Heller myotomy versus endoscopic balloon dilatation for achalasia: A single center experience.

This study aimed to compare clinical results, symptom relief, quality of life and patient satisfaction after the 2 most common procedures for achalasia treatment: laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) and endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD).Patients treated at University Hospital of Heidelberg with LHM or EBD were included. A retrospective chart review of perioperative data and a prospective follow-up of therapeutic efficiency, Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) and patient satisfaction was conducted.

Predictors of Risk and Success of Obesity Surgery.

Background: Obesity surgery has proven successful for weight loss and the resolution of comorbidities. There is, however, little evidence on its success and the risk of complications when considering age of onset of obesity (AOO), years of obesity (YOO), preoperative body mass index (BMI), Edmonton obesity staging system (EOSS) score, and age as possible predictors of weight loss, the resolution of comorbidities, and the risk of complications.

Methods: Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) from a prospective database were analyzed.

Does rating with a checklist improve the effect of E-learning for cognitive and practical skills in bariatric surgery? A rater-blinded, randomized-controlled trial.

Background: Mental training of laparoscopic procedures with E-learning has been shown to translate to the operating room. The present study aims to explore whether the use of checklists during E-learning improves transfer of skills to the simulated OR on a Virtual Reality (VR) trainer for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).

Methods: Laparoscopy naive medical students (n = 80) were randomized in two groups.

Halsted's "See One, Do One, and Teach One" versus Peyton's Four-Step Approach: A Randomized Trial for Training of Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot Tying.

Background: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Halsted's method "see one, do one, and teach one" with Peyton's Four-Step Approach for teaching intracorporal suturing and knot tying (ICKT).

Methods: Laparoscopically naïve medical students (n = 60) were randomized to teaching of ICKT with either Halsted's (n = 30) or Peyton's method (n = 30) for 60 minutes. Each student's first 3 and final sutures were evaluated using Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS), procedural implementation, knot quality, total time, and suture placement accuracy.

Does rating the operation videos with a checklist score improve the effect of E-learning for bariatric surgical training? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Laparoscopic training has become an important part of surgical education. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most common bariatric procedure performed. Surgeons must be well trained prior to operating on a patient.

Sleeve gastrectomy in the elderly: a safe and effective procedure with minimal morbidity and mortality.

Background: Previously, we demonstrated the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in patients over 65 years of age. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of this procedure as a final step for treatment of morbid obesity in the same population.

Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database was performed.