Radu Pescarus, MD, Maria A Cassera, BS, Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Providence Cancer Center, Portland; The Oregon Clinic, Portland, Oregon. INTRODUCTION The impact of obesity on outcomes after antireflux surgery is controversial. It is recognized, however, that obesity increases the risk […]
Adrian Maghiar, Prof, PhD, MD, George Dejeu, MD, Teodor Maghiar, Prof, PhD, MD, Alin Suta, MD. Spitalul Pelican Oradea. Although it is known for years that laparoscopic approach to common bile stones is feasible, few centers with experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery approach this pathology. In our country common bile lithiasis is commonly treated by […]
Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Radu Pescarus, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Providence Portland Medical Center, The Oregon Clinic.. Introduction: Gastroparesis, a condition characterized by delayed gastric emptying, and a constellation of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, early satiety and bloating, is a debilitating condition. A variety […]
Giuseppe Spinoglio, MD, Fabio Priora, PhD, Alessandra Marano, MD, Giampaolo Formisano, MD, Andrea Pappalardo, MD, Francesca Pagliardi, MD. Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio Hospital, Alessandria, Italy. Introduction Indocyanine green (ICG) is a vital dye with the distinctive feature of being fluorescent if properly excited and it is therefore currently used […]
Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Silvana Perretta, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD. IRCAD, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University of Strasbourg, France. Introduction: although surgical repair of symptomatic hiatal hernia is well standardized, controversy still exists regarding the crural repair. Several studies have reported high rates of anatomical recurrence after primary suture repair, due to inevitable tension […]