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Teleoperated Magnetic Endoscopy: A Case Study and Perspective

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This perspective highlights the recent research efforts in robotic magnetic platforms for telesurgery and their translation to clinical settings for endoscopic procedures. To demonstrate this approach, this work also introduces an in vivo gastroscopy performed in a porcine model, during which an operator in Zurich, Switzerland, successfully controls a ...
Alexandre Mesot, Michelle Mattille, Quentin Boehler, Nina Schmid, Sean Lyttle, Florian Heemeyer, Shannon Melissa Chan, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Bradley James Nelson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partial Cholecystectomy: Indications and Outcomes

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, 2013
Objective: To analyse the indications, frequency and outcomes of open partial cholecystectomy in comparison with complete cholecystectomy during surgery. Material & Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was performed at the Department of Surgery,
Abdul Ghani, Waqar Ahmad, F.U. Baqai
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Conversion rate of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy

Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, 2009
Purpose: to audit the conversion rate and identify the conversion reasons necessitating Yemeni laparoscopists to convert laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open procedure.
Saeed Hadi Al-Bahlooli, Ahmed Al-Malahi, Nagi Homesh Ghallab, Abdulelah Shuga'a Al-Dain, Ali A. Al Sabahi   +4 more
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Assessment of the learning curve in health technologies: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2000
Objective: We reviewed and appraised the methods by which the issue of the learning curve has been addressed during health technology assessment in the past.
Garthwaite, Paul H., Grant, Adrian M., Monk, Andrew F., Ramsay, Craig R., Russell, Ian T., Wallace, Sheila A.   +5 more
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Risk Factors for Open Conversion in Minimally Invasive Cholecystectomy

JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2017
Background and Objectives: Open conversion (OC) occurs in 5 to 10% of laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LCs) and results in suboptimal outcomes. Herein, we report our experience with OC in cholecystectomy performed with the minimally invasive (MIS ...
A. Gangemi, Richard Danilkowicz, F. Bianco, M. Masrur, P. Giulianotti   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

3D printing variation: Teaching and assessing hepatobiliary variants in human anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Textbook anatomy depiction of the hepatobiliary tree is present in 55%–62% of the population. Misidentification of hepatobiliary variants can lead to bile duct injuries in cholecystectomies. A better understanding of variants has been cited as a key area for improvement in anatomy education.
Christian Myles, Laura Gorman, James F. X. Jones   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy [PDF]

, 2017
In September 2014, 7 sperm whales stranded along the Adriatic Italian coastlines. Postmortem investigations on 3 dead females dead and in 1 fetus harbored by the largest one revealed molecular and immunoistochemical evidences of dolphin morbillivirus ...
Cardeti, Giusy, Casalone, Cristina, CENTELLEGHE, CINZIA, Cersini, Antonella, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Fichi, Gianluca, Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda Di, MAZZARIOL, SANDRO, Mignone, Walter, Petrella, Antonio, Provvido, Andrea Di, Renzo, Ludovica Di   +11 more
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A Comparative Study of Laparoscopic vs. Open Cholecystectomy in a Suburban Teaching Hospital

, 2015
Background: Gallstones are common in Indian population and its treatment has shown a decisive shift from open to minimally invasive route. There is no doubt that laparoscopy require longer and steeper learning curve and incur higher cost, especially in ...
Tanweer Karim, Abhin, an Kadyal
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The study of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its conversion to open cholecystectomy: analysis of 100 cases in Navi Mumbai, India [PDF]

, 2017
Background:  Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has now become a better option instead of open cholecystectomy for the treatment of cholelithiasis that is it has become a gold standard for cholelithiasis condition.
Ansari, Sharique, Ghosalkar, Mithilesh, Jain, Rishabh, Khan, Naseem, Narwade, Nandkishor, Shaikh, Tanveer, Sharma, Yashashvi   +6 more
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Introducing Novel Surgical Clinical Correlations Into an Undergraduate Medical Anatomy Course

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anatomy education is a hallmark of many preclinical medical school curricula, but students are often unable to identify the clinical relevance of anatomy and its applications. Vertical curricula that integrate clinical concepts into the preclinical basic science years and vice versa have been shown to benefit student learning and increase ...
Liam McLoughlin, Theofano Zoumpou, George P. Holan, Bao‐Ngoc Nasri, Daniel B. Jones, Jeremy J. Grachan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source