Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally invasive surgery is replacing the traditional open surgical approach for many abdominal procedures. The benefits of reduced pain, quicker return of oral intake, shorter hospitalizations, and improved cosmetic results all support the increasing use of the laparoscopic approach. This review identifies important articles published in the literature on minimally invasive surgery from June 2002 to August 2003, with the objective of identifying future trends and directions in laparoscopic surgery. The topics of articles reviewed in detail include minimally invasive techniques applied to esophageal tumors, morbid obesity, malignant liver tumors, gallbladder disease, pancreatic pathology, colon cancer, and robotic prostatectomy.

References

• 1 Spechler S J, Lee E, Ahnen D. et al . Long-term outcome of medical and surgical therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease: follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.  JAMA. 2001;  285 2331-2338
• 2 Parrilla P, Martinez de Haro L F, Ortiz A. et al . Long-term results of a randomized prospective study comparing medical and surgical treatment of Barrett’s esophagus.  Ann Surg. 2003;  237 291-298
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• 5 Luketich J D, Nguyen N T, Schauer P R. Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for Barrett’s esophagus with high grade dysplasia.  JSLS. 1998;  2 75-77
• 6 Luketich J D, Schauer P R, Christie N A. et al . Minimally invasive esophagectomy.  Ann Thorac Surg. 2000;  70 906-911
• 7 Luketich J D, Alvelo-Rivera M, Buenaventura P O. et al .Minimally invasive esophagectomy: outcomes in 221 cases. American Surgical Association Program April 2003
• 8 Schauer P R, Ikramuddin S, Gourash W. et al . Outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.  Ann Surg. 2000;  232 515-529
• 9 DeMaria E J, Sugerman H J, Kellum J M. et al . Results of 281 consecutive total laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses to treat morbid obesity.  Ann Surg. 2002;  235 640-645
• 10 Nguyen N T, Ho H S, Palmer L S. et al . A comparison study of laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass for morbid obesity.  J Am Coll Surg. 2000;  191 149-155
• 11 Gentileschi P, Kini S, Catarci M. et al . Evidence-based medicine: open and laparoscopic bariatric surgery.  Surg Endosc. 2002;  16 736-744
• 12 Sugerman H J, Sugerman E L, DeMaria E J. et al . Bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents.  J Gastrointest Surg. 2003;  7 102-107
• 13 Flum D R, Dellinger E P, Cheadle A. et al . Intraoperative cholangiography and risk of common bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.  JAMA. 2003;  289 1639-1644
• 14 Flum D R, Flowers C, Veenstra D L. A cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative cholangiography in the prevention of bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.  J Am Coll Surg. 2003;  196 385-393
• 15 Katkhouda N, Hurwitz M, Gugenheim J. et al . Laparoscopic management of benign solid and cystic lesions of the liver.  Ann Surg. 1999;  229 460-466
• 16 Cherqui D, Husson E, Hammoud R. et al . Laparoscopic liver resections: a feasibility study in 30 patients.  Ann Surg. 2000;  232 753-762
• 17 Descottes B, Lachachi F, Sodji M. et al . Early experience with laparoscopic approach for solid liver tumors: initial 16 cases.  Ann Surg. 2000;  232 641-645
• 18 Gigot J F, Glineur D, Santiago A zagra. et al . Laparoscopic liver resection for malignant liver tumors: preliminary results of a multicenter European study.  Ann Surg. 2002;  236 90-97
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• 20 Mori T, Abe N, Sugiyama M. et al . Laparoscopic pancreatic cystgastrostomy.  J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2000;  7 28-34
• 21 Park A E, Heniford B T. Therapeutic laparoscopy of the pancreas.  Ann Surg. 2002;  236 149-158
• 22 Berends F J, Kazemier G, Bonjer H J, Lange J F. Subcutaneous metastases after laparoscopic colectomy.  Lancet. 1994;  344 58
• 23 Vukasin P, Ortega A E, Greene F L. et al . Wound recurrence following laparoscopic colon cancer resection. Results of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Laparoscopic Registry.  Dis Colon Rectum. 1996;  39 S20-S23
• 24 Weeks J C, Nelson H, Gelber S. et al . Short-term quality-of-life outcomes following laparoscopic-assisted colectomy vs. open colectomy for colon cancer: a randomized trial.  JAMA. 2002;  287 321-328
• 25 Lacy A M, Garcia-Valdecasas J C, Delgado S. et al . Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomised trial.  Lancet. 2002;  359 2224-2229
• 26 Poulin E C, Mamazza J, Schlachta C M. et al . Laparoscopic resection does not adversely affect early survival curves in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal adenocarcinoma.  Ann Surg. 1999;  229 487-492
• 27 Lumley J, Stitz R, Stevenson A. et al . Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer: intermediate to long-term outcomes.  Dis Colon Rectum. 2002;  45 867-872
• 28 Rassweiler J, Binder J, Frede T. Robotic and telesurgery: will they change our future?.  Curr Opin Urol. 2001;  11 309-320
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• 30 Menon M, Tewari A, Baize B. et al . Prospective comparison of radical retropubic prostatectomy and robot-assisted anatomic prostatectomy: the Vattikuti Urology Institute experience.  Urology. 2002;  60 864-868