title: Imaging-guided minimally invasive laparoscopic resection of intraluminal small-bowel tumor: report of two cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to introduce a method of effective localization of intraluminal small-bowel tumors. Our adapted technique, performed on two patients, consists of preoperative 3D distance measurement with MDCT data and intraoperative laparoscopic sonographic guidance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Combining distance measurement on reformatted MDCT images with intraoperative laparoscopic sonography results in accurate localization of small-bowel tumors. Use of this technique may allow minimally invasive laparoscopic treatment of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Woo Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hyung
authors.forename: Mi-Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Myeong-Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Ki Whang
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome