title: Total laparoscopic cystogastrostomy for the treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst.
abstract: Laparoscopic surgery may be performed for the treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst when decompression is indicated. Most of reported laparoscopic procedures are performed by inserting trocars via the anterior gastric wall and operating intraluminally with gastric insufflation and endoscopic guidance. We report a patient who was treated successfully with laparoscopic stapled cystogastrostomy and discuss the feasibility and features of such a technique performed with a totally abdominal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Istanbul, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Turkey. pekmezcisalih@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pekmezci
authors.forename: Kaya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saribeyoglu
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karahasanoglu
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taşçi
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed