Entrevistas a expertos en WeBSurg

Cirugía endocrina

Glándulas paratiroides

Hiperparatiroidismo

Paratiroidectomía endoscópica

In your opinion, what is the future of endocrine surgery? How is it going to develop?	JA Van Heerden	2005 Jun
Do you think that minimally invasive surgery will definitely replace conventional surgery?	JA Van Heerden	2005 Jun
What are the limitations and difficulties of the minimally invasive approach?	JA Van Heerden	2005 Jun
What are the advantages of minimally invasive surgery?	JA Van Heerden	2005 Jun
What are the disadvantages of minimally invasive surgery?	JA Van Heerden	2005 Jun
Do you think that laparoscopic surgery for the removal of adrenal tumors can be considered the gold standard?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
Are there any contraindications in laparoscopic surgery for the removal of adrenal tumors?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
In which cases conversion to open surgery for laparoscopic removal of adrenal tumors can be contemplated?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the transabdominal retroperitoneal approach respectively?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
When diagnosis of cancer is established, is it recommended to use minimally invasive procedures?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
In your opinion, what is the future of endocrine surgery? How is it going to develop?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
Do you think that minimally invasive surgery will definitely replace conventional surgery?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
What are the limitations and difficulties of the minimally invasive approach?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
What are the advantages of minimally invasive surgery?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
What are the disadvantages of minimally invasive surgery?	QY Duh	2005 Jun
Do you think that laparoscopic surgery for the removal of adrenal tumors can be considered the gold standard?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
Are there any contraindications in laparoscopic surgery for the removal of adrenal tumors?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
In which cases conversion to open surgery for laparoscopic removal of adrenal tumors can be contemplated?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the transabdominal retroperitoneal approach respectively?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
When diagnosis of cancer is established, is it recommended to use minimally invasive procedures?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
What are the contraindications for a minimally invasive approach for hyperparathyroidism?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
What are the complications of the minimally invasive approach for parathyroidectomy?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
What are the advantages of the lateral approach for hyperparathyroidism?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
What are the contraindications for a minimally invasive approach in thyroid surgery?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun
What do you think of the minimally invasive approach for parathyroid and thyroid surgery?	BW Inabnet	2005 Jun

Paratiroidectomía asistida por vídeo

Glándulas suprarrenales

Do you think that laparoscopic surgery for the removal of adrenal tumors can be considered the gold standard?	M Walz	2005 Jun
Are there any contraindications in laparoscopic surgery for the removal of adrenal tumors?	M Walz	2005 Jun
Can you tell us in which cases conversion to open surgery for laparoscopic adrenalectomy is necessary?	M Walz	2005 Jun
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both the transabdominal and the retroperitoneal approach?	M Walz	2005 Jun
When diagnosis of cancer is established, is it recommended to use minimally invasive procedures?	M Walz	2005 Jun
In your opinion, what is the future of endocrine surgery? How is it going to develop?	M Walz	2005 Jun
Do you think that minimally invasive surgery will definitely replace conventional surgery?	M Walz	2005 Jun

Glándula tiroides

Tumor

Tiroidectomía asistida por vídeo

General y digestiva

Colon

What are the risks of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	G Ballantyne	2006 Apr
What are the advantages of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	G Ballantyne	2006 Apr
How should one learn this kind of surgery?	G Ballantyne	2006 Apr
It is reported that in Germany laparoscopic colorectal surgery is under evaluation. What is your opinion about the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	U Hildebrandt	2006 Apr
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery in China and also in your own practice?	MH Zheng	2006 Apr
How do you see the development of laparoscopy in China?	MH Zheng	2006 Apr
What is the most frequent colorectal pathology in China?	MH Zheng	2006 Apr
As you are President of the Chinese Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Society, can you tell us how training and continuing medical education are carried out in China?	MH Zheng	2006 Apr
Quelle est la place de la laparoscopie dans les pathologies colorectales en Chine ainsi que dans votre pratique chirurgicale ?	MH Zheng	-0001 Nov
Comment de manière visionnaire voyez-vous le développement de la laparoscopie en Chine?	MH Zheng	-0001 Nov
Quelle est la pathologie colorectale la plus fréquente en Chine ?	MH Zheng	-0001 Nov
En tant que Président de la Chinese Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Society, pouvez-vous nous dire quel est le rôle de cette Société et comment se déroule la formation médicale continue ?	MH Zheng	-0001 Nov
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colonic surgery?	M Anvari	2005 Aug
In your opinion, what are the best indications for laparoscopic hand-assisted surgery?	M Anvari	2005 Aug
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colonic surgery?	B Salky	2005 Aug
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colonic surgery?	D Smith	2005 Aug
Bill HEALD being your mentor, is it difficult to perform rectal TME by laparoscopy?	T Cecil	2006 Dec
Today, rectal surgery for cancer is still under evaluation. Can rectal surgery for cancer be performed using a minimally invasive approach?	J Marks	2006 Dec
In your opinion, what are the essential steps for the training of surgeons?	J Marks	2006 Dec
In this respect, what do you think of our EITS educational course programs?	J Marks	2006 Dec
In Europe as opposed to the United States of America, laparoscopic colectomies are seldom performed using a hand-assisted approach. Why such a difference between continents?	J Milsom	2006 Dec
What is the place of radiation therapy before surgery in rectal cancer?	RJ Heald	2006 Dec
What do you think of laparoscopic TME that is video surgery with a minimal access?	RJ Heald	2006 Dec
What is the place of robotics in colorectal surgery?	M Anvari	2006 Dec
How many colectomies do you usually perform per year? What is the percentage of laparoscopic procedures that you perform in cases of colorectal cancer?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
As you are a member of the South African Society for Endoscopic Surgeons (SACES), can you tell us what the rate of laparoscopic surgical practices is in South Africa and what are the most common procedures that you perform in the field of MIS?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
Do the SACES have specific recommendations with regards to the practice of minimally invasive surgery?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of cancer?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What are the risks and complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What is the proportion of patients that you operate on laparoscopically?	M Li	2007 Sep
Is there still a place for open surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
Are bowel inflammatory diseases common in Asia and if so, what is your surgical approach to it?	M Li	2007 Sep
What is your experience of NOTES in Asia? Do you have or do you see any applications of NOTES in colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of cancer?	M Li	2007 Sep
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What are the risks and complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
Do you have any advice for surgeons starting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What kind of recommendations would you give to a beginning surgeon?	M Li	2007 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of cancer?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
What are the risks and complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
Do you have any advice for surgeons starting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
Nowadays, colorectal surgery for cancer is still under evaluation. Can it be performed using a minimally invasive approach?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
What are the advantages of totally laparoscopic approaches for the treatment of colorectal cancers?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
Although Scientific Societies have not validated the laparoscopic approach for colorectal cancer, it appears that it is well standardized and gives good results. Are there any constraints for the procedure (obese patient, tumor stage, team and equipment)?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
How do you teach your residents? What is the evolution of the learning curve and what are the factors that indicate that the fellow is ready to perform the operation?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
What kind of advice would you give to a novice surgeon?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
In America, what are the guidelines and recommendations for the laparoscopic treatment of colorectal cancers?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
Nowadays, colorectal surgery for cancer is still under evaluation. Can it be performed using a minimally invasive approach?	M Walz	2007 Dec
In your opinion, what are the essential steps for the training of surgeons?	M Walz	2007 Dec
In this respect, what do you think of our EITS educational course programs?	M Walz	2007 Dec
In Germany, what are the guidelines and recommendations for the laparoscopic treatment of colorectal cancers?	M Walz	2007 Dec
Is laparoscopy the gold standard for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (IBD)?	E Dozois	2009 Jan
According to the Mayo clinic research, is laparoscopy the gold standard for colonic cancers and/or rectal surgery?	E Dozois	2009 Jan
How important is hand-assisted surgery in colonic surgery and in comparison to laparoscopy?	E Dozois	2009 Jan
What is your opinion of single port laparoscopic surgery applied to colorectal procedures? Does it have a future? What are its limitations?	E Dozois	2009 Jan
How important is robotics in colonic surgery?	SH Kim	2009 Jan
How important is robotics in rectal surgery?	SH Kim	2009 Jan
What are the benefits of single port access in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	FH Remzi	2011 Jan
What do you think of Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction (NOSE) in colorectal surgery (transanal and transvaginal access)?	FH Remzi	2011 Jan
What is your view of surgical education in laparoscopic and endoscopic colorectal surgery?	AJ Senagore	2011 Feb

Cáncer

What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	M Watanabe	2005 May
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colonic surgery?	M Watanabe	2005 May
What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	M Mutch	2005 May
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colonic surgery?	M Mutch	2005 May
In which cases should sphincter preservation be preferred to a definitive colostomy?	E Rullier	2005 May
Faut-il préférer une la chirurgie conservatrice sphinctérienne à une colostomie définitive ?	E Rullier	2005 May
Les patients porteurs de stomie sont-ils suffisamment encadrés après l'intervention ? Quelles sont les difficultés rencontrées par le patient après la mise en place d'une colostomie définitive ?	E Rullier	2005 May
Are patients well cared for after stoma surgery? What are the difficulties that a patient may encounter after such a surgery?	E Rullier	2005 May
What are the major rules to comply with for a good exposure of the operative field?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
What are the major rules for correct trocar positioning?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
What are the safety rules to perform anastomosis?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
What kind of control do you achieve after anastomosis?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
How do you determine the limits of resection?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
What are your limits of vascular resection in case of sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
What do you think is important for a surgeon to get proper training in colorectal surgery?	C Delaney	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer be performed by any GI surgeon?	C Delaney	2005 Nov
Are all complications of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis manageable with laparoscopy?	C Delaney	2005 Nov
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colonic surgery?	T Rockall	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer be performed by any GI surgeon?	T Rockall	2005 Nov
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	T Rockall	2005 Nov
Are all complications of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis manageable with laparoscopy?	T Rockall	2005 Nov
In 1994, you set off the following debate in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: are we being honest with our patients? Can you give us an answer today with the benefit of hindsight?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
As a referring physician, what would you say to a colon cancer patient?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer be performed by any GI surgeon?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
What is the learning strategy to be able to perform laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
What are the indications for laparoscopy in the field of colorectal surgery?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
What is the place of laparoscopy in the case of inflammatory bowel disease, and especially Crohn's disease?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
How is Crohn's disease different from ulcerative colitis?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopy be used to perform total coloproctectomies for familial adenomatous polyposis?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov

Hartmann

Diverticulitis

What are the major rules to comply with for a good exposure of the operative field?	C Huscher	2005 May
What are the major rules for correct trocar positioning?	C Huscher	2005 May
What are the safety rules to perform anastomosis?	C Huscher	2005 May
What kind of control do you achieve after anastomosis?	C Huscher	2005 May
What are your limits of vascular resection in case of sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis?	C Huscher	2005 May
What are the major rules to comply with for a good exposure of the operative field?	P Ambrosetti	2005 May
What are the major rules for correct trocar positioning?	P Ambrosetti	2005 May
What are the safety rules to perform anastomosis?	P Ambrosetti	2005 May
What kind of control do you achieve after anastomosis?	P Ambrosetti	2005 Jul
How do you determine the limits of resection?	C Huscher	2005 May
What are your limits of vascular resection in case of sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis?	P Ambrosetti	2005 May
How do you determine the limits of resection?	C Huscher	2005 May
Is there a place for hand-assisted surgery in the treatment of acute diverticulitis?	M Watanabe	2005 May
In your opinion, what are the best indications for laparoscopic hand-assisted surgery?	M Watanabe	2005 May
Is there a place for hand-assisted surgery in the treatment of acute diverticulitis?	M Mutch	2005 May
In your opinion, what are the best indications for laparoscopic hand-assisted surgery?	M Mutch	2005 May

Estómago y duodeno

What do you think of the use of stapling devices for the esophago-jejunal or esophagogastric anastomosis following esophagectomy or total gastrectomy?

M Bailey

2006 May

Cáncer

What is your opinion about the laparoscopic Whipple procedure?	C Huscher	2005 May
What is the current place of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of gastric cancers in Japan?	N Tanigawa	2006 Mar
Are there any risks related to the use of laparoscopy in the treatment of gastric cancers?	N Tanigawa	2006 Mar
What are the differences between laparoscopy and open surgery in terms of operative protocols and results?	N Tanigawa	2006 Mar
Are there any benefits to using laparoscopic surgery in early gastric cancers as compared to conventional open surgery?	N Tanigawa	2006 Mar
When you started out as a surgeon, what kind of errors did you make?	N Tanigawa	2006 Mar
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	N Tanigawa	2006 Mar

Hernia hiatal, reflujo

Could you give us a brief description of the anti-reflux procedure you perform?	LL Swanström	2004 Dec
What are the difficulties that you encounter while performing an anti-reflux procedure?	LL Swanström	2004 Dec
What kind of errors did you make at the beginning of your career?	LL Swanström	2004 Dec
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	LL Swanström	2004 Dec
What kind of procedure do you go for in case of short esophagus?	LL Swanström	2004 Dec
Could you give us a brief description of the anti-reflux procedure you perform?	B Dallemagne	2004 Dec
What are the difficulties that you encounter while performing an anti-reflux procedure?	B Dallemagne	2004 Dec
What kind of errors did you make at the beginning of your career?	B Dallemagne	2004 Dec
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	B Dallemagne	2004 Dec
What kind of procedure do you go for in case of short esophagus?	B Dallemagne	2004 Dec
Are concepts of Barrett's esophagus changing?	LL Swanström	2005 May
Could you give us a brief description of the anti-reflux procedure you perform?	T John	2005 May
What are the difficulties that you encounter while performing an anti-reflux procedure?	T John	2005 May
What kind of errors did you make at the beginning of your career?	T John	2005 May
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	T John	2005 May
What kind of recommendations would you give to decrease the rate of intrathoracic migration of the wrap after anti-reflux surgery?	T John	2005 May
What are the major steps in the laparoscopic treatment of giant hiatal hernias?	T John	2005 May
In the case of giant hiatal hernias, when do you use a mesh?	T John	2005 May
How do you manage a patient suffering from persistent dysphagia 3 months after an anti-reflux procedure?	T John	2005 May
How do you manage esophageal perforation during an anti-reflux or a Heller procedure?	T John	2005 May
How do you manage a patient after an anti-reflux procedure (in terms of gastric tube, catheter, food intake and hospital stay)?	T John	2005 May
Do you use mesh reinforcement of the cruroplasty when performing antireflux and hiatal hernia surgery?	M Edye	2006 May
What are your indications for mesh reinforcement?	M Edye	2006 May
Are there any technical points you wish to mention, for instance to prevent complications like esophageal erosion and ulcers, or injuries after mesh fixation?	M Edye	2006 May
Have you experienced any severe complications related to the use of meshes?	M Edye	2006 May
What technique can be used to prevent the stomach from migrating into the chest?	M Edye	2006 May
Do you use mesh reinforcement of the cruroplasty when performing antireflux and hiatal hernia surgery?	LL Swanström	2006 May
Are there any technical points you wish to mention, for instance to prevent complications like esophageal erosion and ulcers, or injuries after mesh fixation?	LL Swanström	2006 May
Are there any studies that look at the benefits of mesh?	LL Swanström	2006 May
Avez-vous recours aux prothèses pour renforcer la hiatoplastie dans la chirurgie de l'antireflux et de la hernie hiatale ?	F Corcione	2006 May
Quelles sont les indications à l'utilisation des renforts prothétiques ?	F Corcione	2006 May
Dans votre expérience, avez-vous rencontré de graves complications liées à l'utilisation de prothèses ?	F Corcione	2006 May
Quels sont les points techniques que vous souhaitez évoquer en matière de prévention des complications comme l'érosion de l'œsophage, les ulcères et les lésions après pose de prothèse ?	F Corcione	2006 May
What approach do you favor when faced with postoperative dysphagia?	LL Swanström	2008 Dec
What are the most difficult steps of the operation?	LL Swanström	2008 Dec
What do you tell your patients after their anti-reflux procedure? What should they expect?	LL Swanström	2008 Dec
What are the most difficult technical aspects to teach?	LL Swanström	2008 Dec
What are the most difficult technical aspects to teach?	N Soper	2008 Dec
For the treatment of GERD, do you favor total or partial fundoplication?	LL Swanström	2008 Dec
What do you tell your patients after their anti-reflux procedure? What should they expect?	N Soper	2008 Dec
What are the most difficult steps of the operation?	N Soper	2008 Dec
What approach do you favor when faced with postoperative dysphagia?	N Soper	2008 Dec
When and how do you reinforce the crura?	N Soper	2008 Dec
For the treatment of GERD, do you favour total or partial fundoplication?	N Soper	2008 Dec
When and how do you reinforce the crura?	LL Swanström	2008 Dec
Can you describe the NOTES transgastric cholecystectomy and the potential obstacles to this technique?	N Soper	2008 Nov

Funduplicatura de Nissen

Why do fundoplications fail?	LL Swanström	2005 May
What incidence of failure do you tell patients?	LL Swanström	2005 May
When should surgeons attempt laparoscopic redo surgery?	LL Swanström	2005 May

Funduplicatura de Nissen-Rossetti

Obesidad mórbida

Is there an age limit for bariatric surgery?	N Scopinaro	2004 Nov
Are gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia contraindications for restrictive procedures?	J Himpens	2004 Nov
Are gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia contraindications for restrictive procedures?	C Desaive	2004 Nov
Can you tell me how eating habits may affect your decision as to which procedure to perform?	N Scopinaro	2004 Nov
Can you tell me how eating habits may affect your decision as to which procedure to perform?	KD Higa	2005 Sep
Which procedure is best indicated in a patient with diabetes mellitus?	J Himpens	2004 Nov
Can you tell me how eating habits may affect your decision as to which procedure to perform?	JL Alle	2004 Nov
Which procedure is best indicated in a patient with diabetes mellitus?	N Scopinaro	2004 Nov
Is there an age limit for bariatric surgery?	J Himpens	2004 Nov
Can you tell me how eating habits may affect your decision as to which procedure to perform?	J Himpens	2004 Nov
What are the surgical options for management of superobesity (BMI greater than 50)?	J Himpens	2004 Nov
What are the surgical options for management of superobesity (BMI greater than 50)?	KD Higa	2005 Sep
Is there an age limit for bariatric surgery?	KD Higa	2004 Nov
What is the best operation for patients with diabetes mellitus?	KD Higa	2005 Sep
Are gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia contraindications for restrictive procedures?	JL Alle	2004 Nov
Is there an age limit for bariatric surgery?	JL Alle	2004 Nov
What are the surgical options for management of superobesity (BMI greater than 50)?	JL Alle	2004 Nov
Which procedure is best indicated in a patient with diabetes mellitus?	JL Alle	2004 Nov
Can you tell me how eating habits may affect your decision as to which procedure to perform?	C Desaive	2004 Nov
What are the surgical options for management of superobesity (BMI greater than 50)?	N Scopinaro	2004 Nov

Bypass gástrico

What are the absolute indications and contraindications to gastric bypass surgery?	G Ballantyne	2005 Oct
How should a beginner surgeon approach laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery?	G Ballantyne	2005 Oct
We know that you perform transmesocolic gastrojejunostomy for gastric bypass: what are the advantages and the disadvantages of this technique?	G Ballantyne	2005 Oct
Are there preoperative parameters that are predictive of the technical difficulties of the procedure? What is the ideal case for a beginner in gastric bypass surgery?	G Ballantyne	2005 Oct
What are the absolute indications and contraindications to gastric bypass surgery?	C Gracia	2005 Oct
How should a beginner surgeon approach laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery?	C Gracia	2005 Oct
We know that you perform gastrojejunostomy by linear stapling. What are the reasons for this choice? What are the advantages and the disadvantages of this technique?	C Gracia	2005 Oct
What is the ideal case for a beginner in gastric bypass surgery?	C Gracia	2005 Oct
What are the indications to perform isolated sleeve gastrectomy?	J Himpens	2005 Oct
What should be done in case of failure to lose weight after laparoscopic gastric banding?	J Himpens	2005 Oct
What should be done in case of failure to lose weight after vertical banded gastroplasty?	J Himpens	2005 Oct
What should be done in case of failure to lose weight after RYGB?	J Himpens	2005 Oct
What should be done in case of failure to lose weight after BPD with duodenal switch?	J Himpens	2005 Oct
What is the effect of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes?	F Rubino	2005 Oct
Is it possible to consider gastrointestinal bypass surgery for type 2 diabetes in non-morbid obese patients?	F Rubino	2005 Oct
What is the mechanism of action of gastrointestinal bypass surgery on type 2 diabetes?	F Rubino	2005 Oct
In your opinion, what is the future of type 2 diabetes?	F Rubino	2005 Oct

Banda gástrica

What is the place of the gastric banding today?

G Ballantyne

2010 Nov

Hígado

What are the best indications for a laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar
What are the poorest indications for a laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar
What are the requested laparoscopic instruments to perform a safe laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar
Is there a place for a systematic Pringle manoeuvre in laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar
Is there a place for a selective vascular control of the sectorial branches in laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar
What are the major risks and how do you prevent them for laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar
Are there specific anesthesiological requirements for laparoscopic hepatectomy (pneumoperitoneal pressure, central venous blood pressure, etc.)?	B Topal	2007 Mar
What is the future of laparoscopic hepatectomy?	B Topal	2007 Mar

Intestino delgado y mesenterio

Oclusión del intestino delgado

Oclusión aguda del intestino delgado

What are the contraindications in case of small bowel obstruction?

B Navez

2004 Dec

Esófago

What do you think of the use of stapling devices for the esophago-jejunal or esophagogastric anastomosis following esophagectomy or total gastrectomy?

M Bailey

2006 May

Acalasia

Cardiomiotomía

Could you give us a brief description of laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia?

T John

2005 May

Cáncer

Tratamiento laparoscópico

What is the role of laparoscopy in esophageal cancer?

LL Swanström

2005 May

Páncreas

What are the best indications for laparoscopic treatment of pancreatic diseases?	EM Targarona	2004 Dec
What type of recommendations would you give after distal pancreatectomy to prevent fistula?	EM Targarona	2004 Dec
How important is pancreatic surgery oncologically speaking?	A Park	2008 Dec
What type of approach do you favour when it comes to the tail of the pancreas (supine vs. lateral)?	A Park	2008 Dec
With regards to the pancreatic gland, what division and control techniques do you use (staples, Ligasure device, ultrasound, or regular sutures)?	A Park	2008 Dec
Do you prefer to perform pancreatectomy with or without preservation of the spleen and what are your indications and the limits of both strategies?	A Park	2008 Dec

Cáncer de páncreas

What is your opinion about the laparoscopic Whipple procedure?

C Huscher

2005 May

Pared abdominal

What is your judgement on the laparoscopic management of ventral hernia?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
Could you give us a brief description of the ventral hernia repair procedure you perform?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
What are the difficulties that you encounter while performing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
What kind of errors did you make when you started to perform this technique?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
What incidence of failure do you tell patients?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
What are the advantages of your technique of ventral hernia repair as compared to fascial closure before mesh application?	S Morales-Conde	2006 May
In what ways is the double crown technique a better treatment than using sutures in the repair of laparoscopic ventral hernia?	S Morales-Conde	2007 Mar
What is the incidence rate of seromas and how do you prevent and manage them?	S Morales-Conde	2007 Mar
What are the criteria that lead you to convert from laparoscopy to laparotomy?	S Morales-Conde	2007 Mar
What is the state of the art for incisional hernia repair?	S Morales-Conde	2007 Mar
In your opinion, what types of meshes are preferable (absorbable, double-layer, etc.) and what is the future of the meshes in the treatment of ventral hernia?	S Morales-Conde	2007 Mar

Hernia inguinal

What is your judgement on the laparoscopic management of ventral hernia?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
Could you give us a brief description of the ventral hernia repair procedure you perform?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
What are the difficulties that you encounter while performing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
What kind of errors did you make when you started to perform this technique?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
What incidence of failure do you tell patients?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
What are the main arguments in favour of fascial closure before mesh application?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
What are the main drawbacks of fascial closure before mesh application?	E Chelala	2005 Nov
With regards to the treatment of incisional hernias, what type of mesh do you use and is there an ideal one?	A Park	2008 Dec
When treating incisional hernias, do you close the hernial defect or not?	A Park	2008 Dec
To fix the mesh, do you prefer tackers, suture, or even a transparietal suture?	A Park	2008 Dec

TEP

Why did you choose the TEP approach as your routine procedure in laparoscopy?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
What are the contraindications related to the TEP procedure?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
What kind of complications did you come across in your experience?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
What is your experience when performing the TEP approach laparoscopically?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
How many procedures did you perform since the beginning of your career?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
What are the recommendations of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) with regard to laparoscopic hernia repair surgery?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
Is the TEP approach cost-effective?	M Bailey	2004 Dec
Pourquoi avez-vous choisi l'approche laparoscopique totalement extrapéritonéale (TEP) comme technique de prédilection dans la cure de hernie inguinale ?	GF Bégin	2005 May
Quels types de complications avez-vous rencontré dans votre expérience ?	GF Bégin	2005 May
Quelles sont les contre-indications liées à l'approche laparoscopique totalement extrapéritonéale ?	GF Bégin	2005 May
Pouvez-vous nous faire part de votre expérience dans la pratique de cette technique ?	GF Bégin	2005 May

TAPP

Is there a place left for laparoscopy in the repair of incarcerated hernia?

B Navez

2004 Dec

Técnica del plug

Bazo

What are the ideal indications for laparoscopic splenic surgery?	A Park	2008 Dec
Which approach do you prefer, namely anterior, posterior, or a combined approach and what are the limits of the laparoscopic splenectomies?	A Park	2008 Dec
With regards to pedicle control, do you favour an ‘en bloc’ approach or do you divide the splenic vein and artery?	A Park	2008 Dec
To control the pedicle, do you use clips, sutures or staples and what are the benefits and limits of each method?	A Park	2008 Dec
Faced with portal vein thrombosis, do you think it is a specific laparoscopic problem or does it occur in the same way in the open approach?	A Park	2008 Dec

Patología esplénica

Could you give us a brief description of your approach for laparoscopic splenectomy?	EM Targarona	2004 Dec
What are the difficulties that you encounter while performing laparoscopic splenectomy?	EM Targarona	2004 Dec
What kind of errors did you make at the beginning of your career?	EM Targarona	2004 Dec
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons?	EM Targarona	2004 Dec

Recto y ano

What is the potential of laparoscopic surgery in the curing of rectal cancer?	M Anvari	2005 Aug
What is the place of MRI in the staging of rectal cancer?	G Brown	2005 Aug
What is the State of the Art of MRI today? What is the advantage of MRI in the detection of nerve plexus?	G Brown	2005 Aug
What are the advantages and disadvantages of laparoscopy for colon and rectal surgery?	F Michelassi	2005 Aug
What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	F Michelassi	2005 Aug
Are there any limits in the laparoscopic treatment of Crohn's disease?	F Michelassi	2005 Aug
What is the potential of laparoscopic surgery in the curing of rectal cancer?	B Salky	2005 Aug
What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	B Salky	2005 Aug
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for rectal surgery?	B Salky	2005 Aug
In your opinion, what are the best indications for laparoscopic hand-assisted surgery?	B Salky	2005 Aug
Are there any limits in the laparoscopic treatment of Crohn's disease?	B Salky	2005 Aug
In a thin patient requiring total coloproctectomy with ileoanal pouch, what are the true advantages of the laparoscopic approach as compared with the conventional approach?	B Salky	2005 Aug
What is the potential of laparoscopic surgery in the curing of rectal cancer?	D Smith	2005 Aug
What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	D Smith	2005 Aug
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for rectal surgery?	D Smith	2005 Aug
In your opinion, what are the best indications for laparoscopic hand-assisted surgery?	D Smith	2005 Aug
Can laparoscopic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer be performed by any GI surgeon?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
What are the indications for laparoscopy in the field of colorectal surgery?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
What is the place of laparoscopy in the case of inflammatory bowel disease, and especially Crohn's disease?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
How is Crohn's disease different from ulcerative colitis?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopy be used to perform total coloproctectomies for familial adenomatous polyposis?	SD Wexner	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer be performed by any GI surgeon?	T Rockall	2005 Nov
Are all complications of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis manageable with laparoscopy?	T Rockall	2005 Nov
What do you think is important for a surgeon to get proper training in colorectal surgery?	C Delaney	2005 Nov
Can laparoscopic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer be performed by any GI surgeon?	C Delaney	2005 Nov
Are all complications of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis manageable with laparoscopy?	C Delaney	2005 Nov
What is your opinion and rating of the continuing medical education course programs that are held at IRCAD-EITS as well as of the WeBSurg website?	M Anvari	2006 Sep
What is your opinion and rating of the continuing medical education course programs that are held at IRCAD-EITS?	RL Whelan	2006 Sep
What is the scale of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	J Meijerink	2007 Apr
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	J Meijerink	2007 Apr
What are the complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery, if any?	J Meijerink	2007 Apr
What are the advantages of laparoscopic colorectal surgery as opposed to open surgery?	J Meijerink	2007 Apr
Is there still an indication for open surgery in the treatment of colorectal pathologies?	J Meijerink	2007 Apr
What are the risks of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	J Meijerink	2007 Mar
Do you have any advice for surgeons starting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	J Meijerink	2007 Apr
How many colectomies do you usually perform per year? What is the percentage of laparoscopic procedures that you perform in cases of colorectal cancer?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
As you are a member of the South African Society for Endoscopic Surgeons (SACES), can you tell us what the rate of laparoscopic surgical practices is in South Africa and what are the most common procedures that you perform in the field of MIS?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
Do the SACES have specific recommendations with regards to the practice of minimally invasive surgery?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of cancer?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What are the risks and complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	H van der Walt	2007 Sep
What is the proportion of patients that you operate on laparoscopically?	M Li	2007 Sep
Is there still a place for open surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
Are bowel inflammatory diseases common in Asia and if so, what is your surgical approach to it?	M Li	2007 Sep
What is your experience of NOTES in Asia? Do you have or do you see any applications of NOTES in colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of cancer?	M Li	2007 Sep
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What are the risks and complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
Do you have any advice for surgeons starting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	M Li	2007 Sep
What kind of recommendations would you give to a beginning surgeon?	M Li	2007 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
What are the indications and contraindications for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the treatment of cancer?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
What are the risks and complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
Do you have any advice for surgeons starting in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	R Zorron	2007 Sep
Nowadays, colorectal surgery for cancer is still under evaluation. Can it be performed using a minimally invasive approach?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
What are the advantages of totally laparoscopic approaches for the treatment of colorectal cancers?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
Although Scientific Societies have not validated the laparoscopic approach for colorectal cancer, it appears that it is well standardized and gives good results. Are there any constraints for the procedure (obese patient, tumor stage, team and equipment)?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
How do you teach your residents? What is the evolution of the learning curve and what are the factors that indicate that the fellow is ready to perform the operation?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
What kind of advice would you give to a novice surgeon?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
In America, what are the guidelines and recommendations for the laparoscopic treatment of colorectal cancers?	ME Franklin	2007 Dec
Nowadays, colorectal surgery for cancer is still under evaluation. Can it be performed using a minimally invasive approach?	M Walz	2007 Dec
In your opinion, what are the essential steps for the training of surgeons?	M Walz	2007 Dec
In this respect, what do you think of our EITS educational course programs?	M Walz	2007 Dec
In Germany, what are the guidelines and recommendations for the laparoscopic treatment of colorectal cancers?	M Walz	2007 Dec
What are the benefits of single port access in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?	FH Remzi	2011 Jan
What do you think of Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction (NOSE) in colorectal surgery (transanal and transvaginal access)?	FH Remzi	2011 Jan
What is your view of surgical education in laparoscopic and endoscopic colorectal surgery?	AJ Senagore	2011 Feb

Tumor

Is robotics a new treatment for rectal cancer?

AM Gudgeon

2011 Feb

CET: Cirugía endoscópica transanal

Which indications are truly actual for TEM?	N Demartines	2005 Feb
Quelles sont les indications actuellement reconnues de la TEM ?	N Demartines	2005 Feb

RTM: Resección total del mesorrecto para cáncer

Why does the recurrence rate after a colorectal cancer procedure appears to be so different from one center to another?	RJ Heald	2005 May
Are you a staunch supporter of the TME for rectal cancer?	RJ Heald	2005 May
What is the potential of laparoscopic surgery in the curing of rectal cancer?	RJ Heald	2005 May
What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	M Watanabe	2005 May
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for rectal surgery?	M Watanabe	2005 May
What is your opinion of the laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer?	M Mutch	2005 May
What are the advantages of laparoscopy for rectal surgery?	M Mutch	2005 May
What about the evolution of indications for sphincter preservation surgery in rectal cancer over the last decade?	E Rullier	2005 May
Quelle a été l'évolution au cours de la dernière décennie en matière d'indications de la conservation sphinctérienne dans la chirurgie du cancer rectal ?	E Rullier	2005 May
Open TME for the management of rectal cancer is a world gold standard; do you think that laparoscopy to perform TME can be done in the same way?	RJ Heald	2006 Apr
Is laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer, achieving the same standards as in open surgery, reproducible by any GI surgeon?	RJ Heald	2006 Apr
Do you think that the new generation of instruments for dissection (e.g. LigaSure, ultrasonic devices, etc.) may help to standardize the surgical technique?	RJ Heald	2006 Apr

Prolapso rectovaginal

Prolapso rectovaginal

Vesícula biliar

Colecistitis

What is your preference for the timing of the operation for acute cholecystitis?

B Navez

2004 Dec

Vía biliar

Litiasis de la vía biliar principal

Cirugía pediátrica

Is laparoscopy more widespread in pediatric or adult surgery? Why?	G MacKinlay	2006 Jan
What are the complications of a laparoscopic approach specific to pediatric surgery?	G MacKinlay	2006 Jan
What is your preferred surgical treatment for GERD, and why? How is this choice related to the age of the patient?	G MacKinlay	2006 Jan
What is the specificity of pediatric hernia repair surgery?	G MacKinlay	2006 Jan
Are there any special advantages of using minimally invasive surgery in pediatric urology?	G MacKinlay	2006 Jan
What did laparoscopy change in your therapeutic strategy in pediatric surgery?	F Schier	2006 Mar
What do you think is the expected evolution in pediatric surgery for the next 10 years?	F Schier	2006 Mar
What are the invalid indications in videoscopic surgery?	F Schier	2006 Mar
What kind of recommendations would you give to beginning surgeons in laparoscopic pediatric surgery?	F Schier	2006 Mar
Could you please develop your surgical approach to choledochal cyst?	B Ure	2007 Mar
Could you please develop your surgical approach to biliary atresia (classical Kasai procedure or hepaticojejunostomy)?	B Ure	2007 Mar
Credentialing the surgeon in new procedures: it is possible to promote both safety and innovation?	T Krummel	2007 Dec
Are there any special advantages of using minimally invasive surgery in pediatric urology?	T Krummel	2007 Dec
What are the latest developments in laparoscopic surgery in pediatric urology?	T Krummel	2007 Dec
What is the future of laparoscopic surgery in pediatric urology?	T Krummel	2007 Dec
What is the future of robotics in pediatric urology?	T Krummel	2007 Dec
What are the problems caused by pre-transplantation nephrectomy?	A El Ghoneimi	2007 Dec
How important is laparoscopy in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of sexual development disorders (DSD)?	M Bailez	2007 Dec
What kind of gonads do group 3 DSD patients have?	M Bailez	2007 Dec
How important is laparoscopy for the installation of a peritoneal dialysis?	M Schlobach	2007 Dec
What has videosurgery brought to your everyday practice?	L Nguyen	2007 Dec
If you had to choose a videoscopic assisted surgery, which one would it be?	L Nguyen	2007 Dec
What are your results like when comparing laparotomy and laparoscopy for choledochal cyst surgery?	L Nguyen	2007 Dec
You do a lot of thoracoscopy. What are the necessary indications?	L Nguyen	2007 Dec
You are at the origin of the retroperitoneoscopy in the prone position; what are the benefits of this approach?	I Mushtaq	2008 Dec
How do you train surgeons without hands-on training on animals?	H Steinbrecher	2008 Dec
How do you evaluate the skills of surgeons?	H Steinbrecher	2008 Dec

Aparato digestivo

Are there any special advantages of using minimally invasive surgery in pediatric urology?	CK Yeung	2005 Jul
Can you say something about endoscopy and carbon dioxide insufflation into the bladder?	CK Yeung	2005 Jul

Hernia hiatal, reflujo

Funduplicatura anterior laparoscópica

Invaginación intestinal

Invaginación intestinal aguda del niño

Litiasis vesicular

Litiasis vesicular

Enfermedad de Hirschsprung

Operación de Duhamel

Hipertrofia del píloro

Megaesófago

Megaesófago

Hernia diafragmática

Hernia diafragmática

Aparato genitourinario

What are the potential repercussions on the kidneys?	CK Yeung	2005 Jul
What do you think of the ongoing debate "retroperitoneoscopy vs. transperitoneal approach" in pediatric urology?	CK Yeung	2005 Jul
What do you think of the ongoing debate "retroperitoneoscopy vs. transperitoneal approach" in pediatric urology?	C Esposito	2005 Jul
Do you think that inguinal hernia repair using laparoscopy will become a gold standard?	C Esposito	2005 Jul
What is your preferred surgical treatment for impalpable testis, and why? How is this choice related to the age of the patient?	A Najmaldin	2007 Jan
What are the complications of a laparoscopic approach specific to pediatric surgery?	A Najmaldin	2007 Jan
What is your preferred surgical treatment for GERD, and why? How is this choice related to the age of the patient?	A Najmaldin	2007 Jan
What is the future of robotics in pediatric surgery?	A Najmaldin	2007 Jan
Are you not worried that with the insufflation of carbon dioxide in the bladder, the gas may migrate to the kidneys and cause a gas embolus?	CK Yeung	2007 Jan
Are there limits to the pressures and insufflation flows in the bladder?	CK Yeung	2007 Jan
What are the advantages of the retroperitoneal access specific to pediatric surgery?	A Najmaldin	2007 Jan
Can you explain the key steps of this intervention: endoscopic intravesical ureteral mobilization and cross-trigonal ureteral reimplantation under carbon dioxide insufflation of the bladder (pneumovesicum) for correcting vesicoureteral reflux in children?	CK Yeung	2007 Jan
Could you please develop your surgical approach to biliary atresia?	CK Yeung	2007 Jan
In South America, what is the evolution of pediatric videosurgery?	M Schlobach	2007 Jan
Is videosurgery widespread in Brazil?	M Schlobach	2007 Jan
In South America, are there any new treatments in neonatal surgery?	M Schlobach	2007 Jan
Could you give us the technical details of transvesicoscopic surgery in children?	H Steyaert	2007 Jan
What are the benefits of retroperitoneoscopy in pediatric surgery?	H Steyaert	2007 Jan

Exploración testicular

Orquidopexia laparoscópica

Cirugía torácica

What are the best indications for using a thoracoscopic approach?	D Grunenwald	2005 Oct
What are the absolute contraindications to a thoracoscopic approach?	D Grunenwald	2005 Oct
What is the current state-of-the-art in minimally invasive thoracic surgery?	D Grunenwald	2005 Oct
Quelles sont les meilleures indications d'un abord thoracoscopique ?	D Grunenwald	2005 Oct
Quelles sont les contre-indications absolues à un abord thoracoscopique ?	D Grunenwald	2005 Oct
Quel est actuellement l'état de l'art de la chirurgie mini-invasive dans la spécialité de chirurgie thoracique ?	D Grunenwald	2005 Oct
Quelles sont les meilleures indications d'un abord thoracoscopique ?	R Jancovici	2007 Sep
Quelles sont les contre-indications absolues à un abord thoracoscopique ?	R Jancovici	2007 Sep
Quel est actuellement l'état de l'art de la chirurgie mini-invasive dans la spécialité de chirurgie thoracique ?	R Jancovici	2007 Sep

Ginecología

Can you tell me which type of genital malformations can be approached laparoscopically?	L Adamyan	2004 Oct
What are the indications of transvaginal endoscopy (TVE)?	R Campo	2004 Oct
In which way can anti-adhesive agents improve results in laparoscopic gynecological surgery?	A Audebert	2004 Sep
Que savons-nous aujourd’hui des risques potentiels liés au traitement du cancer par approche laparoscopique ?	G Mage	2004 Sep
Quel est l’avantage réel de l’hystérectomie subtotale laparoscopique comparé à l’hystérectomie totale laparoscopique ?	J Donnez	2004 Sep
What is the real advantage of laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy?	J Donnez	2004 Sep
Do you think that new laparoscopic microsurgical techniques may challenge the trend towards addressing patients to in vitro fertilization (IVF) immediately?	JB Dubuisson	2004 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in the management of suspicious masses?	M Goldenberg	2004 Sep
Which preoperative examination is conclusive, necessitating bowel resection?	P Koninckx	2004 Sep
Is it true that the overall rate of complications with laparoscopic surgery is lower than that with conventional surgery?	F Loffer	2004 Sep
What do we know today about the risk of treating cancers by laparoscopy?	G Mage	2004 Sep
For years you have been advocating the role of natural healing. Can laparoscopy help in this way?	H Manhès	2004 Sep
Vous avez préconisé pendant des années le rôle de la guérison naturelle. La laparoscopie a-t-elle une quelconque influence là-dessus ?	H Manhès	2004 Sep
How and why laparoscopy can be perceived as an instrument for anatomical dissection?	R Mashiach	2004 Sep
What type of myoma is related to infertility and what should be done?	S Mashiach	2004 Sep
Should we always puncture cysts to treat them laparoscopically. And if not, can you tell me which cysts should not be punctured?	E McVeigh	2004 Sep
What are the limits of laparoscopic myomectomies? Can you tell me why in Italy, it seems that a greater number of myomectomies is performed compared with other countries?	S Landi	2004 Sep
Can you explain how and why laparoscopic hysterectomy is revolutionary?	H Reich	2004 Nov
Do you think that electrosurgery will compete with or definitely replace ultrasound energy?	S Schettini	2004 Sep
What is the place of the operative technique in fertiloscopy?	A Watrelot	2004 Sep
When dissecting the ureter, what are the danger zones to keep in mind and avoid?	B Rabischong	2006 Jan
What are the principles of the microsurgical approaches in infertility?	A Watrelot	2006 Jan
What are the advantages of ligating the uterine arteries before myomectomies?	JM Wenger	2006 Jan
What precautions should be taken when introducing the Veress needle and trocars?	E Zupi	2006 Jan
How do you explain that 80% of some procedures such as adnexal surgery are done laparoscopically when only 5 to 10% of hysterectomy and pelvic prolapse are done using this approach?	R Botchorishvili	2007 Apr
What is in Germany the present penetration rate of endoscopy in oncologic gynecology?	E.F Solomayer	2007 Sep
What are the indications for lymph node dissection in endometrial cancer?	J Vandromme	2007 Sep
During laparoscopic surgery, when do complications occur?	V Gomel	2008 Jan
What kind of complications do you encounter during laparoscopic surgery?	V Gomel	2008 Jan
What about vascular complications?	V Gomel	2008 Jan
What about GI and urinary complications?	V Gomel	2008 Jan
Are there any characteristics on the surgeon's part that are more likely to cause complications?	V Gomel	2008 Jan
How do you teach laparoscopic skills?	LC Videla Rivero	2008 Nov
Why do you need to do clinical trials in surgery?	R Garry	2009 Feb

Ovario

Tumor

What are the limits of laparoscopy in the treatment of ovarian cancer?	R Botchorishvili	2004 Dec
Quelles sont les limites de la laparoscopie dans la prise en charge des cancers de l’ovaire ?	R Botchorishvili	2004 Dec

Pelvis

Prolapso

Pelvic prolapse has been treated by both urologists and gynecologists. Are there any benefits that the urologist may bring when performing treatment of pelvic floor disorders?	T Piéchaud	2004 Dec
Le prolapsus est pris en charge par des urologues et des gynécologues. Quels sont les avantages que peuvent apporter les urologues lors du traitement des troubles de la statique pelvienne ?	T Piéchaud	2004 Dec
Can you tell me what can laparoscopy offer to prolapse repair surgery?	A Wattiez	2004 Dec
Que peut apporter la laparoscopie dans la cure de prolapsus ?	A Wattiez	2004 Dec

Endometriosis

How do you assess preoperatively deep endometriotic patients?	E McVeigh	2007 Oct
What are your treatment options for severe endometriosis?	E McVeigh	2007 Oct
What are the colorectal and urological complications following surgery for rectovaginal endometriosis?	E McVeigh	2007 Oct
To resect or not to resect rectovaginal endometriosis? What should be done really?	M Müller	2007 Oct
To resect or not to resect the bowel in case of endometriosis? What is the apter decision?	M Müller	2007 Oct
How do you treat ureteric injuries?	F Zullo	2007 Oct
What are your rules for preventing those injuries?	F Zullo	2007 Oct
What are the anatomical landmarks for deep endometriosis?	P Ayroza Galvao Ribeiro	2008 Nov
Why do women develop endometriosis?	A Luciano	2008 Nov
How do you prevent endometriotic recurrences?	A Luciano	2008 Nov
What does it mean in terms of fertility?	A Luciano	2008 Nov
Can the treatment of deep endometriosis be done by a multidiscipinary team or should it be carried out by gynecologists only?	H Reich	2008 Nov

Endometriosis

Quels sont les effets de l’aspiration ou de l’ablation des kystes endométriosiques sur les taux de fertilité ?	A Audebert	2004 Dec
Does aspiration of endometriomas or surgical extirpation affect fertility prognosis?	A Audebert	2004 Dec
What is the best preoperative exam for assessing endometriosis with bowel involvement?	S Landi	2004 Dec
For years, different types of endometriosis have been discussed. Do such differences in types have an impact on treatment options?	R Botchorishvili	2004 Dec
Différents types d’endométriose existent et font l’objet de vifs débats. Cela influence-t-il le traitement ?	R Botchorishvili	2004 Dec
Why should we need a classification for endometriosis?	A Ussia	2005 Oct
Why should we not do bowel resection in patients with deep endometriosis?	P Koninckx	2005 Oct
What is new in endometriosis etiology?	M Busacca	2005 Oct

Útero

Hysterectomy can be treated using different routes: vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic. Why should we use the laparoscope for hysterectomy and what are the advantages?

R Garry

2009 Feb

Cáncer

Il y a quelques années, vous avez décrit la technique du ganglion sentinelle dans le cancer du col utérin. Quel bilan pouvez-vous dresser aujourd'hui ?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
A few years ago, you described the sentinel node technique in cervical cancer. What is the State of the Art today?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
Can you give us your opinion about radical laparoscopic hysterectomy?	E.F Solomayer	2007 Sep

Amputación del cuello uterino

Chez les jeunes patientes atteintes de cancer du col de l'utérus et avec un désir de grossesse, comment faut-il envisager la trachélectomie ?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
In cervical cancer patients who desire childbearing, in which way can we perform radical trachelectomy? What are the fertility results?	D Dargent	2005 Feb

Histerectomía radical

Can laparoscopic radical hysterectomy be as radical as conventional techniques?	G Mage	2005 Feb
L'hystérectomie laparoscopique radicale peut-elle être aussi radicale que les techniques conventionnelles ?	G Mage	2005 Feb

Histerectomía laparoscópica

Can you explain how and why laparoscopic hysterectomy is revolutionary?

H Reich

2004 Nov

Vejiga

Incontinencia urinaria

We have witnessed an explosion in techniques for stress incontinence over the past few years. What is the gold standard today?	D Hamid	2004 Dec
Au cours des dernières années, nous avons assisté à une explosion de techniques visant à traiter l’incontinence urinaire à l’effort. Quel est le gold standard actuellement ?	D Hamid	2004 Dec

Miscelánea

Opinión de expertos

Últimos cursos del IRCAD-EITS

Can you tell me which type of genital malformations can be approached laparoscopically?	L Adamyan	2004 Oct
What are the indications of transvaginal endoscopy (TVE)?	R Campo	2004 Oct
In which way can anti-adhesive agents improve results in laparoscopic gynecological surgery?	A Audebert	2004 Sep
Que savons-nous aujourd’hui des risques potentiels liés au traitement du cancer par approche laparoscopique ?	G Mage	2004 Sep
Quel est l’avantage réel de l’hystérectomie subtotale laparoscopique comparé à l’hystérectomie totale laparoscopique ?	J Donnez	2004 Sep
What is the real advantage of laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy?	J Donnez	2004 Sep
Do you think that new laparoscopic microsurgical techniques may challenge the trend towards addressing patients to in vitro fertilization (IVF) immediately?	JB Dubuisson	2004 Sep
What is the place of laparoscopy in the management of suspicious masses?	M Goldenberg	2004 Sep
Which preoperative examination is conclusive, necessitating bowel resection?	P Koninckx	2004 Sep
Is it true that the overall rate of complications with laparoscopic surgery is lower than that with conventional surgery?	F Loffer	2004 Sep
What do we know today about the risk of treating cancers by laparoscopy?	G Mage	2004 Sep
For years you have been advocating the role of natural healing. Can laparoscopy help in this way?	H Manhès	2004 Sep
Vous avez préconisé pendant des années le rôle de la guérison naturelle. La laparoscopie a-t-elle une quelconque influence là-dessus ?	H Manhès	2004 Sep
How and why laparoscopy can be perceived as an instrument for anatomical dissection?	R Mashiach	2004 Sep
What type of myoma is related to infertility and what should be done?	S Mashiach	2004 Sep
Should we always puncture cysts to treat them laparoscopically. And if not, can you tell me which cysts should not be punctured?	E McVeigh	2004 Sep
What are the limits of laparoscopic myomectomies? Can you tell me why in Italy, it seems that a greater number of myomectomies is performed compared with other countries?	S Landi	2004 Sep
Can you explain how and why laparoscopic hysterectomy is revolutionary?	H Reich	2004 Nov
Do you think that electrosurgery will compete with or definitely replace ultrasound energy?	S Schettini	2004 Sep
What is the place of the operative technique in fertiloscopy?	A Watrelot	2004 Sep
What new information does dynamic MRI bring to the surgeon?	JF Lapray	2004 Dec
Qu’est ce que l’IRM dynamique apporte de nouveau au chirurgien ?	JF Lapray	2004 Dec
In which cases should we perform surgery before IVF?	JL Pouly	2004 Dec
Dans quels cas faut-il recourir à la chirurgie avant la FIV ?	JL Pouly	2004 Dec
Rectovaginal nodule carries a very high complication rate. Does it necessarily lead to referring patients to specialized centers?	A Rossetti	2004 Dec
Adenomyosis is difficult to diagnose and treat. What is the best therapeutic modality for young women suffering from it and who desire future childbearing?	O Sizzi	2004 Dec
Existe-t-il une prothèse parfaite ?	M Therin	2004 Dec
Does the ideal mesh exist?	M Therin	2004 Dec
The “vaginalist” usually removes the uterus. On the contrary, the laparotomist and the laparoscopist try to preserve it. Is that a matter of technical consideration or can we find any clear indication for either removing or preserving the uterus?	B Van Herendael	2004 Dec
Le “vaginaliste” a l’habitude de retirer l’utérus. Au contraire, le laparotomiste et le laparoscopiste essaient de le préserver. Est-ce pour des raisons techniques ou pouvons-nous trouver une quelconque indication en faveur de l’ablation ou de la préserva	B Van Herendael	2004 Dec
You use both mesh and suturing techniques. Can you specify what the precise indications are for each of them?	JB Dubuisson	2004 Dec
Vous utilisez à la fois des techniques de prothèse et de suture. Pouvez-vous préciser les indications qui sont en faveur de l’une et de l’autre ?	JB Dubuisson	2004 Dec
Are there as many knots in laparoscopy as in conventional surgery? What are the technical tips?	F Barbieri	2005 Feb
Can laparoscopic radical hysterectomy be as radical as conventional techniques?	G Mage	2005 Feb
Can you tell us why systematic pelvic lymph node dissection for endometrial cancer is your technique of choice?	F Kridelka	2005 Feb
Chez les jeunes patientes atteintes de cancer du col de l'utérus et avec un désir de grossesse, comment faut-il envisager la trachélectomie ?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
Dans quelle mesure la laparoscopie est-elle l'instrument le plus approprié pour la dissection de structures anatomiques ?	B Rabischong	2005 Feb
Dans quelle mesure la laparoscopie est-elle utilisée dans le cancer gynécologique ?	P George	2005 Mar
Il y a quelques années, vous avez décrit la technique du ganglion sentinelle dans le cancer du col utérin. Quel bilan pouvez-vous dresser aujourd'hui ?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
In cervical cancer patients who desire childbearing, in which way can we perform radical trachelectomy? What are the fertility results?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
In which way laparoscopy is the best instrument for anatomical dissection?	B Rabischong	2005 Feb
A few years ago, you described the sentinel node technique in cervical cancer. What is the State of the Art today?	D Dargent	2005 Feb
Les techniques chirurgicales avec préservation des nerfs sont en vogue actuellement. Dans quelle mesure ces techniques améliorent-elles l'état du patient ?	M Possover	2005 Feb
L'hystérectomie laparoscopique radicale peut-elle être aussi radicale que les techniques conventionnelles ?	G Mage	2005 Feb
Nerve-sparing surgery has become a trend today. In which way does this technique improve the patient's condition?	M Possover	2005 Feb
Pouvez-nous nous expliquer brièvement pourquoi le curage pelvien est votre technique de prédilection dans le cancer de l'endomètre ?	F Kridelka	2005 Feb
Qu'apporte la laparoscopie à l'exentération pelvienne ?	C Pomel	2005 Feb
To which extent can laparoscopy be used in gynecological cancer?	P George	2005 Feb
What are the general problems related to the use of the laparoscope in gynecological cancer?	A Wattiez	2005 Feb
What does laparoscopy bring to pelvic exenteration?	C Pomel	2005 Feb
What is the rational place of endoscopic surgery in cervical cancer (in terms of complication rate and recurrence rate)?	S Schettini	2005 Feb
What can be used to prevent adhesions? Is the use of anti-adhesive agents enough postoperatively?	A Audebert	2005 May
Quels sont les paramètres de lutte contre les adhérences ? Les produits anti-adhésifs sont-ils suffisants ?	A Audebert	2005 May
Hysterectomy can be treated using different routes: vaginal, abdominal, and laparoscopic. Why should we use the laparoscope for hysterectomy and what are the advantages?	A Wattiez	2005 May
Fertiloscopy is well used for diagnostic purposes. What is the state of the art today?	A Watrelot	2005 May
De nos jours, la fertiloscopie est considérée comme un instrument d'aide au diagnostic. Qu'en est-il vraiment ?	A Watrelot	2005 May
Laparoscopic myomectomy is still controversial. What are the limits of laparoscopy in myoma?	J Gilabert	2005 May
In Europe, the use of meshes for pelvic floor reconstruction is widespread as opposed to America. Do you think that it is really appropriate to repair pelvic floor disorders with native tissue?	T Lyons	2005 May
Deep endometriosis is known to cause many complications. What are the best preoperative exams to ensure a good diagnostic workup?	A Fiaccavento	2005 May
What are the indications for subtotal hysterectomy?	M Nisolle	2005 May
Quelles sont les indications en faveur d'une hystérectomie subtotale ?	M Nisolle	2005 May
Could we determine an abdominal entry technique, which would be safer for laparoscopic gynecological surgery?	S Schettini	2005 Feb
You perform myomectomy after occluding the uterine artery. Is there a risk of impairing infertility?	JB Dubuisson	2005 Jul
Nowadays there is a trend towards using meshes vaginally. Is there any proper indication for it or should it be used in any case?	D Hamid	2005 Jul
It is difficult to diagnose an enterocele clinically. In your experience, what is the best imaging technique to diagnose it and why?	JF Lapray	2005 Jul
You advocate treatment of prolapse without the use of a mesh. But we know from the literature that the long-term follow-up is usually better with a mesh. What is the rationale for just repairing native tissue?	A Setubal	2005 Jul
Every surgeon observe that any kind of meshes do retract during the healing process. Could you tell us which factors may help minimize this phenomenon?	M Therin	2005 Jul
Nerve-sparing surgery has become a trend today. In which way does this technique improve the patient's condition?	M Ceccaroni	2005 Jul
What are the indications for trachelectomy? Do you have any data about fertility rates? Are there any gestational complications and if any, how to prevent them?	P George	2005 Jul
What are the indications and advantages of the vaginal and of the laparoscopic approach for early cervical cancers? Why and in which cases choose one or the other?	F Kridelka	2005 Jul
Is the laparoscopic approach as complete as the abdominal route in pelvic lymphadenectomy?	M Malzoni	2005 Jul
In the context of radical hysterectomy, what is the advantage of the laparoscopic-assisted vaginal approach as compared to a purely laparoscopic approach?	D Querleu	2005 Jul
After cystectomy, do we need to reconstruct the ovary? Do we need to stitch it back?	M Goldenberg	2005 Aug
What is the advantage of using the TLH suturing manipulator in patients undergoing total laparoscopic tube hysterectomy (TLTH)?	P Mangeshikar	2005 Aug
What is the key to success to master suturing? Is there a proper way to overcome the limits in endoscopic pelvic surgery?	R Mashiach	2005 Aug
Can you say something about the Classic Intrafascial Supracervical Hysterectomy (CISH) technique?	L Mettler	2005 Aug
Can iatrogenic bowel injuries be avoided?	L Mettler	2005 Aug
Can you tell us what type of operative procedure can be done during office hysteroscopy?	S Bettocchi	2005 Oct
Many new devices have been adopted for endometrial ablation (e.g., thermal balloon, bipolar resectoscopic system). In your opinion, is monopolar ablation still the gold standard today?	J Hamou	2005 Oct
What are the reasons to change from monopolar to bipolar resectoscope in intrauterine surgery?	L Mencaglia	2005 Oct
What is new in endometriosis etiology?	M Busacca	2005 Oct
Why should we not do bowel resection in patients with deep endometriosis?	P Koninckx	2005 Oct
Why should we need a classification for endometriosis?	A Ussia	2005 Oct
Vous préconisez la réalisation de la myomectomie après occlusion de l'artère utérine. Cela risque-t-il de porter un préjudice quelconque à la stérilité ?	JB Dubuisson	2005 Jul