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Development and validation of a video-assisted liver biopsy technique using a minimally-invasive device

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Percutaneous liver biopsy is the gold standard technique for establishing the cause of cirrhosis and liver disease activity assessment. However, some cases of steatohepatitis or other chronic liver diseases show a high number of false negative
Alexandra Mano Almeida, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Paulo Goberlânio de Barros Silva, Luís Pires de Melo Filho, Gleydson César de Oliveira Borges   +5 more
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The effectiveness of high-level disinfection compared to sterilization in controlling infections associated with the reprocessing of laparoscopes and arthroscopes: a systemic review

, 2021
Introducción: Se reconoce en la literatura que los dispositivos críticos se deben esterilizar; sin embargo, en la guía del Centro para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recomiendan como alternativa para los laparoscopios y artroscopios, en ...
Rodríguez Bonilla, Sandra Patricia, Hincapié Soto, Gina Lorena   +1 more
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LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY

Urologic Clinics of North America, 1996
Thirteen patients underwent laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty at our institution. The operative time ranged from 4 to 8 (mean 5.4) hours with minimal blood loss. Two patients developed transient edema necessitating temporary drainage. The mean requirement for morphine postoperatively was 32 mg.
R N, Chen, R G, Moore, L R, Kavoussi
openaire   +2 more sources

Impact of non-muscle cutting periumbilical transverse incision on the risk of incisional hernia as compared to midline incision during laparoscopic colon cancer surgery: a study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background Minimally invasive surgery has become popular as a surgical approach for colorectal cancer because it has fewer complications related to the abdominal incision and perioperative complications.
Soo Yeun Park, Gi Won Ha, Soo Young Lee, Chang Hyun Kim, Gyung Mo Son   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Current Problems in Surgery, 1991
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a newly developed technique for removing the gallbladder. Its future is very promising and this operation will probably become the preferred method of cholecystectomy for most patients. However, the limitations of laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be realized and great care must be taken to avoid technical ...
D C, Brooks, J M, Becker, D L, Carr-Locke   +2 more
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Unrotating images in laparoscopy with an application for 30° laparoscopes

, 2008
In laparoscopic surgery, 30 degree laparoscopes are used to improve the viewing range by rotating the scope, effectively changing the viewing direction. In this case, the camera has to be kept fixed so that the captured video does not rotate as well.
Van Gool, Luc, Koninckx, Thomas, Moll, Markus, Koninckx PR, Philippe   +3 more
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Hand-eye calibration for rigid laparoscopes using an invariant point [PDF]

, 2016
PURPOSE: Laparoscopic liver resection has significant advantages over open surgery due to less patient trauma and faster recovery times, yet it can be difficult due to the restricted field of view and lack of haptic feedback.
Ourselin, S, Hawkes, D, Davidson, B, Gurusamy, K, Thompson, S, Stoyanov, D, Schneider, C, Clarkson, MJ   +7 more
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10-mm versus 5-mm umbilical port in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A comparative study in a medical college in Eastern India

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) the most common laparoscopic surgery performed worldwide. The surgical technique of LC has undergone many modifications; in respect to reduction of port sizes or number of ports.
Subhadip Sarkar , Biswarup Bose , Banyeswar Pal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

WEISS Laparoscope Calibration Study Dataset

, 2023
Laparoscope calibration data used in paper 'Evaluation of a calibration rig for stereo laparoscopes'. The dataset comprises 60 separate data collections, using a Viking 3D laparoscope and NDI optical tracker, where each one contains 10 stereo image ...
Brian Davidson (6782213), Joao Ramalhinho (6767288), Kurinchi Gurusamy (6766991), Thomas Dowrick (6777119), Matt Clarkson (6771092)   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Automatic Field of View Control of Laparoscopes with Soft RCM Constraints

, 2018
Yiang Lu, Zerui Wang, Yun-Hui Liu
exaly   +2 more sources