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New England Journal of Medicine, 1994
Over the past five years, a revolution has taken place in general surgery requiring the retraining of tens of thousands of surgeons and the retooling of their operating rooms. This startling change has come about because of the rapid acceptance of laparoscopic techniques for therapeutic intervention, particularly removal of the gallbladder.
N J, Soper, L M, Brunt, K, Kerbl
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Over the past five years, a revolution has taken place in general surgery requiring the retraining of tens of thousands of surgeons and the retooling of their operating rooms. This startling change has come about because of the rapid acceptance of laparoscopic techniques for therapeutic intervention, particularly removal of the gallbladder.
N J, Soper, L M, Brunt, K, Kerbl
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Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 1997Laparoscopic surgery has been readily adapted to the management of patients with colorectal disease without any large-scale randomized clinical studies to support its use, particularly in patients with colorectal cancer. This overview analyses the currently available data and highlights the areas where caution is merited and optimism encouraged.
P J, Guillou, P M, Murchan
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LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2000Laparoscopy has meant profound changes for the field of bariatric surgery. Bariatric operations, which are technically difficult because of the patient population, were not performed laparoscopically until the last 5 years of the 20th century. The years 1998 to 2003, herein defined as the Bariatric Revolution, saw profound changes in the way bariartric
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OUTPATIENT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1998Background: Outpatient laparoscopic surgery has been adopted by number of centres but an assessment of the patients' view of postoperative symptoms and satisfaction has not been reported. This study was undertaken to prospectively assess protocol for outpatient laparoscopic surgery established with the aims of minimizing postoperative symptoms and ...
P C, Willsher +4 more
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Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
The American Journal of Surgery, 1999Potential applications for laparoscopic surgery in pancreatic disease include (1) staging of pancreatic malignancies; (2) palliation of pancreatic malignancies; (3) pancreatic resections for benign and malignant disease; and (4) pancreatic drainage procedures.A review of the literature is presented.
A, Park +3 more
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Surgical Endoscopy, 1995
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) was performed in 6 patients (4 right and 2 left). A transperitoneal approach in a lateral position was used. Pheochromocytoma was present in two patients and Conn's syndrome, with a solitary functioning adenoma, was the diagnosis in four.
M E, Stoker, N, Patwardhan, B S, Maini
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Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) was performed in 6 patients (4 right and 2 left). A transperitoneal approach in a lateral position was used. Pheochromocytoma was present in two patients and Conn's syndrome, with a solitary functioning adenoma, was the diagnosis in four.
M E, Stoker, N, Patwardhan, B S, Maini
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Paediatric laparoscopic surgery
Current Opinion in Urology, 2003Laparoscopic procedures in paediatric urology are gaining popularity, with an increasing number of centres performing advanced surgery. Indications have expanded from diagnostic to ablative surgery and more recently to reconstructive procedures.
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Archives of Surgery, 1992
Laparoscopic surgery, particularly in cholecystectomy, has made a difference. Perhaps even a big difference. It is heartening to see the patient wake up hungry after operation, get up and walk about in apparent ease, and go home and then back to work in short order. The differences between what was and what is real are easily observed.
N, Basso +3 more
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Laparoscopic surgery, particularly in cholecystectomy, has made a difference. Perhaps even a big difference. It is heartening to see the patient wake up hungry after operation, get up and walk about in apparent ease, and go home and then back to work in short order. The differences between what was and what is real are easily observed.
N, Basso +3 more
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Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2005In the past, in the pancreas, a minimally invasive technique was only used for diagnostic laparoscopy in evaluating periampullary malignancy. Recent advances in operative techniques and instrumentation have empowered surgeons to perform virtually all procedures in the pancreas, including the Whipple procedure.
Toshiyuki, Mori +3 more
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Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
BMJ, 2011#### Summary points The uptake of laparoscopic colorectal surgery is increasing annually. Colon resection using this approach was first reported in 1991, but hospital episode statistics (HES) data show that 22% of colon resections in the United Kingdom in were performed in this manner by 2008-9.1 2 The laparoscopic approach minimises surgical trauma ...
Oliver M, Jones +2 more
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