Introduction: In the United States, over 300,000 hernia repairs are performed annually. To assess the integrity of repair, imaging modalities like computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound (US) are used. However, either modality properly characterizes the hernia prior to repair or is capable of reliably identifying the mesh after repair. Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) is an evolving US technique capable of simultaneous real-time imaging and mechanical property analysis. This modality can be utilized
Introduction: Colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) has been shown to have a localization error rate as high as 21%. Such errors can have substantial clinical consequences especially in laparoscopic surgery. The primary objective of this study is to determine if initial diagnostic colonoscopic examination performed by the operating surgeon compared to non-operating referring endoscopists are associated with lower endoscopic localization errors.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of all pat
Introduction: Accessory spleen has been reported in about 30 % of autopsy studies (1) and until 65% of patients after splenectomy (2). The tail of the pancreas is the second most common location of accessory spleen (1). It is very important to identify the intrapancreatic accessory spleen without invasive diagnostic tests because there are few real indications for surgical resection (3). Intrapancreatic accessory spleen has rarely been noted radiologically before surgery and when there is concer
Background and Aim: Pure endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) could not be standardized because of incompatibility to enough lymph node dissection and invasive cases including invasion to the trachea. To overcome these important issue, we already developed hybrid-type endoscopic thyroidectomy (HET: Tori’s method; Surg Endosc 2014), combining ET and small skin incision surgery. As further step, we have developed single-incision endoscopic thyroidectomy (SIET) for
Introduction: Hair loss is a common complaint among women post-bariatric surgery; the degree and etiology are not well-studied. With previously reported data showing increased serum FSH, LH, SHBG, and decreased estradiol, testosterone, and DHEA-S after bariatric surgery [1], we hypothesized that a temporary hypo-estrogenized state is present after surgery, and that questionnaire proxies for estrogen fluctuations (rate of weight loss, vaginal lubrication, sudden resumption of menstruation) would