Laparoscopic-Assisted Peritoneal Access in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background And Objectives: The most common treatment of hydrocephalus is ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting. Peritoneal access is commonly conducted through an open laparotomy, but laparoscopic peritoneal access is gaining popularity. Many studies have reported the benefits of minimally invasive laparoscopic peritoneal access, but there is no consensus on its use.

Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair and Pulmonary Embolism.

Objective: Pulmonary embolism (PE) following laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair (PEHR) is rare but occurs at a higher frequency than other laparoscopic procedures. We describe a series of patients who developed PEs after PEHR in hopes of capturing potential risk factors for further study.

Materials And Methods: Five cases of PE after PEHR were observed between 2017 and 2018.

Robotic skills can be aided by laparoscopic training.

Background: General Surgery is currently the fastest growing specialty with regards to robotic surgical system utilization. Contrary to the experience in laparoscopy, simulator training for robotic surgery is not widely employed partly because robotic surgical simulators are expensive. We sought to determine the effect of a robotic simulation curriculum and whether robotic surgical skills could be derived from those psychomotor skills attained in laparoscopic training.

Improved immediate postoperative pain following laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using self-adhering mesh.

Background: Several synthetic meshes are available to reinforce the inguinal region following laparoscopic hernia reduction. We sought to compare postoperative pain of patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using self-adhering polyester mesh to those who had non-adhering, synthetic mesh implanted using absorbable tacks.

Materials And Methods: This study is a retrospective review of patients who underwent primary laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy at the Medical College of Wisconsin between October 2012 and July 2014.