Issue 12/2008
Content (44 Articles)
Is smaller necessarily better? A systematic review comparing the effects of minilaparoscopic and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy on patient outcomes
Rory McCloy, Delia Randall, Stephan A. Schug, Henrik Kehlet, Christian Simanski, Francis Bonnet, Frederic Camu, Barrie Fischer, Girish Joshi, Narinder Rawal, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer
Bands and bypasses: 30-day morbidity and mortality of bariatric surgical procedures as assessed by prospective, multi-center, risk-adjusted ACS-NSQIP data
Robert T. Lancaster, Matthew M. Hutter
Laparoscopic versus open liver segmentectomy: prospective, case-matched, intention-to-treat analysis of clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness
Francesco M. Polignano, Aaron J. Quyn, Rodrigo S. M. de Figueiredo, Nikola A. Henderson, Christoph Kulli, Iain S. Tait
A study of intragastric and intravesicular pressure changes during rest, coughing, weight lifting, retching, and vomiting
Atif Iqbal, Mumnoon Haider, Rudolf J. Stadlhuber, Anouki Karu, Sue Corkill, Charles J. Filipi
Laparoscopic resection for endoscopically unresectable colorectal polyps: analysis of 525 patients
Frank Benedix, Ferdinand Köckerling, Hans Lippert, Hubert Scheidbach
Laparoscopic gastric resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Jennifer A. Sexton, Richard A. Pierce, Valerie J. Halpin, J. Christopher Eagon, William G. Hawkins, David C. Linehan, L. Michael Brunt, Margaret M. Frisella, Brent D. Matthews
Feasibility of laparoscopic techniques as the surgical approach of choice for primary colorectal cancer
Seok-Byung Lim, Hyo Seong Choi, Seung-Yong Jeong, Jae-Gahb Park
Does the extraction-site location in laparoscopic colorectal surgery have an impact on incisional hernia rates?
Ravinder Singh, Alex Omiccioli, Susan Hegge, Craig McKinley
Obesity should not influence the management of appendicitis
S. Towfigh, F. Chen, N. Katkhouda, R. Kelso, H. Sohn, T. V. Berne, R. J. Mason
Routine ileal intubation during screening colonoscopy: a useful maneuver?
Gregory Kennedy, David Larson, Bruce Wolff, Desmond Winter, Bret Petersen, Mark Larson
Incorporation of proficiency criteria for basic laparoscopic skills training: how does it work?
E. G. G. Verdaasdonk, J. Dankelman, J. F. Lange, L. P. S. Stassen
Cold nebulization used to prevent heat loss during laparoscopic surgery: an experimental study in pigs
Herve Schlotterbeck, Roland Schaeffer, William Allister Dow, Pierre Diemunsch
Time-efficient laparoscopic skills assessment using an augmented-reality simulator
J. Adam Oostema, Matthew P. Abdel, Jon C. Gould
Impact of conversion on the long-term outcome in laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer
Albert C. Y. Chan, Jensen T. C. Poon, Joe K. M. Fan, Siu Hung Lo, Wai Lun Law
Conversion of laparoscopic colon resection does not affect survival in colon cancer
Jan Franko, Steven A. Fassler, Masoud Rezvani, Brendan G. O’Connell, Steven G. Harper, Joseph H. Nejman, D. Mark Zebley
Thrombosis of the Lap-Band system
Danny A. Sherwinter, Colin J. Powers, Alan C. Geiss, Melanie Howard, June Warman
Limb performance and patient satisfaction after radial artery harvesting: endoscopic versus open techniques
Benjamin Medalion, Avraham Fuks, Erez Sharoni, Alon Stamler, Eitan Snir, Bernardo Vidne, Eyal Porat
A defunctioning stoma significantly prolongs the length of stay in laparoscopic colorectal resection
Mark T. Cartmell, Oliver M. Jones, B. J. Moran, T. D. Cecil
CO2 pneumoperitoneum increases systemic but not local tumor spread after intraperitoneal murine neuroblastoma spillage in mice
Martin Metzelder, Joachim Kuebler, Akihiro Shimotakahara, Gertrud Vieten, Reinhard von Wasielewski, Benno Manfred Ure
Transparent hood attached to the colonoscope: does it really work for all types of colonoscopes?
Takashi Shida, Yosuke Katsuura, Osamu Teramoto, Makoto Kaiho, Shigetsugu Takano, Hiroyuki Yoshidome, Masaru Miyazaki
Evaluation of real-time infrared intraoperative cholangiography in a porcine model
Jack J. Liu, Mehrdad Alemozaffar, Benjamin McHone, Nadeem Dhanani, Fred Gage, Peter A. Pinto, Alexander M. Gorbach, Eric Elster
Long-term outcome after laparoscopic wedge resection for early gastric cancer
Isao Nozaki, Yoshirou Kubo, Akira Kurita, Minoru Tanada, Nobuji Yokoyama, Wataru Takiyama, Shigemitsu Takashima
Laparoscopic treatment of metabolic syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
A. L. DePaula, A. L. V. Macedo, N. Rassi, S. Vencio, C. A. Machado, B. R. Mota, L. Q. Silva, A. Halpern, V. Schraibman
Biomechanical properties of lightweight versus heavyweight meshes for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and their impact on recurrence rates
Christian Hollinsky, Simone Sandberg, Thomas Koch, Sabine Seidler
Laparoscopic entry techniques: clinical guideline, national survey, and medicolegal ramifications
Rajesh Varma, Janesh K. Gupta
What a signature adds to the consent process
Peter Neary, Ronan A. Cahill, W. O. Kirwan, E. Kiely, H. P. Redmond
Endoscopic characteristics of gastric adenomas suggesting carcinomatous transformation
Min Kyu Jung, Seong Woo Jeon, Soo Young Park, Chang Min Cho, Won Young Tak, Young Oh Kweon, Sung Kook Kim, Yong Hwan Choi, Han Ik Bae
Assessing patient-reported outcomes of cholecystectomy in short-stay surgery
Eva Maria Bitzer, Christoph Lorenz, Stefan Nickel, Hans Dörning, Alf Trojan
Delayed laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis with severe fibrotic adhesions
Atsushi Horiuchi, Yuji Watanabe, Takashi Doi, Kouichi Sato, Shungo Yukumi, Motohira Yoshida, Yuji Yamamoto, Hiroki Sugishita, Kanji Kawachi
Trocar-site hernia as a typical postoperative complication of minimally invasive surgery among preschool children
K. Paya, J. Wurm, M. Fakhari, R. Felder-Puig, S. Puig
Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for obstructed defecation syndrome
J. W. van den Esschert, A. A. W. van Geloven, N. Vermulst, A. Groenedijk, L. Th. de Wit, M. F. Gerhards
Transvaginal endoscopic partial gastrectomy in porcine models: the role of an extra endoscope for gastric control
Kiyokazu Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yoshihito Souma, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Takuya Yamada, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Toshirou Nishida
Laparoscopic revision of Nissen fundoplication to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients
Kambiz Zainabadi, Anita P. Courcoulas, Omar Awais, Ioannis Raftopoulos
Upper mediastinal lymph node dissection for esophageal cancer through a thoracoscopic approach
Atsushi Itami, Go Watanabe, Eiji Tanaka, Shinya Nakayama, Akihisa Fujimoto, Masato Kondo, Masayuki Nakau, Hiroshi Okabe, Seiji Satoh, Yoshiharu Sakai
Prone thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation for postsurgical chylothorax
Peter M. Denk, Prakash Gatta, Lee L. Swanström
Robot-assisted laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology
Eric Lambaudie, G. Houvenaeghel, J. Walz, M. Bannier, M. Buttarelli, B. Gurriet, T. De Laparrent, J. L. Blache
Modified hemi-double-stapling technique combined with the temporal abdominal wall-lift method for performing Billroth I anastomosis after laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy
Hidenori Fujii, Toshiharu Aotake, Yoshiyuki Kawakami, Yukihiro Okuda, Koji Doi, Yuki Hirose, Toshio Matsushita
Robot-assisted laparoscopic total and partial gastric resection with D2 lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma
Alberto Patriti, Graziano Ceccarelli, Raffaele Bellochi, Alberto Bartoli, Alessandro Spaziani, Lelio Di Zitti, Luciano Casciola
Female gender may give rise to difficulties in endoscopic and laparoscopic biliary surgery
J. M. Grönroos, S. Laine, P. Salminen, J. Karvonen, M. Lavonius, R. Gullichsen
Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy: endoscopically assisted
Mario Alessiani, Costanza Alvisi, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Sandro Zonta, Andrea Bottazzi, Maurizio Perego, Paolo Dionigi