Need Help with Port-placement in Robot-Assisted Surgery: A Survey Study
Jinling Wang, PhD, Katherine S Lin, MD, Keith A Watson, MD, Michael L Galloway, DO, Minia Hellan, MD, Caroline G.L. Cao, PhD. Wright State UniversityIntroduction: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery has been widely adopted and the number of procedures done with the da Vinci® Surgical System is growing rapidly. Although the advantages of robot-assisted surgery over traditional… Continue Reading
Nationwide Trends in Robotic General Surgery
John N Afthinos, MD, Roman Grinberg, MD, Karen E Gibbs, MD. Staten Island University HospitalIntroduction: Robotic assisted general surgery is gaining significant popularity among clinicians and patients. There have been multiple single-surgeon and single-institution studies demonstrating its safety and efficacy as a minimally invasive option. We sought to evaluate trends in robotic assisted general surgery… Continue Reading
Nano composite Based 3D printing of Magnetically Controlled Scaffolds for Cancer Therapy
Agila Shanmugam, Poornima Jayamani. Sri Ramakrishna Engineering CollegeScaffolds are salient materials used in tissue engineering. Nanocomposite scaffolds act as potential drug carriers in the treatment of a variety of cancer. 3D printing allows scaffolds to be contrived with custom design thus eliminating the risks of suitable pore size for bioactivity and custom designing. This paper… Continue Reading
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Postoperative Complications and Risk Model Establishment of Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Single Center Cohort Report
Shougen Cao, Hao Wang, Yanbing Zhou. Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao UniversityObjective: To evaluate the risk factors of postoperative complications and establish logistic regression model in a real life cohort of patients with gastric cancer following gastrectomy. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data on 2795 gastric cancer patients underwent surgical procedure at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao… Continue Reading
Multimodal approach to early esophageal cancer
Juan M Riganti, Md, Franco F Ciotola, Md, Mauricio G Ramirez, Md, Cecilia Zubieta, Md, Adolfo Badaloni, Md, Fabio Nachman, Md, Alejandro Nieponice, Md, PhD. Esophageal Institute, Favaloro University HospitalIntroduction: Early detection of esophageal cancer is increasing within surveillance programs. Novel endoscopic therapies, such as endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), submucosal dissection (ESD) or radiofrequency ablation… Continue Reading
Multi-modal pain management in a clinical quality improvement program for laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair
Bruce Ramshaw1, Jonathan Dean2, Andrew Gamenthaler2, Michael Fabian2. 1University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2Halifax HealthBackground: Patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair can have significant post-operative pain and discomfort from both somatic pain due to mesh fixation and visceral pain due to CO2. In an attempt to improve outcomes, a Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) project was begun… Continue Reading
Multi-center analysis of robotic inguinal hernia outcomes across New York State
Monica Cramer, Jie Yang, PhD, Maria Altieri, MD, Aurora Pryor, Yaqi Xue, Mark Talamini, Dana A Telem, MD. Stony Brook MedicineBackground: Utilization of robotics for inguinal hernia repair is steadily increasing. A major criticism surrounding this technology centers on its adoption outpacing supportive data. Additionally, a uniform benchmark of proficiency is not established with volume… Continue Reading
Multi-center analysis of operative safety of surgery in patients with ALS: The diaphragm pacing experience
Raymond Onders, MD1, Arthur Carlin2, Brian Dunkin3, Gregg Jossart4, Michael Marohn5, Fabrice Menegaux6, John Morton7, C Daniel Smith8. 1University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2Henry Ford health System, 3Methodist Hospital, 4California Pacific Medical Center, 5John Hopkins, 6Pitie Hospital, 7Stanford School of Medicine, 8Mayo Clinic INTRODUCTION: With the growing prevalence of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) there… Continue Reading
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mPOWEr: the Mobile Post-Operative Wound Evaluator for Enhanced Post-discharge Surgical Care
Brian Do, Ross Lordon, Mark Stewart, Justin McReynolds, Julie Cooper, Kristen Helps, Kailey Sparks, JoAnne Whitney, RN, PhD, William Lober, MD, MS, Heather L Evans, MD, MS. University of WashingtonObjective of the technology or device: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a major source of preventable morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures. The top contributor to overall… Continue Reading
Mortality After Esophagectomy Is Heavily Impacted by Center Volume
Hans F Fuchs, MD1, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD1, Ryan C Broderick, MD1, David C Chang, PhD2, Bryan J Sandler, MD1, Garth R Jacobsen, MD1, Michael Bouvet3, Santiago Horgan, MD1. 1Center for the Future of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 2Department of Surgery, Codman Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical… Continue Reading
Morgagni Larrey diaphragmatic hernia, emergency laparoscopic approach for obstruction
Santiago Valderrabano, MD, AEC, FACS, Maria Heras Garceau, MD, AEC, Lidia Cristobal, MD, AEC, Daniel Pastor, MD, AEC, Jose Torres, MD, Miguel A Granado, MD, AEC, Juan Antonio Gonzalez, MD, AEC, PHD. Universitary Hosp La PazCase 92 yo female, antiaggregated history of coughing, regurgitation and repetitive pneumonia. Emergency room with a 3day history of abdominal… Continue Reading
Monopolar Instruments Transfer Stray Energy During Robotic Surgery
Douglas M Overbey, MD2, Edward L Jones, MD, MS1, Douglas Hirth, MD2, Teresa S Jones, MD, MS1, Thomas N Robinson, MD, MS1. 2University of Colorado, Department of Surgery, 1Denver Veteran's Affairs Hospital, Department of SurgeryIntroduction: Stray energy transfer from monopolar instruments during laparoscopy can be potentially catastrophic. Robotic surgery is increasing in popularity however the… Continue Reading
Modified Uterine Transplant Procedure in the Sheep Model Combining 3D Laparoscopy and Microsurgery
Francisco M Sanchez Margallo, PhD1, B. Moreno, PhD1, M.c. Calles, PhD1, E. Abellan1, J. Mijares1, J.a. Dominguez, MD2, V. Garcia, PhD3, I.s. Alvarez, PhD3. 1Minimally Invasive Surgery Center Jesus Uson, 2Instituto Extremeño de Reproducción Asistida, 3University of Extremadura. School of MedicineIntroduction: Uterine infertility factors include congenital and acquired pathologies. Recently, the uterine transplant has become… Continue Reading
Modified lasso technique for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
Hiroshi Kurahara, Kosei Maemura, Yuko Mataki, Masahiko Sakoda, Satoshi Iino, Yota Kawasaki, Koji Minami, Shinichi Ueno, Hiroyuki Shinchi, Shoji Natsugoe. Kagoshima UniversityINTRODUCTION: Distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a standard procedure for the treatment of malignant, premalignant, and certain benign lesions arising from the pancreatic body and tail. Laparoscopic DP has become popular in the past several… Continue Reading
Modern Surgery Meets an Old Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Omar Bellorin, MD, Ariel Shuchleib, MD, Eric Zimmerman, MD, Litong Du, MD, FACS, Talat Addasi, MD, FACS. New York Presbyterian Queens We present a case of laparoscopic treatment of peptic ulcer disease. The patient had history of peptic ulcer disease refractory to medical treatment with pyloric stenosis that required multiple endoscopic dilatations. She also had… Continue Reading
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