Abdominal Key

Fig. 22.1 Surgical position. The patient is placed in a full lateral position, with a flexion to open the costo-pelvic space SPLS can be performed through two approaches. (Fig. 22.2)…

Fig. 17.1 Positions of the equipment and the surgical team and placement of trocars through transumbilical port for the SLS gastrectomy for gastric cancer 17.3.2 Port Setting An umbilical laparotomy…

, Jason M. Saber2 and Angie A. Saber3 (1) The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA (2) Pace University, New York, NY, USA (3) Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,…

Fig. 19.1 Cosmetic result of a representative Technique II case 19.2 Technique I: Extragastric Approach 19.2.1 Setup The patient is placed in a supine position with legs spread apart. The…

Fig. 5.1 An approximate 2–2.5-cm longitudinal incision is made from the center of the umbilicus (a). The fascial defect (b) is grasped with Kocher forceps (c) Fig. 5.2 An insufflation…

Set-up Notes Patient’s positioning Patient in the supine position, arms tucked at the sides, head down at an angle of 20–30° Narrow laparoscopic muscle hook (KS Hook) 8 × 80-mm muscle hook…

Fig. 16.1 Port arrangements. Left: Port arrangement for cholecystectomy. A 12-mm port is inserted via open approach at the umbilicus. A 5-mm port is below the left costal margin (OP)….

Fig. 14.1 SITRACC® (Edlo) multichannel platform Fig. 14.2 (a, b) Articulated distal extremity; prehension forceps and hook for coagulation Fig. 14.3 Disposition of internal and external SITRACC® platform (Edlo) and…

Fig. 27.1 A three-dimensional virtual multi-imaging derived from FDG-PET/CT scan, CT colonography, and CT angiography (right). The tumor is indicated in green, and the metastatic lymph nodes are indicated in…

Investigators Evidence type Procedure Number of patients Access Operation time (in minutes) Ostrowitz et al. [1] Prospective clinical series Right hemicolectomy 3 SILS port 166 Romanelli et al. [2] Case…