… 7) Two needle drivers, suture of 15-cm length, endoscopic scissors, suture block, Penrose
drain with marked targets Place a suture precisely through 2 marks on a Penrose drain, then …

Dislodged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes occur commonly and may
require urgent surgical intervention in a susceptible patient population. Natural orifice …

Accessing the stomach via a gastrostomy is the preferred method for providing enteral
nutritional support when supplementation is required for more than three or four weeks. Since its …

There are two types of melanin in mammals, the brownish black eumelanin and the reddish
yellow pheomelanin. Eumelanin and pheomelanin are present in human hair and this study …

… efforts to identify the genetic basis for gingival fibromatosis, we developed a physical map
spanning the HGF1 candidate interval, permitting us to integrate and localize 32 genetic mark…

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive techniques have become an integral part of general
surgery with recent investigation into single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC). This …

Background Minimally invasive techniques have become an integral part of general surgery,
with recent investigation into single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC). This …

Background Simulators may improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of endoscopic training.
However, no objective, reliable, and valid tool exists to assess clinical endoscopic skills. …

Airborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) systems employ coherent techniques to generate
images of terrain in the microwave region of the spectrum. The high degree of coherence …

… Jeffrey M Marks—Apollo endosurgery—advisory board member, Olympus consultant, WL
GORE consultant, GI Supply consultant. Calvin Lyons, James R Korndorffer, Vic Velanovich …