Zollikofer Award
The Swiss-MIS
Zollikofer AWARD 2023
The Swiss-MIS (Swiss Minimally Invasive Surgery) strongly supports research in minimal invasive surgery. The Association invites researchers to apply for the Zollikofer Award of the year 2023.
Again, like in 2022, there will be 3 prizes.
The amount of the first Award is CHF 3’000. The amount of the second and third Award will be CHF 1’500 and CHF 500 respectively.
Topic: Basic science and clinical investigation in minimal invasive surgery.
Requirements: Original article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal in 2022 or 2023. Swiss authors can submit work done abroad, non-Swiss authors must have performed their research in Switzerland. Electronic submission (pdf or word) including proof of acceptance if the paper is not yet indexed in Pubmed.
Language: English, French or German.
Reception deadline:
May 14th, 2023
Submission to:
PD Dr Nicolas C. Buchs
Scientific officer Swiss-MIS
Hôpital de la Tour
Av J.-D. Maillard 3
1217 Meyrin
Winners
Winners of the Zollikofer Award 2023
1st place
Robotic distal pancreatectomy, a novel standard of care? Benchmark values for surgical outcomes from 16 international expert centers
P. C. Müller et al
2nd place
Predictors for selective flexure mobilization during robotic anterior resection for rectal cancer: a prospective cohort analysis
J. Meyer et al
3rd place
Surgical outcomes, long-term recurrence rate, and resource utilization in a prospective cohort of 165 patients treated by transanal total mesorectal excision for distal rectal cancer
S. Gloor et al
Winners of the Zollikofer Award 2022
1st place
Microstructural changes in human ingestive behavior after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass during liquid meals
D. Gero et al.
2nd place
Inequalities in access to minimally invasive general surgery: a comprehensive nationwide analysis across 20 years
M. A. Schneider et al.
3rd place
Outcomes of primary versus revisional robotically assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multicenter analysis of ten-year-experience
P. Iranmanesh et al.
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2021
Automation of surgical skill assessment using a three‑stage machine learning algorithm
Joël L. Lavanchy, Joel Zindel, Kadir Kirtac, Isabell Twick, Enes Hosgor, Daniel Candinas, Guido Beldi
No Award in 2020
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2019
Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss in Patients with Morbid Obesity the SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial
R. Peterli, Borbély. K. Wolnerhanssen, T. Peters, D. Vetter, D. Kroll, Y. Borbély, B. Schultes, C. Beglinger, J. Drewe, M. Schiesser, P. Nett, M. Bueter
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2018
Intra-Abdominal Cooling System Limits Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury During Robot-Assisted Renal Transplantation
R. P. H. Meier, V. Piller, M. E. Hagen, C. Joliat, J. B. Buchs, A. Nastasi, R. Ruttimann, N. C. Buchs, S. Moll, J. P. Vallée, F. Lazeyreas, P. Morel, L. Bühler
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2017
Intraoperative Patterns of Gastric Microperfusion During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
T. Delko, H. Hoffman, M. Kraljevic, R.A. Droeser, L. Rothwell, D. Oertli, U. Zingg
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2016
Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy in women with recurrent ovarian cancer: a phase 2 study
C. B. Tempfer, G. Winnekendonk, W. Solass, R. Horvat, U. Giger-Pabst, J. Zieren, G. A. Rezniczek, M-A. Reymond
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2015
Initial cholecystectomy vs sequential common duct endoscopic assessment and subsequent cholecystectomy for suspcted gallstone migration: a randomized controlled trial
P. Iranmanesh, J-L. Frossard, B. Mugnier-Konrad, Ph. Morel, P. Majno, T. Nguyen-Tang, Th. Berney, G. Mentha, Ch. Toso
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2014
Concomitant Cholecystectomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Obese Patients Is Not Justified:A Meta-Analysis
R. Warschkow, I. Tarantino, K. Ukegjini, U. Beutner, U. Güller, B.M. Schmied, S.A. Müller, B. Schultes, M Thurnheer
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2013
High Risks for Adverse Outcomes After Gastric Bypass Surgery Following Failed Gastric Banding
M. Worni, T. Ostbye, A. Shah, E. Carvalho, I.M. Schudel, J.H. Shin, R. Pietrobon, U. Güller
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2012
Randomized clinical trial comparing the cost and effectiveness of bipolar vessel sealers versus clips and vascular staplers for laparoscopic colorectal resection
M. Adamina, B.J. Champagne, L. Hoffman, M.B. Ermlich, C.P. Delaney
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2011
Improving Outcomes After Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Population-based, 12-year Trend Analysis of 7446 Patients
L. Brügger, L. Rosella, D. Candinas, U. Güller
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2010
Evaluation of endoscopy in localizing transgastric access for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in humans
G.R. Linke, A. Zerz, F. Kapitza, R. Warschkow, J. Lange, Ch.M. Meyenberger, J. Binek
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2009
Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy for nontraumatic diseases
C.F. Maurus, M. Schäfer, M.K. Müller, P.A. Clavien, M. Weber
Prospective randomized study of monopolar scissors, bipolar vessel sealer and ultra-sonic shears in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
M. Hübner, N. Demartines, S. Müller, D. Dindo, P.A. Clavien, D. Hahnloser
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2007
Early introduction of laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy during residency
S. Dätwiler, U. Güller, O. Schöb, M. Adamina
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2006
European experience with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 466 obese patients
M. Suter, A. Paroz, J.M. Calmes, V. Giusti
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2005
Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to laparoscopic gastric banding for treatment of morbid obesity
M. Weber, M.K. Müller, T. Bucher, S. Wildi, D. Dindo, F. HOrber, R. Hauser, P.A. Clavien
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2004
Multidimensional analysis of learning curves in laparoscopic sigmoid resection: eight-year results
S. Dinçler, M. Koller, J. Steurer, L. Bachmann, D. Christen, P. Buchmann
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2003
Incidence and Management of Mirizzi Syndrome during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
M. Schäfer, R. Schneiter, L. Krähenbühl
Winner of the Zollikofer Award 2002
Laparoskopische partielle Fundoplication nach Toupet als generelle chirurgische Therapieform der gastrooesophagealen Refluxkrankheit
F. Holzinger, M. Bank, G.G. Tscharner, H. Merki, E. Müller, Ch. Klaiber
Video Award
The Swiss-MIS
VIDEO AWARD 2023
The Swiss-MIS (Swiss Minimally Invasive Surgery) awards a prize for the best minimal invasive surgery video of the year.
Amount: The prize money will be 3’000 CHF for the first winner, 1’500 CHF for the second winner and 500 CHF for the third winner.
Topic: Basic science and clinical investigation in minimal invasive surgery.
Requirements: The submitted video must be of good image quality, contain audio or written commentary in English and be of educational value. The length of the video must not exceed 7 minutes. The first author must be a member of Swiss-MIS and present the video her/himself at the Swiss-MIS session of the Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Surgery. Videos accepted for presentation at another Swiss Society of Surgery session are not eligible for submission.
Reception deadline: May 14th, 2023
Submission: For further information, please contact the Swiss-MIS Secretariat at swiss-mis@meister-concept.ch.
With submission for the Swiss-MIS video award the authors agree that their video will be presented at the Swiss-MIS session during the Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Surgery and/or on the website of Swiss-MIS.
Winners of the Video Award 2023
A comprehensive step-by-step approach for totally robotic right hemicolectomy with intra-corporeal anastomosis: a video vignette
Robotic transmesenteric resection of an interaortocaval paraganglioma
Laparoscopic central pancreatectomy with splenic vein preservation
Participants 2023
Petersen hernia, how we do it
Mysterious cystic structure after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Minimally invasive total extraperitoneal varicocele repair: first description in children
Winners of the Video Award 2022
I. Lazaridis, T. Delko (Basel)
Peros, M. Adamina (Winterthur)
Douissard, A. Dupuis, M. Chevallay, M. Hagen, Ch. Toso, N. Buchs (Geneva)