• Evaluation of the Assessment Tools to Predict Axillary Status Postneoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
    Hisham Khalifa MD1, Ahmed Touny MD1 , Ihab Saad1 , Ahmed Abd elmaabood2 , Iman Hussein3 , Sherif Maamoon1
  • A comparative Study of 3 cm and 6 cm Pre-pyloric Starting Point for Sleeve Gastrectomy as Regard Post-operative Weight Loss and Vomiting
    Mohamed Abd El-Moneim El-Masry(MD); Muhammad El Marzouky (MD); Yehia Fayez (Msc)
  • Ultrasonographic Assessment of Internal anal Sphincter Integritypost Open and Stapling Approaches for Haemorrhoids
    Ahmed M.S.M. Marzouk MD, Hany M.S. Mikhail MD, Abdrabou N Mashhour MD, Emad Fathi MSC
  • Short Term Results of Revisional Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery after Open Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG): Sleeve Versus Bypass
    Mohamed Abd El-Moneim El-Masry(MD); Hussein Oukasha(MD)
  • Percutaneous Retrieval of Migrated Central Venous Catheters
    Mohamed El-Maadawy, MD & Amr Abdelraheem, MD.
  • The Use of Tetracycline Sclerotherapy as an Option in Management of The Refractory Postmastectomy Seroma
    Mohamed I Abdelaziz, MD, Salah S. Soliman,MD, Hany F Habashy
  • A Comparative Prospective Randomized Study between Laparoendoscopic Single Site Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundoplication and Multiple Port Laparoscopic Myotomy with Toupet Fundoplication for Treatment of Achalasia
    Wael L. Tobar, A Ayad MD, A Morad* MD
  • Pneumatic Compression versus Pulsed Ultrasound for Venous Leg Ulcer Treatment
    Haidy N. Ashem MD. and Mohamed Yehia MD.
  • Surgery for the Malignant Residual Cervical Stump.
    Ahmed Touny MD, Amr Selim. MD
  • Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Is a Challenging Disease
    Ayman M. A. Ali MD. & Ahmed Gaber Mahmoud MD
  • Perforator Flaps for the Reconstruction of Axillary Defects: Different Designs and Applications
    Ahmed Ali Ebrahiem Ali, M.Sc.
  • Minimally Invasive Non-Dissecting Technique Otoplasty for Prominent (Bat) Ears Deformity
    Amr Ibrahim Fouad (MD), Ashraf AbolFottoh (M), Sameh El Noamany Mohamed Hazem (MD)
  • Short-term Outcomes of Infrapopliteal Angioplasty for Critical Lower Limb Ischemia
    Ahmed Samir Hosny.M.D.MRCS (Ed); Mohamed El Maadawy. M.D
  • Role of Laparoscopy in Management of Intra-abdominal Tumors
    Waheed Yousry Gareer MD, Mohamed El-Sayed Safa MD, Amr Seliem MD
  • Role of Laparoscopy in Management of Intra-abdominal Tumors

    Waheed Yousry Gareer MD, Mohamed El-Sayed Safa MD, Amr Seliem MD
    Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University

    Staging laparoscopy allows internal visualization of the abdomen and is capable to accurately stage intraabdominal tumors. Between 2007 and 2013 at Cairo National Cancer Institute hospital 70 patients underwent laparoscopic procedures as follow: 20 patients underwent laparoscopic assessment (10 for hepatic tumors and 10 with pancreatic tumors) and 10 patients with hepatic tumors were subjected to laparoscopic radio frequency ablation (RFA) and 20 patients underwent laparoscopic resectional procedures (adrenalectomy in 10 patients and splenectomy in 10 patients). 10 patients underwent palliative laparoscopic procedures (gastrostomy in 5 patients and colostomy in 5 patients) and 10 patients underwent adjuvant laparoscopic procedures (oophropexy in 5 patients and oophrectomy in 5 patients). Results: Three out of 10 assessed patients with hepatic tumors proved to have inoperable disease and another three out of 10 assessed patients with pancreatic carcinoma proved to have inoperable disease. These six patients were spared unnecessary coeliotomy. Nine out of 10 patients who were subjected to laparoscopic RFA showed complete ablation of their hepatic tumors. For all patients there were no intraoperative complications and the relevant procedures were safe and feasible. The results of estimated time of each procedure, estimated blood loss, length of hospital stay and post-operative analgesia were comparable to the published results of other workers. Conclusion: It can be concluded that laparoscopic staging or resectional or palliative procedures are safe and feasible with the least morbidity. Key words: Laparoscopic, Resection, Palliative procedures.