The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 4 , Pages 519-528 , October 2010

Optimal trocar placement for ergonomic intracorporeal sewing and knotting in laparoscopic hiatal surgery

  • Abe Fingerhut, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.P.S.(g.), F.R.C.S. (Ed.)

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Surgery, Hippocration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +(33) (0) 1-30650833
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  • George B. Hanna, M.D., M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.Ed., M.Erg.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, England
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  • Nicolas Veyrie, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Digestive Surgery Hôtel-Dieu, Université Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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  • George Ferzli, M.D., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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  • Bertrand Millat, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral Surgery A, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, University Hospital Center Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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  • Nicholas Alexakis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Surgery, Hippocration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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  • Emmanuel Leandros, M.D., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Surgery, Hippocration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Received 8 January 2010 ,Revised 20 January 2010

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S0002-9610(10)00233-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.029

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 4 , Pages 519-528 , October 2010

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