Effect of Staple Formation On Acute Wound Healing in a Canine Colon Model
Marisha L Godek, MS PhD, Andrew M Miesse, MS, Ross D Segan, MD FACS, Nelson Scarborough, PhD, Jeffrey Zaruby, DVM DACVS. Covidien - Surgical Devices, Research and Development Introduction. Gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality and are frequently associated with extended hospital stays and increased healthcare costs [1-2]. A causal… Continue Reading
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Evaluation of Laparoscopic Performance: A Study on the Effect of Image Color
Franck Billmann, MD PhD, Erhard Kiffner, MD, Jean-Marie Le Minor, MD PhD. St. Vincentius Klinikum, Südendstrasse 32, D-76137 Karlsruhe (Germany); Université de Strasbourg, Anatomie, 1 place de l'hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg (France) OBJECTIVE:Optimal performance during laparoscopic procedures requires that the rotation of the camera, and thus the image, be kept to a minimum to maintain a… Continue Reading
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Gip Gene Expression After Bariatric Surgery
Erin Moran-Atkin, MD, Fred Brody, MD MBA, Sidney Fu, MD PhD. The George Washington University Medical Center Introduction: Following bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes (T2D) may resolve quickly and correlates closely with incretin serum levels. One of these incretins, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), is produced in the duodenum and jejunum and increases following bariatric surgery;… Continue Reading
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Histologic Analysis of Gore® Bio-A® Tissue Reinforcement Six Months After Implantation in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Jeffrey S Mandel, MD FACS. Savannah Surgical Oncology, Savannah, GA Compared with open surgical procedures, laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernias (PEH) has been associated with a more rapid recovery, a shorter hospital stay, less pain, and fewer perioperative complications. Prosthetic mesh is routinely implanted during PEH repairs with the aim of mitigating hernia recurrence, but… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Influence of Stapler Configuration On Mechanics of Connecting Tissues
R Tolba, TN Tran, U Klinge, R Segan, V Novacek, F Turquier, M Staat. Surgical Department & Institute of Lab Animal Science of the University Hospital at the RWTH, Aachen, Germany; Institute of Bioengineering & Biomechanics Laboratory, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany; Covidien, Trevoux, France Objective of the study: Surgical staplers are used… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Reduces Elevated Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Morbidly Obese Diabetic Patients
Andrew Schneider, Dhwajbahadur Rawat, PhD, Steve Weinstein, MD, Sachin Gupte, MD PhD, William Richards, MD. University of South Alabama College of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an important enzyme in lipid and glucose metabolism. Participating in the rate limiting step of the pentose phosphate pathway, G6PD provides the majority of NADPH to cells for… Continue Reading
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Perioperative Co-Administration of Polyphenon E and Siliphos Inhibited Subcutaneous and Hepatic Tumor Growth Yet Did Not Impair Wound Healing in the Murine Setting
Xiaohong Yan, PhD, Aqeel Ahmed, MD, Thomas Gardner, MCE, Michael Grieco, MD, Sonali A Herath, BS, Abu Nasar, MS, Daniel Kirchoff, MD, Joonho Jang, MD, HMC Shantha Kumara, PhD, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, MD, Richard L Whelan, MD. Sr Luke Roosevelt Hospital Center,Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery,New York,NY 10019,USA Introduction: Surgical trauma is associated with immunosuppression… Continue Reading
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Surgical Technique Influences Perfusion of the Gastric Conduit Used for a Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
DARMARAJAH VEERAMOOTOO, MB BS MRCS MD, ANGELA C SHORE, PhD, SHAHJEHAN A WAJED, MA BMBCh MChir FRCS. Department of Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom. Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom. Introduction:Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) offers a novel strategy for the management… Continue Reading
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The Comparison Between Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery for Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Rat Colitis : Experimental Study
Oguzhan Karatepe, MD, Suleyman Kokdas, Md, Sedat Kamali, Timucin Aydin, MD, Ahu Kemik, MD, Gulcin Kamali, MD, Gokhan Adas, Md, Enis Yuney, MD, Servet Karahan. Okmeydani training and Research Hospital Introduction: The etipathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes immunologic, genetic and environmental factors. In addition to the colon, frequent extra-intestinal alterations related to pancreas… Continue Reading
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The Development of a Protocol for Colonoscopic Monitoring of Live Mice
Alison L Archibald, MD, Stephen Vanner, MSc MD. Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Researchers have developed mouse models that mimic human colon diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. To date, the gold standard for evaluation of colonic inflammation in these models is to euthanize the animal for histopathological analysis. Recently, state-of-the-art mini-colonoscopes for mice have been… Continue Reading
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- Basic Science