Guest Editor’s Message
Kenric M. Murayama MD, FACS
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The Queen’s Medical Center’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (Abstracts)
Usefulness of stapled triangular anastomosis for laparoscopic colectomy
Akihiro Oda, et al
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Early carcinoma of the vermiform appendix diagnosed by colonoscope: a case report
Masato Yokoyama
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Is the Distance Patients Travel to a Bariatric Center a Factor in Follow-up Visit Compliance?
Michael D. Lara MD, et al
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Effects of a Standardized Care Plan on Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity
Matthew T. Baker MD, et al
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Can Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship Programs be Established without Compromising the Center’s Outcomes?
Shanu N. Kothari MD
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BAROS Results in 300 Patients Following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass with Subset Analysis
Kumuda R. Pradhan MD, et al
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An Economic Analysis of Hospital Charges for Choledocholithiasis by Different Treatment Strategies
Thomas J. Schroeppel MD
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The Short-Term Economic Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Pharmacy Claims Paid: A Health Plan Perspective
Shanu N. Kothari MD
100
Medical School Hotline: An Innovative Mentoring Program for Imi Ho‘ola Post-Baccalaureate Students at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine
Kelli Ann Voloch MD, et al
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Cancer Research Center Hotline: Cancer Survivorship Requires Long-Term Follow-Up
Dorothy Colman MS, RN, and Sharon Shigemasa MS, RN
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Medical Legal Hotline: Issues in Medical Malpractice X
S.Y. Tan MD, JD
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Weathervane
Russell T. Stodd MD
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