Regression of Renal Dysfunction in Long Term Follow-up After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Jaclyn Chen, MD1, Rouzbeh Mostaedi, MD2, Blythe P Durbin-Johnson3, Mohamed R Ali, MD1, Angelo M De Mattos, MD1, Roger K Low, MD1. 1University of California, Davis Health System, 2Kaiser Permanente Health System, 3University of California, DavisMorbidly obese patients develop pathologic renal hyperfiltration indicated by higher than normal glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Short term (6-24 months)… Continue Reading
Reductions in midline fascial closure force after laparoscopic and open transversus abdominis release in a porcine model.
Joshua S Winder, MD1, Jerome R Lyn-Sue, MD1, Allen R Kunselman2, Eric M Pauli, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 2Department of Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PAIntroduction: Traditional methods of herniorraphy have unacceptably high recurrence rates. Posterior component separation herniorraphy via… Continue Reading
Reduced Port Surgery using an umbilical Zigzag incision in gastrointestinal surgery
Yujo Kawashita, MD, Takashi Ueda, MD, Naonori Hazeyama, MD, Nobuhiro Shin, MD. Fukuoka Seisyukai HospitalIntroduction: Reduced port surgery (RPS) is an increasingly recognized way of conducting laparoscopic surgery in order to balance the safety and feasibility of single incision laparoscopic surgery. However, it is still technically demanding procedures and difficult to be standardized mainly due… Continue Reading
Reduced port surgery for small bowel diseases
Kenji Baba, PhD, Shinichiro Mori, PhD, Yoshiaki Kita, PhD, Masayuki Yanagi, Kan Tanabe, MD, Takaaki Arigami, PhD, Yuto Uchikado, PhD, Yoshikazu Uenosono, PhD, Tetsuhiro Nakajyo, PhD, Kosei Maemura, PhD, Shoji Natsugoe, Prof. Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima UniversityOBJECTIVE: Reduced port surgery (RPS) has become an evolving trend over the past few… Continue Reading
Reduced Port Surgery for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Takeshi Aoki, MD, PhD, T Abe, MD, PhDD, H Imoto, MD, PhD, H Karasawa, MD, PhD, M Ishida, MD, PhD, K Kudo, MD, PhD, N Tanaka, MD, PhD, M Nagao, MD, PhD, K Watanabe, MD, PhD, S Ohnuma, MD, PhD, T Morikawa, MD, PhD, F Motoi, MD, PhD, T Naitoh, MD, PhD, M Unno, MD,… Continue Reading
Reduced Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Maintains Safety and Feasibility
Kan Tanabe, MD, Shinichiro Mori, PhD, Kenji Baba, Yoshiaki Kita, Masayuki Yanagi, Kousei Maemura, Hiroshi Kurahara, Yuko Mataki, Hiroyuki Shinchi, Fumio Kijima, Shoji Natsugoe. Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University School of MedicineOBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become a standard surgical treatment for the patients with benign disease of gallbladder. Reduced… Continue Reading
Reduced Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis
Shintaro Kohama, MD, Masaki Fukunaga, MD, PhD, Tetsu Fukunaga, MD, PhD, Kunihiko Nagakari, MD, PhD, Masaru Suda, MD, PhD, Yoshito Iida, MD, PhD, Kunihiro Yamasawa, MD, PhD, Seiichiro Yoshikawa, MD, PhD, Masakazu Ouchi, MD, PhD, Goutaro Katsuno, MD, PhD, Satoshi Kanda, MD, PhD, Mayuko Ito, MD, PhD, Yoshinori Hirasaki, MD, PhD, Yukinori Yube, MD, PhD,… Continue Reading
Redefining Perfusion: Fluorescence Angiography in Sleeve Gastrectomies
Shanglei Liu, MD, Ran B Luo, MD, Jonathan C DeLong, MD, Alisa M Coker, MD, Caitlin Houghton, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, FACS, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, FACS, Santiago Houghton, MD, FACS. University of California, San DiegoThis video shows a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy utilizing fluorescence angiography to delineate perfusion to the tubularized stomach. Indocyanine green… Continue Reading
Red cell distribution width: A novel biomarker for the prediction of one-year excess body-mass index loss following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Eric S Wise, MD1, Kyle M Hocking, PhD2, Adam Weltz, MD3, Anna Uebele, MD3, Jose J Diaz, MD, CNS, FACS, FCCM3, Stephen M Kavic, MD3, Mark D Kligman, MD3. 1Vanderbilt University Dept of Surgery; University of Maryland Dept of Surgery, 2Vanderbilt University Dept of Surgery, 3University of Maryland Dept of SurgeryIntroduction: Bariatric surgery is the… Continue Reading
Rectopexy with Sigmoidectomy for Rectal Prolapse: A Nationwide Analysis of Robotic-Assisted vs. Laparoscopic vs. Open Approach
Reza Fazl Alizadeh, MD, Zhobin Moghadamyeganeh, MD, Mark H Hannah, MD, John Gahagan, MD, Steven D Mills, MD, Joseph C Carmichael, MD, Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD, Michael J Stamos, MD. University of California, Irvine, Department of SurgeryINTRODUCTION: Sigmoidectomy with rectopexy is one of the most common procedures performed to correct rectal prolapse, and is largely… Continue Reading
Real Time Live Transmission Telesurgery Using Novel interactive Smartphone and Tablet Technology
Helmuth T Billy, MD1, Jaime Ponce, MD2. 1St. Johns Regional Medical Center, 2Dalton Surgical GroupMinimally invasive surgery utilizes high definition video cameras to perform complex procedures. Innovations in smartphone and tablet technology present the opportunity to link high definition video feeds from operating theaters with one or more remote parties directily to their smart phone… Continue Reading
Re-do Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy after Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
Wei-Wei Jin, MD1, Chao Lu1, Yi-Ping Mou, MD, FACS2, Rong-Gao Cheng1, Jing-Rui Wang1, Xiao-Wu Xu2. 2Division of Gastroentropancreas, Department of General Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, 1Medical School, Zhejiang UniversityBackground Laparoscopic pancreatectomy has been gaining acceptance widely with clear mini-invasive advantages. Re-do laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy after laparoscopic pancreatic surgery is a very difficult procedure. The aim… Continue Reading
Radiographic improvement of hepatic steatosis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Joshua S Winder, MD, Brandon J Dudeck, BS, Jerome R Lyn-Sue, MD, Randy S Haluck, MD, Ann M Rogers, MD. Penn State Hershey Medical CenterIntroduction Due to the increasing rates of obesity in developed countries, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most common form of liver disease and the leading cause of cirrhosis… Continue Reading
Quantitative measures of visceral adiposity and early postoperative complications following complex abdominal wall reconstructions.
Joshua S Winder, MD, Alexander J Shope, BS, Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO, Eric M Pauli, MD. Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterIntroduction: Obesity is a risk factor for complications after hernia repair, but the contribution of visceral adiposity to perioperative hernia morbidity is unclear. Quantitative analysis of the visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio (VSFR)… Continue Reading
Quality control & credentialing guidelines in colonoscopy: Is the endoscopist success rate of caecal intubation the only factor?
Ahmed Hammad, Milda Jancauskaite, Haitham Aboudeep, Arjit Mukherjee. Hairmyres Hospital NHS Lanarkshire Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the colonoscopy results of a single Joint Advisory Group (JAG) UK accredited endoscopist and analysis of causes of failure of completion. Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospective annual colonoscopy data of a designated accredited… Continue Reading
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