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List of works by Robert Fitzgibbons

A Clinician's Guide to Patient Selection for Watchful Waiting Management of Inguinal Hernia

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

A laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh technique for the repair of an indirect inguinal hernia

scientific article published on 01 February 1994

A pilot evaluation of alternating preoperative chemotherapy in the management of patients with locoregionally advanced breast carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 June 1996

A randomized trial of the peri-operative use of COX-2 inhibitors in Lichtenstein herniorrhaphy

scientific article published on 14 June 2008

A simple technique for constructing a loop enterostomy which allows immediate placement of an ostomy appliance

scientific article published on 01 January 1987

Abnormal cholangiograms during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Is treatment always necessary?

scientific article published in May 1997

Acute cholecystitis. Does the clinical diagnosis correlate with the pathological diagnosis?

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Adding laparoscopy to experimental adhesion study protocols

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Adjuvant therapy for resectable colorectal carcinoma with fluorouracil administered by portal vein infusion. A study of the Mayo Clinic and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group

scientific article published on 01 July 1990

Age-of-onset heterogeneity in hereditary breast cancer: minimal clues for diagnosis

scientific article published on 01 December 1988

Allograft AlloDerm(®) tissue for laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal groin hernia repair: A case report

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Alternatives to conventional surgical therapy for calculous biliary tract disease

scientific article published on January 1989

An alternative technique for treatment of choledocholithiasis found at laparoscopic cholecystectomy

scientific article published on June 1995

An assessment of pain and return to normal activity. Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy vs open tension-free Lichtenstein repair.

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An intraluminal surgical approach to the management of gastric bezoars

scientific article published in July 1995

Assessing Risks, Costs, and Benefits of Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Assessment of patient functional status after surgery

scientific article published on August 2005

Beware of the porcelain gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

scientific article published on September 1, 1991

Bouveret syndrome and gallstone ileus.

scientific article published in August 2007

Can we be sure polypropylene mesh causes infertility?

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Cholangitis after coil embolization of an iatrogenic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: an unusual case report

scientific article published in February 2006

Clinical nuances of Lynch syndromes I and II.

scientific article published on January 1988

Colorectal cancer in a nuclear family. Familial or hereditary?

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Complications and recurrences associated with laparoscopic repair of groin hernias. A multi-institutional retrospective analysis

scientific article published on November 1994

Complications of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy

scientific article published on 01 May 1993

Conservative surgery and irradiation for early breast cancer in the older woman

scientific article published on September 1991

Controlled clinical trial of interferon-gamma as postoperative surgical adjuvant therapy for colon cancer

scientific article published on 01 September 1995

Cost effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open mesh hernia operation: results of a Department of Veterans Affairs randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 13 July 2006

Differential diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome I and Lynch syndrome II)

scientific article published on May 1, 1988

Dissection of the anterior abdominal wall and the deep inguinal region from a laparoscopic perspective

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Does delay of hernia repair in minimally symptomatic men burden the patient's family?

scientific article published on 19 July 2007

Does delaying repair of an asymptomatic hernia have a penalty?

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Duodenocaval fistula from inferior vena cava filter penetration masquerading as lower gastrointestinal bleeding

scientific article published on 11 August 2011

Early report of a randomized comparative clinical trial of Strattice™ reconstructive tissue matrix to lightweight synthetic mesh in the repair of inguinal hernias

scientific article published on March 31, 2013

Eight years' experience with the use of a transcystic common bile duct duodenal double-lumen catheter for the treatment of choledocholithiasis

scientific article published in October 1998

Erratum to: Update of guidelines on laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society).

scientific article published on June 2015

Extremely early onset hereditary breast cancer (HBC): surveillance/management implications

scientific article published on 01 April 1988

Factors associated with postoperative complications and hernia recurrence for patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: a report from the VA Cooperative Hernia Study Group.

scientific article published on November 2007

Familial pancreatic cancer (Part 1): Genetic pathology review.

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Familial pancreatic cancer (Part II): Surveillance, diagnostic tests, and surgical strategies

scientific article published on June 1990

Familial polyposis coli and neurofibromatosis in the same patient: a family study.

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Familial polyposis coli: genetics, surveillance, and treatment.

scientific article published on November 1988

Farewell from the Hernia Editorial Team

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Free hernia surgery for the underserved is possible in the United States

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Gallbladder and gallstone removal, open versus closed laparoscopy, and pneumoperitoneum

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Gallstones in the peritoneal cavity. A clinical and experimental study

scientific article published on December 1, 1991

Global Outreach Using a Systematic, Competency-Based Training Paradigm for Inguinal Hernioplasty

scientific article published on 5 October 2016

Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)]

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Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS): A Useful Technique for Complex Laparoscopic Abdominal Procedures

scientific article published on 01 June 1998

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery for colorectal malignancies

scientific article published in September 2004

Hepatic artery infusion: surgical approach

scientific article published on January 1984

Hereditary breast cancer and family cancer syndromes

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Hereditary colon cancer syndromes

scientific article published on January 1991

Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: (Lynch syndrome I and II). A challenge for the clinician.

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Hernia surgery and contamination: biological mesh and nothing else?

scientific article published on January 17, 2013

Heterogeneity and natural history of hereditary breast cancer. Surgical implications

scientific article published on August 1990

Humanitarianism in surgery

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

IV chenodeoxycholate prevents calcium bilirubinate gallstones during total parenteral nutrition in the prairie dog.

scientific article published in May 1996

Incidence of complications following laparoscopic hernioplasty.

scientific article published in January 1995

Incidence of diaphragmatic hernias following minimally invasive versus open transthoracic Ivor Lewis McKeown esophagectomy

scientific article published on 08 October 2011

Inguinal hernia: follow or repair?

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Inguinal hernias: should we repair?

scientific article published on February 2008

Intra-arterial floxuridine vs systemic fluorouracil for hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. A randomized trial

scientific article published on 01 August 1990

Intramesosigmoid hernia: a rare type of congenital internal hernia

scientific article published on 28 March 2007

Laparoscopic Resection of Heterotopic Gastric Pancreatic Tissue

scientific article published on 01 October 1997

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis

scientific article published on 01 March 1993

Laparoscopic colectomy: a critical appraisal

scientific article published in January 1993

Laparoscopic hernia in the light of the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456; more rigorous studies are needed.

scientific article published on 8 June 2006

Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy.

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Laparoscopic incidental appendectomy

scientific article published on 01 June 1991

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

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Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy

scientific article published on 01 January 1994

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy. Results of a multicenter trial

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy: transabdominal techniques

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Laparoscopic repair of recurrent hernias

scientific article published on August 1999

Laparoscopic surgery and the common bile duct

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Laparoscopic surgery: surgical education in the People's Republic of China.

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Laparoscopic vs conventional tension free inguinal herniorrhaphy: 2005 society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) annual meeting debate

scientific article published on December 2006

Leiomyosarcoma of the Gallbladder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Management of recurrent inguinal hernias

scientific article published on 20 August 2009

Mechanisms of hernia recurrence after preperitoneal mesh repair. Traditional and laparoscopic

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Mechanisms of ventral hernia recurrence after mesh repair and a new proposed classification

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Mesh complications after prosthetic reinforcement of hiatal closure: a 28-case series

scientific article published on 06 December 2008

Meta-analyses of lightweight versus conventional (heavyweight) mesh in inguinal hernia surgery

scientific article published on 15 August 2012

Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets in Incisional Hernia

scientific article published on 14 December 2018

Morbidity and mortality after bowel resection for acute mesenteric ischemia

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Natural history of colorectal cancer in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndromes I and II).

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Open laparoscopic cholecystectomy in pregnancy

scientific article published in February 1993

Open laparoscopy for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

scientific article published on December 1, 1991

Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia

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Outcomes after laparoscopic adrenalectomy

scientific article published on 18 August 2010

Outcomes assessment and minimally invasive surgery: historical perspective and future directions

scientific article published on October 2000

Patterns of recurrence after curative resection of carcinoma of the colon and rectum

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Pediatric Inguinal Hernias, Hydroceles, and Undescended Testicles

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

Perioperative blood transfusions do not affect disease recurrence of patients undergoing curative resection of colorectal carcinoma: a Mayo/North Central Cancer Treatment Group study

scientific article published on 01 July 1995

Predicting iatrogenic gall bladder perforation during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors

scientific article published in March 2006

Preoperative Progressive Pneumoperitoneum for Incisional Hernia Repair with Loss of Domain

scientific article published in May 2018

Proficiency of surgeons in inguinal hernia repair: effect of experience and age.

scientific article published on September 2005

Prospectively randomized trial of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with high-risk colon cancer

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Randomized trial to evaluate the addition of tamoxifen to cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil, prednisone adjuvant therapy in premenopausal women with node-positive breast cancer

scientific article published on 01 April 1989

Randomized, placebo-controlled, phase III surgical adjuvant clinical trial of megestrol acetate (Megace) in selected patients with malignant melanoma

scientific article published in December 2002

Reasons for early recurrence following laparoscopic hernioplasty

scientific article published on 01 February 1995

Recognition and treatment of patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (Lynch syndromes I and II)

scientific article published on 01 September 1987

Recommendations for reporting outcome results in abdominal wall repair: results of a Consensus meeting in Palermo, Italy, 28-30 June 2012.

scientific article published on 15 May 2013

Reliability of implantable central venous access devices in patients with cancer

scientific article published on 01 November 1987

Repair of giant ventral hernias

scientific article published on January 2013

Review of abdominoperineal resections for cancer

scientific article published on November 1, 1977

Role of prophylactic colectomy in Lynch syndrome

scientific article published on 01 August 2003

SSI, SSO, SSE, SSOPI: the elusive language of complications in hernia surgery

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Sequential intrahepatic fluorodeoxyuridine and systemic fluorouracil plus leucovorin for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer confined to the liver

scientific article published on 01 July 1998

Spontaneous erosion of a lost intra-abdominal gallstone through the back eight months following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Surgery, desmoid tumors, and familial adenomatous polyposis: case report and literature review

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Surgical site infection: the "Achilles Heel" of all types of abdominal wall hernia reconstruction

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Tension-Free Inguinal Hernia Repair: The Design of a Trial to Compare Open and Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Tension-free repair versus watchful waiting for men with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias: a cost-effectiveness analysis

scientific article published on 24 August 2006

The Development of a Clinical Trial to Determine If Watchful Waiting is an Acceptable Alternative to Routine Herniorrhaphy for Patients with Minimal or No Hernia Symptoms

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

The design of an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial to compare synthetic mesh versus biologic mesh for inguinal hernia repair

scientific article published on 08 January 2011

The effect of the anastomotic size on gastric emptying after hemigastrectomy with Billroth II reconstruction

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The outcome of unretrieved gallstones in the peritoneal cavity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A prospective analysis

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The prevention of cholelithiasis with infused sodium chenodeoxycholate in the prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

scientific article published on January 1, 1991

The quantitative and qualitative analysis for biliary lipids in the prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

The reflections of an early innovator in the field of laparoscopic surgery

scientific article published on January 2000

Therapeutic laparoscopy in general surgery

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

Timing of traumatic lumbar hernia repair: is delayed repair safe? Report of two cases and review of the literature

scientific article published on 13 January 2010

Traumatic hyperextension/hyperflexion of the lumbar vertebrae with entrapment and strangulation of small bowel: case report

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Unusual thoracoabdominal duplication associated with pancreaticopleural fistula

scientific article published on 01 August 1980

Update of guidelines on laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society).

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Update on the differential diagnosis, surveillance and management of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer

scientific article published on July 1, 1995

Use of doxorubicin and dacarbazine for the management of unresectable intra-abdominal desmoid tumors in Gardner's syndrome

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Visual analog scales for assessing surgical pain

scientific article published on August 2005

Watchful waiting for ventral hernias: a longitudinal study

scientific article published in March 2014

Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men: a randomized clinical trial

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