ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022
Effect of endoscopic surgical skill qualification system for laparoscopic multivisceral resection: Japanese multicenter analysis.
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- Utility of establishing a unified regional database for enhancing academic output and specialist certification in Japan.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Effect of the endoscopic surgical skill qualification system for laparoscopic right colectomy: a Japanese multicenter analysis.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Young pediatric surgeons without endoscopic surgical skill qualification safely perform advanced endoscopic surgery under the supervision of expert qualified surgeons.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Effect of endoscopic surgical skill qualification system for laparoscopic rectal surgery: Japanese multicenter analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- A surgical training system designed to help trainees acquire laparoscopic surgical skills at a rural Japanese institute.Surgery today · 2024Article
- Usefulness of the endoscopic surgical skill qualification system for laparoscopic colectomy for transverse colon cancer: a Japanese multicenter analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- The usefulness of the endoscopic surgical skill qualification system in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a single-center, retrospective analysis with propensity score matching.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe efficacy of laparoscopic multivisceral resection (Lap-MVR) has been reported by several experienced high-volume centers. The Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System (ESSQS) was established in Japan to improve the skill of laparoscopic surgeons and further develop surgical teams. We examined the safety and feasibility of Lap-MVR in general hospitals, and evaluated the effects of the Japanese ESSQS for this approach.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 131 patients who underwent MVR between April 2016 and December 2019. Patients were divided into the laparoscopic surgery group (LAC group, n = 98) and the open surgery group (OPEN group, n = 33). The clinicopathological and surgical features were compared between the groups.
resultsCompared with the OPEN group, BMI was significantly higher (21.9 vs 19.3 kg/m
conclusionsThe present multicenter study confirmed the feasibility and safety of Lap-MVR even in general hospitals, and revealed superior results for ESSQS-qualified surgeons.
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