TY - JOUR AB - origin. Background: A 4-week-old male infant (4.9 kg) with per- Key words: Thoracoscopy -- Mediastinal tumors -- Neu- sistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) rogenic tumors -- Dumbbell tumors underwent a laparoscopic pancreatectomy to evaluate its Correspondence to: G. Negri--Email: negri.giampiero@ feasibility. Preoperative medications included diazoxide hsr.it and glucagon to maintain adequate blood glucose levels. Methods: Laparoscopic pancreatectomy was performed us- ing a 5-ram cannula at the umbilicus, external fixation, transcutaneous suture-assisted gastric retraction to expose the lesser sac, and three additional 3.5-ram cannula sites. Recurrent septic episodes following gallstone The pancreas was resected from the splenic hilum to the spillage at laparoscopic cholecystectomy mesenteric vessels. The splenic vein was dissected from the under surface of the pancreas using electrocautery, and the I. D. Botterill, D. Davides, A. Vezakis, M. J. McMahon spleen was easily preserved. Surgery time was 75 min, and Leeds Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapy, Leeds General minimal blood loss occurred. Infirmary, Great George St., Leeds, LSI 3EX, England Results: The child required no narcotic medication and tol- Received: 3 March 2000; Accepted in final form: 3 May 2000; Online erated a regular diet immediately after surgery. Serum glu- publication: 14 May 2001 DOI: 10.1007/s004640040022 cose TI - Recurrent septic episodes following gallstone spillage at laparoscopic cholecystectomy JF - Surgical Endoscopy DO - 10.1007/s004640040022 DA - 2009-03-24 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/recurrent-septic-episodes-following-gallstone-spillage-at-laparoscopic-eLTaFF7sJp SP - 897 EP - 897 VL - 15 IS - 8 DP - DeepDyve ER -