Issue 7/2008
Content (37 Articles)
The role of three-dimensional endoluminal ultrasound imaging in the evaluation of anorectal diseases: a review
Gianpiero Gravante, Pasquale Giordano
Rural general surgeons: manpower and demographics
Dana Christian Lynge
A randomized comparison of primary closure and T-tube drainage of the common bile duct after laparoscopic choledochotomy
Zhang Leida, Bie Ping, Wang Shuguang, He Yu
Robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excison of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized trial
S. H. Baik, Y. T. Ko, C. M. Kang, W. J. Lee, N. K. Kim, S. K. Sohn, H. S. Chi, C. H. Cho
Reliable gastric closure after natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) using a novel automated flexible stapling device
O. R. Meireles, S. V. Kantsevoy, L. R. Assumpcao, P. Magno, X. Dray, S. A. Giday, A. N. Kalloo, E. J. Hanly, M. R. Marohn
How much feedback is necessary for learning to suture?
A. O’Connor, S. D. Schwaitzberg, C. G. L. Cao
Biochemical predictors for absence of common bile duct stones in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Ming-Hsun Yang, Tien-Hua Chen, Shin-E Wang, Yi-Fang Tsai, Cheng-Hsi Su, Chew-Wun Wu, Wing-Yiu Lui, Yi-Ming Shyr
Evaluation of DualMesh for repair of large hiatus hernia in a porcine model
G. S. Smith, E. J. Hazebroek, R. Eckstein, H. Berry, W. M. Smith, J. R. Isaacson, G. L. Falk, C. J. Martin
Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers: The simple “one-stitch” suture with omental patch technique
Kyo-Young Song, Taeg-Hyun Kim, Seung-Nam Kim, Cho-Hyun Park
Transfer validity of laparoscopic knot-tying training on a VR simulator to a realistic environment: A randomized controlled trial
E. G. G. Verdaasdonk, J. Dankelman, J. F. Lange, L. P. S. Stassen
Thoracoscopic ligation versus coil occlusion for patent ductus arteriosus: A matched cohort study of outcomes and cost
Sanjeev Dutta, Alexandra Mihailovic, Lee Benson, Paul F. Kantor, Peter G. Fitzgerald, J. Mark Walton, Jacob C. Langer, Brian H. Cameron
Laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy: Health status in a blind randomised trial
Frederik Keus, Jolanda de Vries, Hein G. Gooszen, Cornelis J. H. M. van Laarhoven
Long-term quality of life after endoscopic dilation of strictured colorectal or colocolonic anastomoses
T. Nguyen-Tang, O. Huber, P. Gervaz, J. M. Dumonceau
A novel method for artery detection in laparoscopic surgery
Hamed Akbari, Yukio Kosugi, Kazunori Kihara
Identification of significant difficulty of selective deep cannulation by a simple predictive model: an endoscopic scale for teaching ERCP
Jaume Boix, Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, Vicente Moreno de Vega, Eduard Cabré, Fidel Ernesto Añaños, Eugeni Domènech, Miquel Angel Gassull
Nonsurgical skills do not predict baseline scores in inanimate box or virtual-reality trainers
Atul K. Madan, Jason L. Harper, Constantine T. Frantzides, David S. Tichansky
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure performed with the da Vinci robot system: is it worth it?
G. Hubens, L. Balliu, M. Ruppert, B. Gypen, T. Van Tu, W. Vaneerdeweg
The use of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for complicated cholelithiasis
J. A. E. Philips, D. A. Lawes, A. J. Cook, T. H. Arulampalam, A. Zaborsky, D. Menzies, R. W. Motson
Pain sensation and neuromuscular stimulation during argon plasma coagulation in gastrointestinal endoscopy
A. Eickhoff, D. Hartmann, J. C. Eickhoff, J. F. Riemann, M. D. Enderle
Laparoscopically assisted colectomy: a study of risk factors and predictors of open conversion
P. Y. Tan, J. H. Stephens, N. A. Rieger, P. J. Hewett
Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy: laparoscopically assisted
Marc Bessler, Peter D. Stevens, Luca Milone, Nancy J. Hogle, Evren Durak, Dennis Fowler
MA-NOS radical sigmoidectomy: report of a transvaginal resection in the human
Antonio M. Lacy, Salvadora Delgado, Oscar A. Rojas, Raúl Almenara, Anabel Blasi, Josep Llach
Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency-assisted segmental arterioportal vascular occlusion in laparoscopic segmental liver resection
G. Navarra, M. Bartolotta, C. Scisca, A. Barbera, A. Venneri
Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastrointestinal stromal tumor dissection
N. Hiki, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukunaga, T. Yamaguchi, S. Nunobe, M. Tokunaga, A. Miki, S. Ohyama, Y. Seto
Reply to: ‘Re: “The invisible cholecystectomy”’
Miguel A. Cuesta, Frits Berends, Alexander A. F. A. Veenhof