Tag Archives: Laparoscopic Instruments

Gastric Sleeve Surgery – A Bariatric Operation

The Gastric Sleeve is a restrictive Bariatric Operation that induces weight loss by limiting your food intake and controlling the feeling of hunger. The operation, which can also be called sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, requires reducing the volume of the stomach to 20-30% of its original size. Undoubtedly, …

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Laparoscopic Surgery

Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) is a program of Gerati designed to teach and evaluate the knowledge, judgment and fundamental skills for laparoscopic surgery, regardless of the surgical specialty. The Gerati has adopted the same module to train surgeons and gynecologists so they can perform minimal …

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When the right way is the left-handed way:

Tips and tools for left-handed Trainee cardiac surgeons Imagine you are in a job where one slip may cause serious damage or even death. Would you feel confident if the only tools you wanted were unnatural to use? In this blog, Alison Cuff discusses the trials and tribulations of left-handed …

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