A New Reusable Platform for TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery: First Experience
Giovanni Dapri MD, PhD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Daniel Guta, MD, Fellow, Luca Cardinali, MD, Fellow, Claudia Mazzetti, MD, Fellow, Anny Cadenas Febres, MD, Fellow, Konstantin Grozdev, MD, Fellow, Sixte-Henry Sondji, MD, Assistant, Ion Surdeanu, MD, Assistant, Guy-Bernard Cadière, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery & Director, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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Subcutaneous Destruction of Sinus Tract with Long-term Vessel Loop Drainage as a Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Primary Pilonidal Sinus
Michael Korenkov, MD, Head of Department, General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Werra-Meissner, Teaching Hospital Eschwege, University of Goettingen, Eschwege, Germany

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Reducing Opioid Adverse Events: A Safe Way to Improve Outcomes
Jay A. Redan, MD, FACS, Director of Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Florida Hospital-Celebration Health, Professor of Surgery, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, Tina Wells, MSN, ARNP, Clinical Nurse Manager, Florida Hospital-Celebration Health, Celebration, Florida, Sandra Reeder, MSN, ARNP, Director of Nursing, Florida Hospital-Celebration Health, Celebration, Florida, Steven D. McCarus, MD, FACOG, Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Florida Hospital-Celebration Health, Celebration, Florida

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A Comparative Study of Performance in Ultrasonic Tissue Dissection for Sleeve Gastrectomy: Wired versus Cordless
Pim W. J. van Rutte, MD, Surgeon in training, Catharina Hospital , Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Sandra L. Lup, MSc, Researcher, Technical University of Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, Misha D. Luyer, MD, PhD, Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Jack J. Jakimowicz, MD, PhD, FRCS(ED), Professor of Safety in Health Care, Technical University of Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, Richard H. M. Goossens, IR, Professor, Head of Industrial Design Department, Healthcare Program Coordinator, Technical University of Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, Simon W. Nienhuijs, MD, PhD, Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Is There An Ideal Stump Closure Technique In Laparoscopic Appendectomy?
Ihsan Yıldız, Yavuz Savaş Koca, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Isparta, Turkey

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