Long-term results of subtotal colectomy with cecorectal anastomosis for isolated colonic inertia.

Aim: To evaluate the results of sub total colectomy with cecorectal anastomosis (STC-CRA) for isolated colonic inertia (CI).

Methods: Fourteen patients (mean age 57.5 +/- 16.

Agenesis of the right liver: a difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Congenital agenesis of the right liver (ARL) is a rare condition that is generally asymptomatic. Congenital anomalies of the liver are generally diagnosed with current cross-sectional imaging modalities such as ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before surgery. However, discovery of a congenital anomaly of the liver only at time of surgery remains a possibility.

Long-term results of transperitoneal laparoscopic fenestration in the treatment of simple renal cysts.

The aim of this paper was to assess long-term results of transperitoneal laparoscopic fenestration in the treatment of symptomatic simple renal cysts. Fifteen consecutive patients (7 men, 8 women), with a mean age of 51 years (range, 36-79 years), underwent transperitoneal fenestration of simple renal cysts (SRC) at our institution from 1994 to 2001. Data were collected by reviewing patients' clinical files, conducting telephone interviews regarding symptoms, and followup renal ultrasonography (US).

Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy for stab wounds of the anterior abdomen.

Background: At present, laparoscopy is used mainly as a diagnostic tool in patients with abdominal stab wounds.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-two hemodynamically stable patients with isolated stab wounds of the anterior abdomen, thought to be penetrating, were prospectively selected to undergo treatment via a laparoscopic approach. When possible, parenchymal wounds were coagulated or sealed, and wounds to the intestines were sutured or stapled.

Laparoscopic repair of intrathoracic mesenterioaxial volvulus of the stomach in an adult: report of a case.

Intrathoracic gastric volvulus is an uncommon entity, in which the stomach undergoes organoaxial torsion occurring in the chest due to the concomitant presence of an enlargement of the hiatus. We herein report an unusual case of acute intrathoracic mesenterioaxial volvulus of the stomach. Gastric rotation occurred at the transverse axis and the mobile pylorus herniated in the chest through a large hiatal defect.

Therapeutic laparoscopy for blunt abdominal trauma with bowel injuries.

In the setting of abdominal trauma, laparoscopy is used mainly for diagnosis, and its role in definitive operative repair is still debated. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who underwent diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy after being subjected to blunt abdominal trauma in a traffic accident. Multiple injuries to the small bowel and colon were repaired laparoscopically with a favorable outcome.

Leiomyosarcoma of the ovarian vein: report of a case.

Venous leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors, generally originating from the inferior vena cava. Only two cases of ovarian vein leiomyosarcoma have been reported thus far. Herein we report the case of a 50-year-old woman with a leiomyosarcoma of the right ovarian vein.

[Hemobilia due to pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery following laparoscopic cholecystectomy].

Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered to be the gold standard for treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis, it is associated with an increased risk of biliary and vascular injury compared to the traditional technique. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman with haemobilia secondary to a pseudoaneurysm of the right branch of the hepatic artery, that occurred two months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient was successfully treated with embolisation of the right hepatic artery.