Issue 1/2009
Content (41 Articles)
New horizons in colorectal cancer surgery
W. J. H. J. Meijerink, M. H. G. M. van der Pas, D. L. van der Peet, M. A. Cuesta, S. Meijer
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review
Clarabelle T. Pham, Caryn L. Perera, D. Scott Watkin, Guy J. Maddern
The role of diagnostic laparoscopy for acute abdominal conditions: an evidence-based review
Dimitrios Stefanidis, William S. Richardson, Lily Chang, David B. Earle, Robert D. Fanelli
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) applied totally to sigmoidectomy: an original technique with survival in a porcine model
Joel Leroy, Ronan A. Cahill, Silvana Perretta, Antonello Forgione, Bernard Dallemagne, Jacques Marescaux
Epidural analgesia diminished pain but did not otherwise improve enhanced recovery after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy: a prospective randomized study
Pertti Turunen, Monika Carpelan-Holmström, Pekka Kairaluoma, Heidi Wikström, Olli Kruuna, Pertti Pere, Martina Bachmann, Seppo Sarna, Tom Scheinin
Clinical models are inaccurate in predicting bile duct stones in situ for patients with gallbladder
B. Topal, S. Fieuws, K. Tomczyk, R. Aerts, W. Van Steenbergen, C. Verslype, F. Penninckx
Endoscopic resection of ampullary tumors: 12-year review of 21 cases
Jaume Boix, Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, Vicente Moreno de Vega, Eugeni Domènech, Miquel Angel Gassull
Correlation of CO2 pneumoperitoneal pressures between rodents and humans
Shmuel Avital, Refael Itah, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal , Roye Inbar, Yehuda Sckornik, Avi Weinbroum
Evaluation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary metastases: 11-years of experience
Shinsuke Saisho, Masao Nakata, Shigeki Sawada, Motohiro Yamashita, Hideyuki Saeki, Akira Kurita, Shigemitsu Takashima
Laparoscopic total colectomy for colonic inertia: surgical and functional results
George Pinedo, Alejandro Jose Zarate, Eduardo Garcia, Maria Elena Molina, Francisco Lopez, Álvaro Zúñiga
Validated robotic laparoscopic surgical training in a virtual-reality environment
Dimitrios Katsavelis, Ka-Chun Siu, Bernadette Brown-Clerk, Irene H. Lee, Yong Kwon Lee, Dmitry Oleynikov, Nick Stergiou
The fate of patients who undergo “preoperative” ERCP to clear known or suspected bile duct stones
M. F. Byrne, M. T. McLoughlin, R. M. Mitchell, H. Gerke, T. N. Pappas, M. S. Branch, P. S. Jowell, J. Baillie
Transanal endoscopic operation for rectal lesions using two-dimensional visualization and standard endoscopic instruments: a prospective cohort study and comparison with the literature
D. H. Nieuwenhuis, W. A. Draaisma, G. H. M. Verberne, A. J. van Overbeeke, E. C. J. Consten
Laparoscopic colectomy is associated with decreased postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction
Oded Zmora, Eyal Hashavia, Yaron Munz, Marat Khaikin, Moshe Shabtai, Amram Ayalon, Limor Dinur, Danny Rosin
Comparison of blood vessel sealing among new electrosurgical and ultrasonic devices
William L. Newcomb, William W. Hope, Thomas M. Schmelzer, Jessica J. Heath, H. James Norton, Amy E. Lincourt, B. Todd Heniford, David A. Iannitti
Previously unreported high-grade complications of adrenalectomy
Deron J. Tessier, Rafael Iglesias, William C. Chapman, Kent Kercher, Brent D. Matthews, D. Lee Gorden, L. Michael Brunt
Influence of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum environment on adhesion and metastasis of a human ovarian cancer cell line
X. Zhang, X. Guo, A. Zhang, Y. Wang, J. Zhao
Results of a multicenter study of 1,057 cases of rectal cancer treated by laparoscopic surgery
Nobuyoshi Miyajima, Masaki Fukunaga, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Jun-ichi Tanaka, Junji Okuda, Masahiko Watanabe
Comparison of oncological outcomes after laparoscopic transhiatal and open esophagectomy for T1 esophageal adenocarcinoma
Arin Kumar Saha, Christopher D. Sutton, Henry Sue-Ling, Simon P. L. Dexter, Abeezar I. Sarela
The role of video-assisted laparoscopy in management of patients with small bowel injuries in abdominal trauma
Viktor Sitnikov, Abdulkadir Yakubu, Vagan Sarkisyan, Michail Turbin
Construct validity of the ProMIS laparoscopic simulator
Michael G. C. Pellen, Liam F. Horgan, J. Roger Barton, Stephen E. Attwood
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic drainage for pancreatic abscesses
Gary C. Vitale, Brian R. Davis, Michael Vitale, Tin C. Tran, Robert Clemons
Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery with and without neoadjuvant chemo-irradiation: a comparative study
Hester Y. S. Cheung, C. C. Chung, James C. H. Wong, Kevin K. K. Yau, Michael K. W. Li
Simulation in laparoscopic surgery: a concurrent validity study for FLS
George Xeroulis, Adam Dubrowski, Ken Leslie
Total laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: prospective series of 82 patients
Jérémie H. Lefevre, Frédéric Bretagnol, Mehdi Ouaïssi, Philippe Taleb, Arnaud Alves, Yves Panis
Laparoscopic ileal pouch–anal anastomosis reduces abdominal and pelvic adhesions
Adrian A. Indar, Jonathan E. Efron, Tonia M. Young-Fadok
Immunologic parameters during NOTES compared with laparoscopy in a randomized blinded porcine trial
Juliane Bingener, Naveen K. Krishnegowda, Joel E. Michalek
Ergonomic risk associated with assisting in minimally invasive surgery
Gyusung Lee, Tommy Lee, David Dexter, Carlos Godinez, Nora Meenaghan, Robert Catania, Adrian Park
Pitfalls related to the use of endostaplers during video-assisted thoracic surgery
Dominique Gossot, Geoni Merlusca, Alexandre Tudor, Mohamed Sadok Boudaya, Costin Radu, Pierre Magdeleinat
Critical evaluation of a novel DualMesh repair for large hiatal hernias
E. J. Hazebroek, Y. Koak, H. Berry, S. Leibman, G. S. Smith
A decision-making learning and assessment tool in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Sudip K. Sarker, Saif Rehman, Meera Ladwa, Avril Chang, Charles Vincent
Does laparoscopic surgery decrease the risk of atrial fibrillation after foregut surgery?
Kiran K. Turaga, Kinjal U. Shah, Erin O. Neill, Sumeet K. Mittal
Computer-based laparoscopic and robotic surgical simulators: performance characteristics and perceptions of new users
David W. Lin, John R. Romanelli, Jay N. Kuhn, Renee E. Thompson, Ron W. Bush, Neal E. Seymour
Thoracoscopic patch repair of a right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a neonate
Sohail R. Shah, George K. Gittes, Katherine A. Barsness, Timothy D. Kane
Operative choledochoscopic laser lithotripsy for impacted intrahepatic gallstones: a novel surgical approach
Kenneth Bark, T. Clark Gamblin, Randall Zuckerman, David A. Geller
Requirements for applying a case–control study model and clinical significance of changes in the visual analogue scale score in abdominal pain
Sandro Zonta, Michela De Martino, Paolo Dionigi