Issue 12/2009
Content (48 Articles)
Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of postoperative elastomeric pain pump devices used after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
Michael J. Rosen, Trieve Duperier, Jeffrey Marks, Raymond Onders, Jeffrey Hardacre, Jeffrey Ponsky, Bridget Ermlich, Michelle Laughinghouse
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: results after 10 years
Sarah M. Cowgill, Desiree Villadolid, Robert Boyle, Sam Al-Saadi, Sharona Ross, Alexander S. Rosemurgy II
Partial gastrectomy using natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) for gastric submucosal tumors: early experience in humans
Kiyokazu Nakajima, Toshirou Nishida, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yoshihito Souma, Johji Hara, Takuya Yamada, Toshiyuki Yoshio, Tateki Tsutsui, Takeshi Yokoi, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Minimally invasive Ivor–Lewis esophagogastrectomy for gastric cardia cancer
Marcelo W. Hinojosa, Brian A. Mailey, Brian R. Smith, Kevin M. Reavis, Ninh T. Nguyen
Systemic inflammatory response after Kugel versus laparoscopic groin hernia repair: a prospective randomized trial
Ömer Bender, Fatih Levent Balcı, Enis Yüney, Fazıl Sağlam, Yaşar Özdenkaya, Yavuz Selim Sarı
Prospective evaluation of sexual function after open and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer
Paraskevas Stamopoulos, George E. Theodoropoulos, Joanna Papailiou, Dimitris Savidis, Christina Golemati, Konstantinos Bramis, Sotirios-George Panoussopoulos, Emmanouil Leandros
Laparoscopic accessory splenectomy: the value of perioperative localization studies
Abdulmalik M. S. Altaf, Mark Sawatzky, James Ellsmere, Hendrik Jaap Bonjer, Steven Burrell, Robert Abraham, Stephen Couban, Dennis Klassen
Perforation into the peritoneal cavity during transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer is not associated with major complications or oncological compromise
Gunnar Baatrup, Thomas Borschitz, Christoffer Cunningham, Niels Qvist
An ergonomic analysis of the effects of camera rotation on laparoscopic performance
Anthony G. Gallagher, Musallam Al-Akash, Neal E. Seymour, Richard M. Satava
Laparoscopic transperitoneal repair of flank hernias: a retrospective review of 27 patients
Chris Edwards, Tim Geiger, Kevin Bartow, Archana Ramaswamy, Nicole Fearing, Klaus Thaler, Bruce Ramshaw
The trade-off between flexibility and maneuverability: task performance with articulating laparoscopic instruments
Danny V. Martinec, Prakash Gatta, Bin Zheng, Peter M. Denk, Lee L. Swanström
Treatment of gallbladder disease during operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
Chad R. Edwards, James P. Dolan, Raymond Fang, Richard E. Standaert
The minimal clinically important difference in the Gastrointestinal Quality-of-Life Index after cholecystectomy
Hon-Yi Shi, King-Teh Lee, Hao-Hsien Lee, Yih-Huei Uen, Hsueh-Li Na, Fang-Tse Chao, Chong-Chi Chiu
Factors related to the curability of early gastric cancer with endoscopic submucosal dissection
Ken Ohnita, Hajime Isomoto, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Eiichiro Fukuda, Takashi Nakamura, Hitoshi Nishiyama, Yohei Mizuta, Motohisa Akiyama, Kazuhiko Nakao, Shigeru Kohno, Saburo Shikuwa
Preclinical trial of a modified gastroscope that performs a true anterior fundoplication for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Werner K. H. Kauer, Aviel Roy-Shapira, David Watson, Menashe Sonnenschein, Elazar Sonnenschein, J. Unger, M. Voget, Hubert J. Stein
Endoscopic resection of large pedunculated colonic polyps and risk of postpolypectomy bleeding with adrenaline injection versus endoloop and hemoclip: a prospective, randomized study
George Kouklakis, Alexandros Mpoumponaris, Anthia Gatopoulou, Eleni Efraimidou, Konstantinos Manolas, Nikolaos Lirantzopoulos
Laparoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy in upper gastrointestinal tract cancer patients
Michael Bau Mortensen, Claus Fristrup, Alan Ainsworth, Torsten Pless, Michael Larsen, Henning Nielsen, Claus Hovendal
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: critical analysis of preliminary experience from a tertiary referral centre
Mohammed Abu Hilal, Gaurav Jain, Farhan Kasasbeh, Massimiliano Zuccaro, Hassan Elberm
Lugol chromoendoscopy combined with brush cytology in patients at risk for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
D. Boller, P. Spieler, R. Schoenegg, J. Neuweiler, D. Kradolfer, R. Studer, R. Grossenbacher, U. Zuercher, C. Meyenberger, J. Borovicka
How much do we need experts during laparoscopic suturing training?
Siska Van Bruwaene, Gunter De Win, Marc Miserez
Fibrinolytic and coagulation pathways after laparoscopic and open surgery: a prospective randomized trial
Nikos Tsiminikakis, Elie Chouillard, Christos Tsigris, Theodoros Diamantis, Christine Bongiorni, Constantinos Ekonomou, C. Antoniou, Ioannis Bramis
Randomized controlled trial on sterile fluid collections management in acute pancreatitis: should they be removed?
Enver Zerem, Goran Imamovic, Safet Omerović, Bilal Imširović
Prospective comparison of optic versus blind endoscopic ultrasound in staging esophageal cancer
Christopher P. Twine, Wyn G. Lewis, Xavier Escofet, David Bosanquet, S. Ashley Roberts
Use of double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of patients with Crohn’s disease: feasibility and diagnostic yield in a high-volume centre for inflammatory bowel disease
Gianpiero Manes, Venerina Imbesi, Sandro Ardizzone, Andrea Cassinotti, Stefano Pallotta, Gabriele Bianchi Porro
Current technique of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME): an international questionnaire among 368 surgeons
Y. M. Cheung, M. M. Lange, M. Buunen, J. F. Lange
Esophageal dilation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: a more systematic approach is needed
Justin R. de Jong, Cas Tiethof, Bert van Ramshorst, Hein G. Gooszen, André J. P. M. Smout
Fixation of mesh to the peritoneum using a fibrin glue: investigations with a biomechanical model and an experimental laparoscopic porcine model
C. Schug-Pass, H. Lippert, F. Köckerling
Is there a role for endoscopic ultrasonography in evaluation of the left liver in colorectal liver metastasis patients selected for right hepatectomy
Charles Sabbagh, David Fuks, Jean-Paul Joly, Thierry Yzet, Adina Hanes, Jean-Christophe Duchmann, Jean-Christophe Prevost, Fabien Demuynck, Pierre Verhaeghe, Jean-Marc Regimbeau
Evaluation of mist production and tissue dissection efficiency using different types of ultrasound shears
A. Schneider, E. Doundoulakis, S. Can, A. Fiolka, D. Wilhelm, H. Feußner
A novel use of T-tag sutures for the safe creation and closure of the NOTES gastrotomy using a hybrid technique
R. C. T. Austin, C. A. Mosse, P. Swain
A novel approach of robotic-assisted anterior resection with transanal or transvaginal retrieval of the specimen for colorectal cancer
Gyu-Seog Choi, In Ja Park, Byung Mo Kang, Kyoung Hoon Lim, Soo-Han Jun
Endotherapy for a 5-cm mid-esophageal perforation with tandem stenting above the lower esophageal sphincter (with videos)
Shou-jiang Tang, Shailender Singh, Michael A. Wait, Mary A. Mullican, Daniel J. Scott
A novel laparoscopic device for measuring gastrointestinal slow-wave activity
Gregory O’Grady, Peng Du, John U. Egbuji, Wim J. E. P. Lammers, Athiq Wahab, Andrew J. Pullan, Leo K. Cheng, John A. Windsor
Easy cleaning of the scope’s lens in a syringe to prevent condensation during laparoscopic surgery
A. J. Runia, J. F. Zengerink, G. H. H. Mannaerts
Hem-o-lok plastic clips in securing of the base of the appendix during laparoscopic appendectomy
Samir Delibegović, Ervin Matović
Management of acute paraesophageal hernia’
Abdulzahra Hussain, Tarun Singhal, Biju Aravind, Aninda Chandra, Shamsi El-Hasani
Carbon may spot primary and lymphatic colorectal cancer spread
Roderick J. Alexander, Guy F. Nash
Reply to 464-009-531: Re: ‘New horizons in colorectal cancer surgery’ ((2009)23:1–3)
M. H. G. M. van der Pas, W. J. H. J. Meijerink
Facts and trends in laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer
D. Kanellos, M. G. Pramateftakis, Ioannis Kanellos
Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: improving outcomes
Christof Hottenrott