Fig. 13.1. Patient is in the modified prone position with ports as shown. (A, B) Working ports. (C) Camera port. The next step is to identify the tracheoesophageal fistula, which…
Fig. 27.1. Illustration with most common locations of alimentary duplications [2]. From Puri P, Mortell A. Duplications of the Alimentary Tract. In: Pediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management. Puri P, Hollwarth…
Fig. 7.1. The modification of the 3-mm retractor (Karl Storz GmbH and Company, Germany). (a) The 3-mm Storz fan retractor. (b) The retractor is placed on the plastic towel drape…
Condition Total cases Cases with adhesions (%) Malrotation 196 28 (14.2) Gastroschisis 252 32 (12.6) Necrotizing enterocolitis 125 13 (10.4) Exomphalos 185 16 (8.6) Hirschsprung’s disease 122 10 (8.1) Congenital…
Fig. 8.1. Patient is placed in supine position with the left side elevated 15°. Both surgeon and assistant are positioned on the patient’s left side. From Bax K and van…
Fig. 23.1. Port placement—while the s urgeon stands at the feet of the patient, the port is placed directly through the umbilicus. Following insufflation, a right subcostal stab incision is…
Fig. 29.1. Recommended port placement for laparoscopic surgery. A port is first placed at position 1 to accommodate the laparoscope. A 5-mm port is initially used. A 12-mm port may…
Fig. 17.1. Determinants of overall state of illness in patients with empyema. Diagnosis Clinical Features The diagnosis is a progressive clinical picture beginning with pneumonia. Patients with an empyema demonstrate…
Author/Year (Ref) n Pathology Procedure Approach from- Age (y) Volume Op-t (min) Complications Napoli/2014 (16) 34 Multinodular goiter (n = 5) Total thyroidectomy Suprasternal notch 15 15.8 mma 40 Hypo-PTH…
Fig. 1.1. Two major stimuli produce the observed physiologic changes during abdominal insufflation for laparoscopy: (1) increased intra-abdominal pressure (blue arrows), which impedes full lung expansion and can decrease flow…
