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LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2000
Laparoscopy 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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Laparoscopic surgery and corticoadrenalomas

Surgical Endoscopy, 2007
Nowadays, laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the "gold standard" procedure for the treatment of benign lesions. However, the situation is not so clearcut when the issue is laparoscopic excision of malignant adrenal tumors. We present our results of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for treating malignant tumors over the past decade.Between October 1995 and June ...
A. Mathieu, G. Sanders, E. Denève, J. Domergue, Bertrand Millat, David Nocca, V. Salsano, G. Figueira, Rajesh Aggarwal, P. R. Fabre, Pierre Blanc   +10 more
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LAPAROSCOPIC ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2000
In its 9-year history, laparoscopic esophageal surgery has become second only to gallbladder surgery in the frequency of minimally invasive procedures performed in routine surgical practice. Laparoscopic fundoplication has assumed a central role in the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux.
Jeffrey H. Peters, David J. Bowrey
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Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1992
The growth and scope of laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery are outstripping the ability of medical journals to print series and reports of experience, and much data remain anectodal and preliminary. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become established, although, unfortunately, peroperative cholangiography has not yet become normal practice, despite ...
R. F. McCloy, G. Whiteley, R. Nair
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Anaesthesia for laparoscopic surgery

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2016
Laparoscopic surgery has become increasingly common with reduced postoperative pain and faster recovery. Clinicians managing patients undergoing abdominal laparoscopic surgery should appreciate the physiological changes which mainly arise from patient positioning and the effects of pneumoperitoneum.
Mythili Mahendran, Nadeem Sabir, Chima Oti   +2 more
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Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis

2014
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands or stroma in sites other than the uterine cavity and is associated with pain and subfertility. Surgical interventions aim to remove visible areas of endometriosis and restore the anatomy.To assess the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of painful symptoms and ...
Ray Garry, Tal Z Jacobson, Cindy Farquhar, David H. Barlow, David L. Olive, James Duffy, Frederico José Silva Corrêa, Kirana Arambage   +7 more
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Laparoscopic Surgery for Pheochromocytoma

European Urology, 2004
To evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma.Between January 1998 and March 2002, 12 patients aged from 19 to 76 (average age 54 years) underwent 13 adrenalectomies (7 right and 6 left, 1 bilateral) using laparoscopic surgery. A specific anti-hypertensive preparation was begun prior to the operation.
Marcos F. H. Rocha, Rozbeh Faramarzi-Roques, Patrick Tauzin-Fin, Paulo R. Leitao de Vasconcelos, Philippe Ballanger, Vincent Vallee   +5 more
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OUTPATIENT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1998
Background: 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, S. Schumacher, D. Cole, G. Urbach, Demetrius E. M. Litwin   +4 more
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The myths of laparoscopic surgery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000
Laparoscopic surgery has been rapidly accepted without rigorous scientific study. New procedures and technologies have advanced rapidly, and most gynecologists have embraced these techniques. I believe that the new technology has given rise to the following myths: (1) that there are associated cost savings, (2) that new technology is always better than
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Simulation in Laparoscopic Surgery

Cirugía Española (English Edition), 2015
Nowadays surgical trainees are faced with a more reduced surgical practice, due to legal limitations and work hourly constraints. Also, currently surgeons are expected to dominate more complex techniques such as laparoscopy. Simulation emerges as a complementary learning tool in laparoscopic surgery, by training in a safe, controlled and standardized ...
Fernando Pimentel Muller, Felipe León Ferrufino, Fernando Crovari Eulufi, Erwin Buckel Schaffner, Jorge Martínez Castillo, Julián Varas Cohen, Camilo Boza Wilson, Nicolás Jarufe Cassis   +7 more
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