- Latest Outcomes in Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery: Contemporary Analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Oct 12. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that robotic assistance was associated with procedure-specific differences in 30-day outcomes, with worse outcomes after SG but modestly improved outcomes after RYGB compared with laparoscopy.
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- Minimal Oral Water Immersion Method May Shorten Insertion Time During Unsedated Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Oct 01. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: PWI appears to be associated with shorter insertion time among patients undergoing unsedated colonoscopy.
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- Predictors and Outcomes Following Percutaneous Gallstone Lithotripsy, Lithectomy, and Dual Cholecystoduodenal Stenting. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Oct 01; 36(5).SL
- CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous lithectomy with/without lithotripsy and dual CDS is a safe and effective procedure for managing ACC in poor surgical candidates to enable them to live drain-free.
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- A Predictive Model Integrating Coagulation Profiles for Preoperative Risk Stratification of Difficult Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Explainable Machine Learning. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Oct 01. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: We developed an interpretable machine learning model incorporating coagulation parameters to identify patients at increased risk of difficult SILC. The model demonstrated favorable predictive performance and may support preoperative risk stratification, patient selection, and individualized surgical planning.
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- The Role of Robotic Gastrectomy in the Elderly Population: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Oct 01. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: RG offers significant benefits for elderly gastric cancer patients, improving recovery and reducing mild complications compared with LG, without compromising oncological outcomes. Because the elderly remain inherently vulnerable to severe complications compared with younger cohorts, comprehensive preoperative functional assessment, rather than chronological age alone, is essential for optimal patient selection.
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- Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair: A Statewide Analysis Using Severity-Graded Complication Outcomes. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 28. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: Robotic repair was associated with increased intervention-level complications, with no differences in severe complications or mortality.
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- Thirty-Day Major Clinical Reintervention After Gastrostomy Tube Placement: An Adjudicated Multihospital Comparison of Endoscopic, Laparoscopic, Open, and Radiologic Routes. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 14. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: With routine tube care excluded and events adjudicated, major GT failure requiring reintervention within 30 days follows roughly 1 in 89 placements. Open placement carried about twice the odds of the endoscopic and laparoscopic routes, whereas radiologic placement did not differ despite serving more difficult anatomy. Where all routes are feasible, an open approach should not be chosen as the presumed safer one.
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- Has the Robot Made Cholecystectomy Safer? Bile Duct Injury, Minilaparoscopy, and the Enduring Lesson of Training and Discipline. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 16. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: This is no verdict against robotics. Safety has always lived in training and discipline, never in the instrument, and any platform that loosens them is punished at the bile duct. Minilaparoscopy earns its place because it compels that discipline. Autonomous systems, trained so far only on anatomically ordinary gallbladders, inherit the same demand. The platform keeps changing. The lesson does not.
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- Intracorporeal Circular-Stapled Roux-en-Y Reconstruction in Totally Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy: Laparoscopic Purse-String Suture Clamp and Multifunctional Seal Cap Technique. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 21. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: The laparoscopic purse-string suture clamp combined with the multifunctional seal cap technique is a safe, feasible, and easily standardized method for circular anastomosis, offering a valuable alternative for gastrojejunal Roux-en-Y reconstruction in TLDG.
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- Postoperative PLR Slope for Early Warning of Colorectal Anastomotic Leakage. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 14. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: In our study, the POD1-to-3 PLR slope is a low-cost, POD3-available rule-out adjunct that may provide earlier warning before radiologic confirmation of clinically relevant AL. Multicenter validation is required to confirm generalizability, finalize operating thresholds, and quantify downstream imaging and outcome trade-offs.
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- Not Crossing the Line: A Modified Port Placement That Eliminates the Crossover Step in eTEP Inguinal Hernia Repair. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 21. [Online ahead of print]SL
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- Outcomes of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Treatment of Achalasia in Elderly Patients: A Single Institution Retrospective Cohort Study. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 21. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: POEM is a safe, effective, and durable treatment for all types of achalasia in elderly patients.
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- Long-term Outcomes and Quality of Life Following Laparoscopic One-anastomosis Gastric Bypass: Single-center Experience. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 10. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: OAGB is a technically straightforward and safe procedure with short operative and hospitalization times. It provides sustained weight loss, high resolution of comorbidities, and long-term improvement in quality of life.
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- Immunosuppressant Dosing and Trough Levels in Transplant Patients That Have Duodenal Bypass Bariatric Surgery. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 04. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: The presence and timing of DB-MBS did not significantly alter immunosuppression dosing and trough levels.
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- Cranioventral Approach for Bleeding Control and Operative Outcomes in Laparoscopic Hemihepatectomy: A Single-Surgeon Comparative Study. [Journal Article]Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2026 Sep 03. [Online ahead of print]SL
- CONCLUSIONS: The CVA was associated with reduced intraoperative blood loss and improved operative efficiency during laparoscopic hemihepatectomy. Improved visualization of the MHV from the cranial side may facilitate stable parenchymal transection and better bleeding control. Further validation in larger multicenter studies is warranted.
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