(1) Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza St Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy 4.1 Clinical Case Presentation A 67-year-old, Caucasian female, teaching professor at the University…
(1) Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza St Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy 5.1 Clinical Case Presentation A 77-year-old, Caucasian female, housewife, presented to the Outpatient…
Series N Age (year) Gender BMI (kg/m2) Tumor location Neoadjuvant CRT Operative technique Veltcamp Helbach et al. [41] 80 66.5 (42–86) M (48), F (32) 27.5 (19.5–40) 5.3 (1–10) cm…
Fig. 5.1 Techniques of endoscopic full-thickness resection of GI tract lesions Full-Thickness Resection via Submucosal Tunnel The use of the submucosal space for NOTES procedures was first reported by Gostout et…
Fig. 22.1 Treatment algorithm 1. Medically compromised patients who can not undergo a major surgery. 2. Staged: patients who would tolerate a radical total mesorectal excision (TME) operation, but in…
Fig. 18.1 Positioning of surgeon and assistant for pure transvaginal appendectomy Operative Approaches Currently, most transvaginal appendectomies are performed using the pure transvaginal technique or the hybrid transvaginal technique with either…
Fig. 13.1 CT scan of a large pancreatic pseudocyst. The heterogeneity indicates the likelihood of necrotic debris Fig. 13.2 A large pancreatic pseudocyst seen on coronal CT imaging Ideally, pseudocysts should be…
Fig. 20.1 Positioning for vaginal hysterectomy: both a stirrups supporting the entire leg and b candy cane stirrups are appropriate Essential instruments for VH include weighted specula, retractors, tenacula, scissors, and clamps with special…
Fig. 15.1 Mesh deployed into the abdominal cavity (the photograph shows an earlier prototype of the mesh delivery system) Fig. 15.2 A 20-mm balloon was placed across the gastrotomy to dilate the…
Fig. 19.1 Patient positioning along with layout of the operating room The head of the patient’s bed should have a laparoscopic monitor and enough room for a surgeon to perform upper…
