Abdullah Almulaifi, MD, Wei-Jei Lee, MD, , PhD, Jung-Chien Chen, MD, Kong-Han Ser, MD. Min-sheng general Hospital,National Taiwan university. Background: Marginal ulcer (M.U) formation remains a significant complication, it can occur early or late after surgery of gastric bypass. In this study, we evaluated the incidence, presentation and outcome of intractable MU. Method: A total […]
Declan M Soden, PhD, Michael O’Riordan, MD, FRCSI, FRCSI, Patrick Forde, PhD, Michael Bourke, MD, FRCSI. Mercy University Hospital. Background: ‘Electroporation’ is a term used to describe the permeabilization of the cell membrane following the application of short and intense electric fields across the cell membrane. When it is used in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs […]
Maj Nijssen, MD, JMJ Schreinemakers, MD, PhD, GP van der Schelling, MD, RMPH Crolla, MD, AM Rijken, MD, PhD. Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda. Objectives To prevent serious bile duct injuries in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, guidelines recommend that a critical view of safety (CVS) should be obtained in laparoscopic cholecystectomies. In a previous study we […]
G F Paulus, MD, T Verlaan, MD, E M Mathus-Vliegen, MD, PhD, E A Veldhuyzen, J M Conchillo, MD, PhD, P Fockens, N D Bouvy, MD, PhD. Maastricht University Medical Center, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam. Background Endoscopic volume reduction of the stomach may provide a minimal-invasive alternative for surgical procedures in the treatment of obesity […]
Erica Sutton, MD, Kelsey Lewis, BS, Michael Hughes, Jr., MD, Patrick Bone, BS. Hiram C. Polk, Jr. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY; Olympus America, Incorporated, Center Valley, PA. Objective of the Technology The Thunderbeat™ platform is designed to integrate the benefits of ultrasonic energy and bipolar technology into a single multi-functional […]
Ramanathan M Seshadri, MD, David J Niemeyer, MD, Ryan Z Swan, MD, David Sindram, MD, PhD, David A Iannitti, MD, John B Martinie, MD. Carolinas Medical Center. Introduction: Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary Surgery has become standard of care in many well established tertiary care facilities across the country and the world. Early recovery, shorter hospital stay […]
M Anvari, N Duchesne, T Fielding, K G Chan, P D Bevan, T Chapman. Center for Surgical Invention and Innovation, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Objective: The IGAR (Image Guided Autonomous Robot) is a novel robotic technology that facilitates image-guided medical interventions. The IGAR’s high level of accuracy and MR environment compatibility enable early detection, diagnosis, and […]
Marisha L Godek, PhD, MS, Elizabeth Contini, Andrew Miesse, MS, Patrick Mozdzierz, Michael Soltz, PhD, Dwight G Bronson, MS. Covidien Surgical Solutions. Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate a novel three row variable height circular surgical stapler in sites with similar (colocolonic) and non-similar (gastrojejunic) thicknesses of apposed tissue and to allow […]
David Earle, MD, FACS, Brian Jacob, MD, Karl LeBlanc, MD. Baystate Medical Center. Objective of the technology: Despite advantages of the laparoscopic approach to ventral hernia repair, the majority of ventral hernias are repaired in an open fashion. This is partly due to technical difficulties of adequate mesh fixation. Additionally, there is still debate over […]
JJ Pierce, Kara Boatwright, Trevor Cowan, Lance Jones, Seth Munger, Zach Romney, Terri Bateman, Brady Woolford. Brigham Young University. The need exists for a fixture that can simulate real intra-abdominal conditions during the early stages of benchmarking, developing, and testing of new innovative products and procedures for laparoscopy. Therefore, a senior engineering team at Brigham […]