Laparoscopic Guidance
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Surgical Trunk Oriented Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy (ST-LRH) for Right-Sided Colon Cancer
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2025
This protocol describes Surgical Trunk-oriented Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy (ST-LRH), a modified laparoscopic right hemicolectomy designed to optimize vascular management and lymph node dissection, simplify surgical procedures, and improve surgical safety and efficiency.
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Automated Robotic Dispensing Technique for Surface Guidance and Bioprinting of Cells
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2016
This protocol describes a bioprinting methodology using an automated robotic depositing system that incorporates etched topographical guidance cues with the precision deposition of a cell bearing hydrogel bioink. The printed cells are directly delivered to the etched features and are able to sense and orientate with them.
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Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy for Remnant Gastric Cancer
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2025
Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for remnant gastric cancer has been increasingly adopted as a minimally invasive surgical approach in recent years. This article proposes a detailed operating procedure, aiming to provide practical technical guidance for surgeons and promote the broader adoption of laparoscopic surgery in managing remnant gastric cancer.
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence: Choledochoscopic Stone Extraction and Primary Duct Suture
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2025
The integrated technique described in this protocol achieves real-time biliary mapping via indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence, minimally invasive stone clearance under direct visualization, and secure primary duct repair (6-0 PDS), eliminating T-tube drainage.
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Use of pHluorin to Assess the Dynamics of Axon Guidance Receptors in Cell Culture and in the Chick Embryo
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2014
We describe here the use of a pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein variant, pHluorin, to study the spatio-temporal dynamics of axon guidance receptors trafficking at the cell surface. The pHluorin-tagged receptor is expressed both in cell culture and in vivo, using electroporation of the chick embryo.
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Camera positioning is central because the laparoscope’s view must be coordinated with instrument movement on the monitor. Reorienting the camera can expose relevant anatomy and preserve spatial relationships while dissection or tissue handling proceeds. This visual coordination helps clinicians interpret where instruments are relative to surgical landmarks, supporting controlled maneuvers rather than relying on instrument motion alone.
Surgical landmarks provide reference points for navigation inside the abdomen. When clinicians identify recognizable anatomy and relate it to the laparoscopic image, they can maintain orientation as instruments move through different working positions. Instrument tracking adds information about tool location, helping connect what is seen on the monitor with the device being manipulated and with the intended area of dissection or placement.
Imaging data can extend guidance beyond the immediate laparoscope view. Integrated with visual information, it may help clinicians interpret anatomy and understand the relationship between instruments, landmarks, and a target site. This is particularly relevant when guidance must support accurate device placement or dissection, because the operator can use more than camera positioning alone to coordinate the procedure.
The quality of the laparoscopic view, camera position, visibility of surgical landmarks, and accuracy of instrument tracking all influence guidance. Coordination also depends on maintaining spatial orientation while instruments are manipulated through trocars. If these information sources do not align clearly, identifying anatomy and controlling dissection, tissue handling, or device placement becomes more difficult.
A guidance workflow begins by establishing the laparoscopic view, then positioning the camera to visualize relevant anatomy. Clinicians identify surgical landmarks, coordinate instruments through trocars, and use tracking or imaging information when available. Guidance continues as they perform dissection, handle tissue, or place a device, with camera and instrument positions adjusted to maintain orientation.
Core components include a laparoscope, a monitor, trocars, and the instruments introduced through them. Camera positioning supplies the visual field, while the monitor displays the operative image for coordination. Surgical landmarks and instrument tracking add navigational context, and imaging data can supplement the camera view. Together, these inputs support dissection, tissue handling, and device placement.
Laparoscopic guidance is relevant across general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery. In each setting, the same principles can support recognition of anatomy, coordination of instruments, and controlled work through small abdominal incisions. The specific operative task may differ, but guidance remains useful for dissection, tissue handling, and device placement when clinicians need continuous visual and navigational information.
It provides real-time information about the operative view, the position of instruments, and their relationship to surgical landmarks. That information can help clinicians assess whether the camera and tools are aligned with the intended task, supporting accurate dissection, tissue handling, and device placement. In medicine, the result is better procedural control without requiring large incisions.