Patricia L Eichhorn, MD, T. Paul Singh, MD, Brian Binetti, MD. Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center IntroductionIncisional hernia (IH) after laparoscopic surgery has always been a significant issue. As laparoscopic surgery has migrated to single incision/port (SIS), these concerns have become more prominent. Limited data regarding the outcomes from SIS have limited its […]
Nicolas N Buchs, MD, Francois Pugin, MD, Franceso Volonte, MD, Pascal Bucher, MD, Eduardo Schiffer, MD, Philippe Morel, MD PhD. Clinic for Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland Introduction: Fluorescent imaging with Indocyanin green (ICG) might be a non-ionizing alternative […]
Catherine E Beck, MD, Jeffrey L Eakin, MD, Rebecca Detorre, David E Renton, MD. The Ohio State University Medical Center Introduction: Recent technological advances in single-incision platforms has allowed many General Surgeons to add single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomies (SILC) to their armamentarium. Nonetheless, typically, adopting new surgical technologies comes at a cost both in and […]
Henry R Govekar, MD, Thomas N Robinson, MD FACS, Guillaume Girard, MS, Greg V Stiegmann, MD FACS, Paul D Varosy, MD. University of Colorado School of Medicine Introduction: Recommended use of monopolar “bovie” energy in patients with pacemakers is based on expert opinion and small case series. Current guidelines recommend to use low monopolar […]
Ian Choy, BEng MD MEd, Andras Fesco, BSc MD, Josephine Kwong, BScH MPA, Timothy Jackson, MD MPH, Allan Okrainec, MD MHPE. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Temerty/Chang Telesimulation Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Telesimulation and telementoring have emerged as important tools in improving access to advanced surgical techniques amongst surgeons globally. […]