Issue 4/2012
Content (46 Articles)
Diabetic and bariatric surgery: A review of the recent trends
Raghavendra S. Rao, Subhash Kini
Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy: a systematic review of comparative studies
Asri C. Jusoh, Basil J. Ammori
Radio-guided thoracoscopic surgery (RGTS) of small pulmonary nodules
Marcello Carlo Ambrogi, Franca Melfi, Carmelina Zirafa, Marco Lucchi, Annalisa De Liperi, Giuliano Mariani, Olivia Fanucchi, Alfredo Mussi
Can papillary carcinomas be treated by endoscopic ampullectomy?
Saïda Salmi, Salah Ezzedine, Veronique Vitton, Charles Ménard, Jean-Michel Gonzales, Ariadne Desjeux, Jean-Charles Grimaud, Marc Barthet
Transvaginal NOTES-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy: a survival study in a sheep model
Francisco M. Sánchez-Margallo, Francisco J. Pérez, Miguel A. Sánchez, Jaime Bachiller, Álvaro Juárez, Álvaro Serrano, María José Ribal, Antonio Alcaraz
Determinants for postoperative complications after laparoscopic intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease
Stefan Riss, Clemens Bittermann, Katrin Schwameis, Ivan Kristo, Martina Mittlböck, Friedrich Herbst, Anton Stift
Trans-areola single-site endoscopic thyroidectomy: pilot study of 35 cases
Fan Youben, Wu Bo, Zhong Chunlin, Kang Jie, Guo Bomin, Yang Fan, Deng Xianzhao, Zheng Qi
Endoscopic thyroidectomy via bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA): review of 512 cases in a single institute
June Young Choi, Kyu Eun Lee, Ki-Wook Chung, Seok-Won Kim, Jun-Ho Choe, Do Hoon Koo, Su-jin Kim, Jeonghun Lee, Yoo Seung Chung, Seung Keun Oh, Yeo-Kyu Youn
Robotic vs. laparoscopic colorectal surgery: an institutional experience
Gary B. Deutsch, Sandeep Anantha Sathyanarayana, Vikraman Gunabushanam, Nitin Mishra, Eugene Rubach, Harry Zemon, Jonathan D. S. Klein, George DeNoto III
The impact of body mass index on outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Daniel T. Farkas, Dovid Moradi, David Moaddel, Kamal Nagpal, John Morgan Cosgrove
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with or without short gastric vessel division: a meta-analysis
Kamran Khatri, Muhammad S. Sajid, Robert Brodrick, Mirza K. Baig, Mazin Sayegh, Krishna K. Singh
Dysejaculation after laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy: a nationwide questionnaire study
Joakim M. Bischoff, Gitte Linderoth, Eske Kvanner Aasvang, Mads U. Werner, Henrik Kehlet
CO2 pneumoperitoneum impact on early liver and lung cytokine expression in a rat model of abdominal sepsis
Angela Simona Montalto, Alessandra Bitto, Natasha Irrera, Francesca Polito, Mariagrazia Rinaldi, Pietro Antonuccio, Pietro Impellizzeri, Domenica Altavilla, Francesco Squadrito, Carmelo Romeo
Resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience
Koray Karabulut, Federico Aucejo, Hizir Yakup Akyildiz, Allan Siperstein, Eren Berber
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of women’s perceptions of transvaginal surgery
Juliane Bingener, Jeff A. Sloan, Karthik Ghosh, Andrea McConico, Andrea Mariani
Suturing intraabdominal organs: when do we cause tissue damage?
Sharon P. Rodrigues, Tim Horeman, Jenny Dankelman, John J. van den Dobbelsteen, Frank-Willem Jansen
New methods for innovation: the development of a toolbox for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures
C. Paul Swain, Kurt Bally, Per-Ola Park, C. Alexander Mosse, Richard I. Rothstein
Comprehensive evaluation of endoscopic fundoplication using the EsophyXTM device
Rebecca P. Petersen, Laura Filippa, Eelco B. Wassenaar, Ana V. Martin, Roger Tatum, Brant K. Oelschlager
Single-stage treatment with intraoperative ERCP: management of patients with possible choledocholithiasis and gallbladder in situ in a non-tertiary Spanish hospital
L. R. Rábago, I. Chico, D. Collado, A. Olivares, A. Ortega, E. Quintanilla, M. Delgado, J. L. Castro, R. Llorente, J. Vazquez Echarri
Laparoscopic rectal resection for severe endometriosis of the mid and low rectum: technique and operative results
Giacomo Ruffo, Alberto Sartori, Stefano Crippa, Stefano Partelli, Giuliano Barugola, Alberto Manzoni, Martin Steinasserer, Luca Minelli, Massimo Falconi
Benefit of “transparent soft-short-hood on the scope” for colonoscopy among experienced gastroenterologists and gastroenterologist trainee: a randomized, controlled trial
Varayu Prachayakul, Pitulak Aswakul, Julajak Limsrivilai, Soros Anuchapreeda, Patommatat Bhanthumkomol, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Tanyawat Prangboonyarat, Udom Kachintorn
How does the robot affect outcomes? A retrospective review of open, laparoscopic, and robotic Heller myotomy for achalasia
Abhijit Shaligram, Jayaraj Unnirevi, Anton Simorov, Vishal M. Kothari, Dmitry Oleynikov
Adult esophagogastric junction distensibility during general anesthesia assessed with an endoscopic functional luminal imaging probe (EndoFLIP®)
Leslie K. Nathanson, Nathan Brunott, David Cavallucci
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery versus conventional laparoscopic varicocele ligation in men with palpable varicocele: A randomized, clinical study
Seung Wook Lee, Joo Yong Lee, Kyoung Hun Kim, U-Syn Ha
Endoscopic full-thickness plication versus laparoscopic fundoplication: a prospective study on quality of life and symptom control
Stavros A. Antoniou, Oliver O. Koch, Adolf Kaindlstorfer, Kai U. Asche, Johannes Berger, Frank A. Granderath, Rudolph Pointner
Management of non-midline incisional hernia by the laparoscopic approach: results of a long-term follow-up prospective study
Alfredo Moreno-Egea, Andres Carrillo-Alcaraz
Objective hypoesthesia and pain after transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty: a prospective, randomized study comparing tissue adhesive versus spiral tacks
Lukas Brügger, Martina Bloesch, Ramin Ipaktchi, Anita Kurmann, Daniel Candinas, Guido Beldi
Gastric bypass surgery restores meal stimulation of the anorexigenic gut hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY independently of caloric restriction
Sarah Evans, Zehra Pamuklar, Jonathan Rosko, Patrick Mahaney, Ning Jiang, Chan Park, Alfonso Torquati
Criterion-based laparoscopic training reduces total training time
Willem M. Brinkman, Sonja N. Buzink, Leonidas Alevizos, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Jack J. Jakimowicz
Minimally invasive esophagectomy: thoracoscopic esophageal mobilization for esophageal cancer with the patient in prone position
Roberto Petri, Marco Zuccolo, Marco Brizzolari, Luca Rossit, Alessandro Rosignoli, Vittorio Durastante, Gianfranco Petrin, Lucio De Cecchis, Mario Sorrentino
Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated with laparoscopic thermal ablation
Roberto Santambrogio, Mara Costa, Matteo Barabino, Massimo Zuin, Emanuela Bertolini, Francesca De Filippi, Savino Bruno, Enrico Opocher
Learning curve for robot-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Nicolas C. Buchs, François Pugin, Pascal Bucher, Monika E. Hagen, Gilles Chassot, Pascale Koutny-Fong, Philippe Morel
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy with routine intraoperative cholangiography and common bile duct exploration via the umbilical port
David Yeo, Sean Mackay, David Martin
Effect of haptic feedback in laparoscopic surgery skill acquisition
M. Zhou, S. Tse, A. Derevianko, D. B. Jones, S. D. Schwaitzberg, C. G. L. Cao
A comparative study of multiport versus laparoendoscopic single-site adrenalectomy for benign adrenal tumors
Victor Chia-Hsiang Lin, Yao-Chou Tsai, Shiu-Dong Chung, Tin Chou Li, Chen-Hsun Ho, Fu-Shan Jaw, Huai-Ching Tai, Hong-Jeng Yu
Endoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy in patients with ectopic Cushing’s syndrome
Wijnand J. Alberda, Casper H. J. van Eijck, Richard A. Feelders, Geert Kazemier, Wouter W. de Herder, Jacobus W. A. Burger
Impact of T3 thoracoscopic sympathectomy on pupillary function: a cause of partial Horner’s syndrome?
Ricard Ramos, Anna Ureña, Francisco Rivas, Ivan Macia, Gabriela Rosado, Sandra Pequeño, Cristina Masuet, Maria Badia, Maribel Miguel, Miguel-Angel Delgado, Ignacio Escobar, Juan Moya
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a modified dome-down approach with conventional laparoscopic instruments
Hongyi Cui, John J. Kelly, Demetrius E. M. Litwin
Thoracoscopic management of chylothorax after esophagectomy
C. Callari, S. Perretta, M. Diana, J. Dagostino, B. Dallemagne, J. Marescaux
Transanal specimen retrieval using the transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) system in minimally invasive colon resection
Konstantinos I. Makris, Erwin Rieder, Andrew S. Kastenmeier, Lee L. Swanström
Radiofrequency fulguration of␣the␣spleen under␣laparoscopy to␣stop iatrogenic hemorrhage
Julien Jarry, Rodolphe Bodin, Damien Claverie, Serge Evrard
One-trocar-assisted nephrectomy (OTAN): initial experience and codification of a technique
Mario Lima, Giovanni Ruggeri, Francesco Molinaro, Tommaso Gargano, Giulio Gregori, Beatrice Randi
A randomized comparison of laparoscopic, magnetically anchored, and flexible endoscopic cameras in performance and workload between laparoscopic and single-incision surgery
Nabeel A. Arain, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Sara L. Best, Thomas Roshek, Victoria Chang, Deborah C. Hogg, Richard Bergs, Raul Fernandez, Erin M. Webb, Daniel J. Scott
Laser application enables awake thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary nodules with minimal access
Thomas G. Lesser
The enhanced view–totally extraperitoneal technique for repair of inguinal hernia
Jorge Daes
Perioperative results of robotic lung lobectomy: summary of literature
Florian Augustin, Johannes Bodner, Heinz Wykypiel, Christoph Schwinghammer, Thomas Schmid