Issue 4/2009
Content (50 Articles)
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: critical appraisal of applications in clinical practice
Mikael H. Sodergren, James Clark, Thanos Athanasiou, Julian Teare, Guang-Zhong Yang, Ara Darzi
Combined laparoscopic–endoscopic resections of colorectal polyps: 10-year experience and follow-up
Dirk Wilhelm, Stefan von Delius, Lars Weber, Alexander Meining, Armin Schneider, Helmut Friess, Roland M. Schmid, Eckart Frimberger, Hubertus Feussner
Minimally invasive colon resection is associated with a transient increase in plasma sVEGFR1 levels and a decrease in sVEGFR2 levels during the early postoperative period
H. M. C. Shantha Kumara, J. C. Cabot, A. Hoffman, M. Luchtefeld, M. F. Kalady, N. Hyman, D. Feingold, R. Baxter, R. Larry Whelan
TCF7L2 expression in diabetic patients undergoing bariatric surgery
A. Katharine Hindle, Fred Brody, Rahul Tevar, Brian Kluk, Sarah Hill, Timothy McCaffrey, Sidney Fu
Molecular mechanisms underlying postoperative peritoneal tumor dissemination may differ between a laparotomy and carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum: a syngeneic mouse model with controlled respiratory support
Sachiko Matsuzaki, Nicolas Bourdel, Claude Darcha, Pierre J. Déchelotte, Jean-Etienne Bazin, Jean-Luc Pouly, Gérard Mage, Michel Canis
Requirements for the design and implementation of checklists for surgical processes
E. G. G. Verdaasdonk, L. P. S. Stassen, P. P. Widhiasmara, J. Dankelman
Performance of basic manipulation and intracorporeal suturing tasks in a robotic surgical system: single- versus dual-monitor views
Rachit D. Shah, Alex Cao, Lavie Golenberg, R. Darin Ellis, Gregory W. Auner, Abhilash K. Pandya, Michael D. Klein
Laparoscopic repair of recurrent groin hernia: results of a prospective study
Om Tantia, Mayank Jain, Shashi Khanna, Bimalendu Sen
Laparoscopically assisted bowel surgery in an era of double-balloon enteroscopy: from inside to outside
Ta-Sen Yeh, Keng-Hau Liu, Ming-Yao Su, Cheng-Hui Lin, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Jeng-Hwei Tseng
Pancreatic sphincterotomy versus needle knife precut in difficult biliary cannulation
Jorma Halttunen, Ilona Keränen, Marianne Udd, Leena Kylänpää
Camera navigation and tissue manipulation; are these laparoscopic skills related?
Sonja N. Buzink, Sanne M. B. I. Botden, Jeroen Heemskerk, Richard H. M. Goossens, Huib de Ridder, Jack J. Jakimowicz
Three simple steps during closed laparoscopic entry may minimize major injuries
George A. Vilos, Angelos G. Vilos, Basim Abu-Rafea, Jackie Hollett-Caines, Zohreh Nikkhah-Abyaneh, Fawaz Edris
Sexual function after suburethral sling removal for dyspareunia
Annette Kuhn, Fiona Burkhard, Caroline Eggemann, Michael D. Mueller
Migration of biliary plastic stents: experience of a tertiary center
Mehmet Arhan, Bülent Ödemiş, Erkan Parlak, İbrahim Ertuğrul, Ömer Başar
Renal oxidative stress following CO2 pneumoperitoneum-like conditions
Wisam Khoury, Letizia Schreiber, Amir Szold, Joseph M. Klausner, Avi A. Wienbroum
Ergonomic assessment of optimum operating table height for hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery
Sopark Manasnayakorn, Alfred Cuschieri, George B. Hanna
The paradox of the pouch: prompt emptying predicts improved weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-Y gastric bypass
Ehab Akkary, Shafik Sidani, Joseph Boonsiri, Sunkyung Yu, James Dziura, Andrew J. Duffy, Robert L. Bell
Demographics and outcomes at American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence
Gary M. Pratt, Chris A. Learn, Gail D. Hughes, Bobby L. Clark, Mike Warthen, Walter Pories
A comparison of gastrojejunal anastomoses with or without buttressing in a porcine model
William W. Hope, Marc Zerey, Thomas M. Schmelzer, William L. Newcomb, B. Lauren Paton, Jessica J. Heath, Richard D. Peindl, H. James Norton, Amy E. Lincourt, B. Todd Heniford, Keith S. Gersin
Improvement of restrictive and obstructive pulmonary mechanics following laparoscopic bariatric surgery
Ninh T. Nguyen, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, Brian R. Smith, James Gray, Esteban Varela
Transumbilical endoscopic surgery: a preliminary clinical report
Jiang Fan Zhu, Hai Hu, Ying Zhang Ma, Man Zhu Xu, Feng Li
Effect of laparoscopic grasper force transmission ratio on grasp control
Eleonora P. Westebring-van der Putten, John J. van den Dobbelsteen, Richard H. M. Goossens, Jack J. Jakimowicz, Jenny Dankelman
Recurrences after laparoscopic repair of ventral and incisional hernia: lessons learned from 505 repairs
Eelco B. Wassenaar, Ernst J. P. Schoenmaeckers, Johan T. F. J. Raymakers, Srdjan Rakic
Management of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: related duodenal perforations
Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, Omar H. Llaguna, Andrew Y. Lo, Joseph Voli, I. Michael Leitman
Multidimensional analysis of the learning curve for laparoscopic colorectal surgery: lessons from 1,000 cases of laparoscopic colorectal surgery
In Ja Park, Gyu-Seog Choi, Kyoung-Hoon Lim, Byung-Mo Kang, Soo-Han Jun
Comparison of laparoscopic versus open liver tumor resection: a case-controlled study
Michael Tsinberg, Gurkan Tellioglu, Conrad H. Simpfendorfer, Matthew R. Walsh, David Vogt, John Fung, Eren Berber
Laparoscopic surgery for the curative treatment of rectal cancer: results of a Chinese three-center case–control study
Ke-Feng Ding, Rong Chen, Jian-Li Zhang, Jun Li, Yong-Qiang Xu, Liang Lv, Xiao-Chen Wang, Li-Feng Sun, Jian-Wei Wang, Shu Zheng, Su-Zhan Zhang
Does experience with laparoscopic colorectal surgery influence intraoperative outcomes?
Alexandre Bouchard, Guillaume Martel, Elham Sabri, Christopher M. Schlachta, Éric C. Poulin, Joseph Mamazza, Robin P. Boushey
Proficiency-gain curve for an advanced laparoscopic procedure defined by observation clinical human reliability assessment (OCHRA)
M. Talebpour, A. Alijani, G. B. Hanna, Z. Moosa, B. Tang, Alfred Cuschieri
Hybrid transvaginal cholecystectomy, NOTES, and minilaparoscopy: analysis of a prospective clinical series
José Noguera, Carlos Dolz, Angel Cuadrado, José Olea, Angels Vilella, Rafael Morales
NOTES retroperitoneal transvaginal distal pancreatectomy
Pierre Allemann, Silvana Perretta, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Bernard Dallemagne, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux
When sleeve gastrectomy fails: adding a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band to increase restriction
Alexander J. Greenstein, Anthony J. Vine, Brian P. Jacob
A novel endoesophageal magnetic device to prevent gastroesophageal reflux
Mauro Bortolotti, Annamaria Grandis, Giosuè Mazzero
Percutaneous fetoscopic patch closure of human spina bifida aperta: advances in fetal surgical techniques may obviate the need for early postnatal neurosurgical intervention
Thomas Kohl, Kristina Tchatcheva, Waltraut Merz, Hans C. Wartenberg, Axel Heep, Andreas Müller, Axel Franz, Rüdiger Stressig, Winfried Willinek, Ulrich Gembruch
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: surgery without a visible scar
R. Tacchino, F. Greco, D. Matera
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: innovative anatomical closure, mesh insertion without 10-mm transmyofascial port, and atraumatic mesh fixation: a preliminary experience of a new technique
Brij B. Agarwal, Sneh Agarwal, Krishan C. Mahajan
Safe and feasible inflow occlusion in laparoscopic liver resection
Akihiro Cho, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Matsuo Nagata, Nobuhiro Takiguchi, Hideaki Shimada, Osamu Kainuma, Hiroaki Souda, Hisashi Gunji, Akinari Miyazaki, Atsushi Ikeda, Ikuko Matsumoto
Esophageal dilation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding Milone et al. Surg Endosc 2008;22:1482–1486
Alexander Klaus, Helmut Weiss
Reply to: 464_126 (2008: 22(12) 2763–2764) Re: Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Marc Bessler, Peter Stevens, Luca Milone, Andrew Gumbs, Dennis Fowler
The use of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for complicated cholelithiasis
A. Hussain, S. El-Hasani
Letter-to-the-editor on Yang et al. Surg Endosc 2008;22:1620–1624
Peter W. Plaisier, René L. van der Hul
Reply to: 464-2008-283: Re: “Biochemical predictors for absence of common bile duct stones in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy” (2008; 22(7):1620–1624)
Ming-Hsun Yang, Yi-Ming Shyr
E-NOTES appendectomy versus transvaginal appendectomy: similar cosmetic results but shorter complete recovery?
Pascal Bucher, Sandrine Ostermann, François Pugin, Philippe Morel
Sentinel node mapping during laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Elena Orsenigo, Carlo Staudacher
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair: first case
Jaksa Filipovic-Cugura, Iva Kirac, Tomislav Kulis, Josip Jankovic, Miroslav Bekavac-Beslin
Laparoscopic hernia repair with the patient under combined spinal epidural anesthesia: cardiac arrest
M. Senthil Kumar, Maya Dehran