PRACTICAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY – Past, Present, Future

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Past, Present, and Future

A rapid progression from conventional open surgery to minimally invasive approaches in the surgical management of colorectal cancer has occurred over the last 2 decades. Initial concerns that this new approach was oncologically inferior to open surgery were ultimately refuted when several prospective randomized trials concluded that laparoscopic colectomy could achieve similar oncologic outcome...

Ramadan fasting: Do we need more evidence?

Over a billion of Muslims fast worldwide during Ramadan each year. Through this religious custom, fasting contributes to their health as well as their spiritual growth. However, available evidence regarding the health-benefits of Ramadan fasting is scarce and highly contentious. Although Islam exempts patients from fasting, many fast conceivably, and their clinical condition is prone to deterio...

Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Benefits, Challenges, and Solutions for Underutilization

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES After the widespread application of minimally invasive surgery for benign diseases and given its proven safety and efficacy, minimally invasive surgery for gastrointestinal cancer has gained substantial attention in the past several years. Despite the large number of publications on the topic and level I evidence to support its use in colon cancer, minimally invasive s...

The role of the thoracic surgeon in minimally invasive esophageal surgery: past, present, and future.

6th Asian Congress of Endometriosis and 6th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery

6th Asian Congress of Endometriosis and 6th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery