A new technique in laparoscopic-endoscopic rendezvous procedures – Laser-supported diaphanoscopy – allows better and more tissue-sparing tumour resection in comparison to wedge re…

Introduction: Localization of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) during laparoscopic surgery continues to be sometimes difficult and inaccurate. In addition, the methods employed for tumour mapping do often not lead to precise localization of tumours. Also, they are too expensive and/or too complex for an easy surgical approach. Furthermore, the standard wedge resection often sacrifices too much healthy tissue. Material and methods: The present study introduces an innovative tissue sparing method using laser-supported diaphanoscopy (Endolight) for the exact localisation of GIST during laparoscopic surgery.…