Massachusetts General Hospital | Digestive Healthcare Center

Biography

http://www.massgeneral.org/about/newsarticle.aspx?id=1887

http://www.massgeneral.org/surgery/about/newsarticle.aspx?id=1974

http://www.cimitblog.org/cimit_forum_blog/2009/12/collaborative-surgery.html

http://blog.hospitalclinic.org/en/2009/12/els-hospitals-clinic-de-barcelona-i-general-de-massachusetts-extreuen-un-cancer-de-recte-a-traves-de-l%E2%80%99anus/

Research

NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery)

NOTES Transanal Endoscopic Resection of Rectal Cancer

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colon and Rectal Cancer

Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM)

Transanal excision of Rectal Cancer

Publications

View my most recent publications at PubMed

Sylla P et al. Evaluation of one-stage laparoscopic-assisted restorative proctocolectomy at a specialty center: comparison with the open approach. 2009. DCR;52:394.

Sylla P et al. Survival study of NOTES rectosigmoid resection using TEM with or without transgastric endoscopic assistance in a swine model. 2010. Surg Endosc.

Sylla P et al. Notes transanal rectal cancer resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery and laparoscopic assistance. 2010. Surg Endosc 24:1205.

Video: TEM-Assisted Endoscopic Rectosigmoid Resection

Video: NOTES: The Next Phase in Minimally Invasive Surgery

MAO celebrates faculty with awards

MGH Hotline 09.18.09 There was a strong sense of community as faculty and guests warmly greeted each other during a Sept. 10 welcome and recognition ceremony hosted by the MGH Multicultural Affairs Office (MAO) and MGH President Peter L. Slavin, MD.

International collaboration revolutionizes modern surgery

Mass General surgeon Patricia Sylla, travels to Barcelona to perform the first-ever rectal cancer surgery on a human using natural orifice surgery (NOTES).

Coordinated care offers freedom from pelvic floor disorders

With the help of coordinated, multidisciplinary care provided by physicians in the MGH Pelvic Floor Disorder Service, 39-year-old patient Nicole Ortuno is once again living a normal, healthy life.

In General 03.04.11

In General Awards and Honors

Mass General and NCAA coaches promote colorectal cancer screening

Massachusetts General Hospital is partnering with the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and Coaches vs. Cancer to promote screening and treatment for colorectal cancer.