The semi-Fowler position, defined as a body position at 30° head-of-bed elevation, has been shown to increase intra-abdominal pressure. To investigate the impact of semi-Fowler positioning in addition ...
In total laparoscopic procedures, a transperitoneal left retrocolic or left retrorenal approach was preferred. Especially in obese cases, a modification of the apron technique as originally described ...
From 1996 until 2005, 638 aortic patients were operated using a total laparoscopy or a laparoscopy-assisted approach. Most patients with a laparoscopy-assisted procedure were operated on between 1996 ...