Michał Pędziwiatr
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- Anatomy, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Gastroenterology, Oncology
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- Michał Pędziwiatr holds the position of professor of surgery at the 2nd Chair of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków. He has finished clinical training in London (St. Mark’s Hospital) and Heidelberg (University Department of Surgery). He is particularly skilled in treating patients with stomach, large bowel, pancreatic, and liver cancers using laparoscopic surgery. In addition to clinical activity, Prof. Pędziwiatr is also involved in the research. Together with a team of 15 fellows he has co-authored > 200 articles in leading medical journals (IF > 400, h-index 21), written several book chapters, and received research grants. His research involves looking at clinical outcomes of oncologic surgical patients. So far, he has supervised 10 Ph.D. students. For his research achievements, he has won multiple awards, including the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, German Surgical Society, and the Association of Polish Surgeons scholarships. He remains a devoted academic teacher who currently coordinates the surgery curriculum at the Jagiellonian University. He finds teaching students and younger surgeons challenging but very rewarding at the same time.
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Robotic Sigmoidectomy & Rectopexy
Surgery and surgical patients never cease to surprise. The video shows the full operation of a female patient whose proximal sigmoid tumor prolapsed through the anus… . After reducing it, we took...
Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release for MALS (Dunbar) Syndrome
Clinical video case: laparoscopic median arcuate ligament release for MALS (Dunbar) syndrome.
Robotic Right Hemicolectomy (CME CVL)
Robotic right hemicolectomy after appendectomy for T3 NET (vessel invasion, neural invasion).
Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer - Full-length...
Robotic surgery video case: my first robotic ultralow anterior resection.
Laparoscopic Hydatid Cyst Excision Located in Segment 7
Surgical technique presentation: full-length video of the hydatid cyst excision procedure in liver segment 7. The lesion involved the right hepatic vein and was adherent to the middle hepatic vein, which...
Full-length - Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy for Cecal Cancer,...
Surgical technique video case: full-length laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for cecal cancer, Complete Mesocolic Excision (CME).
Laparoscopic Right Hemihepatectomy - Full-length Unedited Video
Surgical video case: laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy (full-length unedited video).
Laparoscopic Giant Retrocaval Ganglioneuroma Removal
Surgical video case: laparoscopic giant retrocaval ganglioneuroma removal.
Robotic D2 Gastrectomy - Full-length Procedure
Robotic D2 gastrecotmy for cT3N0 gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy - Lateral to Medial Splenic Flexure Mobilization
The video presents a case of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy and lateral to medial splenic flexure mobilization approach.
Laparoscopic Multivisceral Resection for Advanced cT4 Sigmoid Cancer
58-year-old male patient (BMI 22.4) with obstructing sigmoid adenocarcinoma. Preoperative CT revealed a large sigmoid tumor infiltrating the urinary bladder and the small bowel. No distant metastases...
Laparoscopic Right Hemihepatectomy Caudal Approach Without Pringle...
We present a case of a patient after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy (1 month ago) for colorectal cancer (T3N1c). Preoperative imaging confirmed large metastasis in posterior segments of the right lobe of...
Left Lateral Liver Sectionectomy for Hcc in Segments 2/3
The procedure is relatively straightforward. Thanks to appropriate anesthesia blood loss can be reduced to a minimum. Prof. Michał Pędziwiatr 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University...
Total Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple) for Ampullary...
A 65-year-old female patient diagnosed with ampullary cancer. The video shows the technique of the resection as well as three intracorporeal anastomoses. All anastomoses are patent and the patient is...
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Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with Intracorporeal Anastomosis...
The procedure was performed as live surgery during "Colorectal cancer congress" in Kraków, March 5th, 2020.
Laparoscopic Extended Left Hemicolectomy (Deloyers Procedure)
78-year-old female patient with a malignant colorectal polyp in the sigmoid colon (adenocarcinoma G3) and large adenoma in the transverse colon. Preoperative endoscopic tattooing was performed for precise...
Laparoscopic Feeding Jejunostomy
68-year-old female patient with dysphagia and massive weight loss. She was diagnosed with disseminated gastric cancer and scheduled for laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy. Prof. Michał Pędziwiatr 2nd Department...
Laparoscopic Pyloroplasty - Heineke-Mikulicz
23-year-old female patient with pyloric stenosis. Negative history for peptic ulcer disease. Excluded malignancy.
Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release - MALS Syndrome
A 54-year-old female patient (BMI 29.6) with symptomatic median arcuate ligament syndrome (Dunbar syndrome). CT confirmed celiac trunk compression by the median arcuate ligament. The patient was scheduled...
Total Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple) for Ampullary...
A 65-year-old female patient diagnosed with ampullary cancer. The video shows the technique of the resection as well as three intracorporeal anastomoses. All anastomoses are patent and the patient is...
Laparoscopic Liver Abscess Drainage (Segment 7) and Cholecystectomy...
40-year-old male patient super-super obese, BMI over 70kg/m2 (220 kg) with a liver abscess in segments 7/8 (8-9 cm). 5 months ago he was treated for choledocholithiasis (ERCP+plastic stent) . 3...
Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy. Supracolic Splenic Flexure Mobilization...
57-year-old male patient. BMI 22.2 kg/m2 Colorectal adenocarcinoma in the sigmoid colon. He was scheduled for laparoscopic sigmoid resection. The video shows supracolic splenic flexure mobilization...
Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy - Lateral to Medial Splenic Flexure Mobilization
The video presents a case of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy and lateral to medial splenic flexure mobilization approach.
Laparoscopic RAMPS (Radical Antegrade Modular Pancreatosplenectomy)...
Pancreatic body tumor highly suggestive of cancer that infiltrated portal vein in preoperative CT
Laparoscopic Completion Radical Cholecystectomy and Lymphadenectomy...
Laparoscopic Completion Radical Cholecystectomy and Lymphadenectomy for Gallbladder Cancer
Laparoscopic Total Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Head Tumor
72-year-old female patient. BMI 21.0 kg/m2. A pancreatic head tumor (highly suggestive of malignancy). Presented with jaundice (preoperative stenting with self-expandable stent), 8 kg weight loss, CA...
Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) - Medial to Lateral Splenic Flexure...
This is a relatively straightforward case of TME for rectal cancer. Medial to lateral splenic flexure mobilization, low rectal anastomosis, minimal blood loss. 56-year-old female patient, BMI 26.9 kg/m2....
Laparoscopic Enucleation of Pancreatic Insulinoma - Full Length Video
The video (2x speed) shows a 74-year-old female patient, BMI 27.8, with single, symptomatic, sporadic insulinoma of the pancreatic body (12 mm in diameter). The patient was scheduled for laparoscopic...
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration. Bleeding from Supraduodenal...
61-year-old female patient (BMI 28.6) with choledocholithiasis and previous history of cholecystectomy. She underwent 3 ERCPs and failed endoscopic clearance therefore a plastic stent was inserted. The...