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Open Appendectomy: Operative procedure video; Laparoscopic Appendectomy Video (includes case presentation) Open & Laparoscopic appendectomy, appendectomy; A video of the procedure; Another video of the procedure (either requires Windows Media Player and will not load in Firefox 1.5; or use with any player that can play .wmv files)
"Subtotal versus total laparoscopic hysterectomy". Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Suppl. 164: 88– 93. PMID 9225648. Semm K, Semm I (1999). "Maintenance of Body Temperature at Laparoscopic Surgery". Surg Technol Int VIII. 8: 39– 43. PMID 12451507. Turner D, Semm K (2000). "The Role of Computers and Robotics in Endoscopic Surgery". Surg Technol ...
This laparoscopic surgical procedure was the first laparoscopic organ resection reported in medical literature. In 1981, Semm, from the gynecological clinic of Kiel University, Germany, performed the first laparoscopic appendectomy. Following his lecture on laparoscopic appendectomy, the president of the German Surgical Society wrote to the ...
The abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide gas to facilitate visualization and, often, a small video camera is used to show the procedure on a monitor in the operating room. The surgeon manipulates instruments within the abdominal cavity to perform procedures such as cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), the most common laparoscopic procedure ...
Several studies have pointed out that for various laparoscopic surgical applications (such as cholecystectomy, groin hernia repairs and appendectomies), creating pneumoperitoneum by using a Veress needle is not always as safe and effective as other techniques (e.g. direct trocar insertion (DTI)).
Surgery [a] is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or alter aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars ...
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A lower anterior resection, formally known as anterior resection of the rectum and colon and anterior excision of the rectum or simply anterior resection (less precise), is a common surgery for rectal cancer and occasionally is performed to remove a diseased or ruptured portion of the intestine in cases of diverticulitis.