Author(s): Noroozi M; St John A; Masino C; Laplante S; Hunter J; Brudno M; Madani A; Kersten-Oertel M; ...

Background: Major bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), often stemming from errors in surgical judgment and visual misperception of critical anatomy, significantly impact mor ...

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Author(s): St John A; Khalid MU; Masino C; Noroozi M; Alseidi A; Hashimoto DA; Altieri M; Serrot F; Kersten-Oertal M; Madani A; ...

Background: Gaming can serve as an educational tool to allow trainees to practice surgical decision-making in a low-stakes environment. LapBot is a novel free interactive mobile game application th ...

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Author(s): Asadi Z; Asadi M; Kazemipour N; Léger É; Kersten-Oertel M;

Advancements in mixed reality (MR) have led to innovative approaches in image-guided surgery (IGS). In this paper, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the current state of MR in image-guided procedures across various surgical domains. Using the Data Visu ...

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Author(s): Abdallah C; Mansilla D; Minato E; Grova C; Beniczky S; Frauscher B;

Objective: Increasing evidence suggests that the seizure-onset pattern (SOP) in stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) is important for localizing the "true" seizure onset. Specifically, SOPs with low-voltage fast activity (LVFA) are associated with seizure-f ...

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Author(s): Farnesi BC; Kaffash K; Cohen TR; Alberga AS;

Background: With increasing prevalence of severe obesity in youth, more adolescents are becoming candidates for bariatric surgery. In Canada, bariatric surgery in adolescents is in its infancy, and long-term health outcomes are not well known. It is unknown ...

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Bacon SL; Woods R; Fortin A; Lavoie KL;

We aimed to explore the relationships between childhood maltreatment and changes in weight, depressive symptoms and eating behavior post-bariatric surgery (BS). Participants (n = 111, 85% females) were evaluated pre-surgery, and at 6 months (6 M) and 12 mon ...

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Author(s): Wang YN; Heidl AJ; Angeles PM; Farnesi BC; Alberga AS; Cohen TR;

Objective: Adolescents who opt for metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) will use the internet to learn about the procedure. The objective of this study is to assess the suitability of electronic patient education materials (ePEM) of North ...

Article GUID: 37214509

Author(s): Sherf-Dagan S; Biton R; Ribeiro R; Kessler Y; Ben-Porat T; Raziel A; Rossoni C; Kais H; Bragança R; Santos Z; Goitein D; Viveiros O; Graham ...

Objectives: To describe gastrointestinal-related side-effects reported following One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB).
Methods: A multicenter study among OAG ...

Article GUID: 37165861

Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Alberga A; Audet MC; Belleville S; Cohen TR; Garneau PY; Lavoie KL; Marion P; Mellah S; Pescarus R; Rahme E; Santosa S; Studer ...

Background: Bariatric surgery leads to profound changes in gut microbiota and dietary patterns, both of which may interact to impact gut-brain communication. Though cognitive function improves post ...

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Author(s): Robbie Woods

CONCLUSIONS: Depressive symptom scores reduced substantially following surgery; comparable decreases occurred 6 through 24 months after surgery. These findings can help inform practitioners of the typical evolution of depressive symptoms following surgery a ...

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Košir U; Peretz S; Sherf-Dagan S; Stojanovic J; Sakran N;

Background: Emerging evidence suggest that problematic eating behaviors such as food addiction (FA) and binge eating (BE) may alter following bariatric surgery (BS) and impact weight outcomes. We aimed to examine the prevalence of FA and BE and their associ ...

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