Background The value of robotics in general surgery may be for advanced minimally invasive
procedures. Unlike other specialties, formal fellowship training opportunities for robotic …

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BACKGROUND: Although elective outpatient surgery is commonplace, surgeons remain
hesitant to discharge patients the same day after emergent surgery. We created a formal …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to describe the clinical features, diagnosis,
pathologic characteristics, and optimal surgical management for patients with extrahepatic …

Objective We conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine whether laparoscopic
adrenalectomy (LA) is a safe and effective therapy for the management of pheochromocytoma, …

Background. Proponents of laparoscopic colectomy claim a more rapid return of gastrointestinal
function, but objective data supporting this contention are lacking. Our aim was to …

Necrotizing pancreatitis is a severe form of pancreatitis and is associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. We report a case of necrotizing pancreatitis that developed following …

Background This study aimed to describe the authors’ early experience with robot-assisted
common bile duct exploration (CBDE) for choledocholithiasis refractory to endoscopic …

Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of
elective, robot-assisted choledochotomy and common bile duct exploration (RCD/CBDE) …

Objective: To determine if the presence of duodenal diverticula predisposes to the development
of common bile duct stones. Design: Cohort study; median follow-up, 10.0 years (25th …