International journal of colorectal disease
Mar 29, 2017
PURPOSE: Few investigations of robot-assisted intersphincteric resection (ISR) are presently available to support this procedure as a safe and efficient procedure. We aimed to evaluate the utility of robot-assisted ISR by comparison between ISR and a...
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Pain after total knee replacement (TKR) interferes with early rehabilitation. Although the use of epidural bupivacaine in post-TKR patients is associated with effective analgesia, the associated motor blockade effect delays function...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Nov 17, 2016
PURPOSE: To evaluate C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography (CholPET) in staging and determining patterns of recurrence in prostate cancer patients with rising prostate-specific antigen levels after prostatectomy radiation ther...
International journal of colorectal disease
Sep 6, 2016
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the advantages of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) for lower rectal cancer and for visceral obesity cases, which have been regarded as challenging situations in rectal cancer surgery, compa...
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Aug 31, 2016
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective treatment for obesity and associated metabolic complications. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are associated with increased oxidative stress. Previous studies have examined changes in plas...
International journal of colorectal disease
Jul 31, 2016
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to compare surgical parameters and the costs of robotic surgery with those of laparoscopic approach in rectal cancer based on a single surgeon's early robotic experience.
International journal of colorectal disease
Apr 15, 2016
PURPOSE: Because there are few comparative studies of open, laparoscopy-assisted (LA), and robot-assisted (RA) total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer, we aimed to compare these three procedures in terms of sphincter-saving operation (SSO) ...
International journal of colorectal disease
Feb 1, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Robotic surgery provides an alternative option for a minimal access approach. It provides a stable platform with high definition three-dimensional views and improved access, which enhances the capabilities for precise dissection in a na...
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Dec 10, 2015
SETTING: Obesity surgery has been proposed as a treatment option for diabetic patients with body mass index (BMI)<35 kg/m(2), but the efficacy of metabolic surgery has not been conclusively determined.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Dec 2, 2015
PURPOSE: Hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) has promising long-term biochemical relapse-free survival (bRFS) with comparable toxicity for definitive treatment of prostate cancer. However, data reporting outcomes after adjuvant and salvage postpr...
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