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Posted by NatureClinicalPractice to pancreatectomy Pancreaticoduodenectomy resection "pancreatic cancer" "surgical therapy" on Thu Aug 30 2007, connotea.org

Posted by hpardoe to resection "temporal lobe epilepsy" epilepsy on Thu Jan 10 2008, connotea.org

"Describes several laparoscopic gastric surgical procedures" Posted by schiwago (who is an author) with 1 comment to myotomy achalasia banding fundoplication laparoscopic Endoscopic gastric resection GERD obesity surgery cancer on Thu Feb 01 2007, connotea.org

Posted by NatureClinicalPractice to "right lobe" "left lobe" resection "adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation" morbidity liver surgery on Fri Sep 01 2006, connotea.org

Posted by NatureClinicalPractice to resection complications somatostatin pancreas surgery on Thu Mar 02 2006, connotea.org

Posted by pbaleixo to subtipo margin liposarcoma resection on Sun Apr 27 2008, connotea.org

Liver Cancer: Join Dr.David Iannitti of the Carolinas Medical Center as he present a pre-coagulative liver resection. Before the procedure, Dr. Iannitti will appear live and explain the advantages of using radio frequency technology., delicious.com

Computers in Cardiology, 2004 (2004), pp. 13-16.The most common arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation. Beside surgery, intracardiac catheter ablation is used commonly for curative treatment. Navigation systems have been developed to reduce fluoroscopic time and to provide a more accurate positioning. Within these systems, standard 3D-views are used to show intracardiac catheters and ablated areas. We present a novel method to display spatial relations of catheter, anatomical landmarks and ablation lines in a mapped 2D-view. Furthermore, a planning of desired ablation lines is feasible. The method can be a valuable tool to support navigated ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation treatment.M Hastenteufel, I Wolf, C Christoph, S Yang, T Boettger, M Vetter, HP Meinzer, citeulike.org

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and SurgeryAbstract Objective  Recent surgical planning software provides valuable tools for evaluating different resection strategies preoperatively. With such virtual resections, predictions and quantitative analyses may be carried out to assess the resection feasibility with respect to tumors and risk structures. In oncologic liver surgery, additional tumors that were not seen in the preoperative images are often found during the intervention using intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS). Due to such findings, the resection strategy must be updated or completely revised. Materials and methods  Therefore, we have developed methods for the intraoperative modification of resection plans. The probe of an ultrasound-based navigation system and alternatively the pointing device Wiimote are proposed as intraoperative interaction devices. Fast adaptation of planning information and the communication with both interaction devices is supported by our system, the Intraoperative Planning Assistant (IPA). The IPA has been evaluated in the operation room (OR) during laparoscopic liver interventions on pigs. Results  Our preliminary results confirm that intraoperative modifications of resection plans are both feasible and beneficial for liver surgery. After the intraoperative modification task, updated remaining liver volume and resection volume were displayed and quantified within 10 s. Conclusion  For the first time, surgeons are provided with a system for intraoperative modification of resection plans that offers a crucial decision support, is easy to use and integrates smoothly into the clinical workflow. The new system provides major support for decision making in the OR and thus improves the safety of surgical interventions.Christian Hansen, Alexander Köhn, Stefan Schlichting, Florian Weiler, Stephan Zidowitz, Markus Kleemann, Heinz-Otto Peitgen, citeulike.org

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and SurgeryAbstract Objective  To propose a new concept of an intra-operative 3D visualisation system to support hepatectomies. This system aims at improving the transfer of pre-operative planning into the intra-operative stage, both in laparoscopic and open approaches. Materials and methods  User (surgeon) centred developmental process to identify the surgical requirements is applied. The surgical workflow of hepatectomy is analyzed, including observations of liver surgeries and focus group sessions. Based on this analysis, specifications for the ?Resection Map? are defined. A first implementation is developed, and preliminary clinical acceptance results are gathered. Results  Control of main veins and tumour margins are the two critical aspects. The ?Resection Map? provides an intuitive visualisation of structures nearby the resection plane without any registration to the patient space. The first prototype subjectively increases the surgeon?s confidence and orientation, but it should be further developed for non anatomical resections. Conclusions  The Resection Map is proposed as a pragmatic solution to enhance liver resection accuracy and safety.P Lamata, A Jalote-Parmar, F Lamata, J Declerck, citeulike.org