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    Single-Incision and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery in Switzerland

    Single-incision laparoscopy (SIL) and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) aim at reducing surgical access trauma. To monitor the introduction of emerging technologies, the Swiss Association...

    Daniel C. Steinemann, Andreas Zerz, Michel Adamina… in World Journal of Surgery (2017)

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    Operation time and body mass index are significant risk factors for surgical site infection in laparoscopic sigmoid resection: a multicenter study

    Surgical site infection (SSI) in patients who underwent colorectal surgery is a common complication associated with increased morbidity and costs. The aim of this study was to assess risk factors for SSI in la...

    Anita Kurmann, Stephan A. Vorburger, Daniel Candinas, Guido Beldi in Surgical Endoscopy (2011)

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    Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is feasible and safe after liver transplantation

    Incisional hernia is a common complication after liver transplantation. The current study evaluated incidence and risk factors for incisional hernia and compared laparoscopic and open hernia repair in terms of...

    Anita Kurmann, Guido Beldi, Stephan A. Vorburger, Christian A. Seiler… in Surgical Endoscopy (2010)

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    Effective Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer by Rapamycin and 5-FU/Oxaliplatin Monitored by TIMP-1

    The mTOR-inhibitor rapamycin has shown antitumor activity in various tumors. Bedside observations have suggested that rapamycin may be effective as a treatment for colorectal carcinomatosis.

    Markus Wagner, Vincent Roh, Michael Strehlen… in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2009)

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    Who Should Do NOTES? Initial Endoscopic Performance of Laparoscopic Surgeons Compared to Gastroenterologists and Untrained Individuals

    Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a multidisciplinary surgical technique. If conventional endoscopic instrumentation can be easily mastered, surgeons with laparoscopic experience could...

    Oliver J. Wagner, Monika Hagen, Philippe Morel… in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2008)

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    Diagnosis and Management of the Symptomatic Duodenal Diverticulum: a Case Series and a Short Review of the Literature

    The incidence of duodenal diverticula (DD) found at autopsy may be as high as 22%. Perforation is the least frequent but also the most serious complication. This case series gives an overview of the management...

    Beat Schnueriger, Stephan A. Vorburger… in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2008)

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    Christian A. Seiler, Daniel Candinas, Stephan A. Vorburger in World Journal of Surgery (2007)

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    Genetically Targeted Cancer Therapy

    The is a double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) has been largely investigated for its key role in viral host defense. Although best characterized by its function in mediating the antiviral and anti...

    Stephan A. Vorburger, Abujiang Pataer… in American Journal of Pharmacogenomics (2004)

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    Role for the double-stranded RNA activated protein kinase PKR in E2F-1-induced apoptosis

    The transcription factor E2F-1 induces cell cycle progression at the G1/S checkpoint, and deregulation of E2F-1 provokes apoptosis in a wide variety of malignant cells. To date only p14ARF and p73, a p53 homologu...

    Stephan A Vorburger, Abujiang Pataer, Kazumi Yoshida, Glen N Barber, Weiya **a… in Oncogene (2002)