Issue 2/2016
Content (56 Articles)
Should high-frequency electrosurgery be discouraged during laparoscopic surgery?
Gustavo L. Carvalho, Eduardo Moreno Paquentin, Prashanth Rao
Current state of micro-robots/devices as substitutes for screening colonoscopy: assessment based on technology readiness levels
Silvia C. Tapia-Siles, Stuart Coleman, Alfred Cuschieri
Surgeons, ERCP, and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: do we need a standard approach for common bile duct stones?
Rebeccah B. Baucom, Irene D. Feurer, Julia S. Shelton, Kristy Kummerow, Michael D. Holzman, Benjamin K. Poulose
Efficacy of intragastric balloon for the management of obesity: experience from Kuwait
Salman Al-Sabah, Fahad Al-Ghareeb, Daliya AlMohammad Ali, Asmaa Al-Adwani
Comparison of the long-term results of patients who underwent laparoscopy versus open distal gastrectomy
Jun Ho Lee, Byung-Ho Nam, Keun Won Ryu, Seong Yeop Ryu, Young Woo Kim, Young Kyu Park, Sung Kim
Biliary stenting is not a prerequisite to endoscopic placement of duodenal covered self-expandable metal stents
L. Poincloux, F. Goutorbe, O. Rouquette, A. Mulliez, M. Goutte, G. Bommelaer, A. Abergel
Evaluation of the effect of a laparoscopic robotized needle holder on ergonomics and skills
Thierry Bensignor, Guillaume Morel, David Reversat, David Fuks, Brice Gayet
A population-based study comparing laparoscopic and robotic outcomes in colorectal surgery
Michael S. Tam, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, Andrew J. Mullard, Scott E. Regenbogen, Michael G. Franz, Samantha Hendren, Greta Krapohl, James F. Vandewarker, Richard M. Lampman, Robert K. Cleary
Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal carcinoma: short-term outcomes and experience after 80 cases
M. Veltcamp Helbach, C. L. Deijen, S. Velthuis, H. J. Bonjer, J. B. Tuynman, C. Sietses
In vitro assessment of the performance of a new multiband mucosectomy device for endoscopic resection of early upper gastrointestinal neoplasia
D. W. Schölvinck, K. Belghazi, R. E. Pouw, W. L. Curvers, B. L. A. M. Weusten, J. J. G. H. M. Bergman
Prediction of excess weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: data from an artificial neural network
Eric S. Wise, Kyle M. Hocking, Stephen M. Kavic
15-year follow-up of vertical banded gastroplasty: comparison with other restrictive procedures
Yu-Hung Lin, Wei-Jei Lee, Kong-Han Ser, Shu-Chun Chen, Jung-Chien Chen
Electromagnetic organ tracking allows for real-time compensation of tissue shift in image-guided laparoscopic rectal surgery: results of a phantom study
M. Wagner, M. Gondan, C. Zöllner, J. J. Wünscher, F. Nickel, L. Albala, A. Groch, S. Suwelack, S. Speidel, L. Maier-Hein, B. P. Müller-Stich, H. G. Kenngott
Quality of life in non-early rectal cancer treated by neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy and endoluminal loco-regional resection (ELRR) by transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision
Giancarlo D’Ambrosio, Alessandro M. Paganini, Andrea Balla, Silvia Quaresima, Pietro Ursi, Paolo Bruzzone, Andrea Picchetto, Fabrizio I. Mattei, Emanuele Lezoche
Validity evidence for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program as an assessment tool: a systematic review
Benjamin Zendejas, Raaj K. Ruparel, David A. Cook
Palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with simultaneous endoscopic insertion of afferent and efferent jejunal limb enteral stents in patients with recurrent malignancy
Isaac Soo, Hans Gerdes, Arnold J. Markowitz, Robin B. Mendelsohn, Emmy Ludwig, Pari Shah, Mark A. Schattner
Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for severe cholecystitis
Yuji Shingu, Shunichiro Komatsu, Shinji Norimizu, Yoshiro Taguchi, Eiji Sakamoto
Sleeve gastrectomy, but not duodenojejunostomy, preserves total beta-cell mass in Goto-Kakizaki rats evaluated by three-dimensional optical projection tomography
Eivind Grong, Bård Kulseng, Ingerid Brænne Arbo, Christoffer Nord, Maria Eriksson, Ulf Ahlgren, Ronald Mårvik
A meta-analysis of the use of a transanal drainage tube to prevent anastomotic leakage after anterior resection by double-stapling technique for rectal cancer
Kohei Shigeta, Koji Okabayashi, Hideo Baba, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Masashi Tsuruta, Kazuo Yamafuji, Kiyoshi Kubochi, Yuko Kitagawa
Feasibility, safety, and short-term efficacy of the laparoscopic Nissen–Hill hybrid repair
Ralph W. Aye, Alia P. Qureshi, Candice L. Wilshire, Alexander S. Farivar, Eric Vallières, Brian E. Louie
Intra-operative disruptions, surgeon’s mental workload, and technical performance in a full-scale simulated procedure
Matthias Weigl, Philipp Stefan, Kamyar Abhari, Patrick Wucherer, Pascal Fallavollita, Marc Lazarovici, Simon Weidert, Ekkehard Euler, Ken Catchpole
General surgery training and robotics: Are residents improving their skills?
Brendan M. Finnerty, Cheguevara Afaneh, Anna Aronova, Thomas J. Fahey III, Rasa Zarnegar
Robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: comparison of short-term surgical outcomes
Weisong Shen, Hongqing Xi, Bo Wei, Jianxin Cui, Shibo Bian, Kecheng Zhang, Ning Wang, Xiaohui Huang, Lin Chen
New models for advanced laparoscopic suturing: taking it to the next level
Yusuke Watanabe, Katherine M. McKendy, Elif Bilgic, Ghada Enani, Amin Madani, Amani Munshi, Liane S. Feldman, Gerald M. Fried, Melina C. Vassiliou
Surgeons have knowledge gaps in the safe use of energy devices: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Yusuke Watanabe, Yo Kurashima, Amin Madani, Liane S. Feldman, Minoru Ishida, Akihiko Oshita, Takeshi Naitoh, Kazuhiro Noma, Keigo Yasumasa, Hiroshi Nagata, Fumitaka Nakamura, Koichi Ono, Yoshinori Suzuki, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano
Laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy versus open: a study in 1999 pregnant patients
T. C. Cox, C. R. Huntington, L. J. Blair, T. Prasad, A. E. Lincourt, V. A. Augenstein, B. T. Heniford
Risk factors for prolonged ileus following colon surgery
Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Grace S. Hwang, Mark H. Hanna, Michael Phelan, Joseph C. Carmichael, Steven Mills, Alessio Pigazzi, Michael J. Stamos
Clinical outcomes of no residual disease in the specimen after endoscopic resection for gastric neoplasms
Ji Min Choi, Sang Gyun Kim, Hyo-Joon Yang, Joo Hyun Lim, Jeongmin Choi, Jong Pil Im, Joo Sung Kim, Woo Ho Kim, Hyun Chae Jung
Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection for lung tumors: a community tertiary care center experience over four years
Pejman Radkani, Devendra Joshi, Tushar Barot, Roy F. Williams
Risk factors and correlations of immediate, early delayed, and late delayed bleeding associated with endoscopic resection for gastric neoplasms
So-Eun Park, Do Hoon Kim, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Hyun Lim, Ji Yong Ahn, Kwi-Sook Choi, Jeong Hoon Lee, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Jin-Ho Kim, Seungbong Han
Improvement in severe pulmonary hypertension in obese patients after laparoscopic gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy
Eric G. Sheu, Richard Channick, Denise W. Gee
Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: 10-year single-center experience
Ahmed Shehta, Ho-Seong Han, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Jai Young Cho, YoungRok Choi
Predictive factors associated with postoperative pancreatic fistula after laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: a 10-year single-institution experience
Arturo S. Mendoza III, Ho-Seong Han, Soyeon Ahn, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Jai Young Cho, YoungRok Choi
Intraoperative tumor localization and tissue distinction during robotic adrenalectomy using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging: a feasibility study
Sara Sound, Alexis K. Okoh, Emre Bucak, Hakan Yigitbas, Cem Dural, Eren Berber
Impaired weight loss in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding patients over 50 years of age: diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor
Eric S. Wise, Sarwat Ahmad, Travis R. Ladner, Kyle M. Hocking, Stephen M. Kavic
Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair in obese patients: a long-term follow-up
Dvir Froylich, Miriam Segal, Adam Weinstein, Kamal Hatib, Eitan Shiloni, David Hazzan
Robotic anatomic lung resections: the initial experience and description of learning in 102 cases
Alper Toker, Mehmet Oğuzhan Özyurtkan, Erkan Kaba, Kemal Ayalp, Özkan Demirhan, Elena Uyumaz
Structured simulation improves learning of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ curriculum: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Amin Madani, Yusuke Watanabe, Nicole Townsend, Philip H. Pucher, Thomas N. Robinson, Patricia E. Egerszegi, Jaisa Olasky, Sharon L. Bachman, Chan W. Park, Nalin Amin, David T. Tang, Erika Haase, Davide Bardana, Daniel B. Jones, Melina Vassiliou, Gerald M. Fried, Liane S. Feldman
The impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss and obesity-associated comorbidities: the results of 3 years of follow-up
Konstantinos Albanopoulos, Dimitrios Tsamis, Maria Natoudi, Leonidas Alevizos, Georgios Zografos, Emmanouil Leandros
Identification of risk factors for mucosal injury during laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia
Kazuto Tsuboi, Nobuo Omura, Fumiaki Yano, Masato Hoshino, Se-Ryung Yamamoto, Shusuke Akimoto, Takahiro Masuda, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Binding pancreaticogastrostomy in laparoscopic central pancreatectomy: a novel technique in laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
Defei Hong, Yingbin Liu, Shuyou Peng, Xiaodong Sun, Zhifei Wang, Jian Cheng, Guoliang Shen, Yuanbiao Zhang, Dongsheng Huang
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open lateral lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer
Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Yusuke Kinugasa, Akio Shiomi, Hiroyuki Tomioka, Hiroyasu Kagawa
Erratum to: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open lateral lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer
Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Yusuke Kinugasa, Akio Shiomi, Hiroyuki Tomioka, Hiroyasu Kagawa
Face validation of the Virtual Electrosurgery Skill Trainer (VEST©)
Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Baichun Li, Amie Miller, Hussna Wakily, Stephanie B. Jones, Steven Schwaitzberg, Daniel B. Jones, Suvranu De, Jaisa Olasky
Outcomes for single-incision laparoscopic colectomy surgery in obese patients: a case-matched study
Deborah S. Keller, Sergio Ibarra, Juan Ramon Flores-Gonzalez, Oscar Moreno Ponte, Nisreen Madhoun, T. Bartley Pickron, Eric M. Haas
The effect of incremental distal gastric myotomy lengths on EGJ distensibility during POEM for achalasia
Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Joel M. Sternbach, Rym El Khoury, Nathaniel J. Soper, John E. Pandolfino, Peter J. Kahrilas, Zhiyue Lin, Eric S. Hungness
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) two midnight rule: policy at odds with reality
Ciara R. Huntington, Laurel J. Blair, Tiffany C. Cox, Tanushree Prasad, Kent W. Kercher, Vedra A. Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford
Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation versus open resection in the treatment of symptomatic-enlarging hepatic hemangiomas: a prospective study
Xiaowu Zhang, Lunan Yan, Bo Li, Tianfu Wen, Wentao Wang, Mingqing Xu, Yonggang Wei, Jiayin Yang
Unidirectional barbed sutures as a novel technique for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
David Nguyen, Samuel Szomstein, Alex Ordonez, Fernando Dip, Meenakshi Rajan, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Raul J. Rosenthal
The Rendez-vous technique for treatment of caesarean scar defects: a novel combined endoscopic approach
Konstantinos Nirgianakis, Robert Oehler, Michael Mueller
Design of wormlike automated robotic endoscope: dynamic interaction between endoscopic balloon and surrounding tissues
Carmen C. Y. Poon, Billy Leung, Cecilia K. W. Chan, James Y. W. Lau, Philip W. Y. Chiu
Safer trocar insertion for closed laparoscopic access: ex vivo assessment of an improved Veress needle
Avinoam Nevler, Gil Har-Zahav, Danny Rosin, Mordechai Gutman
Transtracheal thoracic natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in a swine model
Mohamed Khereba, Vicky Thiffault, Eric Goudie, Mehdi Tahiri, Rachid Hadjeres, Maryam Razmpoosh, Pasquale Ferraro, Moishe Liberman
A clinical study of the LiVac laparoscopic liver retractor system
Philip Gan, Judy Bingham
Endoscopic placement of self-expandable metallic stents for rectovaginal fistula after colorectal resection: a comparison with proximal diverting ileostomy alone
Antonietta Lamazza, Enrico Fiori, Antonio V. Sterpetti, Alberto Schillaci, Alessandro De Cesare, Emanuele Lezoche