Laparoscopy

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Big Operations Using Mini Instruments": The Evolution of Mini Laparoscopy in the Surgical Realm. 
  • 2007 Guideline for the management of ureteral calculi. 
  • 3-D ultrasound guidance of surgical robotics: a feasibility study. 
  • 30-Day Outcomes After Intraoperative Leak Testing for Bariatric Surgery Patients. 
  • A Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Single-port and Multiport Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. 
  • A Novel Device to Prevent Stone Fragment Migration During Percutaneous Lithotripsy: Results from an In Vitro Kidney Model. 
  • A Small Bowel Perforation in a Goalkeeper: A Case Report and Return-to-Play Progression. 
  • A comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed during a 4-year period. 
  • A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer. 
  • A decade of minimally invasive donation: experience with more than 1200 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies at a single institution. 
  • A prospective analysis of 1518 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. 
  • A randomized double blind study to evaluate efficacy of palonosetron with dexamethasone versus palonosetron alone for prevention of postoperative and postdischarge nausea and vomiting in subjects undergoing laparoscopic surgeries with high emetogenic risk. 
  • A randomized trial comparing conventional and robotically assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • A retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst. 
  • A retrospective comparison of anesthetic management of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus radical retropubic prostatectomy. 
  • A structured, extended training program to facilitate adoption of new techniques for practicing surgeons. 
  • A suture-based liver retraction method for laparoscopic bariatric procedures: results from a large case series. 
  • A technical modification eliminates early ureteral complications after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • A technique for management of multiple renal arteries after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Abdominal wall characterization with magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. The effect of obesity on the laparoscopic approach. 
  • Abundance and Localization of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms in Endometrium in Women With and Without Endometriosis and in Peritoneal and Ovarian Endometriotic Implants. 
  • Ad libitum feeds after laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: a retrospective comparison with a standardized feeding regimen in 227 infants. 
  • Adnexal ring sign and hemoperitoneum caused by hemorrhagic ovarian cyst: pitfall in the sonographic diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. 
  • Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Racial Disparities in 30-Day Outcomes Using the MBSAQIP from 2015 to 2018. 
  • Advanced fellowship training is associated with improved lymph node retrieval in colon cancer resections. 
  • Adverse events associated with laparoscopy vs laparotomy in the treatment of endometrial cancer. 
  • Alvimopan Provides Additional Improvement in Outcomes and Cost Savings in Enhanced Recovery Colorectal Surgery. 
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: care pathway for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • An Accessible Laparoscope for Surgery in Low- and Middle- Income Countries. 
  • An Assessment of Patient Comfort and Morbidity After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with Suprapubic Tube Versus Urethral Catheter Drainage. 
  • An analysis of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • An overview of laparoscopic techniques in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • An unusual presentation: renal tuberculosis. 
  • Anastomotic leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass. 
  • Apical surgical margins status in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not depend on disease characteristics. 
  • Appendectomy using single-incision pediatric endosurgery for acute and perforated appendicitis. 
  • Assessing pelvic organ prolapse recurrence after minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy: does mesh weight matter? 
  • Assessing stress in surgery: using validated tools to improve patient safety. 
  • Assessment and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease following bariatric surgery. 
  • Avoiding major vessel injury during laparoscopic instrument insertion. 
  • Bariatric surgery improves urinary incontinence in morbidly obese individuals. 
  • Benign hysterectomy performed by gynecologic oncologists: Is selection bias altering our ability to measure surgical quality? 
  • Blunt trocar laparoscopy. 
  • Buscopan for the treatment of pain after laparoscopic sterilisation. 
  • C-index is associated with functional outcomes after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. 
  • Cardiovascular risk in obese diabetic patients is significantly reduced one year after gastric bypass compared to one year of diabetes support and education. 
  • Case-matched analysis comparing outcomes of revisional versus primary laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Cecal volvulus following laparoscopic nephrectomy and renal transplantation. 
  • Changes of Circulating Irisin and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008. 
  • Clinical and radiographic outcomes following salvage intervention for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. 
  • Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis. 
  • Clinical, pathologic, and economic parameters of laparoscopic colon resection for cancer. 
  • Clinical, pathologic, and functional outcomes after nephron-sparing surgery in patients with a solitary kidney: a multicenter experience. 
  • Close, but no cigar. 
  • Colon cancer. 
  • Colon sentinel lymph node mapping: practical surgical applications. 
  • Combined treatment of symptomatic massive paraesophageal hernia in the morbidly obese. 
  • Comment on: Patients' reasons for and against undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Comparative financial analysis of minimally invasive surgery to open surgery for small renal tumours < or =3.5 cm: a single institutional experience. 
  • Comparing Medical Costs and Use After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Comparison between laparoscopically and ultrasonographically guided transvaginal follicular aspiration methods in an in vitro fertilization program in the same patients using the same stimulation protocol. 
  • Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Open Inguinal Hernia Repair. 
  • Comparison of laparoscopic and open retropubic urethropexy for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. 
  • Comparison of open and endourologic approaches to the obstructed ureteropelvic junction. 
  • Comparison of outcomes after laparoscopic and open pyloromyotomy at a high-volume pediatric teaching hospital. 
  • Comparison of prostate-specific antigen recurrence-free survival in a contemporary cohort of patients undergoing either radical retropubic or robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. 
  • Comparison of the effects of propofol versus thiopental induction on postoperative outcomes following surgical procedures longer than 2 hours. 
  • Complications associated with optical-access laparoscopic trocars. 
  • Complications associated with optical-access laparoscopic trocars. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic and percutaneous renal cryoablation in a single tertiary referral center. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic surgery for urological cancer: a single institution analysis. 
  • Concurrent bariatric surgery and paraesophageal hernia repair: comparison of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Contemporary management of ureteral stones. 
  • Contrast enhancement on computed tomography after renal cryoablation: an evidence of treatment failure? 
  • Controversial cases in endourology. Caliceal diverticular calculi. 
  • Controversies regarding laparoscopic colectomy for malignant diseases. 
  • Conversion factors for laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. 
  • Conversion of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band to robot-assisted laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Correction: A prospective analysis of 1518 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. 
  • Correlation of preoperative imaging characteristics with donor outcomes and operative difficulty in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Cost analysis of abdominal, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted myomectomies. 
  • Cost comparison among robotic, laparoscopic, and open hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. 
  • Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Universal Cystoscopy at the Time of Benign Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy in the UK-Are We Doing Enough? 
  • Cost-effectiveness of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention. 
  • Cost-minimization analysis of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Culdoscopy: a foundation for natural orifice surgery--past, present, and future. 
  • Current diagnosis and treatment of interstitial pregnancy. 
  • Current management of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. 
  • Current practice patterns for initial umbilical hernia repair in the United States. 
  • Current status of minimally invasive ablative techniques in the treatment of small renal tumours. 
  • Current utility of staging laparoscopy for pancreatic and peripancreatic neoplasms. 
  • Cystic duct patency in malignant obstructive jaundice. An ERCP-based study relevant to the role of laparoscopic cholecystojejunostomy. 
  • Defining a Hospital Volume Threshold for Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the United States. 
  • Defining quality for distal pancreatectomy: does the laparoscopic approach protect patients from poor quality outcomes? 
  • Defining the learning curve for team-based laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Definitive Management of Failure After Pyeloplasty. 
  • Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5-Year Experience. 
  • Delayed presentation and successful repair of a recurrent vesicovaginal fistula after hysterectomy and primary abdominal repair. 
  • Development and validation of a laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy simulation model for surgical training. 
  • Diagnosis and management of ileocolic pseudoaneurysms. 
  • Dietary and psych predictors of weight loss after gastric bypass. 
  • Differentiation of skin incision and laparoscopic trocar insertion via quantifying transient bradycardia measured by electrocardiogram. 
  • Direct and indirect costs and potential cost savings of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding among obese patients with diabetes. 
  • Distal pancreatectomy: a single institution's experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. 
  • Does Conversion in Laparoscopic Colectomy Portend an Inferior Oncologic Outcome? Results from 104,400 Patients. 
  • Does Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Increase the Risk of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence? An Analysis of Outcomes from Multiple Academic Centers and a Review of the Literature. 
  • Does experience preclude leaks in laparoscopic gastric bypass? 
  • Does resident post graduate year influence the outcomes of inguinal hernia repair? 
  • Double-blind comparison of granisetron, promethazine, or a combination of both for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in females undergoing outpatient laparoscopies. 
  • Early Operation for Complications Arising From Bariatric Surgical Tourism. 
  • Early physician experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and rates of surgical complications and conversion to laparotomy. 
  • Ectopic pregnancy in a preexisting hydrosalpinx during a spontaneous pregnancy. 
  • Ectopic pregnancy: role of laparoscopic treatment. 
  • Editorial comment. 
  • Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding on branched-chain amino acid metabolism. 
  • Effect of a disposable automated suturing device on cost and operating room time in benign total laparoscopic hysterectomy procedures. 
  • Effect of epidural compared to patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on outcomes for patients undergoing liver resection for neoplastic disease. 
  • Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on blood loss during retropubic and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. 
  • Effect of staple height on gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multicenter prospective randomized trial. 
  • Effect of surgeon "experience" with laparoscopy on postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery. 
  • Effectiveness of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on obese class I type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. 
  • Effectiveness of laparoscopic cadaveric dissection in enhancing resident comprehension of pelvic anatomy. 
  • Effects of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Osteoclast Activity and Bone Density in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 
  • Elective stoma construction improves outcomes in medically intractable pressure ulcers. 
  • Elevated intrahepatic pressures and decreased hepatic tissue blood flow prevent gas embolus during limited laparoscopic liver resections. 
  • Endoscopic Abscess Septotomy: A Less Invasive Approach for the Treatment of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks. 
  • Endoscopic closure of a gastrojejunal anastomotic leak (with video). 
  • Endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux simulator curriculum as an effective teaching tool: Pilot study. 
  • Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass. A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak. 
  • Endoscopic management of leiomyomata. 
  • Endoscopic management of symptomatic caliceal diverticula: a retrospective comparison of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and ureteroscopy. 
  • Endoscopic resection reduces morbidity when compared to surgery in veterans with large and complex colorectal polyps. 
  • Enhanced staging and all chemotherapy preoperatively in patients with potentially resectable gastric carcinoma. 
  • Evaluation of Surgical Morbidity After Hysterectomy During an Obesity Epidemic. 
  • Evolution of the surgical management of neonatal ovarian cysts: laparoscopic-assisted transumbilical extracorporeal ovarian cystectomy (LATEC). 
  • Evolving application of minimally invasive cancer operations at a tertiary cancer center. 
  • Experience with more than 500 minimally invasive hepatic procedures. 
  • Experience with the optical access trocar for safe and rapid entry in the performance of laparoscopic gastric bypass. 
  • Extent of lymphadenectomy and postoperative major complications among women with endometrial cancer treated with minimally invasive surgery. 
  • Factors affecting the surgical approach and timing of bilateral adrenalectomy. 
  • Factors influencing postoperative adverse events after Hartmann's reversal. 
  • Feasibility and outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after solid organ transplantation. 
  • Financial comparative analysis of minimally invasive surgery to open surgery for localized prostate cancer: a single-institution experience. 
  • Financial implications of coverage for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. 
  • First prospective clinical trial of reduced incision bariatric procedures using magnetic liver retraction. 
  • Five-year changes in health-related quality of life after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Foramen of Winslow Hernia: a Review of the Literature Highlighting the Role of Laparoscopy. 
  • Gallstone ileus: revisiting surgical outcomes using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. 
  • Gastric bypass significantly improves quality of life in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes. 
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Predicts Utilization of Dehydration Treatments After Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Guidelines for perioperative care in elective rectal/pelvic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society recommendations. 
  • Hand assisted laparoscopic training for postgraduate urologists: the role of mentoring. 
  • Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Versus Standard Laparoscopic Colectomy: Are Outcomes and Operative Time Different? 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic heminephrectomy in horseshoe kidney. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy for inflammatory renal conditions. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy: the transfer of experience to a new academic center. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without hilar vascular clamping using a saline-cooled, high-density monopolar radiofrequency device. 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) with the HandPort system: initial experience with 68 patients. 
  • Handoscopic surgery: a prospective multicenter trial of a minimally invasive technique for complex abdominal surgery. Southern Surgeons' Club Study Group. 
  • Has mini gastric bypass come of age? 
  • Helical computed tomography for identification of crossing vessels in ureteropelvic junction obstruction-comparison with operative findings. 
  • Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for achalasia: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial. 
  • Hematologic outcomes after total splenectomy and partial splenectomy for congenital hemolytic anemia. 
  • High definition laparoscopy: objective assessment of performance characteristics and comparison with standard laparoscopy. 
  • Histologic evaluation of fetal brains following maternal pneumoperitoneum. 
  • Historical and Forecasted Changes in Utilization of Same-day Discharge after Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy. 
  • IL-17A Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis by Triggering Proinflammatory Cytokines and Angiogenic Growth Factors. 
  • Image of the month. Left paraduodenal hernia. 
  • Immediate laparoscopic adrenalectomy versus observation: cost evaluation for incidental adrenal lesions with atypical imaging characteristics. 
  • Impact of Acetazolamide on Perioperative Pain Control in Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. 
  • Impact of intraoperative dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia following gynecologic surgery. 
  • Impact of laparoscopic staging in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. 
  • Impact of minimally invasive vs. open distal pancreatectomy on use of adjuvant chemoradiation for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • Impact of posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in a tertiary care center: a paradigm shift. 
  • Improved insulin sensitivity after gastric bypass correlates with decreased total body fat, but not with changes in free fatty acids. 
  • Improvement in quality of life after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Improving Access to Laparoscopic Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 
  • In vivo assessment of an absorbable and nonabsorbable knotless barbed suture for laparoscopic single-layer enterotomy closure: a clinical and biomechanical comparison against nonbarbed suture. 
  • Incidence of lower urinary tract injury at the time of total laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • Incidence of opioid-managed pelvic pain after hysteroscopic sterilization versus laparoscopic sterilization, US 2005-2012. 
  • Incidence of postoperative intraabdominal abscesses in open versus laparoscopic appendectomies. 
  • Incorporating indirect costs into a cost-benefit analysis of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. 
  • Infundibulopelvic colpopexy with partial resection of vagina for repair of posthysterectomy vault prolapse. 
  • Initial learning experience of laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) gastric banding: finding predictors of success. 
  • Initial report of laparoscopic celiac plexus block for pain relief in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. 
  • Instructional methods of attendings as exhibited during intraoperative takeovers: A pilot study. 
  • Insulinomas: from diagnosis to treatment. A review of the literature. 
  • Insurance status and race represent independent predictors of undergoing laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis: secondary data analysis of 145,546 patients. 
  • Internal hernia: postoperative complication of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Intracorporeal ileocolic anastomosis: a review. 
  • Intraoperative Esophagogastroduodenoscopy During Heller Myotomy: Evaluating Guidelines. 
  • Intraperitoneal immunity and pneumoperitoneum. 
  • Invited Commentary. 
  • Irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Is living donor nephrectomy a "23-hr stay" procedure? 
  • Is minimally invasive surgery of lesions in the right superior segments of the liver justified? A multi-institutional study of 245 patients. 
  • Is sleeve gastrectomy the magic bullet? 
  • Is total laparoscopic hysterectomy with longer operative time associated with a decreased benefit compared with total abdominal hysterectomy? 
  • Jejunostomy Tube Insertion for Enteral Nutrition: Comparison of Outcomes after Laparoscopic versus Radiologic Insertion. 
  • KeyLoop: Mechanical Retraction of the Abdominal Wall for Gasless Laparoscopy. 
  • Laparo-endoscopic single site hysterectomy in gynecologic surgery. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site nephrectomy compared with conventional laparoscopic nephrectomy: a 5-year, single-surgeon experience. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site salpingectomy in isthmic and ampullary ectopic pregnancy: preliminary report and technique. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for major urological procedures in the pediatric population: A systematic review. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery for management of ovarian endometriomas. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in gynecology. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in patients with benign adnexal disease: a comparative study. 
  • Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Diverticulitis: Dispelling Myths and Misperceptions. 
  • Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Opportunities, the Challenges, and the Limitations. 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for treating reflux in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: operative results and short-term follow-up. 
  • Laparoscopic Robot-Assisted Diaphragm Plication. 
  • Laparoscopic Single-Site Inguinal Hernia Repair Using a Self-Fixating Mesh. 
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Intraoperative Endoscopic Guidance: the Importance of This Technique. 
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Benign Hematological Disorders in Adults: A Systematic Review. 
  • Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy in the Western Patient Population: Tips, Techniques, and Evidence-based Practice. 
  • Laparoscopic Versus Open Adrenalectomy for Localized/Locally Advanced Primary Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ENSAT I-III) in Adults: Is Margin-Free Resection the Key Surgical Factor that Dictates Outcome? A Review of the Literature. 
  • Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma. A comparison to aldosteronoma and incidentaloma. 
  • Laparoscopic anatrophic nephrolithotomy: developments of the technique in the era of minimally invasive surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at a single centre. 
  • Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (WRAP-IPF): a multicentre, randomised, controlled phase 2 trial. 
  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in infants with single ventricle physiology: a review. 
  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the lung transplant population. 
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly. 
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients. 
  • Laparoscopic approaches to symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux. 
  • Laparoscopic biliary and enteric bypass. 
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the biliary endoscopist. 
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in young patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies. 
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the standard of care for chronic and acute cholecystitis. 
  • Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer: a favorable opinion. 
  • Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer: an oncologic feasible option. 
  • Laparoscopic colectomy--the innovation continues. 
  • Laparoscopic colon resection for cancer--a favorable view. 
  • Laparoscopic colon resection for cancer. 
  • Laparoscopic compared with robotic sacrocolpopexy for vaginal prolapse: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty. 
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenic preservation. 
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: evolution of a technique at a single institution. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy increases the supply of living donor kidneys: a center-specific microeconomic analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with a 23-hour stay: a new standard for transplantation surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: pro. 
  • Laparoscopic duodenectomy for benign nonampullary duodenal neoplasms. 
  • Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: does anterior hemifundoplication affect clinical outcome? 
  • Laparoscopic experience and attitudes toward a low-cost laparoscopic system among surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a survey study. 
  • Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy tube in oncology patients. 
  • Laparoscopic fundoplication: 5-year follow-up. 
  • Laparoscopic fundoplication: an alternate approach in the surgical treatment of esophageal reflux (continuing education credit). 
  • Laparoscopic gastrectomy in the porcine model: our initial experience with a new hand-assist device. 
  • Laparoscopic hand assisted radical cystectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion. 
  • Laparoscopic ileostomy and colostomy. 
  • Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair complicates future pelvic oncologic surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic injury of abdominal wall blood vessels: a report of three cases. 
  • Laparoscopic intestinal stomas. 
  • Laparoscopic intracorporeal harvest of jejunal tissue for autologous transplantation. 
  • Laparoscopic irrigation using a prewarmed pressurized system. 
  • Laparoscopic kidney donation: looking more than skin deep. 
  • Laparoscopic liver surgery: a synopsis. 
  • Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy and multiple renal arteries. 
  • Laparoscopic major hepatectomy: an evolution in standard of care. 
  • Laparoscopic management of persistent Müllerian duct remnants associated with an abdominal testis. 
  • Laparoscopic management of placenta percreta. 
  • Laparoscopic management of recurrent vesicovaginal fistula. 
  • Laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia: predictors of successful outcome after 200 cases. 
  • Laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery in a Jehovah's Witness patient. 
  • Laparoscopic positioning and nerve injuries. 
  • Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in the canine model. 
  • Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of small renal tumors: long-term oncologic outcomes. 
  • Laparoscopic removal of gonads containing on occult seminoma in a woman with complete androgen resistance. 
  • Laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer. 
  • Laparoscopic repair of incarcerated congenital diaphragmatic hernias presenting beyond the newborn period. 
  • Laparoscopic resection for colon cancer--the end of the beginning? 
  • Laparoscopic resection for colon cancer: a favorable view. 
  • Laparoscopic secondary port conversion using a reusable blunt conical trocar. 
  • Laparoscopic skill assessment of practicing surgeons prior to enrollment in a surgical trial of a new laparoscopic procedure. 
  • Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy improves renal transplant candidacy and posttransplant outcomes in morbidly obese patients. 
  • Laparoscopic staging for hepatobiliary carcinoma. 
  • Laparoscopic surgery and the systemic immune response. 
  • Laparoscopic surgical treatment for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia: a case report and review. 
  • Laparoscopic synchronous resection of colorectal cancer and liver metastases: A systematic review. 
  • Laparoscopic transillumination for the location of anterior abdominal wall blood vessels. 
  • Laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy for retrocaval ureter. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernioplasty. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with primary fascial closure versus bridged repair: a risk-adjusted comparative study. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open Hartmann procedure for the emergency treatment of diverticulitis: a propensity-matched analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open Ladd's procedure for intestinal malrotation in adults. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open donor nephrectomy: comparing ureteral complications in the recipients and improving the laparoscopic technique. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open liver resection: a matched-pair case control study. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open low anterior resection for rectal cancer: results from the national cancer data base. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open subtotal gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma: a case-control study. 
  • Laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy: A comprehensive meta-analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic versus robotic major hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic vs open colectomy: outcomes comparison based on large nationwide databases. 
  • Laparoscopic vs open right hepatectomy: a value-based analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Mini-Open Laparotomy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Medicare Population. 
  • Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP and EUS in patients with prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a dual-center case series experience. 
  • Laparoscopic-assisted repair of femoral hernias in children. 
  • Laparoscopic-assisted segmental colectomy: surgical techniques. 
  • Laparoscopy Is Safe in Infants and Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A National Study of 3684 Patients. 
  • Laparoscopy and mesothelioma. 
  • Laparoscopy and peripancreatic neoplasia. 
  • Laparoscopy-assisted robotic radical cystoprostatectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: initial two cases. 
  • Left upper quadrant laparoscopic placement: effects of insertion angle and body mass index on distance to posterior peritoneum by magnetic resonance imaging. 
  • Lending a hand for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: the optimal approach? 
  • Letter to the editor: A comparative study of three-year weight loss and outcomes after laparoscopic gastric bypass in patients with "yellow light" psychological clearance. 
  • Location of the transverse colon in relationship to the umbilicus: implications for laparoscopic techniques. 
  • Long-Term Effectiveness of Uterosacral Colpopexy and Minimally Invasive Sacral Colpopexy for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. 
  • Long-term evaluation of patient satisfaction and reflux symptoms after laparoscopic fundoplication with Collis gastroplasty. 
  • Long-term opioid use after bariatric surgery. 
  • Long-term outcomes of immediate versus delayed nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. 
  • Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. 
  • Low-Friction Minilaparoscopy Outperforms Regular 5-mm and 3-mm Instruments for Precise Tasks. 
  • MR angiography and preoperative evaluation for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Magnetic Liver Retraction: an Incision-Less Approach for Less Invasive Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Management of calyceal calculi. 
  • Mechanical bowel preparation for gynecologic laparoscopy: a prospective randomized trial of oral sodium phosphate solution vs single sodium phosphate enema. 
  • Mechanisms of gastric and esophageal perforations during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. 
  • Mechanisms of major biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Metastatic melanoma of gastrocolic ligament treated with minimally invasive approach. 
  • Midterm outcomes after treatment of type II endoleaks associated with aneurysm sac expansion. 
  • Mini-Laparoscopy: Instruments and Economics. 
  • Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy for Cancer: Short-Term Oncologic Outcomes in 1,733 Patients. 
  • Minimally Invasive Lymphadenectomy in Uterine Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review. 
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Site Infection in Procedure-Targeted ACS NSQIP Pancreaticoduodenectomies. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Low Anterior Resection: Equivalent Survival in a National Analysis of 14,033 Patients With Rectal Cancer. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer: Practice Patterns and Short-term Outcomes Among 7061 Patients. 
  • Minimally invasive colopexy for pediatric Chilaiditi syndrome. 
  • Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy. 
  • Minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A national perspective on oncologic outcomes and overall survival. 
  • Minimally invasive management of retroperitoneal fibrosis. 
  • Minimally invasive open retropubic prostatectomy: in experienced hands--still the gold standard. 
  • Minimally invasive surgery for abdominal and thoracic neuroblastic tumors: A systematic review by the APSA Cancer committee. 
  • Minimally invasive surgery for diverticulitis. 
  • Modified Open Laparoscopy Using a 5-mm Laparoscope. 
  • Morphing into Mini. 
  • Multicenter evaluation of the clinical utility of laparoscopy-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Multicenter retrospective comparative study of laparoscopically assisted and conventional anorectoplasty for male infants with rectoprostatic urethral fistula. 
  • Multifactorial analysis of the learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Mycobacterium bovis peritonitis mimicking ovarian cancer in a young woman. 
  • National trends and disparities of minimally invasive surgery for localized renal cancer, 2010 to 2015. 
  • Non-invasive monitoring of tissue oxygenation during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Obese men undergoing radical prostatectomy: Is robotic or retropubic better to limit positive surgical margins? Results from SEARCH. 
  • Obesity is a predictor of morbidity in 1,629 patients who underwent adrenalectomy. 
  • Obesity surgery mortality risk score: proposal for a clinically useful score to predict mortality risk in patients undergoing gastric bypass. 
  • Occult bladder injury during laparoscopy: report of two cases. 
  • On the Road to Safer Morcellation. 
  • Oncologic outcomes after laparoscopic versus open resection for colorectal liver metastases. 
  • One-year Surgical Outcomes and Costs for Medicaid Versus Non-Medicaid Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Study. 
  • Open laparoscopy without special instruments or sutures. Comparison with a closed technique. 
  • Open versus laparoscopic nephroureterectomy: is there really a debate? 
  • Open versus laparoscopic portal lymphadenectomy in gallbladder cancer: is there a difference in lymph node yield? 
  • Operative cholangiography in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: unique radiographic findings. 
  • Optical performance comparison of deflectable laparoscopes for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery. 
  • Optimal pressure of abdominal gas insufflation for bleeding control in a severe swine splenic injury model. 
  • Outcomes after Laparoscopic Gastropexy as an Alternative for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. 
  • Outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in obese patients. 
  • Outcomes of laparoscopic resection of Meckel's diverticulum are equivalent to open laparotomy. 
  • Outcomes of vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy with concomitant pelvic reconstructive surgery. 
  • Overall Treatment Satisfaction 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Paradigm shift in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Patient preferences of cosmesis for abdominal incisions in gynecologic surgery. 
  • Patient selection and outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal versus posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy among surgeons in the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP). 
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes after Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair. 
  • Patient-reported quality of life after bariatric surgery: a single institution analysis. 
  • Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Population-Level Study. 
  • Pediatric and adolescent gynecologic laparoscopy. 
  • Pediatric median arcuate ligament syndrome: surgical outcomes and quality of life. 
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease: findings during inpatient treatment of clinically severe, laparoscopy-documented disease. 
  • Percutaneous Peritoneal Lavage for the Rapid Staging of Gastric and Pancreatic Cancer. 
  • Performance and improvement of the DiaRem score in diabetes remission prediction: a study with diverse procedure types. 
  • Perioperative Complications in Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy Versus Transvaginal Mesh in the Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Analysis of a National Multi-institutional Dataset. 
  • Perioperative Cost Differences Between Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single Institutional Review. 
  • Perioperative adverse events after minimally invasive abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Peritoneoscopy in the management of catheter malfunction during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. 
  • Persistent contrast enhancement several months after laparoscopic cryoablation of the small renal mass may not indicate recurrent tumor. 
  • Pharmacologic intervention can reestablish baseline hemodynamic parameters during laparoscopy. 
  • Phone follow-up after inguinal hernia repair. 
  • Physical strain and urgent need for ergonomic training among gynecologic oncologists who perform minimally invasive surgery. 
  • Physiologic goal-directed therapy in the perioperative period: the volume prescription for high-risk patients. 
  • PlasmaKinetic bipolar vessel sealing: burst pressures and thermal spread in an animal model. 
  • Point: radical prostatectomy is the treatment of choice for high-risk prostate cancer patients. 
  • Positive symptom improvement with laparoscopic uterosacral ligament repair for uterine or vaginal vault prolapse: interim results from an active multicenter trial. 
  • Postoperative Pain Scores and Narcotic Use in Robotic-assisted Versus Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer Staging. 
  • Postoperative hypoxemia from clinically suspected pulmonary embolism complicated by patent foramen ovale. 
  • Postprandial metabolite profiles reveal differential nutrient handling after bariatric surgery compared with matched caloric restriction. 
  • Pre-Lap-Band group education in Medicaid population: does it really make a difference? 
  • Predictors of Increased Length of Hospital Stay Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. 
  • Predictors of clinical outcomes in the laparoscopic management of adnexal masses. 
  • Predictors of early quality-of-life improvement after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Predictors of initial weight loss after gastric bypass surgery in twelve Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. 
  • Predictors of long-term mortality after bariatric surgery performed in Veterans Affairs medical centers. 
  • Predictors of operative time during radical retropubic prostatectomy and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. 
  • Predictors of success after laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multivariate analysis of socioeconomic factors. 
  • Preemptive Oral Acetaminophen for Women Undergoing Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. 
  • Preliminary experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy. 
  • Preoperative CA 19-9 and the yield of staging laparoscopy in patients with radiographically resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • Preoperative cotreatment with dextromethorphan and ketorolac provides an enhancement of pain relief after laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. 
  • Preoperative weight gain does not predict failure of weight loss or co-morbidity resolution of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 
  • Pretreatment expectations of patients undergoing robotic assisted laparoscopic or open retropubic radical prostatectomy. 
  • Prevalence and management of ovarian venous insufficiency in the presence of leg venous insufficiency. 
  • Prevention of vesicovaginal fistulas after laparoscopic hysterectomy with electrosurgical cystotomy in female mongrel dogs. 
  • Primary fascial closure during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair does not reduce 30-day wound complications. 
  • Prognostic impact of RT-PCR-based detection of peritoneal micrometastases in patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing curative resection. 
  • Progression of renal tumors after laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation. 
  • Promoting Same-Day Discharge for Gynecologic Oncology Patients in Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy. 
  • Prospective evaluation of laparoscopic celiac plexus block in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • Prospective evaluation of the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic jejunostomy. 
  • Protocol versus ad libitum feeds after laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Psychological factors influencing recovery from outpatient surgery. 
  • Psychosocial Factors Are Associated with Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. 
  • Quantification of insensible water loss associated with insufflation of nonhumidified CO2 in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. 
  • Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in colorectal cancer surgery outcomes: analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample. 
  • Racial Disparity in 30-Day Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Racial differences among patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a population-based trend analysis from 2002 to 2008. 
  • Racial disparities in outcomes after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. 
  • Radical perineal vs. retropubic prostatectomy: a review of optimal application and technical considerations in the utilization of these exposures. 
  • Randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of transcervical papaverine and bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic sterilization. 
  • Re: Luis Felipe Brandao, Riccardo Autorino, Humberto Laydner, et al. Robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Urol 2014;65:1154-61. 
  • Real-time 3D laparoscopic ultrasonography. 
  • Recognition and management of major vessel injury during laparoscopy. 
  • Reduced length of hospital stay in colorectal surgery after implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol. 
  • Reduction in opioid use and postoperative pain scores after elective laparotomy with implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on a gynecologic oncology service. 
  • Reduction of pain and nausea after laparoscopic sterilization with bupivacaine, metoclopramide, scopolamine, ketorolac, and gastric suctioning. 
  • Reduction of surgical site infections after laparoscopic gastric bypass with circular stapled gastrojejunostomy. 
  • Relationship of laparoscopic findings to self-report of pelvic pain. 
  • Relief of dysphagia after laparoscopic Heller myotomy improves long-term quality of life. 
  • Renal function outcomes after laparoscopic renal cryoablation. 
  • Renal mass anatomic characteristics and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a critical analysis. 
  • Reply: Each procedure matters: threshold for surgeon volume to minimize complications and decrease cost associated with adrenalectomy. 
  • Reply: To PMID 23395927. 
  • Resident involvement and experience do not affect perioperative complications following robotic prostatectomy. 
  • Resident training in a teaching hospital: How do attendings teach in the real operative environment? 
  • Response to Editorial Comment to Predictors of operative time during radical retropubic prostatectomy and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. 
  • Response to Singh and Dhakad. 
  • Retrograde intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 
  • Retroperitoneal and pelvic extraperitoneal laparoscopy: an international perspective. 
  • Retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and other procedures in the upper retroperitoneum using a balloon dissection technique. 
  • Revision of the AAST grading scale for acute cholecystitis with comparison to physiologic measures of severity. 
  • Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease in a teaching institution. 
  • Risk factors for postoperative urinary retention after laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomy for benign indications. 
  • Risk of occult irresectable disease at liver resection for hepatic colorectal cancer metastases: a contemporary analysis. 
  • Risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in obese women. 
  • Risk-Reducing Salpingectomy Versus Standard Tubal Sterilization: Lessons From Offering Women Options for Interval Sterilization. 
  • Robot assisted partial nephrectomy versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal tumors: a multi-institutional analysis of perioperative outcomes. 
  • Robot-Assisted Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy in Testicular Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review. 
  • Robot-assisted Bricker ileoureteral anastomosis during intracorporeal laparoscopic ileal conduit urinary diversion for prostatocutaneous fistula: case report. 
  • Robot-assisted laparoscopic anterior urethral diverticulectomy. 
  • Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is not associated with early postoperative radiation therapy. 
  • Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP) First Experience with the New Senhance Robotic System. 
  • Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: A National Perspective on Short-term Oncologic Outcomes. 
  • Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Benign Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. 
  • Robotic ultrasound and needle guidance for prostate cancer management: review of the contemporary literature. 
  • Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Robotic-Assisted Nissen Fundoplication with the Senhance® Surgical System: Technical Aspects and Early Results. 
  • Robotic-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy Results in Increased Operative Time Without Improved Perioperative Outcomes. 
  • Robotic-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed in a community hospital setting: the future of bariatric surgery? 
  • Robotic-assisted hysterectomy for the management of severe endometriosis: a retrospective review of short-term surgical outcomes. 
  • Robotic-assisted laparoscopic gynecologic procedures in a fellowship training program. 
  • Robotically assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. 
  • Robotics vs Laparoscopy-Are They Truly Rivals? 
  • Routine laparoscopy in the management of chronic hepatitis. 
  • Rt-PCR increases detection of submicroscopic peritoneal metastases in gastric cancer and has prognostic significance. 
  • Safety and Efficacy of Polymeric Clips for Appendiceal Stump Closure. 
  • Sample Entropy of Speed Power Spectrum as a Measure of Laparoscopic Surgical Instrument Trajectory Smoothness. 
  • Satisfaction and regret after open retropubic or robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. 
  • Scars Matter: The Importance of Incision Decisions in Bariatric Patients. 
  • Seatbelt sign in a case of blunt abdominal trauma; what lies beneath it? 
  • Second-look operation for epithelial ovarian cancer: laparoscopy or laparotomy? 
  • Segment IV liver cyst with biliary communication following laparoscopic deroofing. 
  • Seven years after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: oncologic and renal functional outcomes. 
  • Severity of appendicitis correlates with the pediatric appendicitis score. 
  • Short Term Clinical Outcome after Laparoscopic Cryoablation of the Renal Tumor < or = 3.5 cm. 
  • Short bowel syndrome after laparoscopic procedures. 
  • Short-Term Outcomes of Conversion of Failed Gastric Banding to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Meta-Analysis. 
  • Short-term quality of life after myomectomy for uterine fibroids from the COMPARE-UF Fibroid Registry. 
  • Should specific patient clinical characteristics discourage adrenal surgeons from performing laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy? 
  • Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment. 
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Review. 
  • Single incision versus standard 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Single-Center Experience with Magnetic Retraction in Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Single-Port robot assisted partial nephrectomy: initial experience and technique with the da Vinci Single-Port platform (IDEAL Phase 1). 
  • Single-centre, triple-blinded, randomised, 1-year, parallel-group, superiority study to compare the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on remission of type 2 diabetes and β-cell function in subjects with morbid obesity: a protocol for the Obesity surgery in Tønsberg (Oseberg) study. 
  • Single-incision laparoscopic liver resection. 
  • Single-incision laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: initial experience. 
  • Single-incision laparoscopic right colectomy: an efficient technique. 
  • Single-port risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy with and without hysterectomy: surgical outcomes and learning curve analysis. 
  • Single-site laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy offers comparable perioperative outcomes to conventional laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy at a higher cost. 
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy and Wernicke Encephalopathy. 
  • Small bowel intussusception and laparoscopy. 
  • Small bowel obstruction after vaginal vault suspension: a series of three cases. 
  • Small bowel perforation by a clinically unsuspected fish bone: laparoscopic treatment and review of literature. 
  • Spectrum and treatment of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Spillover Effect of Evidence-Based Postoperative Opioid Prescribing. 
  • Sporadic gastric carcinoid tumor laparoscopically resected: a case report. 
  • Staging of pancreatic cancer before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiation. 
  • Substantial postoperative pain is common among children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy. 
  • Surgery via natural orifices in human beings: yesterday, today, tomorrow. 
  • Surgical Site Infection in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders after Laparoscopic Gastrostomy: A Propensity-Matched National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatrics Database Analysis. 
  • Surgical complexity score and role of laparoscopy in women with advanced ovarian cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 
  • Surgical management of the apical vaginal defect. 
  • Surgical removal of endometriotic lesions alters local and systemic proinflammatory cytokines in endometriosis patients. 
  • Surgical techniques in right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Survey of neuromuscular injuries to the patient and surgeon during urologic laparoscopic surgery. 
  • Symptomatic and anatomic 1-year outcomes after robotic and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Systematic review of endovascular versus laparoscopic extravascular stenting for treatment of nutcracker syndrome. 
  • Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. 
  • Teaching robotic surgery: Making progress. 
  • Technical Feasibility, Outcomes, and Patient Satisfaction After Needlescopic and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Study. 
  • Technical Options and Approaches to Lengthen the Shortened Esophagus. 
  • Technical considerations for transabdominal loading of the circular stapler in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Tension-free inguinal hernia repair: the design of a trial to compare open and laparoscopic surgical techniques. 
  • The Development of Prostate Adenocarcinoma in a Transgender Male to Female Patient: Could Estrogen Therapy Have Played a Role? 
  • The Effect of Age and Body Mass Index on the Surgical Anatomy of Supraumbilical Port Insertion: Implications for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. 
  • The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Long-term Depression Treatment in Patients With Obesity. 
  • The Effect of Route of Anvil Insertion on Stricture Rates with Circular Stapled Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. 
  • The Impact of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Weight Loss Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. 
  • The MEMORY Study: MulticentEr study of Minimally invasive surgery versus Open Radical hYsterectomy in the management of early-stage cervical cancer: Survival outcomes. 
  • The RECOURSE Study: Long-term Oncologic Outcomes Associated With Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Procedures for Endometrial, Cervical, Colorectal, Lung, or Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • The Robotic Method of Repairing Dysphagia. 
  • The Science Behind Mini-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. 
  • The Use of Fluorescence Angiography During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. 
  • The application of comorbidity indices to predict early postoperative outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a nationwide comparative analysis of over 70,000 cases. 
  • The case for a new post-graduate hernia designation: a review of fellowship council case logs from the past twelve-years. 
  • The costs of adding laparoscopy to the management of advanced stage epithelial ovarian cancer. 
  • The current treatment of achalasia. 
  • The effect of Medicaid status on weight loss, hospital length of stay, and 30-day readmission after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 
  • The effect of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery on plasma levels of appetite-control, insulinotropic, and digestive hormones. 
  • The effect of surgical start time in patients undergoing minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy. 
  • The impact of laparoscopic versus open approach on reoperation rate after segmental colectomy: a propensity analysis. 
  • The impact of surgeon volume on perioperative adverse events in women undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy for the large uterus. 
  • The increasing use of robot-assisted approach for hysterectomy results in decreasing rates of abdominal hysterectomy and traditional laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • The influence of positive peritoneal cytology on survival in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • The laparoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • The location of abdominal wall blood vessels in relationship to abdominal landmarks apparent at laparoscopy. 
  • The morphine-sparing effect of metoclopramide on postoperative laparoscopic tubal ligation patients. 
  • The relationship of the umbilicus to the aortic bifurcation: implications for laparoscopic technique. 
  • The rise of ablative technologies for treating the small renal mass. 
  • The risk of umbilical hernia and other complications with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery. 
  • The role of clinical care pathways: an experience with distal pancreatectomy. 
  • The role of early adopter bias for new technologies in robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. 
  • The role of irrigation in the development of hypothermia during laparoscopic surgery. 
  • The role of laparoscopy in the management of suspected pancreatic and periampullary malignancies. 
  • The role of robotic surgery in gynecology. 
  • The sixth decision regarding perforated duodenal ulcer. 
  • The technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children. 
  • The use of error analysis to assess resident performance. 
  • There's a hole in my bucket: the cost of disposable instruments. 
  • This Is How We Do It: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Time-varying spectral analysis revealing differential effects of sevoflurane anaesthesia: non-rhythmic-to-rhythmic ratio. 
  • Timing of diagnosis of complex lower urinary tract injury in the 30-day postoperative period following benign hysterectomy. 
  • Totally robot-assisted biliary pancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: single dock technique and technical outcomes. 
  • Toxic colitis with megacolon in a patient with malrotation. 
  • Trainees do not negatively impact the institutional learning curve for robotic prostatectomy as characterized by operative time, estimated blood loss, and positive surgical margin rate. 
  • Training the novice in laparoscopy. More challenge is better. 
  • Transperitoneal Versus Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Lymphadenectomy for Gynecological Malignancies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • Transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy: training, technique, and results. 
  • Transumbilical Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients: A systematic review. 
  • Trauma laparoscopy from 1925 to 2017: Publication history and study demographics of an evolving modality. 
  • Treatment of localised renal cell carcinoma. 
  • Treatment of multiple aneurysms of the splenic artery after liver transplantation by percutaneous embolization and laparoscopic splenectomy. 
  • Trends in adrenalectomy rates, indications, and physician volume: A statewide analysis of 1816 adrenalectomies. 
  • Trends in operative time and outcomes in minimally invasive hysterectomy from 2008 to 2018. 
  • Trends in risk factors for readmission after bariatric surgery 2015-2018. 
  • Tumor size and endophytic growth pattern affect recurrence rates after laparoscopic renal cryoablation. 
  • University of Michigan surgical experience with ureterolysis for retroperitoneal fibrosis: a comparison of laparoscopic and open surgical approaches. 
  • Unusual complications following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. 
  • Update on combined-modality treatment options for pancreatic cancer. 
  • Updates and Critical Insights on Glissonian Approach in Liver Surgery. 
  • Ureteral stenting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. 
  • Urothelial sloughing with obstruction after laparoscopic cryoablation of small renal carcinoma in solitary kidney. 
  • Use of bipolar laparoscopic forceps to occlude and transect the retroperitoneal vasculature: a porcine model. 
  • Use of error management theory to quantify and characterize residents' error recovery strategies. 
  • Use of magnets in gastrointestinal surgery. 
  • Utilizing a novel tool for the comprehensive assessment of resident operative performance. 
  • Utilizing transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance laparoscopic technical skills training: A randomized controlled trial. 
  • Vaginal and laparoscopic mesh hysteropexy for uterovaginal prolapse: a parallel cohort study. 
  • Vaginal cuff thermal injury by mode of colpotomy at total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized clinical trial. 
  • Validation of the Omni: A Novel, Multimodality, and Longitudinal Surgical Skills Assessment. 
  • Value of routine postoperative gastrographin contrast swallow studies after laparoscopic gastric banding. 
  • Variability in endoscopic assessment of Nissen fundoplication wrap integrity and hiatus herniation. 
  • Variation in the use of laparoscopy with inguinal hernia repairs in a sample of pediatric patients at children's hospitals. 
  • Variations of weight loss following gastric bypass and gastric band. 
  • Vermiform Appendix within a Left Extraumbilical Port-site Hernia: Appendiceal Port-site Evisceration. 
  • VersaStep trocar hernia rate in unclosed fascial defects in bariatric patients. 
  • Virtual reality in surgical education. 
  • Visualization of the epigastric vessels and bladder before laparoscopic trocar placement. 
  • Weight loss after bariatric surgery: a propensity score analysis. 
  • What's new in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgery. 
  • What's new in transplantation. 
  • Which Cholecystectomy Technique Would Surgeons Prefer on Themselves? 
  • Which Cholecystectomy do Medical Students Prefer? 
  • Who should be doing laparoscopic bariatric surgery? 
  • Will the future of health care lead to the end of the robotic golden years? 
  • With widespread adoption of MIS colectomy for colon cancer, does hospital type matter? 
  • Workshop summary: approaches to radical prostatectomy. 
  • pH Impedance Parameters Associated with Improvement in GERD Health-Related Quality of Life Following Anti-reflux Surgery. 
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