Objective: To establish a telerobotic surgical service between a teaching hospital and a
rural hospital for provision of telerobotic surgery and assistance to aid rural surgeons in …

Background: Bariatric surgery has been shown to significantly reduce cardiovascular risk
factors. However, whether surgery can reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), …

Background Data: The technique has been undertaken in 155 patients over 29 months, with
137 patients having been observed for more than 3 months. Methods: Three hundred sixty …

Methods: We systematically reviewed the significance of randomized controlled trials in the
evaluation of surgical interventions, discussed the methodological challenges encountered …

Purpose: Oncologic concerns from high wound recurrence rates prompted a multi-institutional
randomized trial to test the hypothesis that disease-free and overall survival are equivalent…

Background & Aims Bariatric surgery has been reported to lead to complete resolution of
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) following the sustained weight loss induced in obese …

Background Simulators may improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of endoscopic training.
However, no objective, reliable, and valid tool exists to assess clinical endoscopic skills. …

BACKGROUND: We conducted an objective followup of 181 patients after laparoscopic Nissen
fundoplication during a 5-year period after surgery. STUDY DESIGN: Patients underwent …

Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has emerged as one of the
most commonly performed bariatric procedures worldwide. Unfortunately, revisional surgery is …

Background A randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated patients with gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) who were stable and symptomatically controlled with long-term …