H. Najah

Sigmoidectomy via an elective approach for sigmoid volvulus (with video)

Please cite this article in press as: Najah H, et al. Sigmoidectomy via an elective approach for sigmoid volvulus (with video). Journal of Visceral Surgery (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2016.11.003

Laparoscopic resection of interaortocaval paraganglioma in left lateral decubitus (with video)

Please cite this article in press as: Najah H, et al. Laparoscopic resection of interaortocaval paraganglioma in left lateral decubitus (with video). Journal of Visceral Surgery (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2017.06.012 de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France c Service d’endocrinologie et métabolisme, Institut E3M, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris VI, Pierre-et-Marie-Curie-Sorbonne universités, 47—83, boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France

Management of traumatic small bowel injury by mechanical anastomosis "without resection" during damage control laparotomy.

Penetrating or blunt abdominal injury can produce small bowel injuries that are sometimes complex and difficult to repair. Management of these injuries requires a safe, quick and reproducible technique. Surgery should take into consideration not only the injury itself, but also patient status, the eventual presence of associated injuries, shock, hypothermia or metabolic acidosis [1]. For a stable, non-shocked patient, presenting with a simple small linear intestinal wound with clear and well-vascularized edges, simple suture closure, with either a continuous or interrupted sutures using slowly absorbable or non-absorbable material can be performed. Conversely for high-risk patients with complex gastro-intestinal wounds, or when the wound edges are torn, and damaged, we propose performance of a side-to-side stapled anastomosis ‘‘without mesenteric resection or ligation’’. This procedure is simple to perform, simple to learn and is easily reproducible. Morbidity is similar to that of manual repair and allows performance of the anastomosis on healthy tissues [2,3].