OBJECTIVE: Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is an emerging new technique for treatment of achalasia. Here we describe the results of our early clinical experience with POEM. DESCRIPTION: Five patients (3 female, 2 male; age 30-73, mean 53) with manometry proven achalasia were enrolled in our IRB approved study and underwent POEM between June and October […]
OBJECTIVEThe cultural desire to avoid cervical incisions has motivated surgeons to develop alternative approaches to thyroid surgery. The most common technique employs an axillary incision and subcutaneous tunneling for resection of the thyroid. This access is more challenging in the obese patient, limiting the patients who are candidates for minimally invasive thyroid surgery. Further, traditional […]
Objective: Surgeons currently rely on visual cues to compensate for the lack of haptic information during robotic minimally invasive surgery (RMIS). We have developed VerroTouch, an RMIS accessory that provides surgeons with realistic audio and haptic feedback of instrument vibrations. This system has been implemented in both a box-trainer and a live porcine model. The […]
Background: The modern Meshes for intraperitoneal Ventral hernia repair create a barrier for bowel adhesion beside of capability of incorporation into the abdominal wall. Groin meshes become less irritating by reducing mesh weight and having bigger porosity. In spite of meshes progression and guidelines for the recommended surgical techniques the adaptation of Lap Hernias repair […]
Objective of the technology or device – EST of LES is an effective treatment for GERD (Am J Gastro 2011; 106: S6). Chronic LES-EST improves LES pressure, reduces esophageal acid exposure and improves symptoms in GERD patients. Our objective was to see if LES-EST can control GERD in a patient treated with Heller myotomy who […]