Laparoscopic Surgery

1. SAGES Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery includes free sample chapter from SAGES manual laparoscopic vagotomy
2. WebSurg free videos and online lectures
3. Laparoscopy.com
4. Laparoscopy.net online laparoscopic technical manual Transmed Network
5. Lap-Surgery.com Nissen, Gastroplasty, Colectomy, Inguinal hernia, Splenectomy, University Hospital Saint-Pierre is located in downtown Brussels
6. Wake Forest Medical Center's Carl Westcott, MD's Online Atlas of Surgery including laparoscopic adrenalectomy, cholecystojejunostomy, gastrojejunostomy, Heller myotomy, adrenalectomy, splenectomy, herniorrhaphy
7. Laparoscopy.com pictures and movies, Alex Gandsas, MD
8. World Journal Video Surgery, Adobe Acrobat files; if you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
   1. 1998 Volume 2 Achalasia, spleen injury, lobectomy, failure of anti-reflux surgery
   2. 1998 Volume 3 Cystadenoma pancreas, adrenalectomy, Level 4 lymph node dissection for gastric cancer, inflammatory bowel disease
   3. 1998 Volume 4 bilateral cholangio-jejunostomy as final treatment for bile duct injuries, adrenalectomy, gastrectomy wtih D3 lymph node dissection, paraesophageal hiatal hernia with gastric volvulus
   4. 1998 Volume 5 extra anal coloanal anastomosis, proximal gastric vagotomy with harmonic scalpel, hernioscopy, gastric cancer staging and treatment
   5. 1998 Volume 6 lung volume resection, revascularization after resection retroperitoneal sarcomas, diagnosis and treatment lung nodules, wide en-bloc removal large right adrenal tumor

Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration

1. SAGES Hands-On Course 2001 CBD Stones
   1. Rationale to Perform Intraoperative Cholangiography and To Explore the Common Bile Duct During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, L. William Traverso MD
   2. Laparoscopic Interoperative Cholangiography, Douglas O. Olsen MD
   3. Laparoscopic Ultrasound of the Bile Duct for Choledocholithiasis, Maurice Arregui, MD
   4. Instrumentation for CBD Exploration, George Berci, MD
   5. Transcystic Laparoscopic Choledocholithotomy, Joseph B. Petelin, MD
   6. Transductal Choledochoscopy, Morris E. Franklin Jr., MD; J. Arturo Almeida, MD
   7. Complications of Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration, Richard M. Vazquez, MD
   8. Role of Open CBDE, Luis E Burbano, MD
   9. Role of ERCP in the Era of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD
2. Choledocholithiasis EMedicine Gastroenterology
3. Choledocholithiasis Pancreatic and Biliary Endoscopy from Medscape Gastroenterology eJournal^TM free site which requires registration

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

1. Introduction
2. Diverticular disease
3. Inflammatory bowel disease
4. Stoma creation
5. Colon polyps
6. Rectopexy for prolapse

SAGES guideline for laparoscopy in Pregnancy

Laparoscopic Surgery Courses

1. Hamilton, Ontario Canada Centre for Minimal Access Surgery associated with McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences

Hands-On Laparoscopic Experience

1. Visit Dr. John Thanakumar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India for his Hands-On Laparoscopic Surgery courses, including hands-on porcine lab and high volume OR observation
   
2. Visit and assist Dr. B. Ramana, Kolkata, West Bengal, India high volume laparoscopist

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