Futoshi Muranaka, Masato Kitazawa, Yugo Iwaya, Shigeo Tokumaru, Satoshi Nakamura, Makoto Koyama, Yuta Yamamoto, Nao Hondo, Yuji Soejima
We report our experience in a patient with adenoma located in the horizontal part of the duodenum, which was effectively treated with the transmesenteric laparoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) approach. This approach, which entails incising the mesentery of the colon, simplified laparoscopic access to the horizontal part of the duodenum, which was minimally mobilized. Thus, the bulb and descending part of the duodenum were fixed to the retroperitoneum, facilitating stable handling of the endoscope and enabled safe and effective excision of an adenoma located in the horizontal part of the duodenum...
July 13, 2023: Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery