{"title":"The use of T-bars in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.","authors":"A A Saiz, D Paul, I H Willis, M Sivina","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the past 2 years 15 laparoscopic ventral hernias have been performed at our Community Hospital. Marlex mesh has been the material used. We have noticed some difficulty with the grasping and initial anchoring of the mesh. Percutaneously placed prolene sutures allow the mesh to be drawn upward with some effort. By using laparoscopic T-bars for the initial anchoring of the mesh to the anterior abdominal wall then stapling, the operative time was greatly reduced. This modification in technique allows for quicker placement of the mesh during the repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"109-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.109","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19708355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy feasibility.","authors":"E Taylor, F Gaw, C Kennedy","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.73","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One-hundred nineteen elective cholecystectomies were performed at Kern Medical Center over a 20-month period from October 1992 to May 1994 and were retrospectively reviewed. Eight males and 111 females ranged in age from 16 to 70. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was attempted in 116 patients and converted to open in 8 (7%). Of the elective procedures, 108 (91%) were planned as outpatient procedures. Of the 108 planned outpatient procedures, 73 (68%) were successfully completed as outpatients. Of the 35 patients who required unplanned admission, 21 were discharged in less than 24 h. In total, 101 (87%) of the 116 elective cholecystectomies begun laparoscopically were discharged in less than 24 h. Subsequent to this data analysis, our institution is developing a 23.9 h \"day hospital\" for postanesthesia observation. With extended postoperative monitoring and observation, patients with short-term problems such as nausea, vomiting, pain, and even patients with medical conditions requiring close observation and control should be able to avoid admission. This retrospective study indicates that with development of a 23.9 h postanesthesia care unit, the majority of elective cholecystectomies can be attempted and completed laparoscopically on an outpatient basis.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"73-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.73","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19707797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case-control study of postoperative pulmonary complications after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy.","authors":"J C Hall, R A Tarala, J L Hall","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.87","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) are common after upper abdominal surgery. The objective of this case-control study was to compare the incidence of PPC after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and open cholecystectomy (OC) within a tertiary care center. Patients were accrued from two sequential clinical trials that evaluated the role of incentive spirometry in the prevention of PPC after abdominal surgery. Included for study were patients with gallstones undergoing elective surgery who had an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification < 3. All patients included in the study were encouraged to use an incentive spirometer at least 10 times each hour while awake. Patients with chronic bronchitis were excluded from study, as were patients who received other forms of physical therapy. OC was performed through either a transverse or an oblique incision. There was an equitable dispersion of putative risk factors for PPC between the groups at baseline. PPC were defined as clinical features consistent with collapse/consolidation, an otherwise unexplained temperature above 38 degrees C, plus either confirmatory chest radiology or positive sputum microbiology. The incidence of PPC was 2.7% (1/37) after LC and 17.2% (10/58) after OC (p < 0.05). It is concluded that PPC are less common after laparoscopic cholecystectomy than after open cholecystectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"87-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.87","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19708351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TEXTBOOK OF LAPAROSCOPY","authors":"M. Otterson","doi":"10.1089/LPS.1996.6.137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/LPS.1996.6.137","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 1","pages":"137-137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/LPS.1996.6.137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60503257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G P Naude, M K Ryan, N A Pianim, S R Klein, M Lippmann, F S Bongard
{"title":"Comparative stress hormone changes during helium versus carbon dioxide laparoscopic cholecystectomy.","authors":"G P Naude, M K Ryan, N A Pianim, S R Klein, M Lippmann, F S Bongard","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.93","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laparoscopic surgery has been termed minimally invasive surgery by advocates of this technology. It has been demonstrated previously that using carbon dioxide for insufflation produces a respiratory acidosis due to transperitoneal absorption of gas. Insufflation with helium does not create this acidosis. We questioned whether laparoscopic surgery would elicit a stress response and whether the absence of acidosis with helium might prevent or reduce the levels of stress hormones. Sixteen female patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were randomly assigned to helium (n = 8) or CO2 (n = 8) insufflation. Serum cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine were measured preoperatively, after induction of anesthesia but before insufflation, at 45 min of surgery, and after desufflation. There were increases in epinephrine, norepinephrine, plasma cortisol, and urine cortisol at 45 min and at the conclusion of the procedure over the preoperative value. With ANOVA, each variable showed significant increases from preoperative values, at 45 min, and at the end of the case. Except for the increased epinephrine when helium was used, there were no significant differences in the other variables between helium and CO2. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy produces significant increases in stress hormone levels. Prevention of acidosis with helium insufflation does not appear to protect against increases in stress hormones. Epinephrine levels with helium insufflation are higher than with CO2, and elevations in stress hormones suggest that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not physiologically minimally invasive.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"93-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.93","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19708352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety evaluation of laparoscopically applied clips.","authors":"T Papaioannou, L Daykhovsky, W S Grundfest","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.99","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.99","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We have evaluated in vitro, the security of laparoscopically applied clips, through two commercially available clip appliers: the Endo Clip II (US Surgical) and the Ligaclip (Ethicon). The clip performance was tested with respect to dislodgment and leakage. Dislodgment was attempted both transversely and at 45 degrees with respect to the main axis of the tubular structures tested. The mean maximum force (N = 24) necessary to dislodge a clip applied to silicone tubing (2.1, 2.4, 3.2 mm o.d.) and porcine vascular tissue was measured. The maximum force needed to transversely dislodge a clip applied to silicone tubing, ranged from 262 +/- 9 g (2.1 mm) to 315 +/- 11 g (3.2 mm) for the Endo Clip II applier, while the values for the Ligaclip were 220 +/- 28 g (2.1 mm) and 273 +/- 11 g (3.2 mm), respectively. To achieve dislodgment at 45 degrees pull, corresponding forces of 294 +/- 8 g (2.1 mm) and 369 +/- 14 g (3.2 mm) for the Endo Clip II, and 254 +/- 14 g (2.1 mm) and 297 +/- 13 g (3.2 mm) for the Ligaclip (N = 24) were required. Transverse dislodgment forces, for clips applied to tissue, were 556 +/- 146 g for the Endo Clip II and 356 +/- 170 for the Ligaclip (N = 6). Leakage tests were also performed under pulsatile blood circulation at mean pressure of approximately 800 mm Hg. No tested clips applied to either silicone tubing or tissue allowed for any blood leakage. The dislodgment test showed that the Endo Clip II exhibits superior performance compared to the Ligaclip, based on the fact that it requires more force for transverse and semiaxial dislodgment. In the leakage test, both clip appliers performed equivalently.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"99-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.99","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19708354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical decisions in the laparoscopic management of small bowel obstruction: report on two cases.","authors":"C Posta","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laparoscopic management of bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions presents a difficult challenge for the general surgeon. The surgical management of two such cases is reported here: one patient with recurrent abdominal pain secondary to partial bowel obstruction, the other with acute small bowel obstruction. Surgical decision-making and technical aspects of the procedures are described. With careful patient selection and meticulous technique laparoscopic resolution of bowel obstruction may be feasible and should be attempted.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"117-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.117","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19708358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empyema from lost gallstones: a thoracic complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.","authors":"C L Willekes, W D Widmann","doi":"10.1089/lps.1996.6.123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1996.6.123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laparoscopic cholecystectomy may result in lost (dropped) gallstones. Such stones may precipitate abdominal abscesses including subphrenic abscesses. In our case, the abscess eroded through the diaphragm causing an empyema 17 months after the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Treatment included decortication, drainage, and removal of the stones.</p>","PeriodicalId":77211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery","volume":"6 2","pages":"123-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1089/lps.1996.6.123","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19708359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}