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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Background There is still no consensus regarding the role of laparoscopy in trauma cases. The purpose of this paper is to assess the value of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy for patients with blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma by performing a ...
Jianjun Wang +11 more
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The Development of Laparoscopy—A Historical Overview
Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 The advent of laparoscopy marked a fundamental change in the evolution of medicine. The procedure progressed consistently after the first time it was performed in a human being nearly a hundred years ago.
I. Alkatout +8 more
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The Improvement of Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Obtained by Gynecologists after Ten Years of Clinical Training Can Reduce Peritoneal Adhesion Formation during Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2017 Objective. To evaluate if improvement of laparoscopic skills can reduce postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation in a clinical setting. Study Design. We retrospectively evaluated 25 women who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy from January 1993 to June
Mais, Valerio +2 more
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Feasibility of transthoracic esophagectomy with a next-generation surgical robot
Scientific Reports, 2022 Robot-assisted minimal access surgery (MAS), compared with conventional MAS, has shown a number of benefits across several therapeutic indications but its use for transthoracic esophagectomy (TTE) requires further evaluation. Here, we report the first-in-
Shailesh Puntambekar +4 more
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A New Method of Repairing Giant Omphaloceles with Bilateral Mesh Grafts Lateral to the Rectus Abdominis Muscles [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2013 Introduction In spite of the advances in prenatal and neonatal medicine, giant omphalocele (GO) has remained as a challenge for pediatric surgeons.
Hamidreza Foroutan +3 more
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Jain point laparoscopic entry in contraindications of Palmers point
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundThis study was conducted to assess the efficacy of the Jain point to overcome the contraindications of Palmer's point. The Jain point lies on the left side of the abdomen at the L4 level, 10–13 cm lateral to the umbilicus. Due to its anatomical
Nutan Jain +3 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundThyroid hormone withdrawal (THW) in postoperative thyroid cancer patients who need always accompanied by complications (e.g., dyslipidemia and constipation).
Baiqiang Lin +17 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2023 The Fontan procedure is a palliative operation for patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease. In this case-report, we present the case of a 36-years-old man, with Fontan physiology and ureteropelvic junction obstruction, undergoing ...
Theodoros Spinos +5 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2022 Background and Aims. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in severely obese individuals undergoing bariatric surgery. Assessing the prevalence and severity of NAFLD seems crucial since it may affect the prevention or development of more ...
Ladan Aghakhani +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 Background and AimsOral xerostomia remains one of the most common complications of differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients (DTC) after radioiodine therapy (RAI). Environmental factors in the etiology of xerostomia are largely unknown.
Baiqiang Lin +22 more
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