Publications by authors named "Mayra Abad"
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- Minimally invasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common abdominal surgery, but there is a risk of bile duct injuries occurring in a small percentage of cases, especially during severe cholecystitis.
- To manage complex situations, techniques like subtotal cholecystectomy—removing part of the gallbladder—should be part of a surgeon's toolkit to minimize injury.
- This article offers a detailed guide on five techniques for performing subtotal cholecystectomy, including tips for using minimally invasive methods and tools like preoperative indocyanine green for better identification of anatomy.
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- This text discusses various surgical techniques for minimally invasive left hepatic resection, highlighting their pros and cons.
- It examines key surgical approaches like the left hepatic vein approach, transection, and Glissonean approach, offering guidance for surgeons on choosing the best method.
- The article includes videos from several centers to visually demonstrate successful surgeries and aims to help surgeons tailor their strategies to patient needs and lesion characteristics.
Background: Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is a challenging technique to be performed by minimally invasive approach being the type III among the most complex procedure. Nowadays, the robotic approach is gaining increasing interest among the surgical community, and more and more series describing robotic liver resection have been reported. However, few cases of minimally invasive Bismuth type IIIA cholangiocarcinoma have been reported.
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