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ISSN: 2468-9009
CN: 33-1421/R
p-ISSN: 2542-3614

Perioperative psychological issues and nursing care among patients undergoing minimally invasive surgeries

Minimally invasive surgeries, including laparoscopic, endoscopic, and robotic surgeries, have gained great popularity and have gradually replaced conventional open surgeries. Commonly, patients may...

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Timing of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

This study was performed to compare the effect of different time intervals between endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) on the operation...

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Robotic4all project: Results of a hands-on robotic surgery training program

Although robotic surgery adoption and its indications are growing worldwide, for multiple factors, including costs, there is a lack of training and experience. Our aim was to study the impact of a robotic...

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Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy: Current status and future application

Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy (RC) is increasingly common. However, its exact role remains undefined, with multiport conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) being regarded as the established...

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Effects of different positions on rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair under shoulder arthroscopy

Shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff tear repair is currently the main treatment for full-thickness rotator cuff tears, and postoperative rehabilitation training is essential. However, pain and limitation...

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Laparoscopic myomectomy versus open myomectomy in uterine fibroid treatment: A meta-analysis

Uterine fibroids are the most commonly occurring benign solid tumors in women, and laparoscopic or open myomectomy constitutes the primary option for treatment. However, both methods are under debate...

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Successful delivery of unicornuate uterus pregnancy after laparoscopic cervical cerclage: A case report

There are few reports of the successful delivery of unicornuate uterus pregnancy after laparoscopic cervical cerclage. Here, we report a 32-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, who had been admitted for...

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Endoscopic management of iatrogenic gastrointestinal perforations

Iatrogenic perforation (IP) is a rare but severe complication of endoscopy, and occurrences grow with the expansion of interventional endoscopy. Apart from symptoms and physical signs, CT scans provide...

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Causal inference with marginal structural modeling for longitudinal data in laparoscopic surgery: A technical note

Causal inference prevails in the field of laparoscopic surgery. Once the causality between an intervention and outcome is established, the intervention can be applied to a target population to improve...

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Septate uterus with cervical duplication and longitudinal vaginal septum: A two case series

Müllerian duct anomalies consist of a set of structural malformations resulting from abnormal development of the paramesonephric or Müllerian ducts. Failures in lateral fusion may result in uterus didelphys,...

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Surgical strategies for peripheral nerve schwannoma based on the intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring

To present our classification for peripheral nerve schwannomas as well as explore the surgical strategies and operative management of peripheral nerve schwannomas based on the intraoperative neurophysiological...

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Use of the ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity and Mayo endoscopic score for predicting the therapeutic effect of mesalazine in patients with ulcerative colitis

The ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity (UCEIS) and the Mayo endoscopic score (MES) are developed as objective methods of evaluating endoscopic severity in patients with ulcerative colitis...

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Comparison of tympanostomy tubes for endoscopic placement in adults with otitis media with effusion

To compare the therapeutic effects of two types of tympanostomy tube, in terms of extrusion time and recurrence rate, after endoscopic ventilation tube placement in adults with otitis media with ef...

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Predictive analytics with ensemble modeling in laparoscopic surgery: A technical note

Predictive analytics have been widely used in the literature with respect to laparoscopic surgery and risk stratification. However, most predictive analytics in this field exploit generalized linear...

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Factors associated with level III lymph nodes positive and survival analysis of its dissection in patients with breast cancer

Surgical resection remains the mainstream radical therapy in patients with breast cancer. Given that no consensus has been reached on the exact indication for level III lymph node dissection, the aim...

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Global scientific production of robotic liver resection from 2003 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis

With the widespread application of robotic liver surgery, the body of literature related to robotic liver resection is growing. However, there is a lack of understanding of the publication activities...

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Factors associated with surgical-site infection after total laparoscopic hysterectomy

In recent years, minimally invasive surgery has been emphasized in gynecological surgery, and total laparoscopic hysterectomy has been increasingly reported. In this retrospective single-center study,...

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Outcomes of patients who have undergone laparoscopic abdominal cerclage: A retrospective study

This study aims to evaluate the surgical morbidity and obstetric outcomes following in-pregnancy or pre-pregnancy laparoscopic abdominal cerclage (LAC) for patients who were diagnosed with refractory...

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Interventional bronchoscopic treatment of lung cancer

Interventional bronchoscopy has developed rapidly in the management of lung cancer. Besides ablative resection of various modalities and balloon dilation/stent placement, which have been widely used...

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Virtual reality simulation in training endoscopic skills: A systematic review

Training young physicians in gastrointestinal endoscopy through virtual reality (VR) simulators has become popular. It is important to evaluate the benefits and usefulness of this technology for teaching...

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Right hemicolectomy and anterior resection using the Versius® robotic surgical system: A technical note

As robotic assisted colorectal surgery increases in prevalence new systems are entering the market, each of which requires technique modifications. In this technical note we describe technical insights...

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What constitutes failure of medical therapy in the changing landscape of Crohn's disease?

The management of Crohn's disease has evolved rapidly in the era of immunomodulators and biologicals. Despite this, a significant proportion of patients with Crohn's disease ultimately require surgical...

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Low cervical incision combined with video-assisted thoracoscopy for resection of a goiter extending to the posterior mediastinum: A case report and literature review

Approximately 25% of goiters extend to the substernal area, and most of them can be removed through a cervical incision. Goiters that extend into the posterior mediastinum are very rare, and resection...

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Endoscopic ear surgery in middle ear cholesteatoma

Endoscope has been used as diagnostic tool for recidivism and as an adjunct to microscopic technique in the management of cholesteatoma. At present transcanal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) is being...

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Management of major vascular injury in laparoscopic urology

During the past three decades, laparoscopy has played a significant role in the management of urological disorders. This study aims to standardize the management of major vascular injury, which is a...

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