Transgastric instrumentation and bacterial contamination of the peritoneal cavityVimal K Narula
Division of General Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, 410 West 10th Avenue, Ohio, Columbus, 43210 1228, USA
Surg Endosc 22:605-11. 2008
..We report the bacterial load and contamination of the peritoneal cavity in patients requiring a gastrotomy Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LSRYGB)...
- A computerized analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic task performance
Vimal K Narula
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Surg Endosc 21:2258-61. 2007
..We utilized a novel computerized assessment system to objectively describe the technical enhancement in task performance comparing robotic and laparoscopic instrumentation...
- A review of 130 humans enrolled in transgastric NOTES protocols at a single institution
Peter Nau
Division of General Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Surg Endosc 25:1004-11. 2011
..Herein is a discussion of our experience gained from the initial 130 patients enrolled in transgastric pre-NOTES and NOTES protocols at our institution...
- Do gastrotomies require repair after endoscopic transgastric peritoneoscopy? A controlled study
Simon Bergman
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 71:1013-7. 2010
..The optimal method for closing gastrotomies after transgastric instrumentation has yet to be determined...
- Novel reconstruction of the extrahepatic biliary tree with a biosynthetic absorbable graft
Peter Nau
Department of Surgery Department of Pathology, Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
HPB (Oxford) 13:573-8. 2011
..This project sought to evaluate a novel approach for repairing common bile duct injuries with a biosynthetic graft. This allows for the reconstruction of the anatomy without necessitating an intestinal bypass...
- Transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy does not require decontamination of the stomach in humans
Vimal K Narula
Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
Surg Endosc 23:1331-6. 2009
..We report the bacterial load and contamination of the peritoneal cavity in ten patients who underwent diagnostic transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy...
- Safe alternative transgastric peritoneal access in humans: NOTES
Peter Nau
The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Surgery 149:147-52. 2011
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- Natural-orifice transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy in humans: Initial clinical trial
Jeffrey W Hazey
Division of General Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
Surg Endosc 22:16-20. 2008
..Reported herein is the first human clinical trial of NOTES, performing transoral transgastric diagnostic peritoneoscopy...
- Diagnostic transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy: extension of the initial human trial for staging of pancreatic head masses
Peter Nau
Division of General Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Surg Endosc 24:1440-6. 2010
..This report is an update with 10 additional patients in the series and includes bacterial contamination data...
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with body mass index >70 kg/m2
Jason C Roland
Department of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 7:587-91. 2011
..The purpose of the present study was to compare laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (ORYGB) in megaobese patients...
- Gastrotomy closure using bioabsorbable plugs in a canine model
Theodore J Cios
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Surg Endosc 22:961-6. 2008
..This method of gastrotomy closure may aid in the evolution of advanced endoscopic approaches to perforation closure of hollow viscera...
- Robotic and laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a hybrid approach
Vimal K Narula
Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Pancreas 39:160-4. 2010
..We describe a small series (n = 5) of patients who underwent a hybrid PD for treatment of obstructive jaundice and pancreatic mass...
- Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy with Splenic Conservation: An Operation without Increased Morbidity
Peter Nau
Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Gastroenterol Res Pract 2009:846340. 2009
..4). Conclusions. The laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is a safe operation with a low morbidity. Splenic conservation does not significantly increase the morbidity of the procedure...
- A comparison of outcomes between open and laparoscopic surgical repair of recurrent inguinal hernias
Nilay R Shah
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, 548 Doan Hall, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 1228, USA
Surg Endosc 25:2330-7. 2011
..Inguinal hernia recurrence after surgical repair is a major concern. The authors report their experience with open and laparoscopic repair of recurrent inguinal hernias...
