Published in Arch Surg on February 01, 2009
Transanal minimally invasive surgery: a giant leap forward. Surg Endosc (2010) 2.93
Single-incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: safety and feasibility in a series of consecutive cases. Surg Endosc (2010) 2.04
Patient preferences for surgical techniques: should we invest in new approaches? Surg Endosc (2010) 1.82
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery - current status and controversies. J Minim Access Surg (2011) 1.79
Single port laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with D3 dissection for advanced colon cancer. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 1.77
Single incision approach for splenic diseases: a preliminary report on a series of 8 cases. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.55
Evaluation of current devices in single-incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a preliminary experience in 32 consecutive cases. World J Surg (2011) 1.54
Comparative study of safety and outcomes of single-port access versus conventional laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Tech Coloproctol (2012) 1.51
Homemade transumbilical port: an alternative access for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS). Surg Endosc (2009) 1.50
Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy: a case-matched series. Surg Endosc (2011) 1.31
Effectiveness of a surgical glove port for single port surgery. World J Surg (2010) 1.31
Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a preliminary experience. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.31
Single incision laparoscopic surgery for appendicectomy: a retrospective comparative analysis. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.28
Single incision laparoscopic colectomy: technical aspects, feasibility, and expected benefits. Diagn Ther Endosc (2010) 1.23
Single-incision laparoscopic liver resection. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.18
Single-site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC) versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC): comparison of learning curves. First European experience. Surg Endosc (2011) 1.06
Minimally invasive single-site surgery for the digestive system: A technological review. J Minim Access Surg (2011) 1.02
Laparoscopic single-port colectomy for sigmoid cancer. Tech Coloproctol (2009) 1.01
Gasless laparoendoscopic single-site surgery with abdominal wall lift in general surgery: initial experience. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.00
Single-incision laparoscopic colectomy: outcomes of an emerging minimally invasive technique. Int J Colorectal Dis (2011) 0.99
Single incision laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis for synchronous colon cancer. Tech Coloproctol (2010) 0.99
Current indications and role of surgery in the management of sigmoid diverticulitis. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 0.98
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery: a promising approach to sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.98
Miniature surgical robot for laparoendoscopic single-incision colectomy. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.96
Single-incision laparoscopic gastric resection for submucosal tumors: report of three cases. Surg Today (2010) 0.95
Minimal invasive single-site surgery in colorectal procedures: Current state of the art. J Minim Access Surg (2011) 0.95
Single-port laparoscopic total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: initial operative experience. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.94
Randomized Trial of Immediate Postoperative Pain Following Single-incision Versus Traditional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Chin Med J (Engl) (2015) 0.93
Single-port laparoscopic colectomy versus conventional laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: a comparison of surgical results. World J Surg Oncol (2012) 0.92
Conventional laparoscopic versus single-incision laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a case cohort comparison of short-term outcomes in 144 consecutive cases. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.90
Current experience and future directions of completely NOTES colorectal resection. World J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.90
A comparison of transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy and conventional three-port laparoscopic appendectomy: from the diagnosis to the hospital cost. J Korean Surg Soc (2013) 0.89
Single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: report of a case. Surg Today (2011) 0.88
Single-incision laparoscopic colectomy: a novel approach through a Pfannenstiel incision. Tech Coloproctol (2011) 0.86
Short-term and long-term outcomes of single-incision versus multi-incision laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: a propensity-score-matched analysis of 214 cases. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.85
Laparoendoscopic single-site liver resection: a preliminary report of 12 cases. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.85
Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site total mesorectal excision for rectal carcinoma. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne (2012) 0.84
New trends in colorectal surgery: single port and natural orifice techniques. World J Gastroenterol (2014) 0.83
Single-incision laparoscopic colectomy: training the next generation. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.83
Minilaparoscopic colorectal resections: technical note. Minim Invasive Surg (2012) 0.83
Step-wise integration of single-port laparoscopic surgery into routine colorectal surgical practice by use of a surgical glove port. Tech Coloproctol (2011) 0.82
Multimedia article. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery applied to sigmoidectomy in survival animal models: using paired magnetic intra-luminal device. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.81
Single-port laparoscopic colorectal surgery shows equivalent or better outcomes to standard laparoscopic surgery: results of a 190-patient, 7-criterion case-match study. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.81
Minimally invasive approaches for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol (2012) 0.81
Single-port access in laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair: first clinical report of a novel technique. Hernia (2009) 0.81
Incision-less reversal of Hartmann's procedure. Tech Coloproctol (2014) 0.80
Transvaginal specimen extraction in a laparoscopic anterior resection of a sigmoid colon neoplasia with en bloc right salpingo-oophorectomy. Tech Coloproctol (2010) 0.80
Single-incision laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy for refractory ulcerative colitis. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.79
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and localized resection for colorectal neoplasia. World J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.79
Outcomes for single-incision laparoscopic colectomy surgery in obese patients: a case-matched study. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.78
A simple and safe technique for performing single-port laparoscopic resection of appendiceal mucocele. Tech Coloproctol (2011) 0.77
Minimally invasive surgical treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis. Langenbecks Arch Surg (2012) 0.75
Single-port laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. Minim Invasive Surg (2012) 0.75
Feasibility of colonic and gastric standard laparoscopic procedures with a single skin incision approach. Arch Surg (2009) 0.75
Reversal of Hartmann's procedure utilizing single-port laparoscopy: an attractive alternative to laparotomy. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.75
Surgery without scars: report of transluminal cholecystectomy in a human being. Arch Surg (2007) 6.82
The mechanism of diabetes control after gastrointestinal bypass surgery reveals a role of the proximal small intestine in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Ann Surg (2006) 3.97
Effect of duodenal-jejunal exclusion in a non-obese animal model of type 2 diabetes: a new perspective for an old disease. Ann Surg (2004) 3.23
Laparoscopic liver resection for malignant liver tumors: preliminary results of a multicenter European study. Ann Surg (2002) 2.84
Evaluating the degree of difficulty of laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Arch Surg (2008) 1.57
What a signature adds to the consent process. Surg Endosc (2008) 1.53
Exploration of the retroperitoneum using the transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery technique. J Minim Invasive Gynecol (2009) 1.47
The impact of obesity on technical feasibility and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic left colectomy. Ann Surg (2005) 1.43
Augmented reality in laparoscopic surgical oncology. Surg Oncol (2011) 1.36
A case of emphysematous cholecystitis managed by laparoscopic surgery. JSLS (2005) 1.27
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) applied totally to sigmoidectomy: an original technique with survival in a porcine model. Surg Endosc (2008) 1.26
Prevalence of internal hernias after laparoscopic colonic surgery. J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 1.18
Prospective evaluation of functional outcome after laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy. Ann Surg (2009) 1.17
Near-infrared (NIR) perfusion angiography in minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc (2014) 1.16
Challenges and lessons learned from NOTES cholecystectomy initial experience: a stepwise approach from the laboratory to clinical application. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2009) 1.15
No-scar transanal total mesorectal excision: the last step to pure NOTES for colorectal surgery. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.15
Towards cybernetic surgery: robotic and augmented reality-assisted liver segmentectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg (2014) 1.14
Three-dimensional virtual neck exploration before parathyroidectomy. N Engl J Med (2012) 1.13
Single port sigmoidectomy in an experimental model with survival. Surg Innov (2008) 1.13
Neurological defects in trichothiodystrophy reveal a coactivator function of TFIIH. Nat Neurosci (2007) 1.08
Enhanced-reality video fluorescence: a real-time assessment of intestinal viability. Ann Surg (2014) 1.07
Transoral endoscopic esophageal myotomy based on esophageal function testing in a survival porcine model. Gastrointest Endosc (2010) 1.04
Prospective evaluation of peritoneal fluid contamination following transabdominal vs. transanal specimen extraction in laparoscopic left-sided colorectal resections. Surg Endosc (2011) 1.04
Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment for pheochromocytoma-induced acute cardiac failure. Am J Emerg Med (2011) 1.03
Evolution of glycolipid profile after sleeve gastrectomy vs. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: results of a prospective randomized clinical trial. Obes Surg (2013) 1.02
Minimally invasive single-site surgery for the digestive system: A technological review. J Minim Access Surg (2011) 1.02
[Total mesorectal excision by laparoscopy for rectal cancer]. Rev Gastroenterol Mex (2004) 1.00
Supplementation of endoscopic submucosal dissection with sentinel node biopsy performed by natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) (with video). Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 0.99
Augmented-reality-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. JAMA (2004) 0.99
The effect of aspirin on blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients with femoral neck fractures. Injury (2004) 0.98
Single port-assisted fully laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (APR) with immediate V-RAM flap reconstruction of the perineal defect. Updates Surg (2012) 0.97
Acta from the EndoFLIP® Symposium. Surg Innov (2013) 0.97
Minimal invasive single-site surgery in colorectal procedures: Current state of the art. J Minim Access Surg (2011) 0.95
The role of the small bowel in the regulation of circulating ghrelin levels and food intake in the obese Zucker rat. Endocrinology (2004) 0.94
The EURO-NOTES clinical registry for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: a 2-year activity report. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.94
Video. Improving functional esophageal surgery with a "smart" bougie: Endoflip. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.94
Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy and fluorescence-based enhanced reality for real-time assessment of intestinal microcirculation in a porcine model of sigmoid ischemia. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.94
The ANUBIS™ project. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol (2010) 0.92
Adrenalectomy using natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): a transvaginal retroperitoneal approach. Surg Endosc (2009) 0.92
Prediction of calculated future cardiovascular disease by monocyte count in an asymptomatic population. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2008) 0.91
Multimedia manuscript. NOTES retroperitoneal transvaginal distal pancreatectomy. Surg Endosc (2009) 0.91
Feasibility, sensitivity, and reliability of laser-induced fluorescence imaging of green fluorescent protein-expressing tumors in vivo. Mol Ther (2003) 0.91
A new method to close the gastrotomy by using a cardiac septal occluder: long-term survival study in a porcine model. Gastrointest Endosc (2007) 0.90
Transgastric cholecystectomy: From the laboratory to clinical implementation. World J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.90
Late gastric prolapse with pouch necrosis after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg (2005) 0.90
Identification of gene expression profiles correlated to tumor progression in a preclinical model of colon carcinogenesis. Int J Oncol (2010) 0.89
Safe laparoscopic surgery in the elderly. Am J Surg (2004) 0.89
Intraperitoneal virtual biopsy by fibered optical coherence tomography (OCT) at natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 0.88
Evaluation of postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation following perioperative nicotine administration. J Surg Res (2007) 0.88
Real-time navigation by fluorescence-based enhanced reality for precise estimation of future anastomotic site in digestive surgery. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.88
Robotics may overcome technical limitations of single-trocar surgery: an experimental prospective study of Nissen fundoplication. Arch Surg (2010) 0.87
Endoscopic placement of fully covered self expanding metal stents for management of post-operative foregut leaks. J Minim Access Surg (2012) 0.87
Telementoring for minimally invasive surgical training by wireless robot. Surg Innov (2007) 0.87
Robotic duodenopancreatectomy assisted with augmented reality and real-time fluorescence guidance. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.86
Myo-InositolTrisPyroPhosphate treatment leads to HIF-1α suppression and eradication of early hepatoma tumors in rats. Chembiochem (2011) 0.86
Laparo-endoscopic single-site (LESS) with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) sigmoidectomy: a new step before pure colorectal natural orifices transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES®). J Gastrointest Surg (2011) 0.86
Joystick interfaces are not suitable for robotized endoscope applied to NOTES. Surg Innov (2009) 0.86
WeBSurg: An innovative educational Web site in minimally invasive surgery--principles and results. Surg Innov (2011) 0.86
The ANUBISCOPE® flexible platform ready for prime time: description of the first clinical case. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.85
Safe and simplified endoscopic technique in transvaginal NOTES. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech (2010) 0.85
Intraoperative frozen section assessment of sentinel lymph nodes in the operative management of women with symptomatic breast cancer. World J Surg Oncol (2008) 0.85
NOTES: The question for minimal resection and sentinel node in early gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.85
Three-dimensional virtual cholangioscopy: a reliable tool for the diagnosis of common bile duct stones. Ann Surg (2004) 0.85
The immunomodulatory effects of laparoscopic surgery. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech (2007) 0.85
Could lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy provide oncological providence for local resectional techniques for colon cancer? A review of the literature. BMC Surg (2008) 0.84
EAES recommendations for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.84
Full laparoscopic total pancreatectomy with and without spleen and pylorus preservation: a feasibility report. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2013) 0.83
Silibinin, a natural flavonoid, modulates the early expression of chemoprevention biomarkers in a preclinical model of colon carcinogenesis. Int J Oncol (2012) 0.83
Early modulation of gene expression used as a biomarker for chemoprevention in a preclinical model of colon carcinogenesis. Pathol Int (2010) 0.83
Robotic gastrectomy is safe and feasible, but real benefits remain elusive. Arch Surg (2011) 0.83
Feasibility and reliability of pancreatic cancer staging using fiberoptic confocal fluorescence microscopy in rats. Gastroenterology (2009) 0.83
Long-term administration of aspirin inhibits tumour formation and triggers anti-neoplastic molecular changes in a pre-clinical model of colon carcinogenesis. Oncol Rep (2010) 0.83
A simple technical option for single-port cholecystectomy. Surg Innov (2008) 0.82
Trends in the incidence and significance of presentations to the emergency department due to acute pancreatitis. Eur J Emerg Med (2006) 0.82
Sentinel node mapping by colonic tattooing. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.82
Fully laparoscopic colorectal anastomosis involving percutaneous endoluminal colonic anvil control (PECAC). Surg Innov (2010) 0.82