The Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program was developed by surgeons,
educators, and administrators, under the leadership of the Society of American …

Background Simulators may improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of endoscopic
training. However, no objective, reliable, and valid tool exists to assess clinical endoscopic …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the number of OGDs (oesophago-gastro-
duodenoscopies) trainees need to perform to acquire competency in terms of successful …

Objectives To perform a retrospective review of all patients with colonoscopic perforations
managed in hospitals within the Eastern New Territories region of Hong Kong and to …

As flexible endoscopy has moved into the mainstream, gastroenterologists have embraced
many of the skills and techniques particular to this modality of diagnosis and intervention …

BACKGROUND: Recommended procedure numbers for upper endoscopy (UE) and
colonoscopy (C) are 35 and 50 for surgical residents, and 130 and 140 for gastroenterology …

Background and study aims Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD) is one of the most
common diagnostic procedures done to examine the foregut, but it can also be used for …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Fiberoptic endoscopy is a highly efficient diagnostic
tool, which is now being increasingly used, in the pediatric age group. This study has been …

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Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 4e, now a" classic" in the canon of …

Background The risk of endoscopic interventions in thrombocytopenia has received little
attention in the medical literature. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the safety of …