Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2004 - 2005

Introduction

Minimally invasive techniques are becoming the preferred approach for abdominal surgical procedures. With improvements in technology and growing experience with laparoscopic techniques, the boundaries of minimally invasive surgery are continually being redefined in solid organ and vascular surgery. This review identifies important articles published in 2004 - 2005 concerning minimally invasive approaches to liver disease, splenic disorders, adrenal malignancy, benign and malignant pancreatic pathology, donor nephrectomy, biliary reconstruction, and vascular surgery.

References

• 1 Fabiani P, Iannelli A, Chevallier P. et al . Long-term outcome after laparoscopic fenestration of symptomatic simple cysts of the liver.  Br J Surg. 2005;  92 596-597
• 2 Konstadoulakis M M, Gomatos I P, Albanopoulos K. et al . Laparoscopic fenestration for the treatment of patients with severe adult polycystic liver disease.  Am J Surg. 2005;  189 71-75
• 3 Reich H, McGlynn F, DeCaprio J. et al . Laparoscopic excision of benign liver lesions.  Obstet Gynecol. 1991;  78 956-958
• 4 Cherqui D, Husson E, Hammoud R. et al . Laparoscopic liver resections: a feasibility study in 30 patients.  Ann Surg. 2000;  232 753-762
• 5 Farges O, Jagot P, Kirstetter P. et al . Prospective assessment of the safety and benefit of laparoscopic liver resections.  J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2002;  9 242-248
• 6 Gigot J F, Glineur D, Santiago Azagra J. et al . Laparoscopic liver resection for malignant liver tumors: preliminary results of a multicenter European study.  Ann Surg. 2002;  236 90-97
• 7 Buell J F, Koffron A J, Thomas M J. et al . Laparoscopic liver resection.  J Am Coll Surg. 2005;  200 472-480
• 8 O’Rourke N, Fielding G. Laparoscopic right hepatectomy: surgical technique.  J Gastrointest Surg. 2004;  8 213-216
• 9 Kaneko H, Takagi S, Otsuka Y. et al . Laparoscopic liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.  Am J Surg. 2005;  189 190-194
• 10 Buell J F, Thomas M J, Doty T C. et al . An initial experience and evolution of laparoscopic hepatic resectional surgery.  Surgery. 2004;  136 804-811
• 11 Teramoto K, Kawamura T, Takamatsu S. et al . Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic approaches for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.  Am J Surg. 2005;  189 474-478
• 12 George J N, Woolf S H, Raskob G E. et al . Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a practice guideline developed by explicit methods for the American Society of Hematology.  Blood. 1996;  88 3-40
• 13 Duperier T, Brody F, Felsher J. et al . Predictive factors for successful laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.  Arch Surg. 2004;  139 61-66; discussion 66
• 14 Balague C, Targarona E M, Cerdan G. et al . Long-term outcome after laparoscopic splenectomy related to hematologic diagnosis.  Surg Endosc. 2004;  18 1283-1287
• 15 Walsh R M, Brody F, Brown N. Laparoscopic splenectomy for lymphoproliferative disease.  Surg Endosc. 2004;  18 272-275
• 16 Shoup M, Winston C, Brennan M F. et al . Is there a role for staging laparoscopy in patients with locally advanced, unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma?.  J Gastrointest Surg. 2004;  8 1068-1071
• 17 Gagner M, Pomp A. Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy.  Surg Endosc. 1994;  8 408-410
• 18 Gagner M, Pomp A. Laparoscopic pancreatic resection: is it worthwhile?.  J Gastrointest Surg. 1997;  1 20-26
• 19 Ammori B J. Laparoscopic hand-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy: initial UK experience.  Surg Endosc. 2004;  18 717-718
• 20 Jaroszewski D E, Schlinkert R T, Thompson G B. et al . Laparoscopic localization and resection of insulinomas.  Arch Surg. 2004;  139 270-274
• 21 Fernandez-Cruz L, Martinez I, Gilabert R. et al . Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy combined with preservation of the spleen for cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.  J Gastrointest Surg. 2004;  8 493-501
• 22 Tantia O, Jindal M K, Khanna S. et al . Laparoscopic lateral pancreaticojejunostomy: our experience of 17 cases.  Surg Endosc. 2004;  18 1054-1057
• 23 Moinzadeh A, Gill I S. Laparoscopic radical adrenalectomy for malignancy in 31 patients.  J Urol. 2005;  173 519-525
• 24 Su L M, Ratner L E, Montgomery R A. et al . Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: trends in donor and recipient morbidity following 381 consecutive cases.  Ann Surg. 2004;  240 358-363
• 25 Leventhal J R, Kocak B, Salvalaggio P R. et al . Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy 1997 to 2003: lessons learned with 500 cases at a single institution.  Surgery. 2004;  136 881-890
• 26 Jacobs S C, Cho E, Foster C. et al . Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: the University of Maryland 6-year experience.  J Urol. 2004;  171 47-51
• 27 Tooher R, Boult M, Maddern G J. et al . Final report from the ASERNIP-S audit of laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy.  ANZ J Surg. 2004;  74 961-963
• 28 Collins C, Maguire D, Ireland A. et al . A prospective study of common bile duct calculi in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: natural history of choledocholithiasis revisited.  Ann Surg. 2004;  239 28-33
• 29 O’Rourke R W, Lee N N, Cheng J. et al . Laparoscopic biliary reconstruction.  Am J Surg. 2004;  187 621-624
• 30 Coggia M, Javerliat I, Di Centa I. et al . Total laparoscopic bypass for aortoiliac occlusive lesions: 93-case experience.  J Vasc Surg. 2004;  40 899-906
• 31 Javerliat I, Coggia M, Di Centa I. et al . Total laparoscopic abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with reimplantation of the inferior mesenteric artery.  J Vasc Surg. 2004;  39 1115-1117
• 32 Kolvenbach R, Schwierz E, Wasilljew S. et al . Total laparoscopically and robotically assisted aortic aneurysm surgery: a critical evaluation.  J Vasc Surg. 2004;  39 771-776