Endoscpic

BACKGROUND: Robot assisted procedures have evolved during the last years, today many surgical, units perform laparoscopic procedures with DaVinci on a regular Basis. The major advantages of Robot assisted procedures comprise technical factors and improved visualization. In Spinal surgery endoscopic stabilization of fractures has become a Standard for many. PURPOSE: We have employed DaVinci as an access tool for a retroperitoneal lumbar approach followed by a DaVinci assisted corpectomy and cage implantation to treat a fracture of L3...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the preliminary clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) for patient with upper lumbar disc herniation and failing to respond to conservative treatment. METHODS: From December 2008 to June 2011, 12 patients with upper lumbar disc herniation and failing to respond to conservative treatment were treated, including 8 males and 4 females, aged from 28 to 82 years old (averaged, 50.67 years old). Duration of upper lumbar disc herniation was 3 to 10 months, with an average of 5...

Gastrology development is based on quick advancement in the area of imaging methods, especially radiologic and endoscopic methods. Currently, there is possibility of imaging the whole gastrointestinal tract with endoscopic methods as well as double-balloon method and endoscopic capsule. Those two latter methods allow the intestine examination that was out of the range of classic endoscopic methods. Radiologic methods as X-ray methods, ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance and virtual colonoscopy are great assets for every Igastroenterologists...

Tretament in gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is in constant change. It is caused by the fact of change and development of diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Alternative methods of treatment are still searched beacause patients do not accept many years long drug treatment or surgical procedures. New methods are developed. Some of them as endoscopic fundoplication or methods of polimerizing substances injection in the area of lower esophageal sphincer have been abandoned because of low quickly diminishing efficacy Endoscopic sewing that implicate all layers of gaster is still under clinical trials and is considered as interesting...

The main principles of conservative treatment of severe acute pancreatitis include early diagnosis of the disease, diagnosis of its severe form and assessment of the etiology of pancreatitis, replacement of fluids, adjustment of the milieu intérieur, administration of antibiotics in patients with confirmed necroses, in particular if they exceed 25 - 30%, early endoscpic treatment of pancreatitis with a biliary etiology, adequate nutrition, prevention and treatment of complications. The diagnosis of pancreatitis is based on clinical examination, biochemical evidence of elevated amylase and lipase concentrations and on the imaging of the pancreas...

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