Robotic-Assisted Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Initial Experience at a Single Institution.

Background: Laparoscopic surgery is considered the standard approach for the treatment of paraesophageal hernias (PEHs). Despite its advantages, this approach is technically demanding with a significant learning curve. Data about the safety and utility of the robotically assisted paraesophageal hernia repair (RA-PEHR) are scarce.

Simulation studies of polymer translocation through a channel.

Monte Carlo simulation studies of the translocation of homopolymers of length N driven through a channel have been performed. We find that the translocation time tau depends on temperature in a nontrivial way. For temperatures below some critical temperature theta(c), tau approximately T-1.