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Outcomes of Elective Single-stage Laparoscopic Total and Partial Colectomies
Sherazuddin Qureshi, MD, MA, Brittany Potz, MD, MA, Meridith Chan, BA, Ashar Ata, MBBS, MPH, Brian T Valerian, MD, Edward C Lee, MD Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College INTRODUCTION – Our aim is to review our experience and determine any differences in outcomes between ileorectal anastomoses and ileocolic and colorectal anastomosis by comparing single-stage… Continue Reading
Postoperative ileus predictive factors after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Esteban Grzona, MD, F Carballo, MD, M Bun, MD, A Canelas, MD, M Laporte, MD, L Pereyra, MD, C Peczan, MD, N Rotholtz, MD Colorectal Surgery Division - Hospital Aleman de Buenos Aires. Argentina. Postoperative ileus predictive factors after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Background: Post-operative ileus (PI) is defined as a transitory disorder of gastrointestinal motility… Continue Reading
New Disposable Trans-Anal Access Platform: Longer Channel, Longer Reach
Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Alisa Coker, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Mark A Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan University of California, San Diego Objective of the technology or device: The Gelpoint Path Long Channel is a longer, disposable, trans-anal access platform facilitating endoluminal surgical access to the upper rectum and distal colon. The longer… Continue Reading