From Practice to Publication: The Promise of Writing Workshops.

Practitioners in health departments, university extension programs, and nonprofit organizations working in public health face varied challenges to publishing in the peer-reviewed literature. These practitioners may lack time, support, skills, and efficacy needed for manuscript submission, which keeps them from sharing their wisdom and experience-based evidence. This exclusion can contribute to literature gaps, a failure of evidence-based practice to inform future research, reduced ability to educate partners, and delays in advancing public health practice.

Diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma because of findings on transesophageal echocardiography.

A patient in whom transesophageal echocardiography was performed to evaluate a possible source of cerebral embolization. The fact that the probe could not be passed easily beyond 35 cm from the incisors suggested esophageal obstruction or compression. A mass was seen posterior to the left atrium that was heterogenous and contained blood vessels, suggesting a malignancy.

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: optimal technical variations and results in 1700 cases.

A follow-up series of 1700 laparoscopic inguinofemoral herniorrhaphies by a single surgical team is presented (1381 patients). Two standard techniques were used: transabdominal preperitoneal (1452 cases) and totally extraperitoneal (248 cases). Mean follow-up was 5.

Transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy: results of 509 repairs.

A follow-up series of 509 transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs is presented. The technique used was an original TAPP approach using a SurgiPro Mesh with two technical variations. Age restrictions were removed after the first few cases; thereafter, all patients cleared for general anesthesia were entered into this study without restrictions.

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair results: 131 cases.

Since its introduction, laparoscopic inguinal hernia has been plagued with multiple technical problems. A series of 131 laparoscopic inguino-femoral hernia repairs is presented. The technique used was an original transabdominal pre-peritoneal approach using a SurgiPro mesh with two technical variations.