Bilal Khan, MD, Nova Szoka, MD, Timothy Perez, MD University of New Mexico Objective of the technology During laparoscopic surgery the role of the assistant is vital to support the actions of the primary surgeon. Despite this critical role, neither the performance of the assistant individually nor the dynamics of the surgeon/assistant interaction has been […]
Nahmgun Oh, PhD, Sanghwa Ko, MD, Hongjae Jo, PhD, Hyunsung Kim, PhD Pusan National University Hospital Objectives: Laparosopic rectal surgery is demanding “scarless” surgery, such as single-incision surgery, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery or using the Pfannenstiel incision. Collinear alignment of the camera and instruments results in restricted visualization, inadequate dissection and mobilization for immature […]
Monica Farcas, MD, Elias J Wehbi, MD, Brian Carrillo, PhD, Walid Farhat, MD Department of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Department of Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON; CIGITI, Hospital for Sick Chidren, Toronto, ON, Canada OBJECTIVE: LESS has been increasingly utilized for a variety of surgical procedures. Compared to traditional laparoscopy, LESS […]
Mahmoud Abu Gazala, MD, Jack Wade, Rick Hier, PhD, Randal Millar, BSEE, Chuck Siewert, BSEE, Yoav Mintz, MD Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. Objective Surgical smoke and lens fogging are major hinderances to the safe and efficient course of laparoscopy. Surgeons must interrupt their work to clean lens fog or evacuate […]
Manoel Galvao Neto, MD, Natan Zundel, MD, Josemberg M Campos, MD, Alonso Alvarado, MD, Lyz B Silva, MD, Jorge Orillac, MD, Sohail Shaikh, MD, Eddie Gomez, MD, Erik Wilson, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD Gastro Obeso Center, SP, Brazil; Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil; Clinica Hospital San Fernando, Panama; Brigham […]