Results: We noted a dramatic increase in the use of the classification in many fields of surgery.
About half of the studies used the contracted form, whereas the rest used the full range of …

The use of laparoscopy for liver surgery is increasing rapidly. The Second International
Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resections (LLR) was held in Morioka, Japan, …

Objective: To develop and validate a comprehensive complication index (CCI) that integrates
all events with their respective severity. Background: Reporting of surgical complications is …

Background: Interest in the training and evaluation of laparoscopic skills is extending beyond
the realm of the operating room to the use of laparoscopic simulators. The purpose of this …

Surgical innovation is an important part of surgical practice. Its assessment is complex
because of idiosyncrasies related to surgical practice, but necessary so that introduction and …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has gained wide acceptance for treatment of cholelithiasis
in preference to open cholecystectomy, though it has not been formally compared with …

ContextMany men with inguinal hernia have minimal symptoms. Whether deferring surgical
repair is a safe and acceptable option has not been assessed.ObjectiveTo compare pain …

Objective: The authors determined the most useful predictors of common bile duct (CBD)
stones as diagnosed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has been performed increasingly in an outpatient
setting. Conversion from LC to open cholecystectomy (OC) is sometimes required. To predict …

Background: Endoscopic decompression is used for palliation of patients with malignant
biliary obstruction. Little is known of its effect on quality of life. The aims of this study were to …