International Edition
Ultrasound as Gold Standard for Hernia Diagnosis?
Surgeons from Vanderbilt University are recommending that dynamic abdominal sonography for hernia (DASH) replace computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard for the radiographic identification and characterization of incisional hernia.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Single-Port Liver Resection Feasible in Selected Patients
Surgeons have been performing laparoscopic liver resections since the late 1980s, but the standard approach to managing liver malignancies is still open surgery.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Endoscopic Approach Good Option for Early Breast Cancer
A new single-port pretumoral approach has shown promise in treating early breast cancer, according to a new study presented at the 21st International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES).
AUGUST 13, 2013
Study Suggests Gastric Bypass Causes Glucose Spikes, Crashes
Despite its reputation as the gold standard for weight loss, gastric bypass surgery may result in a post-meal glucose spike followed by a blood sugar crash that causes between-meal hunger, according to a new study. The research examined the effects of different bariatric procedures on post-meal glucose reactions.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Welcome From the Editor
Welcome to the 2013 International Edition of General Surgery News. In this issue, we are pleased to highlight research from the recent annual meeting of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, in Vienna, along with updates on research and technology from surgeon investigators around the world.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Single-Port Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer Appears Safe, Feasible
Reduced-port laparoscopic distal gastrectomy to treat early gastric cancer is a safe and feasible procedure that provides improved cosmesis and fewer port-related complications, according to a study presented at the recent International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) in Vienna.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Group Presents Experience With Duodenal Bypass Liner for Weight Loss
Baltimore—In obese patients who receive a duodenal-jejunal bypass liner (DJBL), glycemic control may be a more significant predictor of successful weight loss than the presence or absence of type 2 diabetes, according to recently presented research.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Group Identifies Risk Factors for Ventral Hernia Site Occurrences
A risk assessment model has found several modifiable intraoperative practices that increase risk for surgical site occurrences after open ventral hernia repair.
AUGUST 13, 2013
More Overlap Means Fewer Hernia Recurrences
Orlando, Fla.—When Karl LeBlanc, MD, MBA, FACS, a private practice general surgeon in Baton Rouge, La., performed the world’s first laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in 1991, he aimed for a mesh overlap of about 1 cm.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Investigational Device Prolongs Survival of Livers for Transplantation
Patients who need a new liver to survive must hope that they are one of the approximately 13,000 liver transplant recipients in the United States and Europe each year. But with 30,000 people on waiting lists, and with only ice keeping livers for transplantation viable for up to 14 hours, the odds are not always in the patients’ favor. Each year, more than 2,000 livers don’t survive the journey to their new home.
AUGUST 13, 2013
New Colonoscope Offers Sweeping, 330-Degree Views of the Colon
Orlando, Fla.—A new colonoscope that provides three simultaneous full-spectrum images of the colon detected significantly more adenomas—and missed significantly fewer—in findings presented at the 2013 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting.
AUGUST 13, 2013
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Linked to Higher Hernia Rates
In a head-to-head comparison, patients undergoing single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy had a significantly higher rate of hernia formation at one-year follow-up than those having standard four-port laparoscopy.
AUGUST 13, 2013
