Does StomaphyX Treat Weight Gain and Comorbidity Recurrence Following RYGB?
B Sung, MD, N Leva, BS, S Ahmed, BS, N Lodhia, BS, John M Morton, MD, MPH Stanford University Introduction. StomaphyX is a natural orifice transluminal endoscopic procedure to reduce gastric anastomosis and pouch size following RYGB. We characterize the safety and efficacy of this procedure to treat insufficient weight loss and recurrence of comorbidities.… Continue Reading
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The NOSAR Prospective Randomized Trial of Conventional Laparoscopic versus NOTES cholecystectomy
S D Schwaitzberg, MD, M L Kochman, MN Cambridge Health Alliance Nearly 1 million minimally invasive cholecystectomies are performed in the United States yearly. While a number of techniques are described to perform this procedure, they are rarely compared in a prospective and randomized fashion. NOSCAR, the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Large Nonpedunculated Lesions of the Colon: Early Experience in the United States
I. Emre Gorgun, MD, Feza H Remzi, MD Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio Introduction Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has recently emerged as a novel technique to resect large colorectal lesions en bloc. Up to date no data exist regarding expansive ESD experiences from the United States. The aim of the… Continue Reading
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Initial Experience with Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Treatment of Achalasia
Kevin D Helling, MD, Shushmita Ahmed, MD, Candidate, Eric Leroux, MD, MBA, Candidate, Brian Sung, MD, Homero Rivas, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California Introduction: Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel procedure for treatment of esophageal achalasia. We report our initial experience with the first five POEM procedures… Continue Reading
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Early Experience with Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in an Elderly Cohort
Matthew Zapf, BA, Amy Yetasook, BA, JoAnn Carbray, RN, Michael Ujiki, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine INTRODUCTION - Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a promising natural orifice modality for symptomatic esophageal achalasia, but little has been reported about POEM in elderly patients. We examined perioperative outcomes in elderly patients… Continue Reading
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Time Series Analysis for Transvaginal Notes and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Arun Nemani, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Kurt E Roberts, MD, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Suvranu De, PhD Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cambridge Health Alliance, Yale New Haven Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to compare time series data between several laparoscopic cholecystectomy and NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal… Continue Reading
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The Learning Curve of Transvaginal Notes Cholecystectomy
Stephanie G Wood, MD, Daniel Solomon, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD Yale School of Medicine INTRODUCTION: As the most commonly performed natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), transvaginal cholecystectomy (TVC) is a safe and effective alternative to the conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy for female patients. TVC has been… Continue Reading
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NOTES Inspired Approach to the Mesorectum in Patients with Mid or Low Rectal Cancer: A preliminary experience
Elie K Chouillard, MD, Beatrice Vinson Bonnet, MD, Elias Chahine, MD, Abe L Fingerhut, MD, FACS Paris Poissy Medical Center Introduction: Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is an emerging surgical phenomenon. While the development of “pure” NOTES techniques in humans is still slowed by major technical hurdles, the “Hybrid” variants have been increasingly reported.… Continue Reading
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Women’s Attitudes on Transvaginal Surgery
Yueyang Fei, Mario Salazar, MD, Jeffrey W Hazey, MD The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center BackgroundPast studies comparing transvaginal NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) to laparoscopic surgery have produced a wide variety of conflicting results. Varying results have been presented from those that demonstrated a preference for or positive perception of TVC to… Continue Reading
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Use of Natural Orifice for Specimen Extraction in Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery
Subhasis Misra, MD, MS, Brenten Popiel, BS, Cathia Santos, BA, Sybilann Williams, MD, Christopher Stephenson, DO Cancer Treatment Centers of America OBJECTIVE: One of the limitations of laparoscopic solid organ surgeries is making a relatively big incision for specimen extraction. This is often encountered with large tumors and in cases where morcellation of the specimen… Continue Reading
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Ergonomically optimal gastrotomy site for TG NOTES CCX
K Sriskandarajah, S Gillen, J Clark, K Shetty, T P Cundy, T P Chang, M Sodergren, H Feussner, A Darzi, G Z Yang Hamyln Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität der TUM, Munich, Germany. INTRODUCTION - Transgastric NOTES cholecystectomy is a technically… Continue Reading
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Water-jet Assisted Esophago-gastric Submucosal Dissection: A Feasibility Study and Exploration of Pressure Effect Settings
Thomas P Cundy, Kumuthan Sriskandarajah, Kunal Shetty, Tou Pin Chang, Mikael H Sodergren, James Clark, Guang-zhong Yang, Ara W Darzi The Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London INTRODUCTION: Natural orifice endoluminal techniques of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and subepithelial tumor resection rely on creation of a submucosal tunnel working space (1,2). Submucosal dissection… Continue Reading
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Embryonic-notes Thoracic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: Results of a Novel Technique and Comparison with the Conventional Vats Procedure
Weisheng Chen, MD, Lihuan Zhu, MD, Shengsheng Yang, MD, Dazhou Li, MD, Wen Wang, MD, Long Chen, MD, PhD Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fuzhou General Hospital Introduction: Thoracic sympathectomy is considered as the most effective method to treat palmar hyperhidrosis. Although video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) confers better cosmesis, some patients are still concerned with the… Continue Reading
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Quality of life, sexuality and reproductive health in women after hybrid transvaginal NOTES
Angel Cuadrado-garcia, MD, PhD, Anna Sanchez Lopez, MD, Jose Francisco Noguera, PhD, MD, Jose Maria Munoz, MD, Rafael Morales Soriano, MD, Santiago Baena Bradaschia, MD, Jose Manuel Olea Martinez, MD, Antonia Crespi Mir, MD Hospital Son Llatzer, IUNICS (Palma, Spain). Hospital General (Valencia, Spain) Background:Hybrid transvaginal approach has been one of the most important efforts… Continue Reading
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Experience with transvaginal gallbladder removal in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Kazuyuki Saito, MD, Nobumi Tagaya, PhD, Nana Makino, MD, Yawara Kubota, MD, Takashi Okuyama, PhD, Yoshitake Sugamata, PhD, Hidemaro Yoshiba, PhD, Masatoshi Oya, PhD Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital Background: Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is gradually accepted into the standard laparoscopic surgery. We also introduced a modified technique of NOTES… Continue Reading
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