The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. For ...

Background Many publications describe the advantages of the creation of ghost ileostomy (GI) to prevent the need for formal covering ileostomy in more than 80% of carcinoma rectum patients. However, ...

We reviewed the evidence about the effects of the open operation technique and the minimally invasive procedure in persons with suspected appendicitis. In the right lower part of the abdomen there is ...

Patient undergoes laparoscopic restorative proctectomy and J-pouch surgery for UC In a landmark procedure, a 29-year-old patient suffering from symptomatic ulcerative colitis (UC) has undergone a ...

Robotic APR shows better short-term outcomes than laparoscopic APR, with lower positive resection margins and conversion rates to open surgery. Robotic APR is associated with longer operation times ...

In this study, we introduce a novel method for stoma closure, aiming to reduce wound infection rates. This method involves creating the common channel of both limbs of a loop stoma extracorporeally, ...

The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a consultant general surgeon breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code). The breach concerns the care of a ...

A possible complication of an ileostomy is a prolapse of the stoma. This occurs when the stoma protrudes too far outside the skin. A prolapsed stoma is not typically dangerous but can lead to serious ...

Total abdominal colectomy with end ileostomy is the first stage of the three-stage surgical treatment of medically refractory ulcerative colitis. Laparoscopic surgery is a safe approach offering ...

1 Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ...

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery limits how much food your stomach can hold and how much nutrition your body can absorb. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) surgery — also known as vertical ...

Background: Recently, totally laparoscopic (TLAP) surgery has suggested its potential on ileostomy reversal. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes between TLAP and traditional open ...