David Earle, MD, FACS, Brian Jacob, MD, Karl LeBlanc, MD. Baystate Medical Center. Objective of the technology: Despite advantages of the laparoscopic approach to ventral hernia repair, the majority of ventral hernias are repaired in an open fashion. This is partly due to technical difficulties of adequate mesh fixation. Additionally, there is still debate over […]
Daniel A Hashimoto, MD, MS, Roy Phitayakorn, MD, MHPE, Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD, Ozanan Meireles, MD. Massachusetts General Hospital. Telementoring utilizes a two-way audio-video feed to allow for intraoperative consultation without the physical presence of a consultant. Prior studies have demonstrated the efficacy of telementoring; however, much of the work in telementoring has been conducted […]
Antonello Forgione, MD, Ivo Broeders, MD, Amir Szold, MD. Assia Medical Group, Tel Aviv, Israel, AIMS Academy, Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy, and MEander Medical Center, Amersfoort, Netherlands. Objectives: Camera manipulation in laparoscopic surgery is often in the hands of an unskilled assistant and the control by the surgeon is low. In addition, […]
J Opfermann, MS, B Azizi Koutenaei, MS, A Shademan, PhD, S Leonard, PhD, A Krieger, PhD, PCW Kim, MD, PhD. Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Health System, Washington, D.C.. Objective: Despite clear benefits, broader adoption of MIS remains delayed because of technical and economic reasons. With the robotic approach, improved ergonomics […]
Bryan J Sandler, MD, Roberto Rumbaut, MD, C. Daniel Smith, MD, Gustavo Torres, MD, Luis Morales, MD, Lizelly Gonzalez, MD, Monica Garza, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Moneer Almadani, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California, San Diego. OBJECTIVE: As an alternative to […]