Laparoscopic Surgery

I. General Considerations

1. History of Laparoscopy

2. The New Technology

3. Mini-Endoscopic Surgery

4. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery

5. Establishing the Pneumoperitoneum

6. Gasless Laparoscopic Surgery

7. Closure of Mini-Incisions

8. Training and Credentialing in Laparoscopic Surgery

9. Experimental Animals Models in Laparoscopy

II. Esophageal Surgery

10. Preoperative Evaluation in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

11. Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery:: Indications and Patient Selection

12(1). Antireflux Procedures

12(2). Laparoscopic Collis Gastroplasty

13. Results of Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery

14. Use, Indications, and Results of Intraoperative Esophageal Manometry

15. Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease, Barretts Esophagus, and Adenocarcinoma

16. Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia

17. Cardiomyometry in the Treatment of Achalasia by Mini-Invasive Surgery

18. Laparoscopic Reoperations in the Esophageal Hiatus

19. Endoscopic Esophagectomy:: Subtotal Esophagectomy with Videolaparoscopic Approach

III. Gastric Surgery

20. Surgical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease

21. The Laparoscopic Treatment of a Perforated Peptic Ulcer

22. Anterior Lineal Gastrotomy with Posterior Truncal Vagotomy

23. Billroth II Laparoscopic Gastrectomy

24. R2 Level Resections for Gastric Cancer

25. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity

26. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Bypass for Morbid Obesity

27. Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch for Morbid Obesity

IV. Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery

28. Cholecystectomy

29. Cholangiography

30(1). Endoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration

30(2). Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography

31. Choledocoduodenostomy

32. Laparoscopic Surgery and Cancer of the Gallbladder

33. Hydatid Liver Disease:: An Update

34. Laparoscopic Hepatectomy

35. Laparoscopic Cryotherapy for Hepatic Tumors

36. Operative Laparoscopy for Portal Hypertension:: Experimental and Clinical Studies

37. Current Status of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting

38. Interventional Radiology in the Biliary Tract

V. Intestinal Surgery

39(1). Appendectomy

39(2). Meta-Analysis of Trials Comparing Laparoscopic and Open Appendectomy

40. Small Bowel Obstruction and Adhesiolysis

VI. Large Bowel Surgery

41. Laparoscopic Colectomy

42. Colonic Resection in the Treatment of Colorectal Carcinoma:: Multicentric Study with Prospective Comparison of the Traditional and Laparoscopic Methods

43. Colonic Carcinoma Implants at Port Sites

44. Laparoscopic Colectomy for Benign Disease

45. Laparoscopic Surgery for Diverticular Disease

46. Laparoscopy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

47. Laparoscopic Management of Colonic Emergencies

48. Laparoscopic Rectopexy for Complete Rectal Prolapse

VII. Splenic Adrenal, and Pancreatic Surgery

49. Laparoscopic Staging in Pancreatic Cancer

50. Laparoscopic Splenectomy

51. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

52. Laparoscopic Necrosectomy for Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

53. Laparoscopic Treatment of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

54. Laparoscopic Pancreatic Resection

VIII. Diagnostic Procedures

55. Laparoscopic Surgery in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritonitis

56. Laparoscopic Diagnostic Procedures in the ICU

57. Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy in Trauma

58. Laparoscopy in the Patient with Fever of Unknown Origin

59. Laparoscopic Ultrasonography

60. Laparoscopy and Oncology:: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Staging

61. Immunologic Consequences of Laparoscopic Surgery

IX. Hernia Surgery

62. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty

63. Incisional Hernia

64. Laparoscopic Incisional Preperitoneal Hernioplasty

X. Gynecologic Surgery

65. Laparoscopic Surgery of the Tubes and Ovaries

66. Surgical Aspects of Endometriosis

67. Ectopic Pregnancy

68. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

69. Endoscopic Approach to Female Infertility

70. Hysteroscopy

71. Pregnancy and Laparoscopy

72. Urinary Incontinence in Females

XI. Laparoscopic Procedures in Urology

73. Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

74. Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Prostatic Cancer

75. Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy

76. Laparoscopic Live-Donor Nephrectomy

77. Laparoscopic Techniques Used to Treat Testicular Ectopia

78. Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Benign and Malignant Renal Disease

79. Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Testicular Cancer

80. Interventional Radiology in the Urinary Tract

XII. Endocrine Surgery

81. Endoscopic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

XIII. Vascular Surgery

82. Aortobeifemoral Bypass

83. Harvesting of Saphenous Vein for Bypass Using Minimally Invasive Surgery

84. Interruption of Perforating Veins for Postphlebitic Syndrome Using Minimally Invasive Surgery

XIV. Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Disc Surgery

85. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Approach to the Spine

XV. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy

86. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery

XVI. Endoscopy

87. Role of the Endoscopy as an Adjunct to Laparoscopic Surgery

XVII. Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery

88. Anesthetic Complications

89. Pneumoperitoneum-Related Complications

90. Complications of Electrosurgery

91. Morbidity and Mortality of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

92. Complications of Laparoscopic Esophageal Surgery

93. Complications of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

94. Complications of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

95. Complications of Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

96. Complications of Intervertebral Disk Surgery

XVIII. Occupational Injuries and Ambulatory Surgery

97. Occupational Injuries of the Laparoscopic Surgeon

98. Ambulatory Endoscopic Surgery