Articles tagged "Laparoscopy"

2022 American Transplant Congress
The Role of the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Robotic Donor Nephrectomies
A. -. Popovic¹, J. Oehler², S. Loerzel³, M. Hanlon³, S. Iskhagi³, E. Shaban⁴, R. H. Dvorai⁵, J. Leggat⁶, B. Gallay⁴, R. Saidi³, R. Shahbazov³
¹College of Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Anesthesiology, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³Surgery, Division of Transplantation, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ⁴Medicine, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ⁵Pathology, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ⁶Medicine, SUNY, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: In recent years, there has been growing interest in the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for a variety of abdominal surgeries. Post-operative pain following…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Robot-Assisted Bilateral Native Nephrectomy and Kidney Transplantation for Polycystic Kidney Disease
R. Meier, A. Carrier, A. Crane, J. Alvarez-Casas, D. Maluf, C. Bhati
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Simultaneous bilateral native nephrectomy (NNx) and kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to symptomatic polycystic kidney…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Developing a Robot-assisted Donor Nephrectomy Program in a High Volume Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy Program
S. S. Lee, N. Vachharajani, M. Pfeiffer, S. Matson, M. Scherer, M. Doyle, J. Wellen, Y. Lin, T. Rice, J. Yu, A. Khan
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Washington University at St. Louis, St Louis, MO
*Purpose: Three dimensional visualization, improved dexterity and fine instrument control make robotic surgery an attractive option for further improving the safety profile of laparoscopic living…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Application of Image-Guidance Using 2D Illustrations and 3D Modeling of Donor Anatomy During Living Donor Hepatectomy
M. Lim, S. Kim, K. Kim, O. Lee, J. Kwon, E. Jeong, J. Yang, G. Choi
Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: For living donor liver transplantation, preoperative imaging is required for the safety of donor and recipient. As we started our image-guidance program using 2D…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Assisted Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Safe Alternative to Laparoscopic Technique for Kidney Transplant Donation
M. Spaggiari¹, R. Garcia-Roca², J. Oberholzer³, K. Tulla¹, O. Okoye¹, C. Di Bella¹, H. Jeon⁴, I. G. Tzvetanov¹, E. Benedetti¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, ³Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: To review outcomes after laparoscopic, robotic-assisted living donor nephrectomy (RLDN) in the first, and largest series reported to date.*Methods: Retrospective chart review of 1084…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact Of Weight Reduction Surgery And Morbid Obesity On Renal Function After Transplantation
S. Negi¹, N. Saberi¹, P. Bouchard², a. Andalib², M. Cantarovich¹, S. Paraskevas¹, J. Tchervenkov¹
¹RIMUHC, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Morbid obesity is a significant barrier and renal transplantation is rarely offered to patients with Class III obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 40…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Deep Learning for Living Donor Surgery: AI Recognition of Surgical Video to Develop Navigation Systems for Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
M. Nishihara¹, K. Iwadoh², M. Noriyuki¹, I. Koyama², I. Nakajima², M. Tonsho¹
¹Transplant Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Kidney Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Laparoscopic surgery for living donors requires high safety, thus establishing of navigation system for surgical operation is urged. The purpose of this study was…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Retroperitoneoscpic Donor Nephrectomy in the Right Side Provides Excellent Outcomes and Donor Safety Comparable with Left Side
D. Iwami, K. Hotta, N. Iwahara, N. Shinohara
Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: The left kidney is usually selected for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy while the right kidney raises concerns for donors’ and recipients’ safety and presents a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Development of an Innovative Training Pathway for Robotic Assisted Renal Transplant Program
H. Pournik¹, J. Castillo², V. Brown², J. Collins², C. Haisch², D. Leeser²
¹ECU, Greenville, NC, ²Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: To develop and implement a surgeon and team training program for robotic renal transplants utilizing innovative technology and techniques.*Methods: A graduated robotic educational program…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Optical Trocar Entry Technique in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
A. R. Alshehri¹, A. K. Mahmoud², K. O. Bin Saad², G. A. Aboalsamh²
¹General Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Adult Organ Transplant Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: The published data of safety, practicality and applicability of the optical trocar entry technique in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in general have been previously investigated.…