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Minimalinvasive Chirurgie
Die unterschiedlichen minimal invasiven Techniken haben sich in allen Bereichen der Chirurgie in den vergangenen 30 Jahren mehr und mehr durchgesetzt und sind vielfach zum Standardvorgehen geworden. In diesem ...
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Adipositas und metabolische Chirurgie
Übergewicht und Adipositas in der Schwangerschaft – Adipositas- und metabolische Chirurgie
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Open AccessManagement of acute upside-down stomach
Upside-down stomach (UDS) is characterized by herniation of the entire stomach or most gastric portions into the posterior mediastinum. Symptoms may vary heavily as they are related to reflux and mechanically ...
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Open AccessEffect of sleeve gastrectomy on postprandial lipoprotein metabolism in morbidly obese patients
Obesity is associated with abnormal fasting and postprandial lipids, which may link obesity with atherosclerosis. We explored fasting and postprandial lipids in morbidly obese patients treated with sleeve gast...
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Complications and outcome after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: LAGB versus LRYGB
Unsatisfactory patient compliance and unfavorable results of weight loss let centers prefer the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as a combined restrictive and malabsorptive procedure. The aim of this study was ...
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Laparoscopic anterior hemifundoplication and hiatoplasty for the treatment of upside-down stomach: mid- and long-term results after 40 patients
Treatment of type 4 hiatal hernia using a minimally invasive approach is challenging and requires good familiarity with this technique.
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Evidence-based German guidelines for surgery for obesity
The young field of obesity surgery (bariatric surgery) in Germany expands as a consequence of the rapid increase of overweight and obesity. New surgical methods, minimal access techniques, and the enormous inc...
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy—comparison of early postoperative results in an Australian rural centre and a German university hospital
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone disease. Cultural as well as organisational differences can result in significant variations of postoperative length of stay.
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Severe complication of laparoscopic mesh hiatoplasty for paraesophageal hernia
Several studies have shown that laparoscopic hernia repair for large paraesophageal hiatal hernia is associated with a high recurrence rate. Therefore, some authors recommend the use of prosthetic meshes. Cons...
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Cine-MRI detection of intraabdominal adhesions: correlation with intraoperative findings in 89 consecutive cases
This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of functional cine-MRI in detecting abdominal adhesions.
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A Critical Analysis of Laparoscopic Appendectomy: How Experience with 1,400 Appendectomies Allowed Innovative Treatment to Become Standard in a University Hospital
Although advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) have not yet been proved, there is increasing evidence that LA provides diagnostic and therapeutic advantages as compared to conventional surgery. This art...
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Gallstone surgery in German university hospitals
A representative anonymous questionnaire was sent to all German university hospitals (n=45) to address the development and outcome of laparoscopic gallstone surgery between 1991 and 1998. The response rate was 6...
