Right Hemicolectomy: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Technique Matthew Albert Harsha Polavarapu DEFINITION Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) is a hybrid technique, which allows the surgeon to insert his or her hand into…
Transanal Excision of Rectal Tumors Ryan M. Thomas Barry Feig DEFINITION Transanal excision (TAE) of rectal tumors refers to the complete resection of a benign or malignant neoplasm of the…
Left Colectomy for Colon Cancer Saul J. Rugeles Luis Jorge Lombana DEFINITION Left colectomy for cancer is defined as the resection of the left colon in which the extension must…
Right Hemicolectomy: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Technique Theodoros Voloyiannis DEFINITION Single-incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy is a refined technique of conventional laparoscopy where a single multichannel laparoscopic port is used via a 2.5-…
Transverse Colectomy: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Technique Daniel Albo DEFINITION Transverse colectomy refers to removal of the portion of the colon between the hepatic and the splenic flexures. The transverse colon…
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Craig A. Messick Joshua S. Hill George J. Chang DEFINITION Right hemicolectomy is defined as the resection of a portion of the terminal ileum, cecum, ascending colon,…
Total Abdominal Colectomy: Open Technique Tarik Sammour Andrew G. Hill DEFINITION Total abdominal colectomy is defined as the removal of the entire colon, following which the distal ileum is anastomosed…
Transverse Colectomy: Open Technique Y. Nancy You DEFINITION The transverse colon is the segment of the abdominal colon between the hepatic and the splenic flexures. The transverse colon is an…
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Resection George VanBuren II William E. Fisher DEFINITION Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) is defined as resection of the pancreatic head, uncinate process, gallbladder, distal bile duct, duodenum, and gastric antrum….
Sigmoid Colectomy: Open Technique Wayne A.I. Frederick Tolulope Oyetunji Shiva Seetahal DEFINITION A sigmoidectomy is the resection of the sigmoid colon to the level of the rectosigmoid junction. The extent…
