Mai K Doan, MD, M Nanaszko, MD, W Ramey, MS, N Goldstein, MD, K McGeever, MD St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Department of General Surgery, Phoenix, AZ We describe a new technique of ventriculo-gallbladder (VGB) shunt placement in which the gallbladder is accessed completely percutaneously. Classically, the insertion of VGB shunts has been described […]
Sami Abusneineh, PhD, Brent Seales, PhD University of Kentucky The objective of this study is to analyze the variance of the skill level of MIS trainees using a multi-sensor camera system. We built multiple sensors system in order to extract a large number (more than 50) of assessment metrics and their relationships to the surrounding […]
Deirdre C Kelleher, MD, M. Sophia Villanueva, MD, Kirthi Kolli, MD, James D McFadden, MD, Anjali S Kumar, MD, MPH MedStar Washington Hospital Center – Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery and Department of Radiology Objective: Magnetic resonance (MR) is emerging as the technology of choice for evaluating complex perianal fistulas. MR […]
Jacob Eisdorfer, DO, Suraj Alva, MD, Bertram T Chinn, MD, Theodore E Eisenstat, MD, Nitin Mishra, MD, Gregory C Oliver, Kirsten B Wilkins, MD, Joseph R Notaro, MD Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey Objective: High […]
Rami M Shorti, MS, Kryztopher D Tung, MS, Earl C Downey, MD, Donald S Bloswick, PhD, Andrew S Merryweather, PhD University of Utah Introdction and Objective: Laparoscopic surgeons experience physical discomfort and musculoskeletal pain during or after a procedure. Several factors that likely contribute to this include awkward posture, high hand forces, duration of use, […]