"Flipped classroom" for academic and career advising: an innovative technique for medical student advising.

Introduction: Career advising for medical students can be challenging for both the student and the adviser. Our objective was to design, implement, and evaluate a "flipped classroom" style advising session.

Methods: We performed a single-center cross-sectional study at an academic medical center, where a novel flipped classroom style student advising model was implemented and evaluated.

Patients are well served by Collis gastroplasty when indicated.

Background: Debate persists over the impact of Collis gastroplasty (CG) on outcomes after anti reflux surgery. This study analyzed operative and quality of life (QOL) outcomes from one of the largest series of laparoscopic anti reflux surgery (LARS) with CG reported to date.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted to compare outcomes between patients undergoing LARS with CG versus without CG at two large centers with expertise in foregut surgery from October 2004-December 2011 and July 2012-September 2016.

Primary versus redo paraesophageal hiatal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of operative and quality of life outcomes.

Introduction: We compared patient outcomes after initial versus redo paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair at two high-volume GI surgery centers.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review analyzed one-year outcomes after initial versus redo elective laparoscopic PEH repair, including wound/non-wound-related complications and quality of life benefits as measured by four validated instruments: reflux symptom index, gastroesophageal reflux disease health-related, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and swallowing scales.

Results: Three hundred and seventeen patients (271 initial and 46 redo) underwent laparoscopic PEH repair.

Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication effectively relieves symptoms in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Introduction: The utility of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms remains controversial. We hypothesized that a carefully selected population with these symptoms would benefit from antireflux surgery.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-one consecutive patients have undergone antireflux surgery for laryngopharyngeal reflux at a single institution.