Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: A case series of a rare disease from an apex Tertiary Care Center in South India.

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare disease with a myriad of presentations. In this case series of four patients from South India, we describe three classical manifestations of the disease (mucosal, muscular, and serosal). Two of them had obstructive jaundice as a presenting complaint due to duodenal obstruction, whereas one had massive upper gastrointestinal bleed.

Fluorescent ureterography with indocyanine green in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A safe method to prevent intraoperative ureteric injury.

Intraoperative injuries to the ureter can occur in complicated colorectal and gynaecologic procedures in minimal access surgery. The majority of these go unrecognised at the time of the operation, which can be disastrous to the patient. The routine use of ureteric stents is controversial, with some studies showing that stents only enable detection of ureteric injury but do not prevent it.

EUS-guided paclitaxel injection as an adjunctive therapy to systemic chemotherapy and concurrent external beam radiation before surgery for localized or locoregional esophageal cancer: a multicenter prospective randomized trial.

Background And Aims: OncoGel (Protherics Salt Lake City, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT) is paclitaxel (PTX) formulated in a thermosensitive, biodegradable copolymer for focused cytotoxicity and radiosensitization. A phase 2a study suggested that EUS-guided PTX injection into esophageal tumors subsequently receiving radiotherapy was safe.

Methods: In an international multicenter, prospective, randomized phase 2b study, patients with local or locoregional adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the esophagus/gastroesophageal junction and eligible for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) before surgery were randomized to standard of care (SOC) plus EUS-guided PTX injection or SOC alone.

Spleen-Preserving Versus Spleen-Sacrificing Distal Pancreatectomy in Laparoscopy and Open Method-Perioperative Outcome Analysis-14 Years Experience.

We analyzed perioperative outcome of distal pancreatectomies with or without splenic preservation both in laparoscopic and open method to determine best approach. Retrospective data was collected from 1999 to 2013. We divided all distal pancreatectomies into four groups.

Laparoscopic Esophagogastroplasty in Management of Megaesophagus with Axis Deviation.

The results of cardiomyotomy in patients of achalasic megaesophagus with axis deviation are not satisfactory. Usually, an esophagectomy is advocated. We describe the technical details and outcomes of laparoscopic esophagogastroplasty for end-stage achalasia.

Laparoscopic correction of intestinal malrotation in adult.

Intestinal malrotation is rare in adults. Patients may present with acute obstruction or chronic abdominal pain. These symptoms are caused by Ladd's bands and narrow mesentery resulting from incomplete gut rotation.

Laparoscopic management of post-cholecystectomy sectoral artery pseudoaneurysm.

Vascular injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy can occur similar to biliary injuries and mostly represented by intraoperative bleeding. Hepatic artery system pseudoaneurysm are rare. It occurs in the early or late postoperative course.

Single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy.

Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a rapidly evolving field as a bridge between traditional laparoscopic surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. We present a case of SILS splenectomy performed with conventional laparoscopic instruments in a 7-month-old boy with the diagnosis of multiple splenic abscesses. A 3-cm umbilical incision was used for the placement of two (5 mm) trocars and one 10-mm videoscope (30°).