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Single Institution Review of Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Open Colorectal Procedures
Semeret T Munie, MD, Craig Reickert, MD, Surya Nalamati, MD, Ryan Kather, Rubinfeld Ilan, MD. Department of General Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. Introduction Laparoscopic colorectal surgery has become increasingly popular option owing to its advantages of faster post-operative recovery, decreased length of hospital stay and better post-operative pain management compared to open procedures.… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Gastrojejunostomy Construction Technique Correlates with Anastomotic Complications
Alex W Lois, BS, Matthew J Frelich, MS, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD, James R Wallace, MD, PhD, Jon C Gould, MD. Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin. INTRODUCTION: This study sought to evaluate two of the surgical techniques employed to create the gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses (LRYGB). The… Continue Reading
The Effect of Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair On Pulmonary Function Test
S Alnassar, J Kondra, J Clifion, R J Finley, S Kaaki. College of Medicine , King Saud University Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Objective: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine the impact of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair on the pulmonary function test (PFT). Methods:… Continue Reading