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Topic: The Contemporary Management of Cancers of Sinonasal Tract

Ehab Y. Hanna, MD, FACS

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Topic: Recent Advances in Minimally Invasive Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery

Prof. Yuman Fong; Prof. Edward Lin

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Capsule Endoscopy: Development Status and Future Expectations

Prof. Jean‐François Rey

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Topic: Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Indications and Advanced Techniques

Prof. Luigi Schips; Dr. Michele Marchioni

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Topic: Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery - Technique Tips and Surgical Strategies

Dr. David A.Geller

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Topic: Current Management of Small Renal Masses: Is There an Optimal Choice?

Prof. Hendrik Van Poppel; Prof. Chi-Fai Ng

Published articles: 7 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE): A New Treatment Paradigm for the Esophageal Cancer

Prof. Itasu Ninomiya

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: The New Concept in Abdominal Wall Repair

Prof. René Fortelny

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Topic: Foregut Disease: Minimally Invasive and Innovation Therapeutics

Prof. Luigi Bonavina; Prof. Rasa Zarnegar

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Management of Complications in Bariatric Surgery

Prof. Aurora D. Pryor

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Topic: Application and Innovation of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) in the Treatment of Digestive Tract Tumors

Prof. Shinji Tanaka

Published articles: 9 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: State of the Art and Challenges

Prof. Francesco Porpiglia; Dr. Enrico Checcucci

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: a Practical Operative Overview

Prof. Giuseppe Tarantini; Dr. Francesco Saia; Dr. Giulia Masiero

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Searching for a Better Definition of Robotic Surgery: Is It Really Different from Laparoscopy?

Prof. Andrew A. Gumbs; Prof. Elie Chouillard; Dr. Belinda DeSimone

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversions: Rationale, Patient Selection, Techniques, and Outcomes

Prof. Riccardo Autorino; Prof. Georgi Guruli

Published articles: 8 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Interventional Endoscopy for Bilio-pancreatic Diseases: a Practical Approach

Prof. Jean‐François Rey

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Mastering in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Inguinal Hernia-Tips and Tricks

Prof. William W. Hope

Published articles: 9 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Surgical Techniques in Robotic Surgery

Prof. Farid Gharagozloo

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: HPB Robotic Surgery

Professor Giulio Belli

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Endoscopy in Cerebral and Spinal Meningiomas

Prof. Oreste de Divitiis

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Topic: Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

Prof. Saibal Kar; Prof. Azeem Latib

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Topic: Minimally Invasive Esophageal Surgery

Professor Itasu Ninomiya

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Daniel B. Jones, MD; Wah Yang, MD

Published articles: 14 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Richard Stephen Lazzaro, MD; Prof. Noriyoshi Sawabata

Published articles: 14 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery

Roel Hompes, MD, PhD; Prof. Xavier Serra-Aracil

Published articles: 8 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advances and Perspectives in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Nicola de’ Angelis, MD, PhD

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Robotic Lobectomy

Valérie Lacroix, MD, PhD

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advances in the Minimally Invasive Management of Gastric and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer

Tetsu Fukunaga

Published articles: 13 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: New Trends in Minimally Invasive Management of Liver Tumors

Fernando Andrés Alvarez, MD

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: A Bespoke Approach to Rectal Cancer Resection and Management

Gordon N. Buchanan, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCS

Published articles: 24 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Percutaneous Endoscopic System for Spinal Diseases

Hisashi Koga, MD, PhD; Dr. Kyongsong Kim; Dr. Manabu Sasaki

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Ongoing Special Issues

Topic: Proceedings of ILLS 2025 Congress

Prof. Ho-Seong Han

Submission deadline: 30 Jun 2025

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Comparative Outcomes of VATS vs. Robotic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: A Systematic Evaluation

Marco Scarci MD, FRCS(Eng), FCCP, FACS, FEBTS

Submission deadline: 15 May 2025

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Minimally Invasive Techniques for Repair of Hiatal Hernia

Prof. Luigi Bonavina; Dr. Alberto Aiolfi

Submission deadline: 15 May 2025

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Topic: Robotic-Assisted Colorectal Cancer Resection

Prof. Davide Cavaliere

Submission deadline: 15 Feb 2025

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Topic: Innovations in Hernia Repair and Mesh

Prof. William Hope; Dr. Luca Gordini

Submission deadline: 15 Feb 2025

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Topic: Innovations in Robotic Surgery for Localized Renal Cancer

Prof. Riccardo Giuseppe Bertolo

Submission deadline: 30 Jan 2025

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Comprehensive Advances in Urologic Oncology

Savio Domenico Pandolfo; Alessandro Veccia; Enrico Checcucci

Submission deadline: 15 Jan 2025

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Topic: Papers from the ENDO 2024: 4th World Congress of GI Endoscopy

Prof. Jean-francois Rey

Submission deadline: 15 Jan 2025

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Current Management of Small Renal Masses: Is There an Optimal Choice? - Series II

Prof. Hendrik Van Poppel

Submission deadline: 15 Jan 2025

Published articles: 0

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