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- Laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy for patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Nov-2008
Cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed operations. Open cholecystectomy has been the gold standard for over 100 years. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced in the 1980s.
- Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Apr-2016
Surgical resection is currently the only treatment with the potential for long-term survival and cure of pancreatic cancer. Surgical resection is provided as distal pancreatectomy for cancers of the body and tail of the pancreas. It can be performed by la
- Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Mar-2016
Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. Currently there are two surgical options for potentially curable patients (i.e. people with non-metastatic gastric cancer), laparoscopic and open gastrectomy. However,
- Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for benign and malignant hepatic lesions in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-May-2013
Liver (hepatic) resection refers to removal of the whole liver, or one or more of its vascular segments. Elective liver resection is mainly performed for benign and malignant liver tumours. The operation can be performed as an open procedure or with a lap
- Laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy for live kidney donors
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Sep-2011
Waiting lists for kidney transplantation continue to grow and live organ donation has become more important as the number of brain stem dead cadaveric organ donors continues to fall. The major disincentive to potential kidney donors is the pain and morbid
- Laparoscopic versus open resection for sigmoid diverticulitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Nov-2017
Diverticular disease is a common condition in Western industrialised countries. Most individuals remain asymptomatic throughout life; however, 25% experience acute diverticulitis. The standard treatment for acute diverticulitis is open surgery. Laparoscop
- Laparoscopic versus Open surgery for small bowel Crohn's disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Dec-2010
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that most commonly involves the terminal ileum and colon (55 percent). Surgical treatment is required in approximately 70 percent of patients. Multiple procedures and repeat operations are requi
- Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Nov-2018
The removal of the acute appendix is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Open surgery associated with therapeutic efficacy has been the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis. However, in consequence of the evolution of endoscopi
- Laparoscopic versus open surgery in small bowel obstruction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Feb-2010
Acute intestinal obstruction is one of the most common surgical emergencies. The small bowel obstruction (SBO) is the site of obstruction in most patients (76%) and adhesions are the most common etiology (65%). Laparoscopy in SBO has no clear role yet as
- Laparoscopic versus open surgical techniques for ventral or incisional hernia repair
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Feb-2011
There are many different techniques currently in use for ventral and incisional hernia repair. Laparoscopic techniques have become more common in recent years, although the evidence is sparse.
- Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Apr-2014
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the western world. For colon carcinoma, laparoscopic surgery is proven to result in faster postoperative recovery, fewer complications and better cosmetic results
- Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Mar-2016
Surgery is the preferred treatment for resectable oesophageal cancers, and can be performed in different ways. Transhiatal oesophagectomy (oesophagectomy without thoracotomy, with a cervical anastomosis) is one way to resect oesophageal cancers. It can be
- Laparoscopic versus small‐incision cholecystectomy for patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed operations. Open cholecystectomy has been the gold standard for over 100 years. Small-incision cholecystectomy is a less frequently used alternative. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced in th
- Laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy versus radical abdominal hysterectomy for the treatment of early cervical cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Oct-2013
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women and is the most frequent cause of death from gynaecological cancers worldwide. Standard surgical management for selected early-stage cervical cancer is radical hysterectomy. Traditionally, radic
- Laparoscopic-endoscopic rendezvous versus preoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy in people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for stones in the gallbladder and bile duct
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Apr-2018
The management of gallbladder stones (lithiasis) concomitant with bile duct stones is controversial. The more frequent approach is a two-stage procedure, with endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone removal from the bile duct followed by laparoscopic cholecys
- Laparoscopy for diagnosing resectability of disease in women with advanced ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Mar-2019
This is an update of a Cochrane Review that was originally published in 2014, Issue 2.?
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The presence of residual disease after primary debulking surgery is a highly significant prognostic factor in women with advanced ovarian cancer. In up to 60% of wom
- Laparoscopy for the management of acute lower abdominal pain in women of childbearing age
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-May-2014
This is an updated version of the original review, published in Issue 1, 2011, of The Cochrane Library. Acute lower abdominal pain is common, and making a diagnosis is particularly challenging in premenopausal women, as ovulation and menstruation symptoms
- Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for benign ovarian tumour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Apr-2009
Over the last 10 years laparoscopy and minilaparotomy have become increasingly common approaches for the surgical removal of benign ovarian tumours. However, in the event that a tumour is found to be malignant, laparotomy is the appropriate procedure. Car
- Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for FIGO stage I ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Oct-2016
This is an updated version of the original review that was first published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Laparoscopy has become an increasingly common approach to surgical staging of apparent early-stage ovarian tumours. Th
- Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for the management of early stage endometrial cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Oct-2018
This is an update of a previous Cochrane Review published in 2012, Issue 9.
