Issue 8/2010
Content (51 Articles)
Whether robot-assisted laparoscopic fundoplication is better for gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jun Mi, Yingxin Kang, Xiao Chen, Bingjun Wang, Zhiping Wang
The combined laparoscopic approach for the treatment of incarcerated inguinal hernia
Aviad Hoffman, Eyal Leshem, Oded Zmora, Orit Nachtomi, Moshe Shabtai, Amram Ayalon, Danny Rosin
Safety of the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band: 7-year data from a U.S. center of excellence
Allison M. Carelli, Heekoung Allison Youn, Marina S. Kurian, Christine J. Ren, George A. Fielding
Nintendo Wii video-gaming ability predicts laparoscopic skill
Shiraz Badurdeen, Omar Abdul-Samad, Giles Story, Clare Wilson, Sue Down, Adrian Harris
Learning curves for pediatric laparoscopy: how many operations are enough? The Amsterdam experience with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy
M. W. N. Oomen, L. T. Hoekstra, R. Bakx, H. A. Heij
Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy
Melina C. Vassiliou, Pepa A. Kaneva, Benjamin K. Poulose, Brian J. Dunkin, Jeffrey M. Marks, Riadh Sadik, Gideon Sroka, Mehran Anvari, Klaus Thaler, Gina L. Adrales, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Jenifer R. Lightdale, Vic Velanovich, Lee L. Swanstrom, John D. Mellinger, Gerald M. Fried
Different pain scores in single transumbilical incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus classic laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial
Evangelos C. Tsimoyiannis, Konstantinos E. Tsimogiannis, George Pappas-Gogos, Charalampos Farantos, Nikolaos Benetatos, Paraskevi Mavridou, Adamantia Manataki
Protective effect of carbon dioxide against bacterial peritonitis induced in rats
Albino Augusto Sorbello, Joao Luiz Moreira Coutinho Azevedo, Junko Takano Osaka, Sueli Damy, Luiz Mattosinho França, Erasmo Carlos Tolosa
Single-port-access (SPATM) cholecystectomy: a multi-institutional report of the first 297 cases
Paul G. Curcillo II, Andrew S. Wu, Erica R. Podolsky, Casey Graybeal, Namir Katkhouda, Alex Saenz, Robert Dunham, Steven Fendley, Marc Neff, Chad Copper, Marc Bessler, Andrew A. Gumbs, Michael Norton, Antonio Iannelli, Rodney Mason, Ashkan Moazzez, Larry Cohen, Angela Mouhlas, Alex Poor
Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a preliminary experience
Elie Chouillard, Arnaud Dache, Adriana Torcivia, Nada Helmy, Ivan Ruseykin, Andrew Gumbs
Preoperative infliximab treatment and postoperative complications after laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis: a case-matched study
Benjamin Coquet-Reinier, Stéphane V. Berdah, Jean-Charles Grimaud, David Birnbaum, Pierre-Alain Cougard, Marc Barthet, Ariadne Desjeux, Vincent Moutardier, Christian Brunet
Clinical predictors of operative complexity in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a prospective study
Eric D. Jenkins, Victoria H. Yom, Lora Melman, Richard A. Pierce, Richard B. Schuessler, Margaret M. Frisella, J. Christopher Eagon, L. Michael Brunt, Brent D. Matthews
Feasibility and safety of emergency ERCP and small-caliber pancreatic stenting as a bridging procedure in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis but difficult sphincterotomy
Roland Fejes, Gábor Kurucsai, András Székely, Iván Székely, Áron Altorjay, László Madácsy
Comparison of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic-assisted hemicolectomy
Jayleen Grams, Winnie Tong, Alex J. Greenstein, Barry Salky
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not a contraindication to gastric bypass in veterans with morbid obesity
Danagra G. Ikossi, Jose R. Maldonado, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Dan Eisenberg
Risk of clinical leak after laparoscopic versus open bowel anastomosis
Galal El-Gazzaz, Daniel Geisler, Tracy Hull
Comparison of intraoperative enteroscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Marcela Kopáčová, Jan Bureš, Alexander Ferko, Ilja Tachecí, Stanislav Rejchrt
Advantages of fast-track recovery after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer
Vassiliki L. Tsikitis, Stefan D. Holubar, Eric J. Dozois, Robert R. Cima, John H. Pemberton, David W. Larson
The impact of intraoperative ultrasonography on the surgical treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases
C. Sietses, M. R. Meijerink, S. Meijer, M. P. van den Tol
The safety and utility of prophylactic pancreatic duct stents in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: an analysis of practice in a single UK tertiary referral center
Patrick T. F. Kennedy, Evangelos Russo, Naveenta Kumar, Nick Powell, Devinder Bansi, Andrew Thillainayagam, Panagiotis Vlavianos, David Westaby
An Isolator System for minimally invasive surgery: the new design
Tim Horeman, Frank-Willem Jansen, Jenny Dankelman
Suprapapillary needleknife fistulotomy: a safe and effective method for accessing the biliary system
F. Donnellan, F. Zeb, G. Courtney, A. R. Aftab
Endoscopic submucosal dissection with a combination of small-caliber-tip transparent hood and flex knife for large superficial colorectal neoplasias including ileocecal lesions
Naoki Ishii, Toshiyuki Itoh, Noriyuki Horiki, Michitaka Matsuda, Takeshi Setoyama, Shoko Suzuki, Masayo Uemura, Yusuke Iizuka, Katsuyuki Fukuda, Koyu Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Fujita
Detection of gastric conduit ischemia or anastomotic breakdown after cervical esophagogastrostomy: the use of computed tomography scan versus early endoscopy
Arzu Oezcelik, Farzaneh Banki, Shahin Ayazi, Emmanuele Abate, Joerg Zehetner, Helen J. Sohn, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Steven R. DeMeester, John C. Lipham, Suzanne L. Palmer, Tom R. DeMeester
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperidrosis
Arun Prasad, Mudasir Ali, Sunil Kaul
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the first 100 outpatients
Jose Erbella Jr, Gary M. Bunch
Extraluminal laparoscopic wedge resection of gastric submucosal tumors: a retrospective review of 84 cases
Chong-wei Ke, Jing-li Cai, Dan-lei Chen, Cheng-zhu Zheng
Stapled transanal rectal resection for symptomatic intussusception: morphological and functional outcome
Reinhold A. Lang, Sonja Buhmann, Christine Lautenschlager, Mario H. Müller, Andreas Lienemann, Karl-Walter Jauch, Martin E. Kreis
Live augmented reality: a new visualization method for laparoscopic surgery using continuous volumetric computed tomography
Raj Shekhar, Omkar Dandekar, Venkatesh Bhat, Mathew Philip, Peng Lei, Carlos Godinez, Erica Sutton, Ivan George, Steven Kavic, Reuben Mezrich, Adrian Park
A prospective randomized trial comparing two-stage versus single-stage management of patients with gallstone disease and common bile duct stones
Virinder K. Bansal, Mahesh C. Misra, Pramod Garg, Manik Prabhu
Risk-sensitive events during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the influence of the integrated operating room and a preoperative checklist tool
Sonja N. Buzink, Lotte van Lier, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Jack J. Jakimowicz
Effort, safety, and findings of routine preoperative endoscopic evaluation of morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery
M. A. Küper, T. Kratt, K. M. Kramer, M. Zdichavsky, J. H. Schneider, J. Glatzle, D. Stüker, A. Königsrainer, B. L. D. M. Brücher
The effect of mechanical ventilation tidal volume during pneumoperitoneum on shoulder pain after a laparoscopic appendectomy
Hwa-Yong Shin, Seong-Hyop Kim, Yeong-Ju Lee, Duk-Kyung Kim
Outcome of laparoscopic splenectomy with preoperative splenic artery embolization for massive splenomegaly
Artan Reso, Mantaj Singh Brar, Neal Church, Philip Mitchell, Elijah Dixon, Estifanos Debru
Development and testing of a tethered, independent camera for NOTES and single-site laparoscopic procedures
Paul Swain, Ralph Austin, Kurt Bally, Robert Trusty
Survival study of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery for rectosigmoid resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery with or without transgastric endoscopic assistance in a swine model
Patricia Sylla, Dae Kyung Sohn, Sevdenur Cizginer, Yusuf Konuk, Brian G. Turner, Denise W. Gee, Field F. Willingham, Maylee Hsu, Mari Mino-Kenudson, William R. Brugge, David W. Rattner
Band erosion after laparoscopic gastric banding: a retrospective analysis of 865 patients over 5 years
P. T. Cherian, G. Goussous, F. Ashori, A. Sigurdsson
Laparoscopic colectomy is safe and leads to a significantly shorter hospital stay for octogenarians
Lei Lian, Matthew Kalady, Daniel Geisler, Ravi Pokala Kiran
Two-stage laparoscopic liver resection for bilateral colorectal liver metastasis
M. A. Machado, F. F. Makdissi, R. C. Surjan, G. T. Kappaz, N. Yamaguchi
Totally laparoscopic right colectomy with transvaginal specimen extraction: the authors’ initial institutional experience
Shaun McKenzie, Jeong-Heum Baek, Mark Wakabayashi, Julio Garcia-Aguilar, Alessio Pigazzi
Technique of open laparoscopy for supramesocolic surgery in obese patients
Jean Baptiste Deguines, Quentin Qassemyar, Abdennaceur Dhahri, Olivier Brehant, David Fuks, Pierre Verhaeghe, Jean-Marc Regimbeau
Minimally invasive fetoscopic interventions: an overview in 2010
Thomas Kohl
Author reply to the letter to the editor “Surgeon’s volume and lymph nodes number in assessing colorectal cancer surgery and multimodal treatment quality”
In Ja Park, Gyu-Seog Choi
Preserving the rectus muscle during laparoscopically harvesting an omental flap
Jan J. van Wingerden, Eric R. Totte
Preservation of the rectus muscle during laparoscopic harvesting of the omental flap
Hisamitsu Zaha, Susumu Inamine
Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: the standard of care?
Basilios Papaziogas, Dimosthenis Ziogas, Georgios Baltogiannis
Re: Single incision multiport laparoendoscopic (SIMPLE) surgery
Paul G. Curcillo II, Erica R. Podolsky
Single-Incision Multiport Laparoendoscopic (SIMPLE) Cholecystectomy
Bruce M. Molinelli, Athanassios Petrotos