Issue 6/2009
Content (42 Articles)
Trials and tribulations in the history of surgical innovation: SAGES 2007 presidential address
Steven D. Wexner
The value of haptic feedback in conventional and robot-assisted minimal invasive surgery and virtual reality training: a current review
O. A. J. van der Meijden, M. P. Schijven
Meta-analysis of skin adhesives versus sutures in closure of laparoscopic port-site wounds
Muhammad S. Sajid, Mohammed R. Siddiqui, Munir A. Khan, Mirza K. Baig
Perioperative analysis of laparoscopic versus open liver resection
Andrea J. Rowe, Adam T. Meneghetti, P. Andrew Schumacher, Andrzej K. Buczkowski, Charles H. Scudamore, O. Neely M. Panton, Stephen W. Chung
Role of robotic gastrectomy using da Vinci system compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy: initial experience of 20 consecutive cases
Jyewon Song, Wook Ho Kang, Sung Jin Oh, Woo Jin Hyung, Seung Ho Choi, Sung Hoon Noh
Transgastric placement of biologic mesh to the anterior abdominal wall
Brent W. Miedema, Sharon L. Bachman, Emanuel Sporn, J. Andrés Astudillo, Klaus Thaler
Mesh complications after prosthetic reinforcement of hiatal closure: a 28-case series
Rudolf J. Stadlhuber, Amr El Sherif, Sumeet K. Mittal, Robert J. Fitzgibbons Jr, L. Michael Brunt, John G. Hunter, Tom R. DeMeester, Lee L. Swanstrom, C. Daniel Smith, Charles J. Filipi
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication assessment: task analysis as a model for the development of a procedural checklist
Sarah E. Peyre, Christian G. Peyre, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Maura E. Sullivan, John C. Lipham, Steven R. DeMeester, Jeffrey H. Peters, Tom R. DeMeester
Male sexual and urinary function after laparoscopic total mesorectal excision
Mario Morino, Umberto Parini, Marco Ettore Allaix, Gabriella Monasterolo, Riccardo Brachet Contul, Corrado Garrone
Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with nonfixation of the mesh for 1,692 hernias
Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Vino Varghese, Mohamed Ismail
Socioeconomic predictors of weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-Y gastric bypass
Ehab Akkary, Abby Nerlinger, Sunkyung Yu, James Dziura, Andrew J. Duffy, Robert L. Bell
Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer
Sang Il Hwang, Hyung Ook Kim, Chang Hak Yoo, Jun Ho Shin, Byung Ho Son
Learning curve of laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer, a laparoscopic distal gastrectomy-based analysis
Xiaoqiao Zhang, Nobuhiko Tanigawa
Minimally invasive congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: a 7-year review of one institution’s experience
Sohail R. Shah, Jessica Wishnew, Katherine Barsness, Barbara A. Gaines, Douglas A. Potoka, George K. Gittes, Timothy D. Kane
Endoscopic implantation of polymethylmethacrylate augments the gastroesophageal antireflux barrier: a short-term study in a porcine model
C. P. F. Freitag, C. R. P. Kruel, M. E. S. Duarte, P. R. E. Sanches, P. R. O. Thomé, F. Fornari, D. Driemeier, F. Teixeira, R. O. Mollerke, S. M. Callegari-Jacques, S. G. S. Barros
Optimal ergonomics for laparoscopic surgery in minimally invasive surgery suites: a review and guidelines
M. J. van Det, W. J. H. J. Meijerink, C. Hoff, E. R. Totté, J. P. E. N. Pierie
Role of three-dimensional anorectal ultrasonography in the assessment of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy: preliminary results
Sthela M. Murad-Regadas, Francisco Sergio P. Regadas, Lusmar V. Rodrigues, Rosilma G. L. Barreto, Francisco Coracy C. Monteiro, Beethoven B. Landim, Erico C. Holanda
Dysregulation of gene expression within the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor pathway in morbidly obese patients
A. Katharine Hindle, Jadd Koury, Tim McCaffrey, Sidney W. Fu, Fred Brody
In situ measurement and modeling of biomechanical response of human cadaveric soft tissues for physics-based surgical simulation
Yi-Je Lim, Dhanannjay Deo, Tejinder P. Singh, Daniel B. Jones, Suvranu De
Preoperative predictability of the short esophagus: endoscopic criteria
Fumiaki Yano, Rudolf J. Stadlhuber, Kazuto Tsuboi, Nitin Garg, Charles J. Filipi, Sumeet K. Mittal
Laparoscopic ileal interposition associated to a diverted sleeve gastrectomy is an effective operation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with BMI 21–29
A. L. DePaula, A. L. V. Macedo, B. R. Mota, V. Schraibman
Is right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy right?
Mark Sawatzky, Abdulmalik Altaf, James Ellsmere, Dennis Klassen, Mark Walsh, Michele Molinari, Björn Nashan, Jaap Bonjer
Comparison of laparoscopic truncal vagotomy with gastrojejunostomy and open surgery in peptic pyloric stenosis
Seok-Mo Kim, Jyewon Song, Sung Jin Oh, Woo Jin Hyung, Seung Ho Choi, Sung Hoon Noh
Transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy does not require decontamination of the stomach in humans
Vimal K. Narula, Lynn C. Happel, Kevin Volt, Simon Bergman, Jason C. Roland, Rebecca Dettorre, David B. Renton, Kevin M. Reavis, Bradley J. Needleman, Dean J. Mikami, E. Christopher Ellison, W. Scott Melvin, Jeffrey W. Hazey
Esophageal manometric characteristics and outcomes for laparoscopic esophageal diverticulectomy, myotomy, and partial fundoplication for epiphrenic diverticula
Lora Melman, Jessica Quinlan, Brian Robertson, L. M. Brunt, Valerie J. Halpin, J. C. Eagon, Margaret M. Frisella, Brent D. Matthews
Periampullary diverticula and technical success of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Pankaj Tyagi, Praveen Sharma, Barjesh Chander Sharma, A. S. Puri
Validation of a rodent model of Barrett’s esophagus using quantitative gene expression profiling
Daniel S. Oh, Steven R. DeMeester, Christy M. Dunst, Ryutaro Mori, Bethany J. Lehman, Hidekazu Kuramochi, Kathleen Danenberg, Peter Danenberg, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Parakrama Chandrasoma, Tom R. DeMeester
The usefulness of a magnetic endoscope locating device in colonoscopy in daily practice: a prospective case-controlled study
Per Jess, Orhan Bulut, Ahmad Almasi, Peter Waaddegaard
Transbronchial needle aspiration under direct endobronchial ultrasound guidance of PET-positive isolated mediastinal adenopathy in patients with previous malignancy
Mario Nosotti, Davide Tosi, Alessandro Palleschi, Stefano Ferrero, Lorenzo Rosso
Removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in adults using flexible bronchoscopy: experience 1995–2006
Kornelija Mise, Anamarija Jurcev Savicevic, Neven Pavlov, Stipan Jankovic
Ergonomics, user comfort, and performance in standard and robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery
R. H. van der Schatte Olivier, C. D. P. van‘t Hullenaar, J. P. Ruurda, I. A. M. J. Broeders
Is a circular polypropylene mesh appropriate for application at the esophageal hiatus? Results from an experimental study in a porcine model
Beat P. Müller-Stich, Arianeb Mehrabi, Hannes G. Kenngott, Hamidreza Fonouni, Michael A. Reiter, Gani Kuttymoratov, Felix Nickel, Georg R. Linke, Ivo Wolf, Jörg Köninger, Carsten N. Gutt
The Dutch multicenter experience of the Endo-Sponge treatment for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery
P. J. van Koperen, M. I. van Berge Henegouwen, C. Rosman, C. M. Bakker, P. Heres, J. F. M. Slors, W. A. Bemelman
Preoperative staging of patients with rectal tumors suitable for transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM): comparison of endorectal ultrasound and histopathologic findings
Luigi Zorcolo, Giovanni Fantola, Francesco Cabras, Luigi Marongiu, Giuseppe D’Alia, Giuseppe Casula
Adrenalectomy using natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): A transvaginal retroperitoneal approach
Silvana Perretta, Pierre Allemann, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Bernard Dallemagne, Jacques Marescaux
Laparoscopic resection of uncinate process of the pancreas
M. A. Machado, F. F. Makdissi, R. C. Surjan, M. C. Machado
Transumbilical single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Tae Ho Hong, Young Kyoung You, Keun Ho Lee
Spontaneously removed endobiliary J stent drainage after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
Jianping Huang, Jianming Zhu
Decreasing anastomotic and staple line leaks after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Terrence M. Fullum, Kanaychukwu J. Aluka, Patricia L. Turner
Laparoscopic single-site surgery for placement of an adjustable gastric band: initial experience
J. Teixeira, K. McGill, S. Binenbaum, G. Forrester
Efficacy and effectiveness of suture bolster with Seamguard®
Raffaele Pugliese, Dario Maggioni, Fabio Sansonna, Giovanni Carlo Ferrari, Stefano Di Lernia, Antonello Forgione, Carmelo Magistro