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ArticleWorld journal of methodology2015

Laparoscopic surgery: A qualified systematic review.

Alexander Buia, Florian Stockhausen, Ernst Hanisch

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Article in World journal of methodology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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118 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Alexander BuiaAlexander Buia, Florian Stockhausen, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, St. Elisabethen-Krankenhaus, Academic Teaching Hospital Goethe-University Frankfurt, D-60487 Frankfurt, Germany.
Florian StockhausenAlexander Buia, Florian Stockhausen, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, St. Elisabethen-Krankenhaus, Academic Teaching Hospital Goethe-University Frankfurt, D-60487 Frankfurt, Germany.
Ernst HanischAlexander Buia, Florian Stockhausen, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, St. Elisabethen-Krankenhaus, Academic Teaching Hospital Goethe-University Frankfurt, D-60487 Frankfurt, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo review current applications of the laparoscopic surgery while highlighting the standard procedures across different fields.

methodsA comprehensive search was undertaken using the PubMed Advanced Search Builder. A total of 321 articles were found in this search. The following criteria had to be met for the publication to be selected: Review article, randomized controlled trials, or meta-analyses discussing the subject of laparoscopic surgery. In addition, publications were hand-searched in the Cochrane database and the high-impact journals. A total of 82 of the findings were included according to matching the inclusion criteria. Overall, 403 full-text articles were reviewed. Of these, 218 were excluded due to not matching the inclusion criteria.

resultsA total of 185 relevant articles were identified matching the search criteria for an overview of the current literature on the laparoscopic surgery. Articles covered the period from the first laparoscopic application through its tremendous advancement over the last several years. Overall, the biggest advantage of the procedure has been minimizing trauma to the abdominal wall compared with open surgery. In the case of cholecystectomy, fundoplication, and adrenalectomy, the procedure has become the gold standard without being proven as a superior technique over the open surgery in randomized controlled trials. Faster recovery, reduced hospital stay, and a quicker return to normal activities are the most evident advantages of the laparoscopic surgery. Positive outcomes, efficiency, a lower rate of wound infections, and reduction in the perioperative morbidity of minimally invasive procedures have been shown in most indications.

conclusionImprovements in surgical training and developments in instruments, imaging, and surgical techniques have greatly increased safety and feasibility of the laparoscopic surgical procedures.

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AppendectomyCholecystectomyColon resectionEndoscopic surgeryEsophagectomyGastrectomyGastric cancerLaparoscopic surgeryPancreatic surgeryRectal resection

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PMID26713285
PMCPMC4686422

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