ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2014
Laparoscopic surgery for benign and malign diseases of the digestive system: indications, limitations, and evidence.
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Prospective Comparative Study Between Stapler and Handsewn Gastrointestinal Anastomosis.Cureus · 2026Article
- Causes of death after surgery among cancer patients: a population-based cohort study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Analgesic efficacy, adverse events, and prognostic factors of low-dose intranasal dexmedetomidine combined with epidural anesthesia in ovarian cyst resection.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Innovation in gastrointestinal surgery: the evolution of minimally invasive surgery-a narrative review.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Review
- Trends of sphincter-preserving surgeries for low lying rectal cancer: A 20-year experience in China.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Endoscopically assisted implant removal of a symphyseal pelvic plate - A case report.Trauma case reports · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic Versus Open Re-operations Within 30 Days After Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery: a Retrospective Comparative Study.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Liver Parenchyma Transection-First Approach for Laparoscopic Left Hemihepatectomy: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- EASY (endoscopic approach to the symphysis): a new minimally invasive approach for the plate osteosynthesis of the symphysis and the anterior pelvic ring-a cadaver study and first clinical results.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2019Article
- The long-term clinical outcomes of robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a large-scale single institutional retrospective study.American journal of translational research · 2018Article
- Laparoscopic distal resection of the pancreas. Can be all resections of body and tail of the pancreas called the same?Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2017Article
- An Improved Surgical Technique for Pure Laparoscopic Left Hemihepatectomy: Ten Years Experience in a Tertiary Center.Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A · 2016Article
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- Laparoscopic pancreatic resection-a review.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2016Review
- Successful Laparoscopy-Assisted Resection of the Descending Colon in a Patient with Multiple Large Renal Cysts and Stricture of the Colon due to Ischemic Colitis.Case reports in gastroenterologyArticle
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Abstract
The laparoscopic technique was introduced in gastrointestinal surgery in the mid 1980s. Since then, the development of this technique has been extraordinary. Triggered by technical innovations (stapling devices or coagulation/dissecting devices), nowadays any type of gastrointestinal resection has been successfully performed laparoscopically and can be performed laparoscopically dependent on the patient's condition. This summary gives an overview over 30 years of laparoscopic surgery with focus on today's indications and evidence. Main indications remain the more common procedures, e.g., appendectomy, cholecystectomy, bariatric procedures or colorectal resections. For all these indications, the laparoscopic approach has become the gold standard with less perioperative morbidity. Regarding oncological outcome there have been several high-quality randomized controlled trials which demonstrated equivalency between laparoscopic and open colorectal resections. Less common procedures like esophagectomy, oncological gastrectomy, liver and pancreatic resections can be performed successfully as well by an experienced surgeon. However, the evidence for these special indications is poor and a general recommendation cannot be given. In conclusion, laparoscopic surgery has revolutionized the field of gastrointestinal surgery by reducing perioperative morbidity without disregarding surgical principles especially in oncological surgery.
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