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Laparoscopic repair of an omphaloenteric remnant in an adult male
Hugo Bonatti, MD, Aboubakr Khairat, MD, Stephen Kavic, MD. University of Maryland. Background: The persistent omphaloenteric remnant is a rare condition, which is most commonly diagnosed at child hood. Symptoms usually occur at an early age and may include chronic abdominal wall infections, abdominal pain and small bowel obstruction. It is rarely seen in adults… Continue Reading
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: A Training Pathway
Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Patricia Sylla, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Alberto S Gallo, MD, Martin A Berducci, MD, Alisa M Coker, MD, Moneer Almadani, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California, San Diego. The majority of surgically treated rectal cancer via a… Continue Reading
Comparison of the long-term health-related quality of life between peroral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia
Mingtian Wei, MD, Hang Yi, MD, Zongguan Zhou, MD, Bing Hu, MD, Ziqiang Wang, MD. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), as a novel less invasive technique, has been proved effective and safe in the treatment of achalasia, when compared to standard laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM). The… Continue Reading