Robotic-Assisted Dissection of Bulky Lymph Nodes in Cervical Cancer by Ahmet Göçmen, Fatih Şanlıkan, Muhittin Eftal Avcı

“…The resection of bulky lymph node metastases, which may provide a therapeutic benefit, has been proposed in several studies based on laparotomy and laparoscopy. There is no published study in the literature examining the resection of bulky lymph node metastases using a robotic technique. …”
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction due to Complicated Meckel’s Diverticulum in an Adult: A Case Report by Arundhati Negi, Geofia Shaina Crasta, Bharath Kumar Bhat

“…Hereby, the authors present a case of MD in a 54-year-old female with no previous surgeries, who presented with features suggestive of intestinal obstruction. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed that the cause of the obstruction was an inflamed MD with a band extending to the inferior aspect of the liver. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Rupture: A Case Report with Radiological and Surgical Correlation by Patrick Nguyen, Bonnie Davis, Daniel D. Tran

“…Owing to the many advances made in minimally invasive surgery, not only has laparoscopy become the modality of choice to diagnose diaphragmatic rupture due to its high degree of sensitivity and specificity, but it can provide simultaneous therapeutic intervention as well. …”
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Uterine Cavity Abnormalities in Patients with Endometriosis in Alexandria: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study by Eman Aly Abd El Fattah

“…We aim to compare 4D ultrasonography to office hysteroscopy in evaluating uterine cavity in cases with endometriosis; also we aim at correlating these findings with the stage of endometriosis. 50 cases of endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy were randomly selected from El Shatby fertility clinic, Alexandria University, Egypt, with exclusion of cases with any previous intrauterine surgery or any hormonal treatment. …”
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Nerve Surgery to Treat Intractable Genitofemoral Neuropathic Pain following Laparoscopic Live Kidney Donation by K. Ramdhani, M. J. A. Malessy, M. J. G. Simon, V. A. L. Huurman

“…Satisfactory pain control could not be obtained in 3 years of postoperative pain treatment which consisted of neuroleptic drugs, blocks of the L1/L2 dorsal roots with local anaesthetics, and pulsed radiofrequency lesioning. Exploratory laparoscopy was performed to assess the aspect of the genitofemoral nerve (GFN). …”
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Heterotopic Triplet Pregnancy after In Vitro Fertilization with Favorable Outcome of the Intrauterine Twin Pregnancy Subsequent to Surgical Treatment of the Tubal Pregnancy by Theodoros Felekis, Christodoulos Akrivis, Panagiotis Tsirkas, Ioannis Korkontzelos

“…High index of suspicion and timely treatment by laparotomy or laparoscopy can preserve the intrauterine gestation with a successful outcome of the pregnancy.…”
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Incidental Laparoscopic Discovery of an Intraperitoneal Plastic Catheter 16 Years after an Unsafe Abortion: A Case Report from the Gynecologic, Obstetric, and Pediatric Hospital of... by Ngandji Andre, Ngo Um Meka Esther Juliette, Fokom Joel, Wandji Brigitte, Foumane Pascal

“…The discovery was made during a diagnostic laparoscopy indicated for secondary infertility of tubal origin 16 years after the abortion procedure. …”
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Is It the pH That Matters? Challenging the Pathophysiology of Acidemia in a Case of Severe Hypercapnia Secondary to Intraoperative CO2 Insufflation by Evan Merle, Saad Zaatari, Rory Spiegel

“…To our knowledge, this is the most severe case of hypercapnia and acidosis due to carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation during laparoscopy reported in the literature. Remarkably, this patient remained hemodynamically normal despite having a blood pH below 6.81. …”
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A Rare Association of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Kavita Agrawal, Flores Alfonso

“…The mass was confirmed as adenocarcinoma on biopsy. Diagnostic laparoscopy was positive for malignant cells and he was diagnosed with stage IV adenocarcinoma of the stomach. …”
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Difficulties of Bariatric Surgery after Abdominoplasty by Bora Karip, Hasan Altun, Yalın İşcan, Martin Bazan, Kafkas Çelik, Yetkin Özcabı, Birol Ağca, Kemal Memişoğlu

“…During laparoscopy, the main problems of patients who have undergone previous abdominoplasty are inadequate pneumoperitoneum secondary to fibrosis and reconstructed anatomic landmarks for trocar placement. …”
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A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Kathrin Dvir, Gliceida M. Galarza-Fortuna, Anna Willet, Christopher Febres-Aldana, Nathaly Cortez, Samuel Rapaka, Andre Coombs, Robert Goldberg, Michael Schwartz, Kfir Ben-David

“…Upper endoscopy revealed large, fungating, infiltrative mass at the lesser gastric curvature incisura, highly suspicious of gastric tumor; however, initial biopsy of the gastric mass was equivocal and an exploratory laparoscopy was performed. Repeated intraoperative biopsies of the gastric mass and of liver parenchyma demonstrated diffuse hyalinized stroma consistent with amyloid deposition, and a bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary light chain (AL) amyloidosis.…”
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Primary Peritonitis: An Index Case of Mycoplasma hominis Infection in a Healthy Female by Sabrina Drexel, Daniel Tseng

“…Increasing abdominal pain and peritoneal fluid prompted diagnostic laparoscopy which revealed a dense fibrinous exudate covering the entire peritoneal cavity. …”
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli’s Score Work? Report of Two Cases by L. Giambanco, V. Iannone, M. Borriello, G. Scibilia, G. Sozzi, V. Chiantera, P. Scollo

“…In those patients an exploratory laparoscopy should be performed without any doubt and/or delay. …”
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Medial Pelvic Migration of the Lag Screw after Intramedullary Nailing for Trochanteric Femoral Fracture by Kohei Kuroshima, Koichi Kasahara, Shinsuke Kihara, Yoshifumi Harada, Masatoshi Sumi

“…The patient was subsequently treated by lag screw removal via laparoscopy. This case suggests that optimal fracture reduction, adequate position of the lag screw, and careful attention to set screw insertion are important to prevent complications. …”
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Safety of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in a Low-Volume Setting: Review of Early and Late Outcome by Robert C. Gandy, Christophe R. Berney

“…The purpose of the study was to assess whether general surgeons, with particular skills in advanced laparoscopy, can adequately provide safe laparoscopic colorectal resections in a low-volume setting. …”
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Retrocaval ureter. Two cases report by Bryan Antonio Iza Jiménez, Karla Lizeth Gavilanes Encalada, Israel Darío Carrillo Quisnia

“…Currently, it is recommended that the symptomatic retrocaval ureter be approached in a laparoscopy way, but we must not forget the open approach, since it provides us with technical support for the complexities of the procedure.…”
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Small Bowel Obstruction due to Intestinal Xanthomatosis by L. E. Barrera-Herrera, F. Arias, P. A. Rodríguez-Urrego, M. A. Palau-Lázaro

“…Radiologic images revealed jejunal loop thickening and inflammatory changes suggestive of foreign body obstruction, diagnostic laparoscopy found two strictures at the jejunum, and a pathologic examination confirmed a segmental small bowel xanthomatosis. …”
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Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Benign and Malignant Disease: Review of the Literature by T. de Rooij, R. Sitarz, O. R. Busch, M. G. Besselink, M. Abu Hilal

“…Several studies have suggested a higher rate of spleen preservation with laparoscopy. The radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy has become mainstay for treating pancreatic cancer and can be performed laparoscopically as well. …”
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Robotic surgery in gastrointestinal surgery: History, current status, and challenges by Yu Liu, Qingyang Feng, Jianmin Xu

“…Especially in the field of colorectal cancer, the publication of research such as REAL has confirmed that robotic radical resection for rectal cancer has better short-term outcomes than laparoscopy. Although robotic surgery still faces some challenges, such as economic costs and learning curves, the future prospects of robotic technology in colorectal surgery are highly promising.…”
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Assessing Murphy Sequence as a Clinical Element in Acute Appendicitis Diagnosis by Andy Rocha Quintana, Orisel Fernández Suárez, Elianne Rodríguez Larraburu, César Jorge Castro Rodríguez

“…The sequence was not completed in 96, 8% of cases, mainly those found in catarrhal stage. Laparoscopy was not performed in 69.7% of patients and, within this group, 97.7% of patients did not complete the sequence. …”
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