Surgical endoscopy
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The history of surgical antireflux treatment is coined by the search for better alternatives to Nissen fundoplication. Implantable devices are one option, beginning with the "Angelchik" prosthesis 30 years ago. However, this procedure was left soon because of the high rate of foreign body connected problems (migration, perforation). A modern approach is a magnetic sphincter augmentation device (LINX Reflux Management System, Torax Medical, Shoreview, MN, USA), a magnetic chain which is implanted laparoscopically. Advantages reported are simplicity to apply and good results in reflux control, with up to now only rare complication rates as reported in the literature (Lipham et al. in Dis Esophagus, 2014). ⋯ In principle, total endoscopic removal of the LINX device is feasible in case of major erosion.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Deliberate practice enhances quality of laparoscopic surgical performance in a randomized controlled trial: from arrested development to expert performance.
This study investigated whether deliberate practice leads to an increase in surgical quality in virtual reality (VR) laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC). Previous research has suggested that sustained DP is effective in surgical training. ⋯ This study suggests that DP leads to higher quality performance in VR LC than standard training alone. Standard training may leave individuals in a state of "arrested development" compared with DP.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Three-month results of the effect of Ultrapro or Prolene mesh on post-operative pain and well-being following endoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair (TULP trial).
Recurrence rates after inguinal hernia repair have been reduced to a few per cent, since mesh repair has become standard of care. Lightweight meshes reduce post-operative pain and stiffness in open anterior repair, but for endoscopic repair, the discussion about this benefit is ongoing. This study was done to analyse the effects of lightweight mesh versus heavyweight mesh following endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair. ⋯ Three months after TEP inguinal repair, there were no significant differences between lightweight and heavyweight mesh use regarding the incidence of pain, foreign body feeling or any other endpoint.
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As the popularity of a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surpassed that of an open approach, practice of concomitant cholecystectomy declined. Low rates of gallbladder disease following RYGB and high complication rates of concomitant cholecystectomy have been published, but these population-based studies have lacked long-term outcomes and survival data. ⋯ Concomitant cholecystectomy is safe for RYGB patients. Given high rates of gallbladder disease and increased risk when cholecystectomy is performed following RYGB, cholecystectomy should be considered at the time of RYGB.
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Inattention blindness (IB) can be defined as the failure to perceive an unexpected object when attention is focussed on another object or task. The principal aim of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive load and surgical image guidance on operative IB. ⋯ The overall effect of IB on operative practice appeared to be significant, within the context of this study. When examining for the effects of AR image guidance and cognitive load on IB, only the latter was found to have significance.