Intestinal obstruction Bowel perforation Inflammatory bowel disease Proximal anastomotic protection Functional and motility bowel disorders (i.e., colonic inertia, incontinence) Infectious causes (i.e., necrotizing fasciitis) Congenital disorders (i.e., imperforate anus, Hirschsprung’s…
Fig. 13.1 Port configuration. C, 5 or 12 mm camera port; L1, 5 mm or 12 mm (for stapler) working port right hand; L2, 5 mm working port left hand;…
Fig. 3.1 Laparoscopes of different sizes and viewing angles facilitate visualization. (a) A 10-mm 30° angled tip laparoscope. (b) A 5-mm flexible-tip laparoscope A xenon (300 W) light source is…
Adenomas Carcinoid tumors Anastomotic stricture Anastomotic leak Rectovaginal and rectourethral fistula repair Retrorectal tumors Drainage of pelvic abscess Rectal foreign body removal Low-risk T1 rectal cancer Palliation of advanced rectal…
Fig. 8.1 Port configuration. C 5 mm or 12 mm camera port, L1 5 mm working port, L2 5 mm working port, 12 mm (for stapler) using side-to-side isoperistaltic anastomosis,…
Fig. 12.1 Port configuration. C: 5-mm or 12-mm camera port, L1-4: 5-mm working ports (inferior approach), L1-3: 5-mm working ports (superior approach) Box 12.2. Tip Placing another 5-mm trocar can…
Fig. 5.1 Port configuration. C 5 or 12 mm camera port. L1 5 mm or 12 mm (for stapler) working port right hand. L2 5 mm working port for left…
and Scott Sexton2 (1) Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA (2) Department of Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA Scott Sexton…
Fig. 21.1 Port configuration. Hand port left or right hand, L1 working port, L2 optional working port Box 21.1 Tip An advanced technique utilizing only one working port through a…
Fig. 9.1 Port configuration. C 12 mm camera port, L1 optional 5 mm assistant port, R1 and R2 8 mm working ports for arm 1 and 2, R3 optional 8…
