A Case of Strangulation Ileus Caused by the Omentum Adhesion without a History of Abdominal Surgery Treated by Laparoscopic Surgery

Background: Patients presenting to Gynecology OPD at LLRM Medical College, Meerut, UP, India for benign laparoscopic surgery from June 2016 to May 2017 were included in the study. A total of 130 women completed the study of which 30 had history of previous abdominal surgery and 100 had no history of previous abdominal surgery. The ability of the visceral slide test to detect periumbilical adhesions was compared with laparoscopic detection of adhesions.Methods: Patients fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria and preanaesthetic clearance were subjected to office based Visceral Slide test using high frequency ultrasound probe (7.5 MHz) in the sagittal plane at the level of umbilicus. Distance between the skin and posterior rectus sheath was measured. Diagnostic accuracy of visceral slide test and mean time taken to perform the test was noted.Results: On laparoscopy 4 women had periumbilical adhesions while 24 women in the total sample had adhesions elsewhere in the abdominal cavity. The visceral slide test had a sensitivity of 75%, specificity of 98%, positive predictive value of 75% and negative predictive value of 99%. The diagnostic accuracy of the test is 97%. The median time to perform the examination was 1.69 minutes.Conclusions: The visceral slide technique was convenient and rapid to perform, and reliably identified adhesions in the periumbilical area.

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Laparoscopic Redo Ileocolic Resection for Crohn’s Disease in Patients with Previous Multiple Laparotomies

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1177/1457496918772370 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 108 (1) ◽

pp. 42-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

V. Celentano ◽

F. Sagias ◽

K. G. Flashman ◽

J. Conti ◽

J. Khan

Keyword(s):

Crohn’S Disease ◽

Laparoscopic Surgery ◽

Crohn's Disease ◽

Abdominal Surgery ◽

Conversion Rate ◽

Operating Time ◽

Ileocolic Resection ◽

Short Term ◽

Previous Abdominal Surgery ◽

History Of

Purposes: Over 80% of patients with primary ileocolic Crohn’s disease have a surgical resection within 10 years of diagnosis, and 40%–50% of them need further surgery within 15 years. Laparoscopic surgery can be challenging due to a thickened mesentery and the potential for fistulas, abscesses, and phlegmons. Aim of this study is to analyze the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic redo ileocolic resections for Crohn’s disease in patients with previous multiple laparotomies. Methods: All patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for ileocolic Crohn’s disease from March 2006 to February 2017 were prospectively evaluated. Short term outcomes of laparoscopic ileocolic resection were compared between patients with previous multiple major surgeries and recurrent Crohn’s disease, and patients undergoing surgery for the first presentation of Crohn’s disease and no history of previous surgery. Conversion rate and 30-day morbidity were the primary outcomes. Reoperations, readmissions, operating time and length of stay were the secondary outcomes. Results: 29 patients with recurrent Crohn’s disease and previous multiple laparotomies were included: the number of laparotomies these patients previously underwent was 2 in 19 cases (65.5%), 3 in 9 (31%), and 4 in 1 (3.5%). In total, 90 patients with no history of any previous abdominal surgery, who underwent laparoscopic ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease, represented the control group. No differences were found in morbidity and conversion rate. Operating time was longer in patients with history of previous abdominal surgery. Conclusion: Laparoscopic redo ileocolic resection for Crohn’s disease is feasible and safe in patients with previous multiple laparotomies at the expense of longer operating time.

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Evaluation of Adhesions Underneath Laparoscopic Sterilization Scar in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research ◽

10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i630429 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 27-32

Author(s):

Ravi Singh Dogra ◽

Sanjeev Kumar ◽

Som Raj Mahajan ◽

Rajesh Chaudhary ◽

Poonam Dogra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Laparoscopic Surgery ◽

Abdominal Surgery ◽

Adhesion Formation ◽

Invasive Approach ◽

Medical College ◽

History Of ◽

Intraoperative Period ◽

One Year ◽

Laparoscopic Sterilization ◽

Umbilical Scar

Introduction: The minimally invasive approach has become the method of choice for treating most benign abdominal diseases that require surgery. However, it is obvious that laparoscopic procedures are not risk free. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of intra abdominal adhesions underneath umbilical scar following laparoscopic sterilization, in patients who are undergoing abdominal surgeries. Materials and Methods: The present study was a hospital based prospective observational study conducted in the Department of Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (Dr. RPGMC), Kangra at Tanda (HP). The study group consisted of patients admitted to department of surgery during a period of one year and who fulfilled inclusion criteria. During intraoperative period, they were examined for presence or absence of adhesions at the site of previous laparoscopic sterilization scar at Periumblical area. Results: Total of 60 patients were taken in this study. Two out of 60 (3.3%) patients had adhesions underneath previous Laparoscopic Sterilization scar around umbilicus and adhesive structure was omentum in both cases. Conclusion: Adhesion formation is expected in any abdominal surgery whether open or laparoscopic surgery. In our study only 3.3% of patients had adhesions underneath previous laparoscopic sterilization scar in periumblical region. Therefore umbilical port can be considered for re-entry of index port in next laparoscopic surgery, in patients with history of laparoscopic surgery through umbilical region.

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Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Undiagnosed Small Bowel Obstruction in a Patient without a History of Abdominal Surgery

Case Reports in Surgery ◽

10.1155/2015/942393 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Noriaki Koizumi ◽

Hiroki Kobayashi ◽

Tsuyoshi Takagi ◽

Kanehisa Fukumoto

Keyword(s):

Laparoscopic Surgery ◽

Small Bowel ◽

Abdominal Surgery ◽

Small Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Single Incision ◽

Definitive Diagnosis ◽

Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery ◽

Umbilical Incision ◽

History Of

We herein report a 66-year-old female patient who developed an undiagnosed small bowel obstruction without a history of prior abdominal surgery and was successfully treated by single-incision laparoscopic surgery. A small bowel obstruction with unknown cause typically requires some sort of surgical treatment in parallel with a definitive diagnosis. Although open abdominal surgery has been generally performed for the treatment of small bowel obstructions, laparoscopic surgery for small bowel obstructions has been increasing in popularity due to its less invasiveness, including fewer postoperative complications and a shorter hospital stay. As a much less invasive therapeutic strategy, we have performed single-incision laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of an undiagnosed small bowel obstruction. We were able to make a definitive diagnosis after sufficient intra-abdominal inspection and to perform enterotomy through a small umbilical incision. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery appears to be comparable to conventional laparoscopic surgery and provides improved cosmesis, although it is an optional strategy only applicable to selected patients.

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Omental Infarction: A Case Treated with Laparoscopic Surgery

10.31487/j.ijscr.2019.02.03 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Bertrand Ng ◽

Arafat Yasser

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Laparoscopic Surgery ◽

Hospital Stay ◽

Acute Cholecystitis ◽

Inflammatory Markers ◽

Acute Onset ◽

Laparoscopy Surgery ◽

History Of ◽

Background History ◽

The Right

Omental infarct is a rare cause of an acute abdomen that arises from an interruption of blood supply to the omentum. Here, we present a case of omental infarct in a 67-year-old gentleman with background history of diabetes mellitus who present unusually with a severe acute onset right hypochondrium pain. Examination revealed that he was tender to touch at the right and was having localized guarding. His inflammatory markers were normal. He was successfully treated with laparoscopy surgery and he was subsequently discharged the following day. Omental infarct cases with right hypochondrium pain can sometimes mimicked acute cholecystitis and management includes laparoscopic surgery which can hasten symptoms resolution and reduces hospital stay, however recommendation for surgery has to be balanced with anesthetics risk and complication of the surgery itself.

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Lawson tait: His life and work. A contribution to the history of abdominal surgery and gynæcology. By W. J. Stewart McKay, M.B., M.Ch. Royal 8vo. Pp. 578 + xii, with 34 plates. 1922. London: Baillière, Tindall & Cox. 25s. net

British Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1002/bjs.1800104032 ◽

1923 ◽

Vol 10 (40) ◽

pp. 589-589

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Surgery ◽

History Of

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Pancreatic enzymatic mediastinitis followed by total gastrectomy with splenectomy: report of two cases

Surgical Case Reports ◽

10.1186/s40792-021-01240-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yoko Zaitsu ◽

Takashi Nishizaki ◽

Takuma Izumi ◽

Daisuke Taniguchi ◽

Yuichiro Kajiwara ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Abdominal Surgery ◽

Ct Scan ◽

Pancreatic Fistula ◽

Medical History ◽

Advanced Gastric Cancer ◽

Total Gastrectomy ◽

Upper Body ◽

History Of ◽

Acute Mediastinitis

Abstract Background Acute mediastinitis is a rare disease that rapidly progresses with a high mortality rate. Its most common cause is direct injury of the mediastinum, including iatrogenic causes such as cardiac surgery or upper endoscopy. Enzymatic mediastinitis is a rare complication of a pancreatic fistula caused by the inflammatory digestion of the parietal peritoneum spreading to the mediastinum. Here, we present two cases of enzymatic mediastinitis caused by total gastrectomy with splenectomy. One of them was successfully treated and cured after early diagnosis and transabdominal drainage. Case presentation Case 1 was that of a 60-year-old man (body mass index [BMI] 27) with a medical history of diabetes and hypertension who was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer in the upper body of the stomach. A total gastrectomy with splenectomy was performed. The patient experienced acute respiratory failure 24 h after surgery. Pulmonary embolism was suspected, so a computed tomography (CT) scan was performed; however, no relevant causes were found. Although he was immediately intubated and treated with catecholamine, he died in the intensive care unit (ICU) 40 h after surgery. Post-mortem findings revealed retroperitonitis caused by a pancreatic fistula spreading towards the mediastinum, causing severe mediastinitis; a review of the CT scan revealed pneumomediastinum. We concluded that the cause of death was enzymatic mediastinitis due to post-gastrectomy pancreatic fistula. Case 2 involved a 61-year-old man (BMI 25) with a medical history of appendicitis who was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer at the gastric angle between the lesser curvature and the pylorus, spreading to the upper body of the stomach. A total gastrectomy with splenectomy was also performed. The patient had a high fever 3 days after the surgery, and a CT scan revealed pneumomediastinum, indicating mediastinitis. As the inflammation was below the bronchial bifurcation, we chose a transabdominal approach for drainage. The patient was successfully treated and discharged. Conclusion Acute mediastinitis caused by gastrectomy is rare. The acknowledgment of abdominal surgery as a cause of mediastinitis is important. In treating mediastinitis caused by abdominal surgery, transabdominal drainage may be a minimally invasive yet effective method if the inflammation is mainly located below the bifurcation of the trachea.

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Assessment of Circumferential Resection Margins (CRM) clearance in Conventional open Versus Laparoscopic Cancer Rectum Resection

QJM ◽

10.1093/qjmed/hcab097.024 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Ibrahim H Bayan ◽

Ahmed Abdelaziz ◽

Tarek Youssef Ahmed ◽

Mohamed Magdy

Keyword(s):

Rectal Cancer ◽

Laparoscopic Surgery ◽

Abdominal Surgery ◽

Open Surgery ◽

Laparoscopic Group ◽

Resection Margins ◽

Laparoscopy Group ◽

Surgery Group ◽

Colon And Rectal Cancer ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background Colon and rectal cancer represent the fourth commonest malignancy worldwide. Globally, colon and rectal cancer make up 9.4% and 10.1% in men and women of all cancers, respectively. Colon and rectal tumors are the third most common malignancy after breast and lung cancer, respectively. The main management of rectal cancer involves a multi-disciplinary team approach and an individually tailored treatment routine. Operative surgery remains the primary and definitive treatment for locally confined rectal adenocarcinoma and is the only historical and current treatment which allows for cure. Resection of the colon and rectal cancer can be done either by open surgical excision or laparoscopically. Aim of the work The objective is to compare the radicality of total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in both open and laparoscopic surgery through the pathology report. Methods In this multicentric, prospective, comparative study, we included the pathologically established rectal cancer patients from 2 hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, Ain Shams University Hospitals and Maadi Military Hospital, Egypt between 2013 and 2016. The sample size was 40 patients divided into two groups; 20 patients for laparoscopic arm and 20 patients for the open trans-abdominal surgery. Inclusion criteria: histopathology confirmed rectal cancer, patients fit for operative resection, and with T1- T3 grades according to the preoperative evaluation. The exclusion criteria: Patients with T4 stage tumor, patients present as emergency cases and patients present with recurrence of the tumor and synchronous colonic tumors. Results The circumferential resection margins (CRM) of the mesorectum when examined pathologically after resection showed no difference between the two arms of the study with laparoscopic group specimens 3.18±1.16 mm mean, (SD) compared to 3.50±0.45 mm mean, (SD) in the open surgery group with no statistically significant difference. The longitudinal resection margins (LRM) was (5.50±1.98 mean, SD) in the laparoscopic group compared to (5.20±2.28 mean, SD) in the open conventional surgery group with no significant difference found between the two groups. Total operative time was significantly shorter in the trans-abdominal surgery group, while the hospital stay period was significantly shorter in the laparoscopy group. Laparoscopy group also showed significantly time before flatus passage, and the patients in the laparoscopy group started oral intake faster than open surgery group. Conclusion In our study, the radicality of the rectal cancer excision in both laparoscopic and traditional open surgery, showed non inferiority of the laparoscopic technique over open surgery Long-term clinical outcomes of overall survival and recurrence is the foremost parameters which should be taken in consideration for decision for laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer. Additional follow-up results from the current trial are presently being developed, beside with records on other secondary end points, like cost effectiveness and quality of life.

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