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Topic: General Surgery

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma carries a high mortality rate in part due to its late stage at diagnosis. Its indolent nature and vague presenting symptoms are thought to contribute to this phenomenon.

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Military Surgical Symposium Poster Presentations

For the few scientists who receive a Noble prize, the impact and relevance of their research is unquestionable. For the rest of us, how does one quantify the impact a

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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols integrate evidence-based interventions and utilize multimodal perioperative interventions which are designed to reduc

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Proponents of routine splenic flexure mobilization (SFM) during distal colon resection suggest this technique ensures a well-vascularized tension-free anastomosis and lo

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SAGES 2019
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The objective of our study was to assess the attrition rate in military general surgery residency programs and identify potential militarily relevant predictors of at

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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

Obesity is an increasing challenge for the Unites States Military. Apart from exposing military personnel to long-term health complications, the obesity crisis

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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) has become the gold standard for assessing practice improvement in surgery. At our tertiary military hospital,

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A De Garengeot’s hernia is a femoral hernia that contains the appendix. This rare type of hernia was first described by René-Jacques De Garengeot in 1731

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Objectives: The primary objective is to quantify the operative experience of Army general surgeons while not deployed and determine their capacity to obtain mastery in the operatin

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07/19/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

OBJECTIVES: Military surgical subspecialists are challenged to maintain surgical skills and competency in the setting of low-volume practice interrupted by deployments.

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07/19/2019
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SAGES 2018
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Since the FDA’s approval of the LINX device in 2012 for the treatment of GERD, multiple studies have demonstrated the safety, efficacy, short and long-term outc

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Poster Presentations

Objectives: With healthcare costs rising hospitals look to cut costs and eliminate inefficiencies in multiple areas of care. Operating room (OR) costs represent approximately

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Poster Presentations

Objectives: The increasing accuracy of large-bore (11- or 8-gauge) vacuum-assisted core needle biopsies (VACNB) has challenged the commonly-accepted practice that surgery is n

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

Objectives: Compare the face and content validity of the three most prevalent robotic simulators, and to include discussion regarding pricing and availability.

Ma

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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

Recent decades brought revolutionary applications of technology to address surgical disease. Residency programs appropriately integrated advances int

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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the beneficial or harmful effects of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies for non-acute gallb

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Poster Presentations

In 2015, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/American College of Gastroenterology Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy released updated guidelines on mea

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SAGES 2018
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We present the unusual case of a 19 year-old female with history of chronic abdominal pain in the setting of previous Ladd procedure for intestinal malrotation who was found to have a retained appe

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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The prescribing of narcotic pain medication during humanitarian medical missions presents an ethical dilemma with the potential for adverse events without reliable follo

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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Podium Presentations

Trastuzumab (Tz), a HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody, is standard of care (SOC) for HER2+ breast cancer (BCa) & decreases recurrence. We have previously shown th

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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Acute development of neck swelling secondary to spontaneous hemorrhagic thyroid pathology is a rare event with very few cases reported in the literature. Repo

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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Poster Presentations

Objectives: Assess a 10-year experience at our institution with regard to thoracic oncology, to include quality of regional lymph node (RLN) dissection as compared to the Commissio

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is a rare benign breast condition characterized by the proliferation of mesenchymal cells. PASH typically effects pre

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07/18/2019
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SAGES 2018
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General Surgery
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Military Surgical Symposium Poster Presentations

Successful major surgery on marine mammals is rare world-wide and has not been published in the modern literature. This report describes the evaluation and treatment of a 22 year-old female U

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07/18/2019
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