Novel Posterior Rectus Sheath Flap for Paraesophageal Hernia Repairs
This Surgical Innovation describes a new method to repair large or recurrent paraesophageal hernias.
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Technique for Laparoscopic Fluorescence–Guided Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
This Surgical Innovation describes a technique to identify the retroperitoneal lymph using ICG fluorescence, enabling a clear visualization of lymphatics, and nodes that need to be dissected from the surrounding structures.
Management of Perforated Peptic Ulcer – A Review
Importance Perforated peptic ulcer disease (PUD) affects 4 million people annually worldwide, with a lifetime prevalence of 5% to 10%. Of those affected, 5% will progress to the point of perforation. Despite advances in the understanding and treatment, perforated PUD continues…
Sonolucent Cranioplasty for Transcranial Ultrasonographic Imaging – Windows to the Brain
This Surgical Innovation discusses the use of sonolucent materials in cranial reconstruction to allow for ultrasonographic imaging following cranial neurosurgery.
Radiomics for Treatment Planning in Liver Cancers
This Surgical Innovation delves into the transformative potential of radiomics in liver cancer treatment, highlighting its advancements in pretreatment prognosis, noninvasive tumor profiling, and treatment response prediction, thus paving the way for more personalized therapeutic strategies.
Wearable Intraoperative Augmented Reality for Surgery
This Surgical Innovation explores the potential that wearable augmented reality devices have for improving intraoperative imaging, patient outcomes, and surgical workflows.
Total Endoscopic Robotic Mitral Valve Repair Surgery
This Surgical Innovation describes the use of a totally endoscopic robotic approach for mitral valve repair.
Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapies in Hepatobiliary Cancers – A Review
Importance Hepatobiliary cancers are heterogeneous and molecularly complex. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have enhanced the understanding of their molecular landscape and enabled deployment of biomarker-based gene- and immune-targeted therapies. This review examines the role of molecular testing and targeted…
Autonomic Neural Blockade in Minimally Invasive Surgery
This article discusses the use of intraoperative autonomic neural blockade as a technique to manage postoperative visceral pain and symptoms of postoperative nausea and vomiting in minimally invasive surgery.
Imaging in Diagnosis and Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer – A Review
Importance Active surveillance (AS) has become an increasingly important option for managing low-risk and select intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Although imaging, particularly multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), has emerged in the prebiopsy pathway for the diagnosis of prostate cancer, the role of…
