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Assessment of Cognitive Load during Laparoscopic Skill Performance with Functional Near-Infared Spectroscopy
Elizabeth Gleeson, MD, MPH, Hasan Ayaz, PhD, Lucian Panait, MD, Andres Castellanos, MD, Catalin Copaescu, MD, PhD, Victor Tomulescu, MD, PhD. Drexel University College of Medicine, Dept of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, Ponderas Hospital, Dept of Surgery, Bucharest, Romania, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania. 1. Introduction Although assessment… Continue Reading
An Initial Experience with and Safety of a Novel Approach to Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
George H Pfaltzgraff, MD, FACS. Ellsworth Municipal Hospital. Introduction The hypothesis that there could be a minimally invasive, safe operation with few side effects, and few failed hiatal hernia repairs led to the use of a combination of laparoscopic anterior hiatal hernioplasty with the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication. This was evaluated in a single center,… Continue Reading
The Use of an Endoscopic Fluorescence Imaging System to Assist in Liver Resections
Chet W Hammill, MD, MCR, FACS, Cory Johnston, MD, Kevin Reavis, MD, FACS, Paul D Hansen, MD, FACS. The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR. Objective: Evaluate the use of indocyanine green and fluorescence imaging to identify the liver segmental anatomy and bile leaks during laparoscopic liver resections. Description of the technology and methods of use: Indocyanine… Continue Reading
