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A SAGES technology and value assessment and pediatric committee evaluation of mini-laparoscopic instrumentation
The TAVAC and Pediatric Committees of SAGES evaluated the current use of mini-laparoscopic instrumentation to better understand the role this category of devices plays in the delivery of minimally invasive sur...
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Open AccessKnowledge, attitude, and practice of artificial intelligence in emergency and trauma surgery, the ARIES project: an international web-based survey
We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices in the application of AI in the emergency setting among international acute care and emergency surgeons.
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State of the Art in Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery
Hepatobiliary (HB) surgery is a challenging surgical subspecialty that requires highly specialized training and an adequate level of experience in order to be performed safely. As a result, minimally invasive...
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State of the Art of Robotic Pancreatic Surgery
More than a decade has passed since robotic technology was adopted for abdominal surgery, and virtually every gastrointestinal operation has since been shown to be feasible, safe, and reproducible using the ro...
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats
Bariatric surgery improves glucose homeostasis, but the mechanism of action is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on glucose homeostasis in two obese p...
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Partial Small Bowel Resection with Sleeve Gastrectomy Increases Adiponectin Levels and Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Obese Rodents with Type 2 Diabetes
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of small bowel resection with and without sleeve gastrectomy on glucose homeostasis in an obese rodent model of type 2 diabetes.
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Laparoscopic Diagnosis of Annular Pancreas in a Patient with Mucinous Cystoadenoma of the Body of the Pancreas
Annular pancreas (AP) is a rare anomaly due to malrotation of the pancreatic ventral bud during embryologic development. AP has been extensively described in the pediatric population; however, in adults, the i...
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Multiple nerve blocks after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
Epidural analgesia and/or systemic narcotics are used for pain control after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy despite side effects. We report a video of a technique to safely place subpleural c...
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Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition (SGIT) Induces a Significant Weight Loss and Diabetes Improvement Without Exclusion of the Proximal Intestine
Current effective bariatric procedures such as gastric bypass generate a duodenal–jejunal exclusion, which has been implicated in the resolution of type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to test the hypoth...
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Cancer of the Adrenal Gland
This chapter provides an overview of minimally invasive surgical techniques employed for extirpation of the adrenal gland, gives an overview to the main surgical indications for adrenalectomy, summarizes the c...
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Pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) cholecystectomy
Enthusiasm for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been partly tempered by the reality that most NOTES procedures to date have been laparoscopically assisted. After safely performing tr...
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Cost Comparison of Reusable and Single-Use Ultrasonic Shears for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Use of ultrasonic shears is currently the standard for advanced laparoscopic digestive surgery. The costs of medical care continue to increase, yet the amount of evidence-based information on cost differences ...
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Mortality After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Results from an Anonymous Questionnaire to ASBS Members
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) approved 6 years ago by the Federal Drug Administration is considered a safe and simple procedure for weight loss with a reported low mortality rate (0.05%) in th...
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Reply to: 464_126 (2008: 22(12) 2763–2764) Re: Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Totally Transumbilical Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
A recently convened Consortium at the Cleveland Clinic agreed on the term Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) surgery to describe minimally invasive techniques that use a single incision to accomplish laparos...
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Reply to Letter by Klaus and Weiss (00464-008-0163-y): Re: ‘Esophageal Dilation After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding’ (2008: 22(6)1482–1486)
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Transvaginal laparoscopic cholecystectomy: laparoscopically assisted
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is considered the new frontier for minimally invasive surgery. NOTES procedures such as peritoneoscopy, splenectomy, and cholecystectomy in animal models...
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Open AccessPerioperative outcome of laparoscopic left lateral liver resection is improved by using a bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement material in a porcine model
Laparoscopic liver surgery is significantly limited by the technical difficulty encountered during transection of substantial liver parenchyma, with intraoperative bleeding and bile leaks. This study tested wh...
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for the super-super-obese (body mass index >60 kg/m2)
We reviewed our experience of performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in super-superobese (body mass index >60 kg/m2) patients and compared our results with those of laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandi...
