Issue 6/2016
Content (64 Articles)
Endoscopic hemostasis for peptic ulcer bleeding: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
Felipe Baracat, Eduardo Moura, Wanderley Bernardo, Leonardo Zorron Pu, Ernesto Mendonça, Diogo Moura, Renato Baracat, Edson Ide
Current state of virtual reality simulation in robotic surgery training: a review
Justin D. Bric, Derek C. Lumbard, Matthew J. Frelich, Jon C. Gould
The use of crural relaxing incisions with biologic mesh reinforcement during laparoscopic repair of complex hiatal hernias
Oscar M. Crespin, Robert B. Yates, Ana V. Martin, Carlos A. Pellegrini, Brant K. Oelschlager
Randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic greater curvature plication versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
V. V. Grubnik, O. B. Ospanov, K. A. Namaeva, O. V. Medvedev, M. S. Kresyun
Pilot study of a novel pain management strategy: evaluating the impact on patient outcomes
DS Keller, RN Tahilramani, JR Flores-Gonzalez, S. Ibarra, EM Haas
The six-minute walk test as a measure of postoperative recovery after colorectal resection: further examination of its measurement properties
Nicolò Pecorelli, Julio F. Fiore Jr., Chelsia Gillis, Rashami Awasthi, Benjamin Mappin-Kasirer, Petru Niculiseanu, Gerald M. Fried, Francesco Carli, Liane S. Feldman
Evaluating quality across minimally invasive platforms in colorectal surgery
Deborah S. Keller, Juan R. Flores-Gonzalez, Sergio Ibarra, Nisreen Madhoun, Reena Tahilramani, Ali Mahmood, Eric M. Haas
Patient comorbidities increase postoperative resource utilization after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy
Jacqueline Boehme, Sophia McKinley, L. Michael Brunt, Tina D. Hunter, Daniel B. Jones, Daniel J. Scott, Steven D. Schwaitzberg
Early hospital readmission after bariatric surgery
Mustafa W. Aman, Miloslawa Stem, Michael A. Schweitzer, Thomas H. Magnuson, Anne O. Lidor
Beyond the learning curve: incidence of bile duct injuries following laparoscopic cholecystectomy normalize to open in the modern era
Caitlin Halbert, Spyridon Pagkratis, Jie Yang, Ziqi Meng, Maria S. Altieri, Purvi Parikh, Aurora Pryor, Mark Talamini, Dana A. Telem
Single-stage revision from gastric band to gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy: 6- and 12-month outcomes
Louise Yeung, Brandice Durkan, Allison Barrett, Cary Kraft, Kim Vu, Edward Phillips, Scott Cunneen, Miguel Burch
Management of non-acute gastrointestinal defects using the over-the-scope clips (OTSCs): a retrospective single-institution experience
Joshua S. Winder, Afif N. Kulaylat, Jane R. Schubart, Hassan M. Hal, Eric M. Pauli
Intestinal microbiota and anastomotic leakage of stapled colorectal anastomoses: a pilot study
Jasper B. van Praagh, Marcus C. de Goffau, Ilsalien S. Bakker, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Peter Olinga, Klaas Havenga
The utility of radiological upper gastrointestinal series and clinical indicators in detecting leaks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case-controlled study
Monica Sethi, Melissa Magrath, Eduardo Somoza, Manish Parikh, John Saunders, Aku Ude-Welcome, Bradley Schwack, Marina Kurian, George Fielding, Christine Ren-Fielding
A comparison of robotic single-incision and traditional single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Monica Gustafson, Tariq Lescouflair, Randall Kimball, Ibrahim Daoud
Evaluating the impact of a minimally invasive pediatric surgeon on hospital practice: comparison of two children’s hospitals
Hope T. Jackson, Sohail R. Shah, Emily Hathaway, Evan P. Nadler, Richard L. Amdur, Shannon McGue, Timothy D. Kane
Validity, reliability and support for implementation of independence-scaled procedural assessment in laparoscopic surgery
Kelvin H. Kramp, Marc J. van Det, Nic J. G. M. Veeger, Jean-Pierre E. N. Pierie
Minimally invasive surgery versus percutaneous radio frequency ablation for the treatment of single small (≤3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma: a case–control study
Giulio C. Vitali, Alexis Laurent, Sylvain Terraz, Pietro Majno, Nicolas C. Buchs, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Alain Luciani, Julien Calderaro, Philippe Morel, Daniel Azoulay, Christian Toso
A single-centre experience of relaparoscopy in complications of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair-feasibility and outcomes
Parthasarthi Ramakrishnan, Saurabh Bansal, Biswajit Deuri, Rajapandian Subbiah, Senthilnathan Palanisamy, Praveen Raj Palanivelu, Palanivelu chinusamy
Minimally invasive supraomohyoid neck dissection by total endoscopic technique for oral squamous carcinoma
Ravindrasinh Raj, Vikram Lotwala, Piyush Anajwala
The relationship between intracranial pressure and obesity: an ultrasonographic evaluation of the optic nerve
Fernando Dip, David Nguyen, Morris Sasson, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal
Cosmetic outcome of skin adhesives versus transcutaneous sutures in laparoscopic port-site wounds: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Olaf Buchweitz, Christian Frye, Claus Peter Moeller, Wolfgang Nugent, Eckart Krueger, Andreas Nugent, Peter Biel, Sven Juergens
Stent-in-stent technique for removal of embedded partially covered self-expanding metal stents
Tomas DaVee, Shayan Irani, Cadman L. Leggett, Manuel Berzosa Corella, Karina V. Grooteman, Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, Michael B. Wallace, Richard A. Kozarek, Todd H. Baron
Predictors of readmission after laparoscopic gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a comparative analysis of ACS-NSQIP database
Zhamak Khorgami, Amin Andalib, Ali Aminian, Matthew D. Kroh, Philip R. Schauer, Stacy A. Brethauer
The role of flexible endotherapy for the treatment of recurrent Zenker’s diverticula after surgery and endoscopic stapling
Alessandro Antonello, Sauid Ishaq, Lisa Zanatta, Martina Cesarotto, Mario Costantini, Giorgio Battaglia
Efficacy and safety of a resorbable collagen membrane COVA+™ for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in abdominal surgery
André Dabrowski, Marc Lepère, Constantin Zaranis, Club Coelio, Philippe Hauters
Primary non-closure of mesenteric defects in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: reoperations and intraoperative findings in 146 patients
Tarik Delko, Marko Kraljević, Thomas Köstler, Lincoln Rothwell, Raoul Droeser, Silke Potthast, Daniel Oertli, Urs Zingg
Simple versus reinforced cruroplasty in patients submitted to concomitant laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: prospective evaluation in a bariatric center of excellence
Sara Ruscio, Mohamed Abdelgawad, Danilo Badiali, Olga Iorio, Mario Rizzello, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Carola Severi, Gianfranco Silecchia
Pros and cons of the gasless laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for upper esophageal carcinoma
Lei Yu, Ji-xiang Wu, Yu-shun Gao, Jian-ye Li, Yun-feng Zhang, Ji Ke
Endoscopic mucosal resection of early oesophageal neoplasia in patients requiring anticoagulation: is it safe?
Said Al-Mammari, Richard Owen, John Findlay, Andreas Koutsoumpas, Richard Gillies, Robert Marshall, Adam A. Bailey, Nick Maynard, Bruno Sgromo, Barbara Braden
A novel method of delta-shaped intracorporeal double-tract reconstruction in totally laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy
Jun Hong, Li Qian, Ya-Ping Wang, Jian Wang, Lu-Chun Hua, Han-Kun Hao
Optimal management for patients not meeting the inclusion criteria after endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric cancer
Takahiro Toyokawa, Masaichi Ohira, Hiroaki Tanaka, Hiroaki Minamino, Katsunobu Sakurai, Yasuaki Nagami, Naoshi Kubo, Atsushi Yamamoto, Koji Sano, Kazuya Muguruma, Kazunari Tominaga, Hiroko Nebiki, Yoshito Yamashita, Tetsuo Arakawa, Kosei Hirakawa
Causes, predictors and consequences of conversion from VATS to open lung lobectomy
Florian Augustin, Herbert Thomas Maier, Annemarie Weissenbacher, Caecilia Ng, Paolo Lucciarini, Dietmar Öfner, Hanno Ulmer, Thomas Schmid
Learning curve analysis of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for laterally spreading tumors by endoscopists experienced in gastric ESD
Han Ho Jeon, Hye Sun Lee, Young Hoon Youn, Jae Joon Park, Hyojin Park
Diagnostic efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle sampling for upper gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions: a meta-analysis
Xiao-Cen Zhang, Quan-Lin Li, Yong-Fu Yu, Li-Qing Yao, Mei-Dong Xu, Yi-Qun Zhang, Yun-Shi Zhong, Wei-Feng Chen, Ping-Hong Zhou
Laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy for suspected early gall bladder carcinoma: thinking beyond convention
Senthilnathan Palanisamy, Nikunj Patel, Sandeep Sabnis, Nalankilli Palanisamy, Anand Vijay, Praveenraj Palanivelu, R. Parthasarthi, Palanivelu Chinnusamy
A comparison of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery in rectal cancer: a propensity score analysis
Dae Hee Pyo, Jung Wook Huh, Yoon Ah Park, Yong Beom Cho, Seong Hyeon Yun, Hee Cheol Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Ho-Kyung Chun
Outcomes of endoscopic treatment of second recurrences of large nonpedunculated colorectal adenomas
Hyun Gun Kim, Saurabh Sethi, Subhas Banerjee, Shai Friedland
Multiplanar MDCT measurement of esophageal hiatus surface area: association with hiatal hernia and GERD
Wei Ouyang, Chandra Dass, Huaqing Zhao, Cynthia Kim, Gerard Criner
The use of endoluminal vacuum (E-Vac) therapy in the management of upper gastrointestinal leaks and perforations
Nathan R. Smallwood, James W. Fleshman, Steven G. Leeds, J. S. Burdick
Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopic-assisted left colectomy for cancer: a retrospective review
Forat Swaid, Gideon Sroka, Hussam Madi, Dan Shteinberg, Mustafa Somri, Ibrahim Matter
Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: reflections after more than 2400 cases performed
P. Miccoli, M. Biricotti, V. Matteucci, C. E. Ambrosini, J. Wu, G. Materazzi
A prospective analysis of GERD after POEM on anterior myotomy
Hironari Shiwaku, Haruhiro Inoue, Takamitsu Sasaki, Kanefumi Yamashita, Toshihiro Ohmiya, Shinsuke Takeno, Satoshi Nimura, Yuichi Yamashita
Weight loss outcomes and complications from bariatric surgery in the super super obese
Oscar K. Serrano, Jonathan E. Tannebaum, Lindsay Cumella, Jenny Choi, Pratibha Vemulapalli, W. Scott Melvin, Diego R. Camacho
Microcomplications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: impact on duration of surgery and costs
Marco von Strauss und Torney, Salome Dell-Kuster, Henry Hoffmann, Urs von Holzen, Daniel Oertli, Rachel Rosenthal
Laparoscopic colon resection: To prep or not to prep? Analysis of 1535 patients
Marco Ettore Allaix, Simone Arolfo, Maurizio Degiuli, Giuseppe Giraudo, Silvio Volpatto, Mario Morino
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration using V-Loc suture with insertion of endobiliary stent
Jun Suh Lee, Young Chul Yoon
Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy improves hospital outcomes and reduces cost: a single-institution analysis of laparoscopic-assisted and open techniques
Brett L. Ecker, Goda E. Savulionyte, Jashodeep Datta, Kristoffel R. Dumon, John Kucharczuk, Noel N. Williams, Daniel T. Dempsey
Hemorrhage control for laparoscopic hepatectomy: technical details and predictive factors for intraoperative blood loss
Yoshikuni Kawaguchi, Takeo Nomi, David Fuks, Frederic Mal, Norihiro Kokudo, Brice Gayet
Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a preliminary report
Liang Kang, Wen-Hao Chen, Shuang-Ling Luo, Yan-Xin Luo, Zhi-Hua Liu, Mei-Jin Huang, Jian-Ping Wang
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: 15-year experience in a district general hospital
Yousif Aawsaj, Duncan Light, Liam Horgan
Laparoscopic management of liver metastases from uveal melanoma
Muhammet Akyuz, Pınar Yazici, Cem Dural, Hakan Yigitbas, Alexis Okoh, Emre Bucak, Michael McNamara, Arun Singh, Eren Berber
The combined effect of age and body mass index on outcomes in foregut surgery: a regression model analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data
Prashanth Palvannan, Irving Miranda, Aziz M. Merchant
Safety analysis of primary bariatric surgery in patients on chronic dialysis
Amin Andalib, Ali Aminian, Zhamak Khorgami, Sankar D. Navaneethan, Philip R. Schauer, Stacy A. Brethauer
Endoscopic necrosectomy of walled-off pancreatic necrosis using a lumen-apposing metal stent and irrigation technique
Joan B. Gornals, Claudia F. Consiglieri, Juli Busquets, Silvia Salord, Meritxell de-la-Hera, Lluis Secanella, Susana Redondo, Nuria Pelaez, Joan Fabregat
In vivo characterization of pancreatic cystic lesions by needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE): proposition of a comprehensive nCLE classification confirmed by an external retrospective evaluation
Bertrand Napoleon, Anne-Isabelle Lemaistre, Bertrand Pujol, Fabrice Caillol, Damien Lucidarme, Raphaël Bourdariat, Blandine Morellon-Mialhe, Fabien Fumex, Christine Lefort, Vincent Lepilliez, Laurent Palazzo, Geneviève Monges, Flora Poizat, Marc Giovannini
Laparoscopic splenic hilar lymph node dissection for proximal gastric cancer using integrated three-dimensional anatomic simulation software
Takahiro Kinoshita, Hidehito Shibasaki, Naoki Enomoto, Yatsuka Sahara, Hideki Sunagawa, Toshirou Nishida
Laparoscopic deroofing for polycystic liver disease using laparoscopic fusion indocyanine green fluorescence imaging
Masayuki Tanaka, Yosuke Inoue, Yoshihiro Mise, Takeaki Ishizawa, Junichi Arita, Yu Takahashi, Akio Saiura
Minimally invasive approaches to resection of benign/low-grade gastric tumors
Arghavan Salles, Monica Dua, Shai Friedland, Brendan Visser
Deep shaving and transanal disc excision in large endometriosis of mid and lower rectum: the Rouen technique
Horace Roman, Carole Abo, Emmanuel Huet, Jean-Jacques Tuech
Transanal Hartmann reversal: a new technique
R. Bravo, M. Fernández-Hevia, M. Jiménez-Toscano, L. F. Flores, B. de Lacy, S. Quaresima, A. M. Lacy
A simplified laparoscopic approach to ventral hernia repair: a new “finned” mesh configuration with defect closure
George Christoudias, Maritsa Nunziata
Preliminary design of an actuated imaging probe for generation of additional visual cues in a robotic surgery
Carlos A. Velasquez, Nikhil V. Navkar, Amer Alsaied, Shidin Balakrishnan, Julien Abinahed, Abdulla A. Al-Ansari, W. Jong Yoon
The first clinical use of domestically produced Chinese minimally invasive surgical robot system “Micro Hand S”
Bo Yi, Guohui Wang, Jianmin Li, Juan Jiang, Zhi Son, Han Su, Shaihong Zhu