Patricia Sylla

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Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi NOTES rectosigmoid resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) with transgastric endoscopic assistance: a pilot study in swine
    Patricia Sylla
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    J Gastrointest Surg 12:1717-23. 2008
  2. ncbi Survival study of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery for rectosigmoid resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery with or without transgastric endoscopic assistance in a swine model
    Patricia Sylla
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 24:2022-30. 2010
  3. ncbi Stent placement provides safe esophageal closure in thoracic NOTES(TM) procedures
    Brian G Turner
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 25:913-8. 2011
  4. ncbi Determining the need for radical surgery in patients with T1 rectal cancer
    Harry M Salinas
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Arch Surg 146:540-3. 2011
  5. ncbi Leaks and endoscopic assessment of break of integrity after NOTES gastrotomy: the LEAKING study, a prospective, randomized, controlled trial
    Field F Willingham
    Department of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 71:1018-24. 2010
  6. ncbi Reducing the unexpectedly high rate of injuries caused by NOTES gastrotomy creation
    Dae Kyung Sohn
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, WACC 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 24:277-82. 2010
  7. ncbi A prospective, randomized trial of esophageal submucosal tunnel closure with a stent versus no closure to secure a transesophageal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery access site
    Brian G Turner
    Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 73:785-90. 2011
  8. ncbi Natural orifice versus conventional laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a porcine model: a randomized, controlled trial
    Field F Willingham
    Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 70:740-7. 2009
  9. ncbi Endoscopic transesophageal mediastinal lymph node dissection and en bloc resection by using mediastinal and thoracic approaches (with video)
    Brian G Turner
    Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 72:831-5. 2010
  10. ncbi NOTES transanal rectal cancer resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery and laparoscopic assistance
    Patricia Sylla
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Surg Endosc 24:1205-10. 2010

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Publications15

  1. ncbi NOTES rectosigmoid resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) with transgastric endoscopic assistance: a pilot study in swine
    Patricia Sylla
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    J Gastrointest Surg 12:1717-23. 2008
    ..After maximal sigmoid mobilization, the specimen was exteriorized and transected, and the proximal colon was stapled to the distal rectum. In a subset of animals, transgastric endoscopic access was used to mobilize the colon further...
  2. ncbi Survival study of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery for rectosigmoid resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery with or without transgastric endoscopic assistance in a swine model
    Patricia Sylla
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 24:2022-30. 2010
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  3. ncbi Stent placement provides safe esophageal closure in thoracic NOTES(TM) procedures
    Brian G Turner
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 25:913-8. 2011
    ..Previously described methods, such as suturing devices, clips, or submucosal tunneling, all have weaknesses. In this survival animal series, we demonstrate safe esophageal closure with a prototype retrievable, antimigration stent...
  4. ncbi Determining the need for radical surgery in patients with T1 rectal cancer
    Harry M Salinas
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Arch Surg 146:540-3. 2011
    ..Local resection can then be safely offered to the patients who are at low risk of having malignant lymph nodes...
  5. ncbi Leaks and endoscopic assessment of break of integrity after NOTES gastrotomy: the LEAKING study, a prospective, randomized, controlled trial
    Field F Willingham
    Department of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 71:1018-24. 2010
    ..Gastric leak testing after natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) gastrotomy closure may help reduce the risk of leaks after transgastric procedures...
  6. ncbi Reducing the unexpectedly high rate of injuries caused by NOTES gastrotomy creation
    Dae Kyung Sohn
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, WACC 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 24:277-82. 2010
    ..This study was conducted to identify the incidence and types of complications related to gastrotomy creation with the needle knife puncture and balloon dilatation technique for NOTES access to the peritoneal cavity...
  7. ncbi A prospective, randomized trial of esophageal submucosal tunnel closure with a stent versus no closure to secure a transesophageal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery access site
    Brian G Turner
    Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 73:785-90. 2011
    ..Secure esophagotomy closure methods are a critical element in the advancement of transesophageal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures...
  8. ncbi Natural orifice versus conventional laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a porcine model: a randomized, controlled trial
    Field F Willingham
    Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 70:740-7. 2009
    ..Distal pancreatectomy has significant postoperative morbidity and would permit rigorous examination in a controlled trial setting...
  9. ncbi Endoscopic transesophageal mediastinal lymph node dissection and en bloc resection by using mediastinal and thoracic approaches (with video)
    Brian G Turner
    Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 72:831-5. 2010
    ..The criterion standard for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes is cervical mediastinoscopy. Current methods that require transthoracic or cervical incisions can result in significant postoperative pain...
  10. ncbi NOTES transanal rectal cancer resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery and laparoscopic assistance
    Patricia Sylla
    Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Surg Endosc 24:1205-10. 2010
    ....
  11. ncbi The effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy on the prognostic value of lymph nodes after rectal cancer surgery
    Coen L Klos
    Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman St, WAC 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Am J Surg 200:440-5. 2010
    ..Neoadjuvant therapy may affect the prognostic impact of total lymph node harvests and lymph node positivity after surgery for rectal cancer...
  12. ncbi En bloc esophageal mucosectomy for concentric circumferential mucosal resection (with video)
    Field F Willingham
    Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Gastrointest Endosc 69:147-51. 2009
    ..With conventional EMR, specimens are fragmented, metaplasia may be left behind, and invasive lesions could be missed because of incomplete sampling. Concentric subtotal esophageal mucosectomy would address these limitations...
  13. ncbi Laparoscopy decreases anastomotic leak rate in sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis
    Melissa Levack
    Colon and Rectal Surgery Program, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Arch Surg 146:207-10. 2011
    ..Our study compared the 30-day postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic and open sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis by surgeons who had performed 20 or more laparoscopic colectomies before the study period...
  14. ncbi Transanal rectosigmoid resection via natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) with total mesorectal excision in a large human cadaver series
    Dana A Telem
    Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Surg Endosc 27:74-80. 2013
    ..This report describes the largest cadaveric series to date as optimization of this approach for clinical application continues...
  15. ncbi Update on Transanal NOTES for Rectal Cancer: Transitioning to Human Trials
    Dana A Telem
    Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Wang 460, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Minim Invasive Surg 2012:287613. 2012
    ..Careful patient selection and continued development of new endoscopic and flexible-tip instruments are imperative prior to pure NOTES clinical application...