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Feasibility of Full thickness gastric resection using MASTER Endoscopic Robot and closure by Overstitch ?V a preclinical study
Philip W Chiu, MD, Sj Phee, Z Wang, Z Sun, Carmen C Poon, T Yamamoto, I Penny, Jyy Wong, James Lau, MD, Ky Ho, MD Department of Surgery,Institute of Digestive Disease,The Chinese University of Hong Kong;School of Mechanical ObjectiveGastric submucosal tumors are often treated by laparoscopic wedge resection. This study aimed to examine the feasibility… Continue Reading
Long-term Follow-up Shows No Difference in Port-site Hernia Incidence: Single Incision vs. Traditional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
William H Pasley, MD, Christopher K Senkowski, MD, FACS Memorial University Medical Center and Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this studyis to demonstrate that single incision laparoscopy cholecystectomy (SILC) does not have an increased incidence of long-term port-site hernia rate when compared to traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (TLC).While much has… Continue Reading
Weight Regain Does Not Impact Remission of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Brian Binetti, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD, Trace C Barrett, BSc, Paul Caseley, BSc, Michael Dolinger, BSc, MBA Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Long term weight regain is seen in… Continue Reading