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Human Stomach Tissue Properties as a Function of Time From Excision
Logan Rawlins, MD, Melissa Rawlins, MPA, PAC, Donovan Teel, MD Wright State University Introduction: As sleeve gastrectomy becomes a more common bariatric operation, continued research is focused on creating better stapling devices based on a growing understanding of human stomach properties. Human cadaver stomach utilized for research purposes is often stored for varied periods of… Continue Reading
Single-incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy; The Technical Refinements
Takeyuki Misawa, MD, PhD, Yuki Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Junichi Shimada, MD, Norimitsu Okui, MD, Hiroaki Kitamura, MD, Nobuhiro Tsutsui, MD, Hiroaki Shiba, MD, Yasuro Futagawa, MD, PhD, Shigeki Wakiyama, MD, Yuichi Ishida, MD, PhD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine Objective: To describe our technical refinements in performing single-incision… Continue Reading
Safety and effectiveness of the use of polypropylene mesh to reinforce the hiatus during laparoscopic fundoplication
Eduardo N Trindade, MD, Manoel R Trindade, MD, Vinicius von Diemen, MD, Ricardo F Francio Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) INTRODUCTION: We want to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the use of polypropylene mesh as a… Continue Reading