Ke Chen, MS, Weiwei Jin, MS, Yiping Mou, MD, FACS. Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. INTRODUCTION: To evaluate short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) for gastric cancer. METHODS : There were 85 patients who underwent LAG were individually matched to 85 patients who underwent […]
Billy Y Lan, Eren Taskin, MD, Erol Aksoy, MD, Onur Birsun, MD, Jaime Mitchell, MD, Allan Siperstein, Eren Berber, MD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Background: The optimal management of patients requiring bilateral adrenalectomy in regards to the surgical technique and timing of surgery has not been clearly defined. The aim of this study is to analyze […]
Yuchen Zhou, MS, Ke Chen, MS, Yiping Mou, MD, FACS. Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic resection for gastric stromal tumors with systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The literature database before September, 2013 was extensively searched […]
Erin Moran-Atkin, MD, Ransom Wyse, MPH, CPH, Grace Chen, MD, Bethany Sacks, MD, Hien Nguyen, MD, Anne Lidor, MD, Thomas Magnuson, MD, Michael Schweitzer, MD, Kimberley Steele, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The ACGME has required that a simulation and skills lab be incorporated into surgical residency training curricula. The benefit of practicing […]
Kartik Gohil, MD, Maria Altieri, MD, Gerald Gracia, MD, Dana Telem, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook University Medical Center/State University of New York. 62 year old female presented with history of complicated anti-reflux surgery and substantial weight loss. On initial workup she was identified to have delayed gastric emptying. She remain symptomatic after laparoscopic […]