S D Schwaitzberg, MD, M L Kochman, MN Cambridge Health Alliance Nearly 1 million minimally invasive cholecystectomies are performed in the United States yearly. While a number of techniques are described to perform this procedure, they are rarely compared in a prospective and randomized fashion. NOSCAR, the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research […]
A. Chowriappa, S. Raza, A. Stegemann, K. Ahmed, Y. Shi, G. Wilding, J. Kaouk, J. Peabody, M. Menon, T. Kesavadas, K. Guru Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Guy’s Hospital London; Henry Ford Hospital; BackgroundEvaluation of technical skills is based on crucial surgical tenets that ultimately define a master surgeon. No scoring system exists to evaluate, validate […]
K. Ahmed, A. Chowriappa, R. Din, E. Field, S. Raza, A. Fazili, D. Samarasekera, J. Kaouk, L. Eichel, J. Joseph, A. Ghazi, J. Mohler, J. Peabody, D. Eun, Y. Shi, G. Wilding, T. Kesavadas, K. Guru Roswell Park Cancer Institute Guy’s Hospital London; Henry Ford Hospital AimTo develop and validate a novel augmented reality based […]
S. Raza, A. Chowriappa, A. Stegemann, K. Ahmed, Y. Shi, G. Wilding, J. Kaouk, J. Peabody, M. Menon, T. Kesavadas, K. Guru Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Guy’s Hospital London; Henry Ford Hospital Objective:We report construct validation of a structured curriculum for robot-assisted surgery- Fundamental Skills of Robotic Surgery (FSRS) Materials and Methods:Fundamental Skills of Robotic […]
Carlo Molino, MD, Antonio Braucci, MD, Antonello Niglio, MD, Salvatore Minelli, MD, Francesco La Rocca, MD, Manuela Sellini, MD, Guido De Sena, MD CARDARELLI HOSPITAL – NAPLES, ITALY OBJECTIVE Local advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (LAPC) is characterized by poor prognosis. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy both show limited success, mainly focusing on pain control. Nowadays, unfortunately the […]