Standardization of Hals-Dp for Pancreatic Malignant Tumors
Masayuki Tori, MD, Hiroki Akamatsu, MD, Katsuhide Yoshidome, MD, Shigeyuki Ueshima, MD, Ken Omori, MD, Toshirou Nishida, MD. Osaka Police Hospital BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LADP) has been applied to many cases in pancreatic surgery, but it is not yet a standard method for pancreatic malignant tumors. The chief reasons for it: (1) difficulty in… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- HPB
Surgical Resident Learning Curve for a Simulated Single Port Laparoscopic Surgical Task
Nathan E Conway, MD, Neal E Seymour, MD, Ron W Bush, BS, John R Romanelli, MD. Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine INTRODUCTIONAlthough single port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS)-experienced surgeons have been shown to perform better than inexperienced surgeons on simulated SPLS, the rate of acquisition of this skill is not known. To define… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Education / Simulation
The Current Status of Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Japanese Single Institusion and a Proposal of Classification of Laparoscopic Liver Resection Based On Technical Demand
Kan Toriguchi, MD, Etsuro Hatano, MD PhD, Koji Kitamura, MD, Takamichi Ishii, MD PhD, Takafumi Machimoto, MD PhD, Kojiro Taura, MD PhD, Kentaro Yasuchika, MD PhD, Shinji Uemoto, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan <Introduction>Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has been covered with medical insurance by Japanese government since… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- HPB
Three Year Experience of Single Site Surgery At a Single Community Institution
Chris Edwards, MD, Alan Bradshaw, MD. Mission Hospitals, Asheville NC Introduction: Single site surgery has been described in gynecology, urology, bariatrics, and general surgery. Safety and feasibilty issues have yet to be addressed conclusively. The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial single center experience of various single site procedures at a community… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- SILS