Guest Editors:
Chung Yip Chan, MBBS, M.Med(Surgery), FRCS (Left)
Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Duke - NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore
Ser Yee Lee, MBBS, M.Med(Surgery), M.Sc, FAMS, FRCS (Middle)
Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Duke - NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore
Adrian Kah Heng Chiow, MBBS (Melb), MRCSEd, Mmed (Surg), FRCSEd, FAMS (Right)
Hepatopancreatobiliary/General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
The focused issue on “Advanced Laparoscopic HPB Surgery in South East Asia”, guest edited by Drs. Chung Yip Chan, Ser Yee Lee and Adrian Kah Heng Chiow, focuses on the status and development of advanced laparoscopic HPB surgery in the ASEAN region and its developing countries. The purpose of this issue is to discuss the development of advanced laparoscopic HPB surgery and share the diverse experiences from world-leading experts at different institutions. It also serves as the official conference proceedings of the 2nd ASEAN Laparoscopic HPB Surgery Conference organized by the Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (HPBA) Singapore.
The current status of laparoscopic hepatopancreatobiliary surgery in Southeast Asia
Laparoscopic liver resection in Malaysia—a single surgeon’s learning curve
The development of robotic hepatopancreatobiliary surgery in Singapore: a multi-institutional experience
Observing an upward trajectory in minimally invasive hepatectomies in Singapore—a nationwide analysis
Evolution of minimally invasive pancreatic surgery in Thailand
How I do it: laparoscopic anatomical segment 8 resection
Brunei Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Unit: conception of an idea to reality
Building on the momentum of laparoscopic hepatopancreatobiliary surgery in South-East Asia
Below are abstracts for posters or videos that were accepted to be presented in the 2nd ASEAN Laparoscopic HPB Surgery Conference organized by the Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (HPBA) Singapore.
AB001. Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for left sided pancreatic cancer in Singapore General Hospital: our early experience
AB002. “Lightsabers” fluorescence imaging in laparoscopic liver surgery
AB003. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: 1 year experience using pediatric bronchoscope
AB004. Quality of life in patients who underwent liver resection: a single centre study
AB005. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: learnings from my hepatopancreatobiliary training
AB006. Less postoperative pain in hybrid-NOTES transvaginal cholecystectomy than in the conventional laparoscopic procedure by numeric rating scale: a single institute matched-cohort study
AB007. Pure laparoscopic left hepatectomy using Arantius’ ligament approach combined Glissonean pedicle approach (with video)
AB008. Congenital gallbladder and biliary anomalies: a difficult and different surgical entity
AB009. Spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy
AB010. Post-cholecystectomy syndrome and cystic duct stump calculus in post cholecystectomy: a surgical bizarre
AB011. Results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis in Nguyen Dinh Chieu-Ben Tre Hospital
AB012. Outcomes of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis performed at a single institution
AB013. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: a retrospective study of its outcomes from a single tertiary center
Disclosure:
The series “Advanced Laparoscopic HPB Surgery in South East Asia” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Chung Yip Chan, Ser Yee Lee and Adrian Kah Heng Chiow served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.