Minimally Invasive Surgery

Abstract

In 1987, Mouret performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy - dramatically changing the history of surgical practice. No other aspect of surgery has developed with such vigor as laparoscopy. Previously, surgeons had attempted to define the maximum level of surgical intervention a patient could withstand - but as laparoscopic surgery developed, this paradigm was turned on its head. Minimally invasive surgeons are continuing to determine and redefine how much can be accomplished through smaller incisions and with minimal surgical stress. Laparoscopy is still only in its infancy. This article reviews current aspects of laparoscopic surgery in 1999-2000 in relation to gallbladder, gastric, colorectal, and splenic disease, as well as reviewing the current role of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of abdominal wall hernias.

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Live augmented reality: a new visualization method for laparoscopic surgery using continuous volumetric computed tomography

“…patient recovery [1,2]. For certain surgical procedures, such as cholecystectomy, the laparoscopic approach has become the standard of care [3].…”

Ressecções colorretais laparoscópicas e laparotômicas no câncer colorretal

“…An American study shows that proportion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in the USA evolved from 2.5% to 73.7% between 1988 and 1992, while laparoscopic sigmoidectomies evolved from 4.3% to only 7.6% between 2000 and 2004 11 . Currently, laparoscopic approach is being expanded to colorectal procedures, especially in the treatment of diverticular disease, colorectal polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, colon endometriosis and rectal prolapse, promoting a reduction in the levels of complications, pain and length of hospital stay, while improving the quality of life of patients 11,15,23,25 . Unlike benign diseases, the use of laparoscopy in the treatment of CRC has been receiving a slower acceptance as the objects of study in these cases do not limit themselves to those mentioned before, but must include oncologic resection such as the longitudinal and circumferential margins, number of resected lymph nodes, recurrence, and overall and disease-free survival rates 13 .…”