Robot-Assisted Removal of a Broken Scalpel Blade following Discectomy by Christos Koutserimpas, Argyrios Ioannidis, Michael Konstantinidis, Panagiotis Athanasopoulos, Fotios Antonakopoulos, Konstantinos Konstantinidis

“…At that point, robot-assisted laparoscopy was performed. The broken instrument was located and carefully removed. …”
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Autoimmune Gastrointestinal Paralysis: Failure of Conventional Treatment without Immunomodulation by Craig Weinkauf, Sean McPhillips, Robert Krouse, Ira Levine

“…After an extensive work-up that included laparoscopy and celiotomy with bowel resection, we diagnosed what we refer to as Autoimmune Paraneoplastic Chronic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction (AP-CIPO). …”
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High-grade serous cancer of left fallopian tube with right inguinal lymph node enlargement: a case report by Aizhi Zhou, Weiyong Gu, Yumei Yang, Xin Chen, Wenfeng Ye, Mei Wang

“…The patient underwent primary cytoreduction, including laparoscopy, hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, and resection of the right deep inguinal lymph nodes at the Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology. …”
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Successful Conservative Treatment of a Cesarean Scar Pregnancy with Systemically Administered Methotrexate and Subsequent Dilatation and Curettage: A Case Report by Anis Fadhlaoui, Mohamed Khrouf, Khaled Khémiri, Kais Nouira, Anis Chaker, Fethi Zhioua

“…Many therapeutic options are available such as Dilatation & Curetage, excision of trophoblastic tissues using either laparotomy or laparoscopy, systemically administered Methotrexate, and more recently uterine artery embolization. …”
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Large Conization and Laparoendoscopic Single-Port Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer for Fertility Preservation by Polat Dursun, Mete Caglar, Huseyin Akilli, Ali Ayhan

“…Incorporation of single-port laparoscopy into the minimally invasive fertility sparing management of the cervical cancer will improve patients outcome with less complications and better cosmesis. …”
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Gastric Glomus Tumor: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Yoshinori Handa, Mikihiro Kano, Mayumi Kaneko, Naoki Hirabayashi

“…Because analysis of the possible medical causes remained inconclusive and the risk of rebleeding, laparoscopy-assisted gastric wedge resection was performed after administration of 10 units of red cell concentrate. …”
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Ovarian Fibroma as a Possible Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin by İkbal Kaygusuz, Ayla Eser, İlknur İnegöl Gümüş, İsmail Kırbaş, Kayıhan Akın, Hacer Haltas, Hasan Kafalı

“…MRI findings that are suggestive of gynecological infectious diseases were not detected. Then laparoscopy was scheduled. The patient responded well to surgery and the fever resolved after surgery. …”
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Extended Distal Pancreatectomy with En Bloc Resection of the Celiac Axis for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patrick H. Alizai, Andreas H. Mahnken, Christian D. Klink, Ulf P. Neumann, Karsten Junge

“…The patient underwent laparoscopy to exclude hepatic and peritoneal metastasis. …”
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Fallopian Tube Hemangioma Discovered on Follow-up for Uterine Leiomyoma by Dmitrii SUMTSOV, Georgii SUMTSOV, Natalia HYRIAVENKO, Mykola LYNDIN, Kateryna SIKORA, Volodymyr KOLYSHKIN, Yulia REDKO, Igor GLADCHUK

“…During the preoperative stage, pelvic sonography, computed tomography, and diagnostic laparoscopy revealed a subserous leiomyomatous nodule located along the posterior wall of the uterus. …”
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Resection of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy at Six Weeks of Gestation with Laminaria Cervical Dilatation under Sonographic and Hysteroscopic Guidance by Tatsuji Hoshino, Taito Miyamoto, Shinya Yoshioka

“…Transcervical resections were performed mainly under ultrasound guidance, with only one case undergoing laparoscopy. Electrocoagulation was performed in three of the six cases.…”
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Spontaneous Ruptured Pyomyoma in a Nulligravid Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by S. Read, J. Mullins

“…She was taken to the operating room, where she underwent diagnostic laparoscopy. This showed a ruptured pyomyoma originating in the left broad ligament. …”
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Metastatic Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Presenting Clinically with Esophageal Dysphagia by Lilit Karapetyan, Heather Laird-Fick, Reuben Cuison

“…The patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopy which revealed diffuse punctate lesions on the peritoneum. …”
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Peritoneal Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent, Unknown Risk Patient by Yutaka Tomizawa, Emmanuelle B. Yecies, Fiona E. Craig, Adam Sohnen

“…Both the ascitic culture and AFB smear were negative, and ascitic cytology revealed nonmalignant cells. Exploratory laparoscopy for excisional biopsy of mesenteric lymph nodes was performed. …”
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Management of Ectopic Pregnancy: Comparison of Systemic Methotrexate Administration and Surgical Treatment; A Retrospective Study by Ali Cenk Özay, Özlen Emekçi, Recep Emre Okyay, Ali Rıza Taylan Bodur

“…Second dose treatment was successful in 6 patients and 8 patients had surgery. 121(60.8%) patients underwent laparoscopic salpingotomy 15 (7.5%) patients underwent laparoscopic salpingostomy and 2 (1%) patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy. CONCLUSION: The key to preventing maternal death is early diagnosis and effective treatment of obstetric complications. …”
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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Metamucil Bezoar: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sara Abou Azar, Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Sarah Jamali, Ali Hallal

“…Computed tomography scan demonstrated dilated small bowel loops and a transition zone at the level of the mid jejunum. On laparoscopy, the patient was found to have a hard mass in the mid jejunum amenable to gentle fragmentation and breakdown. …”
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Robotic Subtotal Cholecystectomy in a Geriatric Acute Care Surgery Patient with Super Obesity by Diane Bronikowski, Dominic Lombardo, Connie DeLa’O, Nova Szoka

“…Obesity is a risk factor for acute cholecystitis, which is most commonly treated with conventional laparoscopy (CL). CL is technically restraining and difficult to perform in patients with super obesity. …”
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Five-Month Follow-Up Assessing Defecography and Urodynamics after Laparoscopic Nerve-Sparing Colorectal Resection for Endometriosis by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Alice Cristina Coelho Brandão Salomão, Claudia Maria Vale Joaquim, Bruna Rafaela Santos de Oliveira, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…A 29-year-old woman underwent multidisciplinary laparoscopy for endometriosis in a private practice setting for acyclic pelvic pain and cyclic abdominal distension with changes in bowel habits and frequent sensation of incomplete defecation. …”
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Adnexal Torsion during Pregnancy after Oocyte In Vitro Maturation and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycle by Simone Giulini, Giulia Dante, Susanna Xella, Antonio La Marca, Tiziana Marsella, Annibale Volpe

“…Right adnexal torsion occurred two days after embryo transfer, and laparoscopy detorsion was successfully performed with preservation of adnexa. …”
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Right Gonadal Vein: Review of the Approach and Prognostic in a Rare Case by Noa de la Fuente, Manuel Rodríguez Blanco, Gemma Cerdán, Antonio Moral, Vicenç Artigas

“…The tumour was dissected from the vena cava and right ureter by laparoscopy without performing resection en bloc. Histologic examination of the surgical specimen showed a high-grade leiomyosarcoma of the right gonadal vein. …”
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Single Port 11 mm Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Performed on a 32-Year-Old Female with Adhesive Disease by Greg J. Marchand, Ali Azadi, Sienna Anderson, Stacy Ruther, Sophia Hopewell, Giovanna Brazil, Katelyn Sainz, Hannah Wolf, Alexa King, Janelle Vallejo, Kelly Ware, Kaitlynne Cieminski, Anthony Galitsky, Akarshi Kaue Brar

“…By the very nature of laparoscopy and robotic surgery, what one can accomplish with several ports of a given size will invariably be studied and attempted with fewer ports and with ports of smaller sizes. …”
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