April 22 – 25, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona
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Partially Covered Esophageal Stents Cause Bowel Injury When Used to Treat Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Wei Wei, MD, Archana Ramaswamy, MD, Roger De La Torre, MD, Brent W Miedema, MD. Division of General Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia INTRODUCTION The hypothesis was that a stent that is mainly silicone covered but has a portion uncovered may allow tissue ingrowth and decrease the migration rate seen with fully covered stents and… Continue Reading
Gasless Transaxillary Robotic vs Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: Exploring the Frontiers of Scarless Thyroidectomy Through a Preliminary Comparison Study
Andreas Kiriakopoulos, MD, Dimitrios Linos, MD. Department of Surgery, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece Aim: Robotic – assisted thyroidectomy has been inadvertently associated with lengthy operative times mainly due to fussy robot preparation and docking maneuvers. We propose a purely endoscopic approach using a novel platform comparing its results with the former approach Patients and… Continue Reading
Simple Technique of Less
Introduction : Laparoscopy is now established as a surgical treatment of choice for many abdominal problems. Laparo Endoscopic Single Site Surgery (LESS) has emerged as a novel laparoscopic surgical technique. Ports for LESS are under development. We have developed a simple technique of performing LESS.Methods and Procedures : A curvilinear sub-umbilical incision was made. An… Continue Reading