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This video demonstrates an ileocaecal resection for distal ileal Crohn’s disease. The expert’s surgical strategy is to separate the ileocaecum from the ileum and the ascending colon without freeing the posterior inflammatory attachments of the ileocaecum that will be freed subsequently. The ...

Although infrequent, major complications may occur during first trocar insertion during laparoscopy. Immediate recognition and management is critical and may lead to a safe outcome. The objective of this video is to show a severe vascular complication that occurred during laparoscopic ...

Patients with paraesophageal hernia (PEH) are usually symptomatic with GERD or obstructive symptoms, such as dysphagia. The underlying surgical principles for successful repair include reduction of hernia contents, removal of the hernia sac, closure of the hiatal defect, and an antireflux ...

The aim of this video is to demonstrate the danger represented by long-term intraperitoneal prostheses, especially in patients with a high risk of developing intra-abdominal infections through a diverticulitis for instance, or any other causes of intra-abdominal inflammations such as cholecystitis ...

Duodenal diverticula have a prevalence of 9 to 32%. Usually, they are within 2cm of the major duodenal papilla and for that are called juxtapapillary diverticula. They are acquired and their incidence increases with age. Biliary and pancreatic disease is often associated with juxtapapillary ...

Wrist arthroscopy allows a thorough exploration of the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints simply by carrying out small portals. This video shows how to achieve them and what can be seen in the wrist.
The purpose of this video is to understand the principle of wrist arthroscopy and how to perform the ...

Choledochal cysts are congenital anomalies of the bile ducts. They consist of cystic dilatations of the extrahepatic biliary tree, intrahepatic biliary radicles, or both. This video shows the treatment of a choledochal cyst diagnosed antenatally. This procedure is performed in an 8-month-old girl.

This 53-year-old female smoker has an undetermined excavated 2cm nodule in the left lower lobe. Bronchoscopy was normal. A biopsy was performed under CT-scan control but was non contributive. 18-FDG scintigraphy showed a significant and isolated fixation. It was decided to perform a left ...

This 59-old male patient, smoker, has a previous history of thymoma that was operated upon 15 years ago by sternotomy. He presented with a large nodule in the superior segment of the left lower lobe. Bronchoscopy was normal. A biopsy was performed under CT-scan control and revealed a primary ...

In this video, we will focus on mediastinal lymph node dissection as defined by the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, i.e.: for right-sided tumors: removal of all lymphatic tissue bounded by the right upper bronchus, the right subclavian artery, the superior vena cava and the trachea ...

Surgeons are always looking for the most effective and least invasive techniques to benefit patients. The single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is revolutionary in the gastrointestinal surgical field. Specific tools are used in this kind of surgery. This video shows a SILS appendectomy ...

We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with a previous surgical history of a cystocele treated through a vaginal approach that recurred. Prior to the procedure, the clinical and imaging studies established the diagnosis of stage III cystocele and a grade II rectocele, without any associated ...

The video "Single port cholecystectomy: impact of instrumentation in getting the critical view of safety" authored by B Dallemagne, J Leroy and J Marescaux is analysed by Prof. Zygmunt Krukowski, sharing in this way his own personal experience and highlighting the different surgical approaches ...