David A Iannitti

..Several different surgical techniques and types of mesh prosthetics are available for repair. We evaluated outcomes of an open ventral hernia repair using a synthetic composite mesh...

..Microwave ablation (MWA) is increasingly utilized in the treatment of hepatic tumours. Promising single-centre reports have demonstrated its safety and efficacy, but this modality has not been studied in a prospective, multicentre study...

..We sought to measure the strength of tissue attachment to mesh after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in a porcine model...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate two electrosurgical vessel-sealing devices in biliary surgery...

..Composite mesh prostheses incorporate the properties of multiple materials for ventral hernia repair. This study evaluated a polypropylene/ePTFE composite mesh with a novel internal polydioxanone (PDO) absorbable ring...

..The aim of the present study was to determine whether colour Doppler US images observed during microwave ablation correlate with the actual thermocoagulation zone (TCZ) observed in liver tissue...

..Microwave technology provides an emerging thermal ablation technique for solid organ tumors. We propose guidelines and recommend optimal time and power for use...

..Here we demonstrate an efficient strategy of subcellular tissue proteomics toward molecular target discovery of one of the most complicated human disease, HCC...

..In this study we hypothesized that the relative ratio of the components that form the seal (collagen and elastin) determine the degree of vessel distensibility and play an equally important role in defining seal strength...

..New electrosurgical and ultrasonic instruments demonstrate improved quality and efficiency in blood vessel sealing...

..Our aim is to correlate AHD vascularization, fibroblast migration, and strength of attachment with presence of inflammatory cells in clean and contaminated fields...

..Technology is evolving rapidly, with important improvements in efficacy. The current state of ablation technology and indications for ablation are described in this review...

..We propose guidelines for diameters based on different time and power variables and recommend 45 W for 10 min to achieve optimal diameters at the shortest time and lowest wattage...

..This study aimed to evaluate a novel three-dimensional ultrasound (US) guidance system for use in hepatic microwave ablation (MWA)...

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..This article examines the various ablative technologies and their application, as well as how these procedures can be performed safely and with optimal outcomes, in a community cancer center...

..The aims of this study were to determine the effect(s) of leptin on HCC cell proliferation and to identify potential signalling mechanism(s) by which leptin exerts these effects...

..With no established technique for this procedure, the safety of single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy has not been determined...

..This article reviews the principles behind various ablation therapies currently available for malignant liver tumors and their outcomes...

..Intraoperative ultrasound demonstrated no remaining tumor thrombus. Provisional closure was achieved with wound vac, and the next day, the patient's wound was closed primarily...

..Pyogenic hepatic abscess induced by foreign body perforation of the gastrointestinal tract is an increasing phenomenon. Pyogenic liver abscess in itself is a challenge to treat without the complication of a foreign body...

..The goal of our study was to evaluate patient, physician, and operating room (OR) staff opinions concerning student observation of surgical procedures at different levels of academic training...

..In conclusion, these data demonstrate that, despite difficulties in measuring endogenous RGS protein expression, RGS17 is differentially expressed in HCC and plays a central role in regulating transformed hepatocyte tumorgenicity...

..The aim of this study was to determine whether using magnetic positional tracking to provide three-dimensional, real-time guidance improves accuracy during laparoscopic needle placement...

..However, it appears hemicolectomy only improved survival for patients with later-stage disease. The current data raise the question of whether Stage I and II appendiceal cancer can be adequately treated with simple appendectomy...

..It may be the preferred technique for the definitive management of chronic neuralgia after hernia repair...

..40). We propose a treatment algorithm with small abscesses being treated with antibiotics alone; large, uniloculated abscess with percutaneous drainage plus antibiotics; and large, multiloculated abscessed treated with surgical therapy...

..We conclude that subcellular fractionation followed by gel electrophoresis and tandem mass spectrometry is a powerful strategy for identification of differentially expressed proteins in pancreatic cancer...

..A technique combining upper endoscopy with percutaneous transgastric minilaparoscopic instrumentation for the formation of pancreatic cystgastrostomy is safe and effective for the internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts...

..Laparoscopy offers lower recurrence and postoperative complication rates than standard primary open repair, with the potential for a faster and more comfortable recovery than the "tension-free" open repair...