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Totally Laparoscopic Puestow Procedure
Rosara Milstein, MS, Jennifer Schwartz, MD, Andrei Manilchuk, MD, David B Renton, MD. The Ohio State University. Since the Laparoscopic Revolution began in the early 1990s, we have continued to perform more complicated procedures using a laparoscopic approach. For several years now, advanced pancreatic procedures have been approached laparoscopically with a great deal of success.… Continue Reading
A Robot-assisted Pylorus Preserving Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer: Is it better than laparoscopy-assisted surgery?
Young-Woo Kim, Hong Man Yoon, Daniel Reim, Ji Yeon Park, Bang Wool Eom, Keun Won Ryu. Gastric Cancer Branch, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center. Introduction: This study was to see whether a robot assisted pylorus preserving gastrectomy (RAPPG) could show benefit over laparoscopy assisted pylorus preserving gastrectomy (LAPPG) in terms of short term… Continue Reading
Preparing Residents for the FLS Skills Exam: A Competition Based Approach
Gregory S Peirce, General, Surgery, Resident, William V Rice, MD, Jason Hiles, MD. William Beaumont Army Medical Center. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this educational study was to assess the progress of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) skills among General Surgery residents when they participated in a competitive tournament. Our hypothesis was that this competition… Continue Reading