Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy(mivat):report On the Experience of the Last One Hundred Cases
Istvan Gal, MD PhD, Miklos Czobel, MD, Zoltan Szabo, PhD, Gyorgy Weber, MD PhD. Telki Private Hospital, Budapest-Telki, Hungary, Department of Surgery University Medical School of Szeged, Hungary, M.O.E.T. Institute San Francisco, CA, USA, Department of Surgical Research and Technique University Medical School of Pécs,Hungary Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy(MIVAT)was described in 1988.The technique was adopted… Continue Reading
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Weight Regain Following Bariatric Surgery – A Systematic Review of the Literature and Discussion of Causative Factors
Balpreet S Brar, MD, Arya M Sharma, MD FRCPC, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc FRCSC, Xinzhe Shi, Shahzeer Karmali, MD FRCSC. Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and Alberta Background: Obesity is a growing pandemic. Bariatric surgery is the most effective means of treating obese patients, improving obesity related co-morbid conditions and increasing overall life… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
What Are Outcomes Following Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures?
Walid M Hesham, MD, Peter W Marcello, MD, Patricia L Roberts, MD, Thomas E Read, MD, David J Schoetz, MD, Rocco Ricciardi, MD. Lahey Clinic What Are The Outcomes Of Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures? Introduction: Despite high volumes of ambulatory endoscopy procedures performed, acceptable measures of post endoscopy outcome are lacking. Our aim was to identify… Continue Reading
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Where Should Adolescents Undergo Bariatric Surgery?
Nicole A Kissane, MD, Rose Lovett, PA, Mark J Gorman, PhD, Renee Kalmbach, David Lawlor, MD, Paul Boepple, MD, Alison G Hoppin, MD, Janey S Pratt, MD. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital INTRODUCTION: Bariatric centers of excellence are providing care and weight loss surgery (WLS) for patients with severe obesity across the United States.… Continue Reading
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‘Working Against the Camera’ During Minimally Invasive Surgery: Extending the Use of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Platform During Surgical Simulation
Enrico Danzer, MD, Kristoffel Dumon, MD, Mayank Mittal, MD, Amy Cha, MD, Kenric Murayama, MD, Jon B Morris, MD, Noel N Williams, MD, Andrew Resnick, MD. Department of General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania BackgroundThe SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic surgery (FLS) is a validated program for the teaching and evaluation of the basic knowledge and skills… Continue Reading
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