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Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair (LVHR) can be considered a minimally invasive approach to the abdominal wall. Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh (IPOM) technique was first described in 1993, and its application for...
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A national survey on the current status of minimally invasive gastric practice on behalf of GIRCG
Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (GIRCG), during the 2013 annual Consensus Conference to gastric cancer, stated that laparoscopic or robotic approach should be limited only to early gastric cancer (EG...
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Open AccessRobotic versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approaches to bilateral hernia repair: a multicenter retrospective study using propensity score matching analysis
Since the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, new techniques like transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair have progressively gained acceptance for the treatment of groin hernia. Laparoscopic TAPP (L...
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Stapled fascial suture: ex vivo modeling and clinical implications
Recently, in the field of abdominal wall repair surgery, some minimally invasive procedures introduced the use of staplers to provide a retromuscular prosthetic repair. However, to the knowledge of the authors...
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Open AccessLaparoscopic gastrectomy for stage II and III advanced gastric cancer: long‑term follow‑up data from a Western multicenter retrospective study
There has been an increasing interest for the laparoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer, especially among Eastern surgeons. However, the oncological effectiveness of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy (LG) for Adva...
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Extended totally extraperitoneal Rives–Stoppa (eTEP-RS) technique for ventral hernia: initial experience of The Wall Hernia Group and a surgical technique update
The enhanced-view extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) approach for ventral hernia repair is a novel surgical technique. We present the results from the initial experience with eTEP repair Rives–Stoppa (eTE...
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Complications and mortality in a cohort of patients undergoing emergency and elective surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an Italian multicenter study. Teachings of Phase 1 to be brought in Phase 2 pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic due to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its related disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), several articles reported negativ...
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Incarcerated Inguinal and Crural Hernias
The chance of develo** an inguinal hernia during one’s lifetime is relatively high and the rates are 27–43% for men and 3–6% for women. Inguinal hernioplasty is most frequently performed operation in wealthy...
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Is robotic right colectomy economically sustainable? a multicentre retrospective comparative study and cost analysis
Following the Food and Drug Administration approval, robot-assisted colorectal surgery has gained more acceptance among surgeons. One of the open issues about robotic surgery is the economic sustainability. Th...
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Open AccessLack of advantages of slit mesh placement during laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TAPP): a single centre, case matched study
During laparoscopic trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal hernia repair (TAPP) the positioning of the mesh around the spermatic cord could provide an additional anchoring point and ensure better defect closure, there...
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Single-Access Laparoscopic Left Hemicolectomy
Single-incision surgery is an evolution of conventional laparoscopy. It reduces not only the invasiveness of the access but also the surgical procedure itself.
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Erratum to: Efficacy of two different surgical techniques combined in the treatment of rectocele