Thoracolaparoscopy in the lateral position for esophageal cancer: the experience of a single institution with 112 consecutive patients.

Background: Esophagectomy has been performed using a thoracoabdominal, transhiatal, or transthoracic approach. All these methods have an acknowledged high intra- and postoperative morbidity. The principle of minimally invasive esophagectomy is to perform the operation the same as by the open approach but through a smaller incision, thus reducing the operative trauma without compromising the principles of the operation.

Laparoscopic total radical hysterectomy by the Pune technique: our experience of 248 cases.

Study Objective: To describe our experience and technique of total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy, which is the largest single- institution study.

Design: Retrospective, nonrandomized study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting: Private hospital.

Endoscopic thyroidectomy: Our technique.

Unlabelled: Minimally invasive surgery is widely employed for the treatment of thyroid diseases. Several minimal access approaches to the thyroid gland have been described. The commonly performed surgeries have been endoscopic lobectomies.