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Obesity and diabetes > Immediate Resolution > Type 2 Diabetes > New Study presented at the American Diabetes Association ADA > EndoBarrier > Implanted and removed endoscopically > Without need for surgical intervention > Physical barrier between ingested food and intestinal wall > Massachusetts-based GI Dynamics

Monday, June 16, 2008

How encouraging are the interim Endobarrier study results? Is the EndoBarrier’s ability to rapidly restore glycemic control reflected in the study results? Does the device mimic the metabolic effects of gastric bypass surgery without its associated complications?

IIP > read on here > http://www.primenewswire.com…
…New technology has been developed that addresses two of the biggest healthcare problems […]

Single port laparoscopy SPL > More surgeons perform SPL surgery > Triport > Quadport > Retention suture t-anchors > Single port access SPA > One Port Umbilicus Surgery OPUS > R-Port laparoscopic access device > Advanced Surgical Concepts ASC > Transumbilical nephrectomy and pyeloplasty > Needlescopic instruments > Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES

Monday, June 2, 2008

Is single port laparoscopy SPL positioned to be more successful than using the natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES approach? Is there any substantial advantage of SPL or NOTES over conventional laparoscopy and robotics? Are retention suture t-anchors to the lateral parietal peritoneum improving the SPL access for scarless single port transumbilical
nephrectomy and […]

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Pure NOTES Nephrectomy > Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery > New access devices needed > Limitations regarding the equipment available

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

What are the long-term complications and physiologic implications of NOTES nephrectomy? Is a transgastric or a transvaginal NOTES accesses favorable for bilateral nephrectomies? Is the use of a modified transvaginal trocar device allowing the dissection of the kidney with standard laparoscopic instruments?
IIP > read on here > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov…
…Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is an emerging technology that […]

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No Scar Not Far > GERD > New Hybrid Laparoscopic Endoluminal Treatment Options

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

If in May 2008 a patient needs to decide on how to treat GERD, what will be the treatment of choice? Will the patient go on the internet and look up state-of-the-art surgical treatment options? Will this accelerate adaptation of new minimally invasive techniques and will the physician community be responding in a pro-active attitude […]

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Satiety > Transoral Gastroplasty > NOTES > NOSCAR > Treatment of Morbid Obesity > TOGA™ > Study not yet open for participant recruitment > Primary Outcome Measures > Proportion of subjects with ≥ 25% EWL Excess Weight Loss > Cedars-Sinai Medical Center > Washington University in St. Louis > University of Texas Medical School at Houston > Columbia University Medical Center > Erasme Hospital Brussels

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

IIP > Read on here > http://clinicaltrials.gov…
…The TOGA™ trial is a prospective, multi-center, randomized sham-controlled trial designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of the TOGA System for the treatment of morbid obesity. The study will also determine the effect of the treatment on co-morbidities and quality of life.
Subjects will be blinded to treatment or […]

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Natural Orifice Surgery NOS > Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research NOSCAR > Mark Talamini > University of California San Diego > School of Medicine > Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES 2008 > Natural-orifice gastric revisions > Covidien > Ethicon > USGI Medical

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

What is the value that the Natural Orifice Surgery NOS technique adds to a surgical procedure? Is NOSCAR surgery enthusiasm self-serving in order to keep the research going? Which high-volume procedure will be the incentive to keep the NOS development rolling?

IIP > Read on here > HealthNewsDigest.com…
Twenty-five years ago, typical appendectomy patients could expect […]

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