Welcome to our Surgical Oasis Laparoscopic News and Surgical Robotic News.
In this blog I’d like to share the latest news and information in regards to robotic and laparoscopic surgery. The mission of this website is to fully educate the patients and discuss their most common questions and concerns about minimally invasive surgery. Since the deterioration of patient physician relationship in our new medical system was the main reason to create this site, my goal is to restore the trust and loyalty among us by being extremely informative, caring and truthful. Enjoy!
Laparoscopic placement of a gastrostomy tube This video demonstrates my new technique for placement of a gastrostomy tube. This was a 81 years old female with recent dementia who was unable to eat and had evidence of malnutrition and therefore required a gastrostomy tube for entral feeding through stomach. Laparoscopic placement of a gastrostomy tube…
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Laparoscopic repair of ruptured bladder by Dr. Iraniha This is a 65 years old male who presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and distention and his ct scan showed urinary obstruction due to enlarged prostate with extremely distended bladder. Initially the urinary obstruction was relived with insertion of a Foley catheter and patient…
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Robotic ventral hernia repair with mesh by Dr. Iraniha Robotic ventral hernia repair is a minimally invasive technique for fixing the abdominal wall hernia defect. This hernia surgery allows the surgeon to repair the hernia through four small incisions, as an outpatient basis with minimal trauma to the patient`s body. It offers the hernia surgeon…
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Robotic cholecystectomy by Dr. Iraniha Robotic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive technique for resection of gallbladder. This gallbladder surgery allows the surgeon to remove the gallbladder through four small incision, as an outpatient basis with minimal trauma to the patient`s body. It offers the surgeon better visualization and instrumentation for more precise surgery which translates…
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Robotic bilateral inguinal hernia repair with mesh by Dr. Iraniha Robotic inguinal hernia repair is a minimally invasive technique for fixing the groin hernia defect. This robotic hernia repair allows Dr Iraniha to repair the hernia through four small incisions, as an outpatient basis with minimal trauma to the patient`s body. It offers the hernia…
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Laparoscopic small bowel resection This laparoscopy surgery video demonstrates a laparoscopic small bowel resection for a patient with a small bowel neoplasm. This is a 48 years old male who presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain for one day and his ct scan showed a tumor coming off of his small intestine.…
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Laparoscopic Right Colectomy This video demonstrates the Laparoscopic Right Colectomy at the right colon resection on a 66 years old, female who presented to the emergency room with severe anemia and her colonoscopy showed a large near obstructing tumor in the right colon. She underwent a laparoscopic surgery resection of her right colon with primary…
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Laparoscopic Management of Gallstone Ileus This is a 75 years old female who presented to the emergency room with 2 days history of generalized abdominal pain and found to have abdominal distention and generalized abdominal tenderness with her ct scan showing abnormal connection between gallbladder and first portion of duodenum called fistula as well as…
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Dr Iraniha Laparoscopic Technique for Placement of a Gastrostomy Tube This is a 61 years male patient with multiple admissions to the hospital for aspiration pneumonia due to inability to swallow. He failed swallow study and therefore required a feeding tube. An attempt for an endoscopic surgery guided percutaneous placement of the gastrostomy tube by…
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Robotic Splenectomy by Dr. Iraniha This is a 22 years old male with history of ITP which was not responsive to conservative medical therapy and required robotic splenectomy surgery. This patient was placed in a right lateral position and 5 trochars were inserted for four robotic arms and one as an assist trochar. The robotic…
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Robotic Assisted Mini Tummy Tuck by Dr. Iraniha For the first time in Southern California and perhaps in the United States, I am presenting a Mini Tummy Tuck or mini abdominoplasty with floating umbilicus technique with Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Systems. This is a 45 years old female who after two pregnancies developed abdominal wall…
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Groin hernias in women: “an ignored diagnosis” by Dr.Iraniha Groin Hernias in women are weaknesses or defects in the groin region where the intraabdominal structures such as fat or bowel could protrude through and cause bulge and/or pain or lead to life threatening complications such as incarceration or strangulation of the bowel requiring emergent operation.…
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