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January 1, 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the study of algorithms that give machines the ability to reason and perform cognitive functions. Applications of AI in medicine broadly and surgery, more specifically, have grown over the last few years as technology has ad ...
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January 1, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new method of computer science and associated fields to create the ability for machines to establish reasoning and perform cognitive functions. One can differentiate in “strong AI” and “weak AI.” The aim of these applicati ...
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January 1, 2019
The goal of this chapter is to help readers understand common indications for and contraindications to endoscopic balloon dilation of the upper GI tract. Technical considerations are described, including a common technique for performing endoscopic balloon ...
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December 17, 2018
The first published report of robotic esophagectomy was in 2002, the transhiatal approach. Patients with severe dysplasia and early stage esophageal cancer, end-stage achalasia, severe refractory reflux disease, and other end-stage esophageal diseases that ...
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December 1, 2011
From the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in 1985 to the introduction of robotic surgical telemanipulators in general surgery in the early 2000s, the field of general surgery has changed tremendously, to the point that isn't general anymore; in ...
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