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Technique Spreads
Dr. Fowler presented on his first laparoscopic sigmoid resection at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting in April 1991 (Surg Laparosc Endosc 1991;1:183-188).
“I had an overwhelming response from people all over the world,” Dr. Fowler said. “Not many surgeons knew what had been done, and were eager to engage in training programs to learn the procedure.”
As with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, interest in laparoscopic colectomy prompted surgeons to initiate weekend training courses. By November 1991, Dr. Ballantyne had organized courses for U.S. Surgical. Around that time, Ethicon had arranged laparoscopic colectomy workshops, run by Steven Wexner, MD, of Cleveland Clinic, in Weston, Fla. The industry competitors invited many of the same faculty to their courses, and this core group of surgeons soon branched off into U.S. Surgical and Ethicon camps.
Several industry leaders, namely Lee Cohen, head of laparoscopic marketing and technology at U.S. Surgical, in Norwalk, Conn., and Nicholas Valeriani, president of Ethicon Endo-Surgery for many years, supported and pushed the advancement of laparoscopic technology and education. “I often referred to Ms. Cohen as the queen of laparoscopy,” Dr. Ballantyne recalled.
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