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The Enhanced Utility of Laparoscopy in Trauma
Srinivas H Reddy, MD, Melvin E Stone, MD, Jacquelyn Shaw, BS, Sheldon Teperman, MD, Harry M Delany, MD. Jacobi Medical Center - Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Background: The role of laparoscopy in trauma has long been a subject of debate. One of the earliest published reports of using this modality was for confirmation of… Continue Reading
Defining the Learning Curve: Early Experience of Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass from a Bariatric Centre of Excellence
Andrew Smith, Ahmad Elnahas, Timothy Jackson, Fayez Quereshy, Todd Penner, David Urbach, Allan Okrainec. Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. INTRODUCTION Obesity is a leading public health challenge. The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) has emerged as an effective and durable treatment option. There is a learning curve associated… Continue Reading
SPIDER Sleeve – Initial Experience
Patrick Noel, MD, Marius Nedelcu, MD. Casamance Private Hospital. INTRODUCTION : SPIDER (Single Port Instrument Delivery Extended Reach) surgical system is a revolutionary surgical platform that offers the triangulation during the surgical procedure eliminating the crossover of the instruments, one of the major limitations of the single access surgery. METHODS: The purpose of this study… Continue Reading