Laparoscopic surgery for cancer patients

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 327-350

  Ramshaw, Bruce J ^a  

^a ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ADRENALECTOMY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTRECTOMY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHOMA; METASTASIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0030864310     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.47.6.327     Document Type: Review

References (191)

1. Fierer AS, Sackier JM: Laparoscopic general surgery: A current state of affairs. Part 1. Cont Surg 1995;46:239-245.
2. Gunning JE: The history of laparoscopy. J Reprod Med 1974;12:222-226.
3. Stellato TA: History of laparoscopic surgery. Surg Clin North Am 1992;72:997-1002.
4. Veress J: Neues Instrument zur Ausfuhrung von Brustoder Bauchpunktionen und Pneumothorax-behandlung. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1938;41:1480.
5. Nagy AG, Poulin EC, Girotti MJ, et al: History of laparoscopic surgery. Can J Surg 1992;35:271-274.
6. Semm K: Endoscopic appendectomy. Endoscopy 1983;15:59-64.
7. Muhe E: Die erste Cholecystektomie durch das Laparoskop. English summary. Langenbecks Arch Klin Chir 1986;369:804.
8. Dubois F, Icard P, Berthelot G, et al: Coelioscopic cholecystectomy: Preliminary report of 36 cases. Ann Surg 1990;211:60-62.
9. Reddick EJ, Olsen DO: Laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy: A comparison with mini-lap cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc 1989;3:131-133.
10. Banta HD, Vondeling H: Diffusion of minimally invasive therapy in Europe. Health Policy 1993;23:125-133.
11. Banta HD: Implications for hospitals, health workers, and patients. Minimally Invasive Surgery 1993;307:1546-1549.
12. Jones DB, Guo LW, Reinhard MK, et al: Impact of pneumoperitoneum on trocar site implantation of colon cancer in a hamster model. Dis Colon Rectum 1995;38:1182-1188.
13. Easter DW, Cuschieri A, Nathanson LK, et al: The utility of diagnostic laparoscopy for abdominal disorders: Audit of 120 patients. Arch Surg 1992;127:379-383.
14. Greene FL: Laparoscopy in malignant disease. Surg Clin North Am 1992;72:1125-1137.
15. Sackier JM, Berci G, Paz-Partlow M: Elective diagnostic laparoscopy. Am J Surg 1991;161:326-331.
16. D'Ugo DM, Coppola R, Persiani R, et al: Immediately preoperative laparoscopic staging for gastric cancer. Surg Endosc 1996;10:996-999.
17. Lowy AM, Mansfield PF, Leach SD, et al: Laparoscopic staging for gastric cancer. Surgery 1996;119:611-614.
18. Burke EC, Karpeh MS, Conlon KC, et al: Laparoscopy in the management of gastric adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg 1997;225:262-267.
19. John TG, Greig JD, Crosbie JL, et al: Superior staging of liver tumors with laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasound. Ann Surg 1994;220:711-719.
20. Molloy RG, McCourtney JS, Anderson JR: Laparoscopy in the management of patients with cancer of the gastric cardia and oesophagus. Br J Surg 1995;82:352-354.
21. Bemelman WA, De Wit LT, van Delden OM, et al: Diagnostic laparoscopy combined with laparoscopic ultrasonography in staging of cancer of the pancreatic head region. Br J Surg 1995;82:820-824.
22. Babineau TJ, Lewis WD, Jenkins RL, et al: Role of staging laparoscopy in the treatment of hepatic malignancy. Am J Surg 1994;167:151-155.
23. John TG, Greig JD, Carter DC, et al: Carcinoma of the pancreatic head and periampullary region: Tumor staging with laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography. Ann Surg 1995;221:156-164.
24. Bemelman WA, van Delden OM, Van Lanschot JJ, et al: Laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography in staging of carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia. J Am Coll Surg 1995;181:421-425.
25. Hemming AW, Nagy AG, Scudamore CH, et al: Laparoscopic staging of intraabdominal malignancy. Surg Endosc 1995;9:325-328.
26. Possik RA, Franco EL, Pires DR, et al: Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of laparoscopy for the staging of gastric cancer and for the detection of liver metastases. Cancer 1986;58:1-6.
27. Reed WP, Mustafa IA: Laparoscopic screening of surgical candidates with pancreatic cancer or liver tumors. Surg Endosc 1997;11:12-14.
28. Gallery MP, Strasberg SM, Doherty GM, et al: Staging laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasonography: Optimizing resectability in hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancy. J Am Coll Surg 1997;185:33-39.
29. Bhargava DK, Verma K, Dasarathy S: Laparoscopic and histological features of hepatocellular carcinoma. Indian J Med Res 1991;94:424-425.
30. Kameda Y, Shinji Y: Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma by laparoscopy: Yellow nodules as diagnostic indicators. Gastrointest Endosc 1992;38:554-559.
31. Falcone RE, Wanamaker SR, Barnes F, et al: Laparoscopic vs. open wedge biopsy of the liver. J Laparoendosc Surg 1993;3:325-329.
32. Holcomb GW 3rd, Tomita SS, Haase GM, et al: Minimally invasive surgery in children with cancer. Cancer 1995;76:121-128.
33. Mackenzie DJ, James B, Geller SA, et al: Laparoscopic diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma metastatic to the liver: Case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg 1992;27:93-95.
34. Easter DW, Jamshidipour R, McQuaid K: Laparoscopy to correctly diagnose and stage metastatic breast cancer mimicking Crohn's disease. Surg Endosc 1995;9:820-823.
35. Brady PG, Peebles M, Goldschmid S: Role of laparoscopy in the evaluation of patients with suspected hepatic or peritoneal malignancy. Gastrointest Endosc 1991;37:27-30.
36. Kriplani AK, Kapur BM: Laparoscopy for preoperative staging and assessment of operability in gastric carcinoma. Gastrointestinal Endosc 1991;37:441-443.
37. Watt I, Stewart I, Anderson D, et al: Laparoscopy, ultrasound, and computed tomography in cancer of the oesophagus and gastric cardia: A prospective comparison for detecting intra-abdominal metastases. Br J Surg 1989;76:1036-1039.
38. Cuschieri A, Shimi S, Banting S: Endoscopic oesophagectomy through a right thoracoscopic approach. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1992;37:7-11.
39. Rosenberg JM, Welch JP, Macauley WP: Cancer of the head of the pancreas: An institution- al review with emphasis on surgical therapy. J Surg Oncol 1985;28:217-221.
40. Cuschieri A: Laparoscopy for pancreatic cancer: Does it benefit the patient? Eur J Surg Oncol 1988;14:41-44.
41. Warshaw AL: Implications of peritoneal cytology for staging of early pancreatic cancer. Am J Surg 1991;161:26-29.
42. Warshaw AL, Gu ZY, Wittenberg J, et al: Preoperative staging and assessment of resectability of pancreatic cancer. Arch Surg 1990;125:230-233.
43. Leibenhaut MH, Hoppe RT, Efron B, et al: Prognostic indicators of laparotomy findings in clinical stage I-II supradiaphragmatic Hodgkin's disease. J Clin Oncol 1989;7:81-91.
44. Mauch P, Larson D, Osteen R, et al: Prognostic factors for positive surgical staging in patients with Hodgkin's disease. J Clin Oncol 1990;8:257-265.
45. Berci G, Cuschieri A: Practical Laparoscopy. London, Bailliere Tindall, 1986, pp 35-41.
46. Childers JM, Balserak JC, Kent T, et al: Laparoscopic staging of Hodgkin's lymphoma. J Laparoendosc Surg 1993;3:495-499.
47. Lefor AT, Flowers JL, Heyman MR: Laparoscopic staging of Hodgkin's disease. Surg Oncol 1993;2:217-220.
48. Chabner BA, Johnson RE, Young RC, et al: Sequential nonsurgical and surgical staging of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Ann Intern Med 1976;85:149-154.
49. Greene FL, Brown PA: Laparoscopic approaches to abdominal malignancy. Semin Surg Oncol 1994;10:386-390.
50. Schoborg TW: Laparoscopic staging of prostatic carcinoma. Semin Surg Oncol 1994;10:422-430.
51. Rukstalis DB, Gerber GS, Vogelzang NJ, et al: Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection: A review of 103 consecutive cases. J Urol 1994;151:670-674.
52. Prasad BR, Parr NJ, Fowler JW: Laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy: Early results. Br J Urol 1994;73:271-274.
53. Assimos DG, Jarow JP: Role of laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection in the management of patients with penile cancer and inguinal adenopathy. J Endourol 1994;8:365-369.
54. Janetschek G, Reissigl A, Peschel R, et al: Diagnostic laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for non-seminomatous testicular tumor. Ann Urol (Paris) 1995;29:81-90.
55. Bangma CH, Kirkels WJ, Chadha S, et al: Cutaneous metastasis following laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostate carcinoma. J Urol 1995;153:1635-1636.
56. Haas CA, Resnick MI: Laparoscopic pelvic and para-aortic/retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery 1996;3:61-74.
57. Parra RO, Andrus CH, Boullier JA: Staging laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection: Experience and indications. Arch Surg 1992;127:1294-1297.
58. Nezhat C, Nezhat F, Teng NN, et al: The role of laparoscopy in the management of gynecologic malignancy. Semin Surg Oncol 1994;10:431-439.
59. Childers JM, Nasseri A: Minimal access surgery in gynecologic cancer: We can, but should we? Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1995;7:57-62.
60. Fowler JM, Carter JR, Carlson JW, et al: Lymph node yield from laparoscopic lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer: A comparative study. Gynecol Oncol 1993;51:187-192.
61. Melendez TD, Childers JM, Nour M, et al: Laparoscopic staging of endometrial cancer: The learning experience. J Soc Laparoendosc Surg 1997;145-149.
62. Kavoussi LR, Sosa E, Chandhoke P, et al: Complications of laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. J Urol 1993;149:322-325.
63. Jones WO, Cable RL, Gilling PJ: Laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy for malignant melanoma. Aust N Z J Surg 1995;65:765-767.
64. Ohashi S: Laparoscopic intraluminal (intragastric) surgery for early gastric cancer: A new concept in laparoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc 1995;9:169-171.
65. Ballesta-Lopez C, Bastida-Vila X, Catarci M, et al: Laparoscopic Billroth II distal subtotal gastrectomy with gastric stump suspension for gastric malignancies. Am J Surg 1996;171:289-292.
66. Goh PM, Alponat A, Mak K, et al: Early international results of laparoscopic gastrectomies. Surg Endosc 1997;11:650-652.
67. Gurbuz AT, Peetz ME: Resection of a gastric leiomyoma using combined laparoscopic and gastroscopic approach. Surg Endosc 1997;11:285-286.
68. Jagot P, Sauvanet A, Berthoux L, et al: Laparoscopic mobilization of the stomach for oesophageal replacement. Br J Surg 1996;83:541-542.
69. Tamborino T, Barbieri M: Techniques of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Presented at the First International Symposium of Laparo-thoracoscopic Surgery: October 19, 1996;Tbilisi, Georgia.
70. Ferzli G, David A, Kiel T: Laparoscopic resection of a large hepatic tumor. Surg Endosc 1995;9:733-735.
71. Sato M, Watanabe Y, Ueda S, et al: Minimally invasive hepatic resection using laparoscopic surgery and minithoracotomy. Arch Surg 1997;132:206-208.
72. Hashizume M, Takenaka K, Yanaga K, et al: Laparoscopic hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Surg Endosc 1995;9:1289-1291.
73. Salky BA, Edye M: Laparoscopic pancreatectomy. Surg Clin North Am 1996;76:539-545.
74. Gagner M, Pomp A: Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. Surg Endosc 1994;8:408-410.
75. Dexter SP, Martin IG, Alao D, et al: Laparoscopic splenectomy: The suspended pedicle technique. Surg Endosc 1996;10:393-396.
76. Trias M, Targarona EM, Balague C: Laparoscopic splenectomy: An evolving technique. A comparison between anterior and lateral approaches. Surg Endosc 1996;10:389-392.
77. Gagner M, Lacroix A, Bolte E: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy in Cushing's syndrome and pheochro- mocytoma. N Engl J Med 1992;327:1033. Letter.
78. Marescaux J, Mutter D, Wheeler MH: Laparoscopic right and left adrenalectomies: Surgical procedures. Surg Endosc 1996;10:912-915.
79. Heintz A, Walgenbach S, Junginger T: Results of endoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc 1996;10:633-635.
80. Matsuda T, Terachi T, Yoshida O: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: The surgical technique and initial results of 13 cases. Minimally Invasive Therapy 1993;2:123-127.
81. Stoker ME, Patwardhan N, Maini BS: Laparoscopic adrenal surgery. Surg Endosc 1995;9:387-391.
82. Miccoli P, Iacconi P, Conte M, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. J Laparoendosc Surg 1995;5:221-226.
83. Schlinkert RT, van Heerden JA, Grant CS, et al: Laparoscopic left adrenalectomy for aldosteronoma: Early Mayo Clinic experience. Mayo Clin Proc 1995;70:844-846.
84. Nies C, Bartsch D, Schafer U, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1993;118:1831-1836.
85. Suzuki K, Kageyama S, Ueda D, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Clinical experience with 12 cases. J Urol 1993;150:1099-1102.
86. Ono Y, Katoh N, Kinukawa T, et al: Laparoscopic nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy and adrenalectomy: Nagoya experience. J Urol 1994;152:1962-1966.
87. Fletcher DR, Beiles CB, Hardy KJ: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Aust N Z J Surg 1994;64:427-430.
88. Uchida M, Imaide Y, Yoneda K, et al: Endoscopic adrenaleclomy by retroperitoneal approach for primary aldosteronism. Hinyokika Kiyo 1994;40:43-46.
89. Naito S, Uozumi J, Ichimiya H, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Comparison with open adrenalectomy. Eur Urol 1994;26:253-257.
90. Takeda M, Go H, Imai T, et al: Experience with 17 cases of laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Use of ultrasonic aspirator and argon beam coagulator. J Urol 1994;152:902-905.
91. Hata M, Nakagawa K, Yanaihara H, et al: Experience in seven cases of laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Hinyokika Kiyo 1995;41:507-510.
92. Mandressi A, Buizza C, Antonelli D, et al: Retroperitoneoscopy. Ann Urol (Paris) 1995;29:91-96.
93. Prinz RA: A comparison of laparoscopic and open adrenalectomies. Arch Surg 1995;130:489-494.
94. Mercan S, Seven R, Ozarmagan S, et al: Endoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy. Surgery 1995;118:1071-1076.
95. Go H, Takeda M, Imai T, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for Cushing's syndrome: Comparison with primary aldosteronism. Surgery 1995;117:11-17.
96. Guazzoni G, Montorsi F, Bocciardi A, et al: Transperitoneal laparoscopic versus open adrenalectomy for benign hyperfunctionmg adrenal tumors: A comparative study. J Urol 1995;153:1597-1600.
97. Chapuis Y, Maignien B, Abboud B: Adrenalectomy under celioscopy: Experience of 25 operations. Presse Med 1995;24:845-848.
98. Nakagawa K, Murai M, Deguchi N, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Clinical results in 25 patients. J Endourol 1995;9:265-267.
99. Brown JP, Albala DM, Jahoda A: Laparoscopic surgery for adrenal lesions. Semin Surg Oncol 1996;12:96-99.
100. MacGillivray DC, Shichman SJ, Ferrer FA, et al: A comparison of open vs laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc 1996;10:987-990.
101. Brunt LM, Doherty GM, Norton JA, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy compared to open adrenalectomy for benign adrenal neoplasms. J Am Coll Surg 1996;183:1-10.
102. Walz MK, Peitgen K, Hoermann R, et al: Posterior retroperitoneoscopy as a new minimally invasive approach for adrenalectomy: Results of 30 adrenalectomies in 27 patients. World J Surg 1996;20:769-774.
103. Fernandez-Cruz L, Saenz A, Benarroch G, et al: Does hormonal function of the tumor influence the outcome of laparoscopic adrenalectomy? Surg Endosc 1996;10:1088-1091.
104. Gagner M: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Surg Clin North Am 1996;76:523-537.
105. Linos DA, Stylopoulos N, Boukis M, et al: Anterior, posterior, or laparoscopic approach for the management of adrenal diseases? Am J Surg 1997;173:120-125.
106. Horgan S, Sinanan M, Helton WS, et al: Use of laparoscopic techniques improves outcome from adrenalectomy. Am J Surg 1997;173:371-374.
107. Rutherford JC, Gordon RD, Stowasser M, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal tumours causing hypertension and for 'incidentalomas' of the adrenal on computerized tomography scanning. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 1995;22:490-492.
108. de Canniere L, Lorge F, Rosiere A, et al: From laparoscopic training on an animal model to retroperitoneoscopic or coelioscopic adrenal and renal surgery in human. Surg Endosc 1995;9:699-701.
109. Gagner M, Lacroix A, Bolte E, et al: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: The importance of a flank approach in the lateral decubitus position. Surg Endosc 1994;8:135-138.
110. Fahey TJ 3rd, Reeve TS, Delbridge L: Adrenalectomy: Expanded indications for the extraperitoneal approach. Aust N Z J Surg 1994;64:494-497.
111. Ramos JM, Beart RW Jr, Goes R, et al: Role of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery: A prospective evaluation of 200 cases. Dis Colon Rectum 1995;38:494-501.
112. Franklin ME Jr, Rosenthal D, Norem RF: Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic colon resection versus open colon resection for adenocarcinoma: A multicenter study. Surg Endosc 1995;9:811-816.
113. Jacobs M, Verdeja JC, Goldstein HS: Minimally invasive colon resection (laparoscopic colectomy). Surg Laparosc Endosc 1991;1:144-150.
114. Phillips EH, Franklin M, Carroll BJ, et al: Laparoscopic colectomy. Ann Surg 1992;216:703-707.
115. Monson JR, Darzi A, Carey PD, et al: Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic-assisted colectomy in an unselected group of patients. Lancet 1992;340:831-833.
116. Quattlebaum JK Jr, Flanders HD, Usher CH 3rd: Laparoscopically assisted colectomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc 1993;3:81-87.
117. Dean PA, Beart RW Jr, Nelson H, et al: Laparoscopic-assisted segmental colectomy: Early Mayo Clinic experience. Mayo Clin Proc 1994;69:834-840.
118. Jansen A: Laparoscopic-assisted colon resection: Evolution from an experimental technique to a standardized surgical procedure. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1994;83:86-91.
119. Plasencia G, Jacobs M, Verdeja JC, et al: Laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid colectomy and low anterior resection. Dis Colon Rectum 1994;37:829-833.
120. Puente I, Sosa JL, Sleeman D, et al: Laparoscopic assisted colorectal surgery. J Laparoendosc Surg 1994;4:1-7.
121. Slim K, Pezet D, Stencl J Jr, et al: Prospective analysis of 40 initial laparoscopic colorectal resections: A plea for a randomized trial. J Laparoendosc Surg 1994;4:241-245.
122. Zucker KA, Pitcher DE, Martin DT, et al: Laparoscopic-assisted colon resection. Surg Endosc 1994;8:12-18.
123. Fine AP, Lanasa S, Gannon MP, et al: Laparoscopic colon surgery: Report of a series. Am Surg 1995;61:412-416.
124. Lacy AM, Garcia-Valdecasas JC, Pique JM, et al: Short-term outcome analysis of a randomized study comparing laparoscopic vs open colectomy for colon cancer. Surg Endosc 1995;9:1101-1105.
125. Tucker JG, Ambroze WL, Orangio GR, et al: Laparoscopically assisted bowel surgery: Analysis of 114 cases. Surg Endosc 1995;9:297-300.
126. Begos DG, Arsenault J, Ballantyne GH: Laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery at a VA hospital: Analysis of the first 50 cases. Surg Endosc 1996;10:1050-1056.
127. Gellman L, Salky B, Edye M: Laparoscopic assisted colectomy. Surg Endosc 1996;10:1041-1044.
128. Huscher C, Silecchia G, Croce E, et al: Laparoscopic colorectal resection: A multicenter Italian study. Surg Endosc 1996;10:875-879.
129. Kwok SP, Lau WY, Carey PD, et al: Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic-assisted large bowel excision for cancer. Ann Surg 1996;223:170-176.
130. Peters WR, Fleshman JW: Minimally invasive colectomy in elderly patients. Surg Laparosc Endosc 1995;5:477-479.
131. Vara-Thorbeck C, Garcia-Caballero M, Salvi M, et al: Indications and advantages of laparoscopy-assisted colon resection for carcinoma in elderly patients. Surg Laparosc Endosc 1994;4:110-118.
132. Jager RM, Monson JRT, Sackier J, et al: Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer. Cont Surg 1995;6:93-111.
133. Forde KA, Hulten L: Laparoscopy in colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc 1996;10:1039-1040. Editorial.
134. Ota DM, Nelson H, Weeks JC: Controversies regarding laparoscopic colectomy for malignant diseases. Curr Opin Gen Surg 1994;208-213.
135. Bessler M, Whelan RL, Halverson A, et al: Controlled trial of laparoscopic-assisted vs open colon resection in a porcine model. Surg Endosc 1996;10:732-735.
136. Bohm B, Milsom JW, Kitago K, et al: Use of laparoscopic techniques in oncologic right colectomy in a canine model. Ann Surg Oncol 1995;2:6-13.
137. Olson KH, Balcos EG, Lowe MC, et al: A comparative study of open, laparoscopic intracorporeal. and laparoscopic assisted low anterior resection and anastomosis in pigs. Am Surg 1995;61:197-201.
138. Bernstein MA, Dawson JW, Reissman P, et al: Is complete laparoscopic colectomy superior to laparoscopic assisted colectomy? Am Surg 1996;62:507-511.
139. Wishner JD, Baker JW Jr, Hoffman GC, et al: Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy: The learning curve. Surg Endosc 1995;9:1179-1183.
140. Fowler DL, White SA, Anderson CA: Laparoscopic colon resection: 60 cases. Surg Laparosc Endosc 1995;5:468-471.
141. Senagore AJ, Luchtefeld MA, Mackeigan JM: What is the learning curve for laparoscopic colectomy? Am Surg 1995;61:681-685.
142. Wexner SD, Cohen SM: Port site metastases after laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cure of malignancy. Br J Surg 1995;82:295-298.
143. Montorsi M, Fumagalli U, Rosati R, et al: Early parietal recurrence of adenocarcinoma of the colon after laparoscopic colectomy. Br J Surg 1995;82:1036-1037.
144. Mouiel J, Gugenheim J, Toouli J, et al: Portsite recurrence of cancer associated with laparoscopic diagnosis and resection: The European experience. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery 1995;2:167-175.
145. Greene FL: Preface. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery 1995;2:153-154.
146. Ugarte F: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy port seeding from a colon carcinoma. Am Surg 1995;61:820-821.
147. Treat MR, Bessler M, Whelan RL: Mechanisms to reduce incidence of tumor implantation during minimal access procedures for colon cancer. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery 1995;2176-178.
148. Da Costa ML, Redmond HP, Bouchier-Hayes DJ: Increased tumor establishment and growth after laparotomy vs laparoscopy. Arch Surg 1996;131:1003. Letter.
149. Jacobi CA, Ordemann J, Bohm B, et al: The influence of laparotomy and laparoscopy on tumor growth in a rat model. Surg Endosc 1997;11:618-621.
150. Watson DI, Mathew G, Ellis T, et al: Gasless laparoscopy may reduce the risk of port-site metastases following laparoscopic tumor surgery. Arch Surg 1997;132:166-169.
151. Mathew G, Watson DI, Rofe AM, et al: Wound metastases following laparoscopic and open surgery for abdominal cancer in a rat model. Br J Surg 1996;83:1087-1090.
152. Kawamura YJ, Saito H, Sawada T, et al: Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy and lymphadenectomy without peritoneal insufflation for sigmoid colon cancer patients. Dis Colon Rectum 1995;38:550-552.
153. Schneider JJ, Smith RS, Organ CH Jr: Apneumic laparoscopy in surgical oncology. Semin Surg Oncol 1994;10:391-396.
154. Demetrick JS, Liggins RT, Machan L, et al: The development of a novel intraperitoneal tumor-seeding prophylactic. Am J Surg 1997;173:403-406.
155. Jacquet P, Sugarbaker PH: Wound recurrence after laparoscopic colectomy for cancer: New rationale for intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Surg Endosc 1996;10:295-296. Editorial.
156. Jacquet P, Averbach AM, Stephens AD, et al: Cancer recurrence following laparoscopic colectomy: Report of two patients treated with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Dis Colon Rectum 1995;38:1110-1114.
157. Franklin ME Jr, Rosenthal D, Norem RF: Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic colon resection versus open colon resection for adenocarcinoma: A multicenter study. Surg Endosc 1995;9:811-816.
158. Shimi S, Banting S, Cuschieri A: Laparoscopy in the management of pancreatic cancer: Endoscopic cholecystojejunostomy for advanced disease. Br J Surg 1992;79:317-319.
159. Rhodes M, Nathanson L, Fielding G: Laparoscopic biliary and gastric bypass: A useful adjunct in the treatment of carcinoma of the pancreas. Gut 1995;36:778-780.
160. Wu J, Holtzapfel D, Eubanks S: Open versus laparoscopic palliative procedures for unresectable periampullary tumors. Abstract from the Joint Meeting of the Sections on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Radiology.
161. Tarnasky PR, England RE, Lail LM, et al: Cystic duct patency in malignant obstructive jaundice: An ERCP-based study relevant to the role of laparoscopic cholecystojejunostomy. Ann Surg 1995;221:265-271.
162. Soulez G, Gagner M, Therasse E, et al: Malignant biliary obstruction: Preliminary results of palliative treatment with hepaticogastrostomy under fluoroscopic, endoscopic, and laparoscopic guidance. Radiology 1994;192:241-246.
163. Cuschieri A, Crosthwaite G, Shimi S, et al: Hepatic cryotherapy for liver tumors: Development and clinical evaluation of a high efficiency insulated multineedle probe system for open and laparoscopic use. Surg Endosc 1995;9:483-489.
164. Wren SM, Coburn MM, Tan M, et al: Is cryosurgical ablation appropriate for treating hepatocellular cancer? Arch Surg 1997;132:599-604.
165. Feliciotti F, Paganini A, Guerreri M, et al: Laparoscopic intra-arterial catheter implantation for regional chemotherapy of liver metastasis. Surg Endosc 1996;10:449-452.
166. Melki J, Riviere J, Roullee N, et al: Splanchnicectomie thoracique sous video-thoracoscopic. Presse Med 1993;22:1095-1097.
167. Worsey J, Ferson PF, Keenan RJ, et al: Thoracoscopic pancreatic denervation for pain control in irrescctable pancreatic cancer. Br J Surg 1993;80:1051-1052.
168. Lin CC, Mo LR, Lin YW, et al: Bilateral thoracoscopic lower sympathetic-splanchnicectomy for upper abdominal cancer pain. Eur J Surg 1994;572(Suppl):59-62.
169. Takahashi T, Kakita A, Izumika Z, et al: Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy for the relief of intractable abdominal pain. Surg Endosc 1996;10:65-68.
170. Green FL: New York State Health Department ruling: A "wake-up call" for all. Surg Endosc 1992;6:271. Editorial.
171. Ress AM, Sarr MG, Nagorney DM, et al: Spectrum and management of major complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Am J Surg 1993;165:655-662.
172. The Southern Surgeons Club: A prospective analysis of 1518 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. N Engl J Med 1991;324:1073-1078.
173. Airan M, Appel M, Berci G, et al: Retrospective and prospective multi-institutional laparoscopic cholecystectomy study organized by the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. Surg Endosc 1992;6:169-176.
174. Garcha IS, Ramshaw BJ: An analysis of over 3,000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed at one institution. Presented at the First International Symposium of Laparo-thoracoscopic Surgery: October 20, 1996; Tbilisi, Georgia.
175. Beltz WR, Condon RE: Primary carcinoma of the gallbladder. Ann Surg 1974;180:180-184.
176. Ishibashi T, Nagai H, Yasuda T, et al: Two cases of early gallbladder cancer incidentally discovered by laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc 1995;5:21-26.
177. Yamaguchi K, Chijiiwa K, Ichimiya H, et al: Gallbladder carcinoma in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Arch Surg 1996;131:981-985.
178. Drouard P, Delamarre J, Capron JP: Cutaneous seeding of gallbladder cancer after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1316. Letter.
179. Nduka CC, Monson JR, Menzies-Gow N, et al: Abdominal wall metastases following laparoscopy. Br J Surg 1994;81:648-652.
180. Targarona EM, Pons MJ, Viella P, et al: Unsuspected carcinoma of the gallbladder: A laparoscopic dilemma. Surg Endosc 1994;8:211-213.
181. Kim HJ, Roy T: Unexpected gallbladder cancer with cutaneous seeding after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. South Med J 1994;87:817-820.
182. Jacobi CA, Keller H, Monig S, et al: Implantation metastasis of unsuspected gallbladder carcinoma after laparoscopy. Surg Endosc 1995;9:351-352.
183. Copher JC, Rogers JJ, Dalton ML: Trocar-site metastasis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for unsuspected carcinoma of the gallbladder: Case report and review of the literature. Surg Endosc 1995;9:348-350.
184. Chijiiwa K, Sumiyoshi K, Nakayama F: Impact of recent advances in hepatobiliary imaging techniques on the preoperative diagnosis of carcinoma of the gallbladder. World J Surg 1991;15:322-327.
185. Porter JM, Kalloo AN, Abernathy EC, et al: Carcinoid tumor of the gallbladder: Laparoscopic resection and review of the literature. Surgery 1992;112;100-105.
186. Fong Y, Brennan MF, Turnbull A, et al: Gallbladder cancer discovered during laparoscopic surgery: Potential for iatrogenic tumor dissemination. Arch Surg 1993;128:1054-1056.
187. Gagner M, Rossi RL: Radical operations for carcinoma of the gallbladder: Present status in North America. World J Surg 1991;15:344-347.
188. New York State Department of Health Memorandum on Laparoscopic Surgery. Health Facilities Series H-18 Series No. 92-20. Albany, NY, 1992.
189. Stoney WS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Problems of rapid growth. South Med J 1991;84:681-683. Editorial.
190. Airan MC, Ko ST: Effectiveness of strict credentialing and proctoring guidelines on outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a community hospital. Surg Endosc 1994;8:396-399.
191. Doerr RJ, Kulaylat MN, Bumpers H, et al: The role of immunoscintigraphy in the staging and management of colorectal cancer. Am Surg 1996;62:956-960.