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PURPOSE: The efficacy of stenting for the right-side colonic malignant obstruction is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of self-expandable metallic stent insertion...
Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer has rapidly gained popularity because of its short-term benefits, including less blood loss, less postoperative pain, earlier postoperative recovery, and shorter hospital stay, compared...
PURPOSE: Mesh non-fixation in TEP is associated with lower cost and shorter operative time, and it is safe and recommended when performed by an experienced surgeon. In performance of TEP...
PURPOSE: Single port laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been performed to further reduce port related morbidities and to improve the cosmetic outcome. However, the cosmetic result of single port laparoscopic...
PURPOSE: Owing to the accumulation of surgical experience, the indications of single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SLC) have increased. To overcome the difficulties and limitations of SLC, we included an additional...