Two decades ago, Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) was introduced and led to a revolution in modern surgery; currently MIS procedures are the standard of care for many surgical interventions and patients often seek out surgeons with special training in MIS. Today, Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) appears to be on the threshold of another […]
Introduction:The Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire (M-A QoLQ) has been validated as a reliable tool in assessing quality of life issues in the obese population. We compared the quality of life data gathered prior to and 1 year following laparoscopic bariatric bypass surgery using the M-A QoLQ on selected outcomes including self-esteem, physical, social, work […]
Wandering Spleen is characterized by laxity or absence of the normal ligamentus attachments to the spleen. The sole attachment tends to be the vascular pedicle to the splenic hilum. Often discovered in childhood, it can also be detected in young adults. It is a rare condition with less than 500 cases reported in the world […]
Background: Recent interest in translumenal approaches to conventional surgical procedures such as NOTES has reintroduced the question of what is the ideal suture material for visceral closure of enterotomy sites. With necessity of secure closure from transgastric approaches, a study was designed to test the hypothesis that there would be variable longevity of suture ligature […]
Introduction: Gastrostomy tube dislodgment shortly after placement may lead to a gastric perforation if a gastrocutaneous fistula tract did not have time to form. The current standard approach to this problem is immediate laparotomy and creation of a new gastrostomy. We report a novel, incision-free approach to this problem that involves grasping the gastric perforation […]