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The Globalization of Laparoscopic Surgery: Translating Laparoscopic Surgical Practice Into Resource-restricted Contexts
Ian Choy, BEng, MEd, MD, Simon Kitto, DipEd, PhD, Adu-Aryee Nii, MD, MHPE, Allan Okrainec, MD, MHPE Div. General Surgery, The Wilson Centre, Temerity/Chang Telesimulation Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network; University of Toronto; Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana; INTRODUCTIONThe adoption of laparoscopic surgery in Africa has been sporadic and minimal. While the… Continue Reading
The Use of the Handheld USB Microscope for High Resolution Anoscopy
Jacob Eisdorfer, DO, Suraj Alva, MD, Bertram T Chinn, MD, Theodore E Eisenstat, MD, Nitin Mishra, MD, Gregory C Oliver, Kirsten B Wilkins, MD, Joseph R Notaro, MD Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey Objective: High… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Component Separation Simulator Project
Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Gregory J Mancini, MD, Melissa S Phillips, MD, Judy A Roark University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of the abdominal wall to repair ventral hernias with loss of domain remains challenging. The traditional technique of component separation by creating wide skin flaps has become an acceptable method, but… Continue Reading