Laparoscopic Pancreaticojejunostomy Steven J. Hughes DEFINITION Laparoscopy indicates the use of a camera combined with minimal access techniques to perform surgical, abdominal procedures. Pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) is the operative anastomosis of…
Appendectomy: Laparoscopic Technique Roosevelt Fajardo DEFINITION Acute appendicitis is the most frequent cause of acute surgical abdominal pain seen in the emergency services around the world. Close to 7% of…
End and Diverting Loop Ileostomies: Creation and Reversal Kathrin Mayer Troppmann END AND DIVERTING LOOP ILEOSTOMIES: CREATION DEFINITION An ileostomy is an artificially created opening of the distal ileum that…
Appendectomy: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Technique Reshma Brahmbhatt Mike K. Liang DEFINITION Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) appendectomy is defined as laparoscopic removal of the appendix using a single skin incision. The…
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Minimally Invasive Resection Song Cheol Kim Ki Byung Song DEFINITION Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is defined as the resection of the pancreatic head, duodenum, bile duct, and gallbladder, with or without…
Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Paul D. Hansen W. Cory Johnston DEFINITION Laparoscopic and robotic approaches to distal pancreatectomy were initially reserved for small, benign lesions of the pancreatic body and…
Left Hemicolectomy: Laparoscopic Technique Erik Askenasy DEFINITION A “left hemicolectomy” can be a nebulous term because three colonic segments lie in the left abdomen: the splenic flexure, the descending colon,…
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Pancreaticojejunostomy Charles M. Vollmer DEFINITION Pancreaticojejunostomy is defined as the anastomosis of a remnant pancreas to the jejunum. This is a necessary step in restoring intestinal tract continuity following…
Appendectomy: Open Technique James Suliburk David Berger DEFINITION Open appendectomy is defined as removal of the appendix via an incision in the abdominal wall without use of a camera. Prior…
Pancreatic Debridement Nicholas J. Zyromski DEFINITION Two hundred and seventy thousand patients are admitted to U.S. hospitals yearly with the primary diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Among these patients, 10% to…
