April 22 – 25, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona
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Association of Peripheral White Cell Count and Crp Levels With Postoperative Complications After Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrectomy
Hiroaki Tanaka, MD, Kazuya Muguruma, MD, Katsunobu Sakurai, MD, Naoshi Kubo, MD, Hisashi Nagahara, MD, Eiji Noda, Yoshito Yamashita, MD, Kiyoshi Maeda, MD, Tetsuji Sawada, MD, Masaichi Ohira, MD, Kosei Hirakawa, MD. Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) has been proposed as the promising therapy… Continue Reading
Comparison of Early Mobilization and Diet Rehabilitation Program With Conventional Care After Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Sung-min Lee, MD, Je-ho Jang, MD, Duck-woo Kim, PhD, Seung-chul Heo, PhD, Seung-yong Jeong, PhD, Kyu-ju Park, PhD, Sung-bum Kang, PhD. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine , Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital Purpose: Although the early recovery program was reported to… Continue Reading
The Current Status of Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy: Incidence and Short Term Outcomes in a Cohort of 59,000 Patients.
Rodrigo Pedraza, MD, Javier Nieto, MD, Victor Malave, MD, Eric M Haas, MD FACS FASCRS. Division of Elective Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Introduction: Despite research outcomes, there remain doubts regarding the short-term benefits of laparoscopic colectomy (LC) over open colectomy (OC).… Continue Reading