgery, the reasons for open conversion ... CONCLUSION: Our study highlights that the risks of open conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is decreased when the ... General Surgery News launches new article series; profiles George Berci. Editors note: With this article, we proudly introduce ...
38th Congress of the SIU - Seoul, South KoreaNo case required conversion to open surgery. Mean hospital stay was 3.6 days (range 1 to 12). Conclusion: Laparoscopic ... The SIU is committed to offering participants an open forum for scientific discussion, wherein all scientists and clinicians ... Postoperative hemorrhage required reoperation in 4 patients: two open radical nephrectomies, one laparoscopic radical ...
There was no conversion to the open surgery and no operative death. Eight patients (3.6%) had anastomosis‐related postoperative ... Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis of Upfront Surgery Versus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery ... The OS rates at 3 and 5 years after surgery were 87.6% and 81.6% in the RC group and 91.5% and 84.5% in the LCC group, ... The aim of this study was to identify the significance of RDI and the time interval between surgery and initiation of AC on ...
Required conversion to open surgery secondary to renal vein bleeding. Manabe et al. [20]. CR. NL. NL. Widespread. NL. Urine ...
Extended Lymph Node Excision Feasible in Gastric Cancer | MedPage TodayNo conversions to open surgery were required. The median length of stay in the hospital was four days. The median operative ... The laparoscopic surgery was performed with curative intent. The researchers reviewed sequential cases between July 2008 and ... "Lymph node retrieval and margin status were comparable to that seen in both the open and laparoscopic literature," Bischof said ... All the patients underwent an R0 resection; 10 of those surgeries were complete gastrectomies while 19 were subtotal ...
Neeraja Kambham | Stanford Medicine ProfilesNo conversions to open resection were necessary.Robotically enhanced endoscopic surgery in the neck is feasible and offers a ... No conversions to open surgery were necessary. The median operative time was 131 minutes (range, 95-235 minutes). The median ... Endoscopic selective neck dissection in a porcine model ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY Terris, D. J., Monfared ... The arterial PCO2 increased by an average of only 3.9 mm Hg from the beginning to the end of the surgery; correspondingly, the ...
Digestive Surgery 2016, Vol. 33, No. 5 - Karger PublishersDigestive Surgery presents a comprehensive overview in the field of gastrointestinal surgery. Interdisciplinary in scope, the ... Preoperative Risk Factors for Conversion of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to Open Surgery - A Systematic Review and Meta- ... Shibboleth or Open Athens). For the academic login, please select your country in the dropdown list. You will be redirected to ... Digestive Surgery. Journal Abbreviation: Dig Surg. ISSN: 0253-4886 (Print). e-ISSN: 1421-9883 (Online). DOI: 10.1159/issn.0253- ...
Impact of conversion on short and long-term outcome in laparoscopic resection of curable colorectal cancer. - PubMed - NCBIFor various reasons, 25 patients (14.4%) had to be converted to open surgery. Short-term outcome revealed a trend towards ... Conversion in laparoscopic surgery for curable colorectal cancer is associated with a worse perioperative outcome and worse ... Long-term outcome of patients following conversion during laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer is not often reported. ... Impact of conversion on short and long-term outcome in laparoscopic resection of curable colorectal cancer.. White I1, ...
Open Access journal that provides a multidisciplinary forum for basic and clinical research as well as applied studies in the ... All procedures were performed laparoscopically with no conversion to open surgery.. No major intraoperative complications were ... Data analysis of the German bariatric surgery registry," Annals of Surgery, vol. 263, no. 5, pp. 949-955, 2016. View at ... 1Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy. 2 ...
Table 2 | Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using Valve Academic Research Consortium Definitions |...Conversion to open surgery. 10/16 (62.5). Repeat procedure for valve dysfunction. 8/16 (50.0). ...
CholecystectomyComplicationsMinimally invasivPostoperativeRobotic-assistedResectionSurgicalIncisionsThoracic surgeryRectalColorectal surgeryAbdominal2017AorticVascular surgeryPreoperative Risk Factors for ConversionPatients who underwentOperative timeVinci SurgeryThoracoscopic surgeryUndergoRisksHepatocellular carcinomaRateUnderwent successfulRuptureCentral pancreatectomySignificantlyRetrospective studyUreteropelvic junction obstructionComplication ratesLogistic regressionTimeGeneral SurgeryKeyhole surgeryOrthopaedic SurgeryResultsAdvantages
- The early laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 72 hours minimizes the conversion rates and postoperative complications, and shortens the length of hospital stay in cases of acute calculous cholecystitis. (aku.edu)
- Primary Outcomes were conversion to open procedure, postoperative complications and length of hospital stay. (aku.edu)
- Our aim was to evaluate use of a simple method of laparoscopic gastric tube construction as minimally invasive surgery for patients with esophageal cancer. (biomedsearch.com)
- The da Vinci Surgical System has been used to help doctors perform complex, minimally invasive surgery on more than three million patients worldwide. (drugwatch.com)
- Laparoscopic procedures are considered a form of minimally-invasive surgery. (wikipedia.org)
- Major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery , minimally invasive surgery and unmanned surgery. (wikipedia.org)
- Compared with other minimally invasive surgery approaches, robot-assisted surgery gives the surgeon better control over the surgical instruments and a better view of the surgical site. (wikipedia.org)
- Patients undergoing attempted MIE requiring conversion to open surgery had significantly worse short-term outcomes including postoperative mortality. (springer.com)
- Postoperative haemorrhage is the most serious complication and thyroid surgery is unique in outpatient setting, considering the risk of cervical haemorrhage which secondary can lead to respiratory failure due to tracheal compression and laryngeal oedema in a rapid sequence. (bioportfolio.com)
- Retrocolic or Antecolic Roux-en-Y Reconstruction after Distal Gastrectomy: Which Is More Effective in the Prevention of Postoperative Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? (karger.com)
- Similar symptoms of gastrointestinal dysfunction, including ileus, diarrhea and vomiting, can be observed in postoperative patients after abdominal surgery . (termedia.pl)
- did not introduce IAP into their novel predictive score evaluating possible risk factors for postoperative ileus (POI) after laparoscopic colorectal surgery . (termedia.pl)
- Therefore, it remained to be discussed whether the level of IAP during laparoscopic surgery was related to the incidence of postoperative AGI. (termedia.pl)
- Risk factors for postoperative urinary tract infection and urinary retention in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. (uci.edu)
- All relevant studies from 2005 to 2013 were included if they provided postoperative outcome data from obese patients with CRC who underwent laparoscopic surgery. (omicsonline.org)
- Mere advantage of robotic surgery was noted in only three postoperative outcomes, that is early passage of flatus, lower risk of conversion, and shorter hospitalization. (mdedge.com)
- These types of surgeries are associated with shorter hospital stays than open surgery, as well as less postoperative pain and scarring and lower risks of infection and need for blood transfusion . (wikipedia.org)
- At the same time, the increased prevalence of abdominal and pelvic surgery created a new source of SBO-postoperative adhesions. (east.org)
- In a separate study, researchers found that robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for resection of rectal adenocarcinoma does not significantly reduce the risk of conversion to open surgery when compared with conventional laparoscopy. (pri-med.com)
- There was an increase in use of robotic-assisted surgery from 1.5 percent in 2003 to 27 percent in 2015. (pri-med.com)
- David Jayne, M.D., from St. James's University Hospital in the United Kingdom, and colleagues compared randomized 471 patients with rectal adenocarcinoma to resection with robotic-assisted or conventional laparoscopic surgery. (pri-med.com)
- These findings suggest that robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, when performed by surgeons with varying experience with robotic surgery, does not confer an advantage in rectal cancer resection," Jayne and colleagues write. (pri-med.com)
- Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery increases the applicability of laparoscopic pyeloplasty by facilitating laparoscopic dissection and suturing. (medscape.com)
- SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New findings from a large, population-based study show that robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate and surrounding tissue) results in a shorter average hospital stay and lower overall complication rate compared to open surgery. (cnbc.com)
- Researchers further documented that key proficiency measures, such as surgery time, complication rates and length of hospital stay, continued to improve as a surgeon's robotic-assisted case volume increased. (cnbc.com)
- In addition, unknown patient selection differences may exist between the open and robotic-assisted groups. (cnbc.com)
- In this study, researchers used a patient database to identify 71,312 radical prostatectomies performed between 2004 and 2010 by 3,739 surgeons at more than 300 U.S. hospitals, using either open or robotic-assisted techniques. (cnbc.com)
- The study found that, compared to open prostatectomy, robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy was associated with a shorter average hospital stay, lower overall complication rate and fewer blood transfusions. (cnbc.com)
- The study also found that as surgeons completed more robotic-assisted surgeries, there were decreases in overall surgery time, with less experienced surgeons averaging 5.0 hours for a case and more experienced surgeons averaging 3.9 hours. (cnbc.com)
- Our analysis shows that outcomes of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy improve as surgeons gain more experience with the procedure, and generally can be favorable relative to open surgery," said lead study author John W. Davis, M.D., of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. (cnbc.com)
- Although the use of laparoscopic resection for colon cancer (LRC) has been increasing, conversion to open surgery sometimes becomes necessary because of intraoperative difficulties. (springer.com)
- Impact of conversion on short and long-term outcome in laparoscopic resection of curable colorectal cancer. (nih.gov)
- This study aimed to evaluate the impact of conversion on the perioperative outcome and on long-term survival in patients who underwent laparoscopic resection for curable colorectal cancer. (nih.gov)
- Of the 466 patients who completed the study, the overall rate of conversion to open laparotomy was 10.1 percent, and the overall circumferential resection margin positivity was 5.7 percent. (pri-med.com)
- rectal cancer surgery is known as a low anterior resection. (austinregionalclinic.com)
- In the most common fields of intestinal surgery (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, colo-rectal resection) limitations of MAS shook dogma for surgical strategy and procedure. (scirp.org)
- The most commonly performed procedures were wedge resection and segmentectomy, but the predominance of major hepatectomies performed with robotic surgery is likely due to the superior control achieved by the robotic system. (ecancer.org)
- En bloc removal of the whole thymus, perithymic fatty tissue, both epiphrenic fat pads, and the sheets of right and left anterior mediastinal pleura is important for a radical resection of the tumor. (ctsnet.org)
- Based upon the findings of this largest-ever series on the role of robotic surgery in rectal cancer resection, the [robot-assisted procedure] is certainly a feasible technique and oncologically safe surgical intervention but failed to demonstrate any superiority over [the conventional laparoscopic approach] for many surgical outcomes," the investigators wrote. (mdedge.com)
- Sihag S, Kosinski AS, Gaissert HA et al (2016) Minimally invasive versus open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A comparison of early surgical outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. (springer.com)
- Some of these patients required an open surgery due to a surgical complication, while others may have been due to unforeseen issues such as excess scar tissue or unexpected findings. (uofmhealth.org)
- In prior studies elsewhere, no difference was found in conversion rates between the use of the robotic surgical platform and traditional laparoscopy, Lim says. (uofmhealth.org)
- There is likely a complex relationship between surgical volume, use of the robotic platform and risk of conversion in patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy, but the goal should be balancing these to achieve high-quality surgical care for patients. (uofmhealth.org)
- When compared to the conventional open surgical technique, laparoscopic pyeloplasty has resulted in significantly less post-operative pain, a shorter hospital stay, earlier return to work and daily activities, a more favorable cosmetic result and outcomes identical to that of the open procedure. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- this surgical procedure may require conversion to the standard open operation if extreme difficulty is encountered during the laparoscopic procedure. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- These data provide an argument for TAVR to be a reasonable alternative for bicuspid AS patients who are intermediate or high-risk for surgical aortic valve replacement" and "provide a sound basis to conduct a randomized clinical trial in young patients with bicuspid AS who are at low-risk for surgery," he concluded. (medscape.com)
- Editor's note: With this article, we proudly introduce a new column, The Surgical Vanguard, that will profile surgeons who have made a notable and lasting impression on the field of surgery. (sages.org)
- Laparoscopic Kidney Cyst Ablation is a minimally invasive surgical technique, which provides patients with less discomfort and equivalent results when compared to the traditional open surgery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- Keyhole surgery for colon cancer has not been adopted as quickly by the surgical community as other keyhole procedures. (rxpgnews.com)
- In an accompanying Comment Myriam J Curet (Stanford University, California, USA) states: Keyhole surgery for colon cancer has not been adopted as quickly by the surgical community as other keyhole procedures. (rxpgnews.com)
- In practice, this includes all the components of a surgical suite with high-quality fluoroscopy (generally with flat-panel imaging), and operating tables that can accommodate both angiography and open operations. (ahajournals.org)
- The Medtronic Dissection Trial was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Valiant thoracic stent graft in the treatment of acute, complicated Type B dissection, as determined by all-cause mortality within 30 days of the index procedure, compared to a performance goal based on TEVAR and open surgical repair outcomes. (medtronic.com)
- RALP is a viable option in select patients with recurrent UPJO after previous endoscopic or open surgical repair. (medscape.com)
- 3. Carmichael JC, Mills S. "Surgical Management of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis" Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. (uci.edu)
- Currently, TEM is the only endoscopic technique that uses a natural opening to reach the target organ, and is a valuable surgical technique with a low complication rate for patients with early rectal cancer. (aetna.com)
- The da Vinci® Surgical System offers an alternative to the traditional open surgery method. (austinregionalclinic.com)
- da Vinci® Surgery is a minimally invasive surgical option for adult patients facing abdominal hernia surgery. (austinregionalclinic.com)
- With conventional open surgery the surgical access must allow open vision and direct mechanical access to the operation site. (scirp.org)
- However for open surgical access damage of skin, muscles and other tissue is necessary and may sometimes cause more injury to the body than the surgical therapy itself. (scirp.org)
- At the same time surgical access is downsized to a 2 mm port diameter (needlescopic surgery) or a single port technique with access for several instruments through one port and also realised through various natural orifice of the human body [4- (scirp.org)
- And limited access surgery also means narrow visualisation, reduced surgical skill, increased stress and risk for mistakes. (scirp.org)
- In contrast to most scientific essays of MAS this review will focus the limitations of MAS and its influence on diagnostic standards, indication for surgery and mode and quality of the surgical therapy. (scirp.org)
- The surgical company, noted for "moving surgery forward" with its creation of the one-of-a-kind da Vinci robotic system, states that da Vinci technology is "changing the experience of surgery for people around the world. (drugwatch.com)
- Twenty four patients who underwent conversion because of non-surgical reasons were excluded. (ispub.com)
- Is Surgical Cholecystectomy Better than Percutaneous in Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis in Patients Unfit for Surgery? (ebscohost.com)
- Elective gallbladder surgery is the most common elective surgical procedure in the abdomen. (cochrane.org)
- Laparoscopic surgery offers some advantages related to less manipulation and shorter length of surgical wound, so antibiotic prophylaxis effect could be lower than in open surgery. (cochrane.org)
- Robotic surgery are types of surgical procedures that are done using robotic systems. (wikipedia.org)
- Robotically-assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery. (wikipedia.org)
- The existing open surgery technique has many flaws like limited access to the surgical area, long recovery time, long hours of operation, blood loss, surgical scars, and marks. (wikipedia.org)
- During the training phase, minimally invasive operations can take up to twice as long as traditional surgery, leading to operating room tie-ups and surgical staffs keeping patients under anesthesia for longer periods. (wikipedia.org)
- Finally, the surgical robot can continuously be used by rotating surgery teams. (wikipedia.org)
- Although laparoscopic ovarian surgery carries the attendant risks of minimally invasive surgical procedures of the abdomen and pelvis, occasional problems specific to ovarian surgery may arise. (blogs.com)
- The surgery is performed through three small (1 cm) incisions made in the abdomen. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- Hernias at incision sites rarely occur since all keyhole incisions are closed carefully at the completion of your surgery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- The surgery is performed through 3 - 4 small (1cm) incisions made in the abdomen. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- If you develop any signs or symptoms of infection after the surgery (fever, drainage from your incisions, urinary frequency/discomfort, pain or anything that you may be concerned about) please contact us at once. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- Instead of a large abdominal incision used in open surgery, da Vinci® surgeons make a few small incisions - similar to traditional laparoscopy. (austinregionalclinic.com)
- Small incisions, often less than 1 cm, scar healthy tissue to a lesser extent in comparison with open surgery. (scirp.org)
- 6 VATS allows the doctors to view the chest cavity by opening small incisions and is a form of minimal invasive surgery. (spiedigitallibrary.org)
- The robotic technology is designed to be used in complex, minimally invasive surgeries requiring smaller incisions. (drugwatch.com)
- Traditional keyhole surgery involves making small incisions, while the surgeon manually operates instruments on poles, up to 2ft long. (dailymail.co.uk)
- General thoracic surgery. (medigraphic.com)
- Enabled by the small size and the high efficiency of LED chips, the lighting assembly is compact, flexible, and disposable while providing direct and high brightness lighting for more uniform background illumination in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). (spiedigitallibrary.org)
- 5 In this work, we have developed a foldable and flexible LED lighting module using white light LED chips to serve as auxiliary lighting for video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), which is widely adopted in thoracoscopy procedures. (spiedigitallibrary.org)
- and future clinical research in robotic thoracic surgery. (frontiersin.org)
- The first day of the Workshop consisted mainly presentations and discussions in the broad areas of future evolution of medical robotics, costs, current situation of robotics in thoracic surgery , and research perspectives in robotic thoracic surgery . (frontiersin.org)
- None of them had undergone laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer or benign diseases. (springer.com)
- Conversion was more likely in advanced disease (modified Dukes' stage 'D' versus A: OR 1·56, 1·20 to 2·03), rectal tumours (OR 1·29, 1·14 to 1·46) and emergencies (OR 2·06, 1·54 to 2·76). (biomedsearch.com)
- Surgery Collaborative Mission Statement" Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. (uci.edu)
- Predictive factors of acute renal failure in colon and rectal surgery. (uci.edu)
- Predictive factors of in-hospital mortality in colon and rectal surgery. (uci.edu)
- Despite recent advances in chemo-radiotherapy, surgery still plays an important role in the curative treatment for rectal cancers. (aetna.com)
- If you have been diagnosed with a colorectal condition, including colon cancer, rectal cancer, diverticulitis, and inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), your doctor may recommend surgery. (austinregionalclinic.com)
- conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer were studied for risk of conversion to open surgery. (mdedge.com)
- Does elevated intra-abdominal pressure during laparoscopic colorectal surgery cause acute gastrointestinal injury? (termedia.pl)
- Though technical improvements of laparoscopic colorectal surgery and perioperative care in recent years [3-have significantly reduced the incidence of AGI correlated symptoms, resulting in improved clinical recovery after colorectal surgery [6- continuous insufflation of CO2 into the peritoneal cavity still results in elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) for several hours during surgery. (termedia.pl)
- Utilization of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery for cancer at academic medical centers: does site of surgery affect rate of laparoscopy? (uci.edu)
- Predictive factors of splenic injury in colorectal surgery: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2006-2008. (uci.edu)
- If you are facing colorectal surgery, ask your doctor about minimally invasive da Vinci® Surgery. (austinregionalclinic.com)
- The reasons for conversion included intra-abdominal adhesions, bleeding from the gallbladder bed, equivocal anatomy, perforation of the gallbladder with stone spillage and gastric perforation. (sages.org)
- Furthermore, this level of IAH has been associated with AGI grade II, which means gastrointestinal dysfunction more severe than might be expected in relation to standard abdominal procedures and surgery . (termedia.pl)
- Seesing MFJ, Gisbertz SS, Goense L et al (2017) A propensity score matched analysis of open versus minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy in the Netherlands. (springer.com)
- From November 2011 to November 2017, 18 patients underwent surgery for primary lesions of the pancreas by means of a laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. (elsevier.es)
- Open hepatectomy was performed on 68 patients with cirrhosis from January 2010 to May 2017. (springermedizin.at)
- NEW ORLEANS - Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) offers patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis survival similar to TAVR patients with tricuspid stenosis, albeit with an uptick in conversion to open-heart surgery, aortic root injury, and 30-day stroke risk, new registry data show. (medscape.com)
- Two other patients underwent successful conversion to open repair because of secondary aortic enlargement below the stent graft. (onlinejacc.org)
- replacement in 1,468 patients with severe aortic stenosis considered to be low risk at 30 days for surgery. (issuu.com)
- Hybrid cardiovascular interventions, which integrate techniques of interventional cardiology with those of cardiac/vascular surgery, aim to maximize procedural benefits while minimizing invasiveness. (ahajournals.org)
- Objective To estimate the conversion rate and evaluate preoperative risk factors for conversion. (ebscohost.com)
- Evaluation of our prospective in-hospital collected data of patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for curable colorectal cancer over a 5-year period. (nih.gov)
- Materials and Methods: Medical records of the patients who underwent surgery for gallstones during the last six years were evaluated. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- Twenty-four patients who underwent conversion because of technical difficulties were excluded from this study. (ispub.com)
- The files of patients who underwent elective LC for gallbladder stones or polyps in general surgery clinics between December 2013 and December 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. (termedia.pl)
- Mean operative time was 29 min shorter in the open group ( p = 0.002). (springer.com)
- Minimal access surgery (MAS) includes conventional minimally invasive laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery, single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). (scirp.org)
- There are reports of prolonged port-site pain and chest wall numbness with single or multiple video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and hence subxiphoid is proposed as an alternative access to deal with this. (ctsnet.org)
- This finding should not be taken as a recommendation for all patients to undergo robotic surgery," Lim says. (uofmhealth.org)
- Eligibility criteria for who may undergo outpatient thyroid surgery have been debated in the literature. (bioportfolio.com)
- Several factors are associated with patients deciding to undergo spine surgery to treat spondylolisthesis. (spineuniverse.com)
- Q: If you could go back in time, would you undergo open-chest surgery again? (clb.org.hk)
- While both hysterectomy (the removal of the uterus) or bilateral oophorectomy (the removal of both ovaries) can also accomplish this goal, these surgeries carry generally greater health risks than tubal ligation procedures. (wikipedia.org)
- Pure laparoscopic hepatectomy versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in 110 patients with liver cirrhosis: a propensity analysis at a single center. (springermedizin.at)
- Laparoscopic and open treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis. (springermedizin.at)
- In order to reduce this conversion rate, adequate patient selection is required. (springer.com)
- This retrospective study also showed that open prostatectomies performed at multiple hospitals with a robotics program exhibited an overall lower complication rate than open prostatectomies performed at hospitals without a robotics program (15.8 percent versus 17.9 percent, respectively). (cnbc.com)
- Decreases in complication rate (from 11.75 percent to 8.95 percent), and conversion rate (from 1.13 percent to 0.18 percent) were also found. (cnbc.com)
- Aim: Our aim was to evaluate the rate of laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients with gallstones and to compare it with their younger counterparts. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- The relation between age and the rate of conversion was also evaluated. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- Age, sex, type of operation and rate of conversion were all recorded for both groups and analyzed. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- Conversion rate and reasons for conversions were also noted. (ispub.com)
- The conversion rate in males (10.41%) was also not significantly different from that in females (7.18%, p = 0.456). (ispub.com)
- Timing of percutaneous cholecystostomy affects conversion rate of delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for severe acute cholecystitis. (ebscohost.com)
- It is associated with high conversion rate to open surgery, when cholecystectomy is held later on. (ebscohost.com)
- According to the literature, the conversion rate for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) for cholecystodocholithiasis reaches 20%, at least when LC is performed 6 to 8 weeks afterward. (ebscohost.com)
- The Conversion Rate in Laporascopic Cholecystectomy in Patients Complaining of Acute and Chronic Cholecystitis. (ebscohost.com)
- Five of these underwent successful conversion to open repair. (onlinejacc.org)
- Three of them died, and 1 underwent successful conversion to open surgery. (onlinejacc.org)
- Four of them underwent successful conversion to either open or endovascular reintervention. (onlinejacc.org)
- To two year follow-up, no aneurysm rupture, conversion to open surgery or stent graft migration has been observed. (medgadget.com)
- Central pancreatectomy is a parenchyma-sparing surgery which conserves the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas. (springer.com)
- The proportion of patients with GPS 2 who required conversion was 27.2% (6/22), which was significantly higher than for those with GPS 0 or 1. (springer.com)
- Conversion rates decreased significantly over the study period ( p trend = 0.010). (springer.com)
- That trial findings showed that robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery did not significantly reduce the risk of conversion. (mdedge.com)
- Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in patients with psychiatric comorbidity: A retrospective study at the largest psychiatric center in Japan. (sages.org)
- The acknowledged gold standard for the management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is open pyeloplasty. (medscape.com)
- OBJECTIVE: Open dismembered pyeloplasty is considered the gold standard to treat ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in children. (uzh.ch)
- The safety and complication rates are similar when compared to the open surgery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- The conversion and complication rates were 4.2% and 13.4%, respectively. (ecancer.org)
- Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze risk factors for conversion to open surgery from attempted MIE. (springer.com)
- The technology does cost more and, as a result of added time to prepare and insert the equipment, can extend the time to complete the surgery. (uofmhealth.org)
- Univariate analysis showed that body mass index (BMI), fever at the time of attack, number of stones, number of attacks, previous history of acute cholecystitis, presence of tenderness, gall bladder wall thickness on ultrasonography (USG) and raised total leucocyte counts (TLC) were significant for conversion. (ispub.com)
- While robotic surgery has been used for some time to remove prostate and gynaecological tumours, and in heart and even brain surgery, this is the first time such procedures have been attempted on colorectal cancers. (dailymail.co.uk)
- It is almost always used to buy time as a "bridge" to surgery or "survival" in cases where patient recovers from the acute episode and no definitive surgery is being considered. (bmj.com)
- The second day was mainly concerned with the presentation of live surgery sessions, with ample time for questions and discussion. (frontiersin.org)
- RxPG] Keyhole surgery for colon cancer is as effective as open surgery in the short term, concludes a randomised trial published in this week s issue of The Lancet. (rxpgnews.com)
- 253 patients received open surgery and 484 received keyhole surgery. (rxpgnews.com)
- 143 patients underwent conversion from keyhole surgery to open surgery. (rxpgnews.com)
- Based on detailed pathological examination of the resected bowel, which contained the tumour, the investigators found that local recurrence rates were unlikely to be higher for keyhole surgery than for local surgery. (rxpgnews.com)
- Keyhole surgery of any kind is challenging, and particularly for bowel cancer, which involves removing a tumour from deep within the body,' he says. (dailymail.co.uk)
- Normally with keyhole surgery we use a single camera, but this provides a very flat image with no depth of field,' says Mr Jayne. (dailymail.co.uk)
- This study speaks to the importance of 'knowing one's patient' as a treating physician," said lead author Peter G. Passias, MD , Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. (spineuniverse.com)
- None of the patients in this series required re-intervention to correct obstruction and the results are comparable with open surgery. (uzh.ch)
- Results: No additional trocars or conversion to open surgery were necessary. (websurg.com)
- This is especially true in Marfan patients, who tend to exhibit poor short- and long-term results after conventional surgery. (onlinejacc.org)
- Specifically, the novel advantages and potentials of LED lighting for surgery include direct and highly efficiency illumination, greater flexibility in lighting configuration, and broader solid angle and better uniformity in overall illumination. (spiedigitallibrary.org)
- In addition, robotic surgery has advantages for the patient. (frontiersin.org)