Background
The endoscopic endonasal approach for optic nerve decompression is suited for the management of non-traumatic optic neuropathy but remains underreported, presumably due to transcranial ...approaches still being favoured at individual centres.
Method
The optic canal is approached endoscopically and transsphenoidally through the contralateral nostril. Its inferomedial wall is opened using an irrigated diamond drill, and neuronavigation is used to confirm anatomical bearings.
Conclusion
This technique provides rapid and easy access to the inferomedial aspect of the optic canal and nerve. Optic nerve decompression through this approach is associated with low morbidity and should be considered as an alternative to transcranial approaches.
AIM: To assess the morphological impact of transanal endoscopic surgery on the sphincter apparatus using the modified Starck classification. METHODS: A prospective,observational study of 118 ...consecutive patients undergoing Transanal Endoscopic Operation/Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery(TEO/TEM) from March 2013 to May 2014 was performed. All the patients underwent an endoanal ultrasound prior to surgery and one and four months postoperatively in order to measure sphincter width,identify sphincter defects and to quantify them in terms of the level,depth and size of the affected anal canal. To assess the lesions,we used the "modified" Starck classifi-cation,which incorporates the variable "sphincter fragmentation". The results were correlated with the Wexner incontinence questionnaire.RESULTS: Of the 118 patients,twelve(sphincter lesions) were excluded. The results of the 106 patients were as follows after one month: 31(29.2%) lesions found on ultrasound after one month,median overall Starck score of 4(range 3-6); 10(9.4%) defects in the internal anal sphincter(IAS) and 3(2.8%) in the external anal sphincter(EAS); 17 patients(16%) had fragmentation of the sphincter apparatus with both sphincters affected in one case. At four months: 7(6.6%) defects,all in the IAS,overall median Starck score of 4(range 3-6). Mean IAS widths were 3.5 mm(SD 1.14) preoperatively,4.38 mm(SD 2.1) one month postoperatively and 4.03 mm(SD 1.46) four months postoperatively. The only statistically significant difference in sphincter width in the IAS measurements was between preoperatively and one month postoperatively. No incontinence was reported,even in cases of ultrasound abnormalities.CONCLUSION: TEO/TEM may produce ultrasounda b n o r m a l i t i e s b u t t h i s i s n o t a c c o m p a n i e d b y clinical changes in continence. The modified Starck classification is useful for describing and managing these disorders.
AIM: To apply the laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery concept, we investigated whether endoscopic cholecystectomy could be performed more safely and rapidly via only 1 port or ...not.METHODS: Two dogs(11 and 13-mo-old female Beagle) were used in this study. Only 1 blunt port was created, and a flexible endoscope with a tip attachment was inserted between the fundus of gallbladder and liver. After local injection of saline to the gallbladder bed, resection of the gallbladder bed from the liver was performed. After complete resection of the gallbladder bed, the gallbladder was pulled up to resect its neck using the Ring-shaped thread technique. The neck of the gallbladder was cut using scissor forceps. Resected gallbladder was retrieved using endoscopic net forceps via a port. RESULTS: The operation times from general anesthetizing with sevoflurane to finishing the closure of the blunt port site were about 50 min and 60 min respectively. The resection times of gallbladder bed were about 15 min and 13 min respectively without liver injury and bleeding at all. Feed were given just after next day of operation, and they had a good appetite. Two dogs are in good health now and no complications for 1 mo after endoscopic cholecystectomy using only a flexible endoscope via one port.CONCLUSION: We are sure of great feasibility of endoscopic cholecystectomy via single port for human.
For some gastric bypass patients, dilation of the gastrojejunal anastomosis (GJA) and/or gastric pouch is believed to contribute to weight regain. The present study had 2 objectives: (1) to assess ...the technical feasibility and safety of a novel endoscopic procedure called "revision obesity surgery endoscopic" (ROSE) using a second-generation, prototype endoscopic operating system that creates tissue plications to reduce the diameter of the GJA and the size of the gastric pouch; and (2) to assess the early outcomes regarding weight loss at a university hospital in the United States.
This was a prospective study of 5 patients who had regained a mean of 14.7 kg after gastric bypass with a dilated pouch and GJA on screening endoscopy. The gastric pouch and the GJA were measured before and after the procedure. The patients were followed up for a minimum of 3 months after the procedure. Weight changes were recorded.
Technical success was achieved in all 5 patients (100%). The mean weight loss in the successful cases was 7.8 kg at 3 months. No major complications developed.
The results of our study have shown that the ROSE procedure using this second-generation prototype endoscopic operating system is technically feasible and appears safe. Our preliminary results suggest that the ROSE procedure is effective in reducing the size of both the GJA and the gastric pouch and could therefore be an alternative therapy for weight regain in postgastric bypass patients.
Effect of temperature on fluidity of irrigation fluids de Freitas Fonseca, M; Andrade, C.M.; de Mello, M.J.E. ...
British journal of anaesthesia : BJA,
January 2011, 20110100, 2011, 2011-Jan, 2011-01-00, 20110101, Letnik:
106, Številka:
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Odprti dostop
Fluid overload is a major complication during surgical hysteroscopy and transurethral resection of the prostate. We evaluated the role of temperature on absorption of the irrigation solution (IRRSOL) ...in endoscopic surgery when warm fluids are used to minimize hypothermia.
We measured the density and dynamic fluidity of five IRRSOLs (0.9% saline, Ringer’s lactate, 1.5% glycine, 5% dextrose, and 2.5/0.54% sorbitol/mannitol) at three different temperatures (17°C, 27°C, and 37°C). Next, a hypothetical typical endoscopic resection surgery was defined as the reference: total IRRSOL absorption (750 ml), resection time (30 min), and IRRSOL temperature (17°C). On the basis of Poiseuille’s law, we calculated new values for intravasation using the predetermined dynamic fluidity values at 27°C and 37°C to assess the influence of the IRRSOL temperature on intravascular absorption (under identical conditions) and then estimated the time to reach fluid overload at each temperature with both electrolyte and non-electrolyte IRRSOLs.
Density and fluidity varied with temperature. In these specific conditions, when the temperature of the IRRSOL was increased from 17°C to 37°C, the mean absorption rate was predicted to increase about 54% and the theoretical ‘safe’ duration of surgery decreased by ∼65%, for both electrolyte and non-electrolyte IRRSOLs. The reduction in the ‘safe’ duration of surgery averaged 21.1 min for non-electrolyte IRRSOL (reduced from 60.0 to 38.9 min) and 35.2 min when electrolyte IRRSOLs were used (reduced from 100.0 to 64.8 min).
Compared with cold fluids, isothermic IRRSOL may increase the risk of fluid overload because dynamic viscosity decreases at higher temperatures.
Since the introduction of the laryngeal mask into clinical practice, various additional supraglottic ventilatory devices have been developed. Although it has been demonstrated that the laryngeal tube ...is an effective airway device during positive pressure ventilation no clinical study has been performed thus far regarding its use in patients with predicted ventilation and intubation difficulties.
The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the use of the laryngeal tube for temporary oxygenation and ventilation in adult patients with supraglottic airway tumours scheduled to undergo a pharyngeal-laryngeal oesophagoscopy and bronchoscopy under general anaesthesia. In addition to our standard airway management with face mask ventilation and rigid bronchoscopy, all patients were temporarily ventilated with an laryngeal tube. Also, in patients requiring laryngeal biopsies, endotracheal intubation was performed with a 6.0 mm microlaryngeal tracheal tube. Minute ventilation volumes, tidal volumes, ventilation pressures, end-expiratory CO2 concentration, oxygen saturation and arterial blood gas samples were measured.
From 54 enrolled patients only patients with relevant tumour masses were evaluated (n = 23). Mask ventilation was performed without difficulty in 15 of 23 patients. Mechanical ventilation with the laryngeal tube was possible in 22 of 23 patients with an audible leak present in three. Conventional endotracheal intubation was successfully performed in 19 of 23 patients. During face mask ventilation, minute volume, tidal volume, ventilation pressure, end-tidal CO2, oxygen saturation and arterial PO2 were significantly lower and PCO2 significantly higher (P < 0.05, paired t-test). No statistically significant differences were noted between the laryngeal tube and the microlaryngeal tracheal tube.
The possibility of difficult ventilation and intubation must always be considered, in patients with supraglottic airway tumours. In these cases, the laryngeal tube can be considered for routine airway management and may be useful in the 'cannot-intubate' situation although difficulties should be anticipated in patients with previous irradiation, specifically of the throat area.
The purpose of this research is to compare the wound healing of the laparoscopic esophagomyotomy with and without a gastric patch.
Twelve male pigs were distributed into two groups of six animals. ...Esophagomyotomy was performed in group A. A gastric patch was associated to the myotomy in group B. On the 21st postoperative day, lumen molding was accomplished to determine the index of stenosis (IS) at the area of myotomy (AM). Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of wound healing were also studied at AM. Three microscopic morphologic patterns were defined for morphometric evaluation: leukocytes (constituted by polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cells), new endothelial cells, and collagen fibers.
There was a longer operative duration in group B (93.6 min) than in group A (45 min). At AM, IS was negative (lumen increased) and equivalent in both groups: -11.1% in group A and -12.7% in group B. Mesotelial epithelium covering RM was observed in group A. Inflammatory reaction was greater in group B in comparison with group A (leuCocytes: 22 cells versus 8.6; fibrosis: 25.5 fibers versus 15.6; granulation tissue: 18.7 vessels versus 9.7).
Esophagomyotomy followed by gastric patch does not heal adequately and is worsened by the presence of foreign body granulomas around stitches. Myotomy without gastric patch is faster and causes lower inflammation. Myotomy alone or with gastric patch does not lead to esophageal stenosis at RM and does not lead to restoration of the esophageal musculature continuity.
Endoscopic surgery in Japan Kitano, T. Bandoh, K. Kawano, S.
Minimally invasive therapy and allied technologies,
2001, Letnik:
10, Številka:
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Endoscopic surgery was first used in Japan in 1990, initially for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a technique for which it has now become established as a standard protocol. Endoscopic surgery has ...further developed and spread to various other areas of surgery over the last decade. According to the results of the most recent questionnaire conducted by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, this method was employed in over 240 000 patients during the period 1990-99. This total number included operations in the following surgical areas: 149 000 abdominal; 37 000 thoracic; 666 mammary and thyroid gland; 753 cardiovascular surgery; 44 000 obstetrics and gynaecology; 4000 urologic surgery; 693 orthopaedics; and 3100 plastic surgery. Based on the present situation, in which the number of cases in these areas continues to increase each year, it is believed that an increasing number of surgical operations will continue to be performed endoscopically.
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