Hepatobiliary manifestations following two-stages elective laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy for patients with ulcerative colitis: A prospective observational study.

Background: Hepatobiliary manifestations occur in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. The effect of laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy (LRP) with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) on hepatobiliary manifestations is debated.

Aim: To evaluate hepatobiliary changes after two-stages elective laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy for patients with UC.

A prospective multicentre study evaluating the outcomes of the abdominal wall dehiscence repair using posterior component separation with transversus abdominis muscle release reinforced by a retro-muscular mesh: filling a step.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the results of posterior component separation (CS) and transversus abdominis muscle release (TAR) with retro-muscular mesh reinforcement in patients with primary abdominal wall dehiscence (AWD). The secondary aims were to detect the incidence of postoperative surgical site occurrence and risk factors of incisional hernia (IH) development following AWD repair with posterior CS with TAR reinforced by retromuscular mesh.

Methods: Between June 2014 and April 2018, 202 patients with grade IA primary AWD (Björck's first classification) following midline laparotomies were treated using posterior CS with TAR release reinforced by a retro-muscular mesh in a prospective multicenter cohort study.

Re-Endothelialization of Decellularized Liver Scaffolds: A Step for Bioengineered Liver Transplantation.

Bioengineered livers (BELs) are an attractive therapeutic alternative to address the donor organ shortage for liver transplantation. The goal of BELs technology aims at replacement or regeneration of the native human liver. A variety of approaches have been proposed for tissue engineering of transplantable livers; the current review will highlight the decellularization-recellularization approach to BELs.

Endoscopic Ultrasonography is a Promising Tool for Preoperative Prediction of the Operability of Pancreatic Carcinoma.

This work discussed the efficiency of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) as a diagnostic modality for early detection of pancreatic cancer. The present study was constructed by doing imaging modalities EUS on 24 patients admitted to surgery department in the faculty of medicine with suspected pancreatic malignancy. Pancreatic cancer was found more in older ages above 55 years predominately in males coming from rural areas presenting with abdominal pain with or without jaundice.

Effective, simple, easy procedure for laparoscopic port closure in difficult cases.

Background: Laparoscopic and rebotic surgery is widely practiced in modern medicine. The operative procedure is not complete until the port sites are closed with a fascial closure. Good fascial closure still represents problem, especially in difficult obese patients.

Modified transabdominal external needle for mesh size estimation in laparoscopic hernia repair.

Purpose: The obtaining on the accurate mesh size is the key for the good results and making the procedure easy during laparoscopic hernia repair. This study offers a modified transabdominal external needle technique to achieve this goal.

Methods: During the period from February 2011 through October 2013, during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in 41 patients, the mesh dimensions were determined by novel technique.

Minilaparoscopic appendectomy using a new spiral needle.

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most frequent abdominal disease and requires urgent surgery. At the present time, laparoscopic appendectomy is a well-accepted emergency procedure at most centers. In this study, we used a new spiral needle to facilitate the procedure, making it easy, minimally invasive, and cost effective.

Port-site closure using a modified aptos needle.

Background And Objectives: Trocar-site incisional hernias are the most common complications in laparoscopic surgery. Fascial closure of port sites represents a challenging issue in laparoscopic surgery.

Methods: We describe a simple easy technique for fascial closure of port sites using a double-tip needle (Lasheen needle).