On the road to single-site laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: lessons learned from 60 cases

Abstract

The authors' early experience with the minimally invasive LapGB technique shows that it is feasible and safe. It can be used either as a bridging technique to single-site LapGB or on its own as a minimally invasive technique.

Laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) surgery for left-lateral hepatic sectionectomy as an alternative to traditional laparoscopy: case-matched analysis from a single center

“…When considering the LESS approach, it should be argued that a thicker abdominal wall would lead to increased technical complexity because of instrument conflict at the fulcrum point. The present study lacks obese cases to address this question, but the LESS approach has already been reported to be safe and effective for bariatric surgery [25], therefore, we believe that it should be offered to obese patients who are candidates to left-lateral sectionectomy.…”

Learning Curve and Interobserver Agreement of Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy for Detecting Precancerous or Early-Stage Esophageal Squamous Cancer

“…Unlike previous study, our research did not use the test-retest procedure.The wide use of CLE involves interpretation of images and also CLE performance. Many studies have investigated the procedure of ultrasonic gastroscopy and laparoscopy[19], but study of the learning curve of CLE is limited, and further study should be done. We used a post-procedure analysis rather than real-time evaluation, and the endoscopists were blinded to other information such as age of patients and results of white-light endoscopy, so the results do not reflect the reality of clinical practice.…”

Transumbilical Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients: A systematic review

“…Nonetheless, in SILS-RYGB wound infection was reported only in three cases, while no hernia on the incisional site was mentioned. These outcomes seem much more encouraging than other published data [22].…”

“…Wound complications such as seroma, infection and hernia are frequently seen following SILS [22]. Nonetheless, in SILS-RYGB wound infection was reported only in three cases, while no hernia on the incisional site was mentioned.…”