Background Laparoscopic skills training is an essential component of general surgery training.
This study proposes the use of three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopy as the initial training …

Background Bile duct injury remains a worrisome complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescent cholangiography (FC) is a new approach that …

Background In medical and surgical departments around the world, morbidity and mortality
conferences (MMC) serve dual roles: they are cornerstones of quality-improvement programs …

Background Single-port access surgery (SPA) may provide benefits but there is a steep learning
curve. We compare traditional in-line instruments with articulating instruments. Methods …

Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is considered a safe and
effective treatment for severe obesity and obesity-related comorbidities. We sought to examine …

… Liu Hennessey and Chieh Jack Chiu. The first draft of the manuscript was written by
Rachel Q. Liu Hennessey and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. …

Background. A large service and distant geographical area can make the process of diagnosing
and treating appendicitis a challenge. Methods. Hospital records of children treated for …

A highly sensitive immunoassay, the immunomagnetic reduction, is used to measure
several biomarkers for plasma that is related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). These biomarkers …

Background: Changes in β-amyloids (Aβ) and tau proteins have been noted in patients with
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and patients with both Down syndrome (DS) and AD. However, …

Using an ultra-sensitive technique, an immunomagnetic reduction assay, the plasma tau level
can be measured to a limit of quantification of pg/ml. In total 126 cognitively normal middle-…