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ENDOSCOPIC ANTERIOR FUNDOPLICATION WITH THE MEDIGUS SRS(tm) TRANSORAL SURGICAL STAPLER: A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
Johannes Zachaerl, Bonavina Luigi, Amol Babaye, Ralf Kiesslich, Sebastian Schoppmann, William Kessler, Don Selzer, Michael S Epstein, MD, Glen Lehman, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California San Diego. OBJECTIVE: Both long-term PPI use and surgical fundoplication have drawbacks as treatments for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study evaluated the clinical experiences of 69 patients… Continue Reading
Endoscopic versus Open Component Separation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Noah J Switzer, MD, Mark A Dykstra, MD, Stephanie Lim, BSc, Erica Lester, MD, Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Christopher De Gara, MB, MS, FRCSC, FACS, Xinzhe Shi, Daniel Birch, MD, FRCSC, Shahzeer Karmali, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of… Continue Reading
Learning efficacy between a 30 degree rigid scope and a flexible scope in newly educated medical personnel for laparoscopic colorectal procedure: a prospective, comparative study
Young-Jae Lee, MD, Seon-Hahn Kim, MD, PhD. Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Background: During laparoscopic surgery, the scope is often maneuvered by novice in operation. This study was designed to find out which of the two types of scopes (30° rigid scope and flexible… Continue Reading