A significant synergistic interaction between operator and assistant certification was associated with a lower risk of local recurrence after laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery. Patients treated by both ESSQS‐qualified operators and assistants had the lowest risk of local recurrence, whereas a single qualification alone was not associated with a ...
Yusuke Sakimura +114 more
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Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Walled-Off Necrosis With Complex Quadruple Fistulas Among the Necrotic Cavity, Stomach, Duodenum, and Common Bile Duct. [PDF]
Shibata S +9 more
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Current Status and Future Perspectives of Robotic Surgery for Esophagogastric Cancer in Asia
ABSTRACT Robotic‐assisted surgery (RAS) has moved from an experimental adjunct to an increasingly established component of gastrointestinal (GI) oncological practice in parts of Asia, a region that carries a disproportionately high burden of gastric and esophageal cancer. Asian surgeons have been among the earliest and most prolific contributors to the
Jia Jun Ang, Jimmy Bok Yan So
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Endoscopic and Histological Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Chang KT, Chang HM, Chang AI, Chang M.
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AI‐generated anatomical highlighting improved surgeons' recognition of actual ureteral injuries during laparoscopic colorectal surgery, including recognition within predefined injury time‐code windows. No significant overall improvement was observed for pancreatic injury, and incorrect adverse‐event judgments did not increase in no‐injury videos. These
Shunjin Ryu +9 more
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Left-sided 3D totally endoscopic mitral valve repair guided by left atrial appendage orientation in situs inversus totalis with mirror-image dextrocardia: a case report. [PDF]
Wang Q +18 more
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This multicenter prospective study provides the first Japanese evidence that circumferential resection margin positivity after minimally invasive surgery is associated with poorer long‐term outcomes in locally advanced rectal cancer. As the cohort predominantly included patients treated with upfront surgery, these findings provide important evidence to
Atsushi Hamabe +19 more
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Endoscopic Retrofibular Groove Deepening and Resection of a Low-Lying Muscle of the Peroneus Brevis for the Management of Intrasheath Subluxation of Peroneal Tendons Associated With a Low-Lying Peroneus Brevis Muscle. [PDF]
Pan X +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Frailty predicts outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery, but postoperative changes remain unclear. We previously reported improvement in FRAIL Scale‐based frail/pre‐frail status 1 year after curative minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Hajime Ushigome +9 more
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Self-expandable metal stents versus endoscopic balloon dilatation for the treatment of strictures in Crohn's disease: a retrospective long-term follow-up of the ProtDilat study, an open label, multicenter, randomized trial. [PDF]
Loras C +24 more
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