Gender equity in surgical instruments: ergonomics of ring-handled forceps
CONCLUSIONS: Female surgeons had a wide variety of ergonomic problems when using laparoscopic forceps with ring-handles, and showed lower levels of satisfaction. Developing a different model tailored to female surgeons with smaller hands and a weaker grip could be a viable solution.PMID:37782336 | DOI:10.1080/13645706.2023.2261533 (Source: Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies)
Source: Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies - October 2, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Emiko Kono Sachiyo Nomura Takashi Sakamoto Kae Okoshi Chie Tanaka Ken Shirabe Sang-Woong Lee Yuko Kitagawa Source Type: research

Laparoscopic Heller-Dor myotomy in elderly achalasia patients: a single center experience with PSM analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic Heller-Dor myotomy is a safe and effective treatment even in elderly patients with rapid post-operative recovery, improvement of symptoms and manometric parameters.PMID:37747454 | DOI:10.1080/13645706.2023.2261032 (Source: Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies)
Source: Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies - September 25, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Giuseppe Palomba Marianna Capuano Francesca Pegoraro Raffaele Basile Marcella Pesce Sara Rurgo Eleonora Effice Giovanni Sarnelli Giovanni Domenico De Palma Giovanni Aprea Source Type: research