March 7 – 10, 2012
San Diego Convention Center
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“laparoscopic Colonic Resections With Intracorporeal Anastomosis and Transvaginal Specimen Extraction: a Pilot Study”
Francesco Stipa, MD PhD FACS, Valentina Giaccaglia, MD, Alessio Pigazzi, MD PhD FACS, Ettore Santini, MD, Antonio Burza, MD. Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgical Unit, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy Purpose. Current techniques of laparoscopic colectomy require an abdominal incision for specimen extraction, which may lessen the advantages of laparoscopic surgery. Intracorporeal anastomosis may… Continue Reading
Reality vs. Virtual Reality – A Comparison of Colonoscopy Simulators
James Bittner, MD, Debra Tiemann, RN, Angelia Declue, Michael M Awad, MD PhD. Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine INTRODUCTIONIn this era of proficiency-based training and limited duty hours, the role of simulation in medical education is becoming increasingly important. However, virtual reality (VR) simulators are often out of reach for most… Continue Reading
Surgical Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (gist) of the Stomach. Comparison of Outcomes After Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery. the Most Recent NSQIP Acs Database
Omar Bellorin, MD, Mingwei Ni, MD, Frank Zheng, Turner James, MD, Du Litong, MD. New York Hospital Queens. Flushing. New York Introduction:Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric GIST is emerging in the West as a technique that may offer benefits for patients, although large-scale studies are lacking. The goal of this project is to assess the… Continue Reading