Jung Myun Kwak, MD, PhD, Jin Kim, MD, PhD, Seon Hahn Kim, MD, PhD, Sung Ock Suh, MD, PhD. Korea University College of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) has been used increasingly for local excision of neoplasm in the rectum, but can be useful for other various clinical or pathological situations. The aim […]
Henry Schoonyoung, MD, Francisco Quinteros, MD, Beatriz Martin-Perez, MD, Lawna Hunter, BA, George Nassif, DO, Teresa deBeche-Adams, MD, Sergio Larach, MD, Matthew Albert, MD, Sam Atallah, MD. Florida Hospital. Introduction: TAMIS is a new approach for local excision of rectal neoplasms. It is technically demanding, and the number of cases required to gain competency has […]
Marta M Tasende Presedo, MD, Salvadora Delgado, MD, Gabriel G Diaz Del Gobbo, MD, Maria Fernandez, MD, Jaume Balust, MD, Dulce Momblan, MD, Raquel Bravo, MD, Antonio M de Lacy, PhD, MD. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Hepaticas y […]
Smita Sihag, MD, David W Rattner, MD, Ozanan R Meireles, MD. Massachusetts General Hospital. Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) still represents a novel procedure that more and more high-volume centers are seeking approval to perform for the treatment of achalasia. Here, we present a video demonstration of a successfully completed POEM at our center. In […]
Sam Pakraftar, MD, Chris Dwyer, MD, Harry W Sell, MD, Kurt Stahlfeld, MD. UPMC Mercy. Objective of the study/technique: To determine whether natural orifice drainage of perforated ulcer disease is feasible. Description of the methods: To treat a peforated duodenal ulcer associated with a large abcess cavity in the lesser sac in a patient who […]
Rebecca Kowalski, MD, John Romanelli, MD, David Desilets, MD, David Earle, MD. Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine. This video highlights the techniques we are using to perform NOTES transgastric ventral hernia repair in a porcine model. This is a pilot study to show that we are able to deliver a mesh into […]
Emanuele Lezoche, MD, FACS, Silvia Quaresima, MD, Andrea Balla, MD, Giancarlo D’Ambrosio, MD, Alessandro M Paganini, MD, PhD, FACS. Department of General Surgery, Surgical Specialties and Organ Transplantation “Paride Stefanini”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. INTRODUCTION – ELRR by TEM is a valid alternative to TME in selected patients with early low rectal cancer, with […]
Francesco Stipa, MD, PhD, FACS, Emanuele Soricelli, MD, Pietro Delle Site, MD, Ettore Santini, MD. Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgical Unit. San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital – Rome. Purpose: Since its introduction in the early 1980s, Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) has become a safe surgical option for large polyps and low risk rectal cancers . Recently […]
Ryan M Juza, MD, Tung T Tran, MD, Eric M Pauli, MD. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Transabdominal tube drainage is a well described surgical technique for drainage of a blind-ending luminal structure particularly in the emergent setting. A potentially serious complication of transabdominal drainage includes dislodgement of the tube leading to free perforation and […]
Elie K Chouillard, MD, PhD. Department of General Surgery, POISSY SAINT GERMAIN MEDICAL CENTER. Background: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is an emerging surgical approach. In humans, “pure” NOTES is still slowed down by technical hurdles. However, “Hybrid” variants have been increasingly reported. Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the best treatment for patients with […]