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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54107#.VO1-UizQrzE Author(s) Abdelaziem 1 , Mohamed S. Hashish 1* , Ahmed Nafea Suliman 2 , David Sargsyan 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of General Surgery, Tanta University Hospital, Tanta, Egypt . 2 Department of General Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation HMC, Doha, Qatar . ABSTRACT Background : Perforated peptic ulcer is a common surgical emergency. The classic treatment is the mid-line laparotomy. However, laparoscopic treatment has been shown to be reliable. Few studies have evaluated its overall utility. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer.  Patients and Methods : This study included 50 patients presented by perforated peptic ulcer between July 2009 and August 2014. They were submitted to laparoscopic omental patch repair with thorough peritoneal wash. Patients’ demographics, dia...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54103#.VO1-SCzQrzE Author(s)    Chien-Hua Lin 1,2* , Der-Ao Chou 1 , Yueh-Tsung Lee 1 , Hurng-Sheng Wu 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Surgery, Chang-Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Chinese Taipei . 2 IRCAD, Changhua, Chinese Taipei . ABSTRACT Purpose: Perforated peptic ulcer is an emergency condition. Laparoscopic ulcer repair is a feasible and safe procedure. The aim of this study was to research the efficacy of laparoscopic repair of peptic ulcer and to discuss the causes of conversion from laparoscopy to laparotomy. Methods: We collected 34 patients with perforated peptic ulcer underwent laparoscopic surgery from October 2003 to October 2008. Thirty four patients with perforated peptic ulcer underwent laparoscopic intervention and 6 cases were converted to laparotomy. The demographics, laboratory data, perioperative data, ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53195#.VLciWsnQrzE Author(s)    Shengze Li 1 , Huihua Cai 2* , Donglin Sun 2 , Xuemin Chen 2 , Shengyong Liu 2 , Xinquan Wu 2 , Yong An 2 , Jing Chen 2 , Chun Yang 2 , Yaping Sun 2 , Xiaoyan Lu 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of General Surgery, The Third People’s Hospital of Jiangyin, Wuxi, China . 2 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Changzhou, The 3th Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China . ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the feasibility, safety and the clinical value of primary suture following 3-port laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE). Methods: From January 2012 to September 2014, 176 patients suffered from choledocholithiasis were treated with primary suture following 3-port LCBDE and the clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Results: All cases were operated successfully and none was ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52792#.VKNnOcnQrzE Author(s)     José F. Noguera 1* , Gonzalo Martín 1 , José M. Muñoz 2 , Antonio Melero 3 , Raúl Sánchez 3 , Javier Valdivia 4 , Marcos Bruna 1 , Antonio Salvador 1 , Cristóbal Zaragoza 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Minimally Invasive Therapies Unit, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain . 2 Department of Surgery, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma, Spain . 3 Department of Surgery, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain . 4 Department of Surgery, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain . ABSTRACT The minimally invasive surgery through natural o...