Aberrant Presentation of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Aliasger A Amin, Anil Reddy, Madan Jha. James Cook University Hospital Objective: A 75 year old gentleman with 2-3 months history of an increased frequency of loose stools with occasional blood spotting. He had no other significant symptoms. Colonoscopy showed an obstructing lesion in the sigmoid colon and the biopsy confirmed to be adenocarcinoma. CT… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Analysis of Conversion Reasons with 1224 Different Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeries At a Single Institute: How Improvement of Laparoscopic Skill and Refinement of Laparoscopic Instrumentation Perfect the Laparoscopic Colorectal Practice?
Song Liang, MD PHD, Morris E Franklin, MD. Texas Endosurgery Institute ABSTRACT BACKGROUD AND OBJECTIVES: Conversion rate has been referred as one of the parameters to judge the complexity of laparoscopic colorectal procedure. This study was designed to analyze prospectively collected clinical database on the patients undergoing various laparoscopic colorectal operations at our institute, and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Application of a Fast Track Protocol for Colorectal Surgery in a Community Hospital
Abraham Fridman, DO, Sharon B Larson, DO, Sampath Kumar, MD, Frank Lacqua, MD, Pratap Gadangi, MD, George Ferzli, MD. Lutheran Medical Center, Dept of Surgery, Brooklyn, NY INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE: A fast track protocol for colorectal surgery patients has been described in many recent studies. Most of the studies are from large university based institutions with a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Carcinoid – A Rare Presentation
Afaq Z Khan, MD, Shahbano Jamali, MD, Iqbal Khan, FRCS, Assad Khan, MBBS. Hays Medical Center Gastrointestinal tract is the most common location for a Carcinoid Tumour. Carcinoid in abscence of neurohumoral or local effects is found incidentally. We present two cases from rural Kansas which were operated upon for adenocarcinoma of the colon. At… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Colonic Stenting for Gynecologic Large Bowel Obstructions
Christopher Mascarenhas, MD, Khaled I El-Badawi, MD, Theodore Asgeirsson, MD, Harrison R Charles, MD, Gordon O Downey, MD, Donald G Kim, MD, Martin A Luchtefeld, MD, Rebecca E Hoedema, MD, Heather A Slay, MD, Nadav Dujovny, MD. Ferguson Clinic-Spectrum Health Purpose : Self-expanding metallic stents have been used either as abridge to definitive surgery or… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Colorectal Cancer Prevalence According to Survival Data in Iran-2007
Farzaneh Esna-Ashari, MD, Mohammad Reza Sohrabi, MD, Alireza Abadi, MD, Abas Ali Mehrabian, MD, Bahram Mofid, MD, Mehrdad Bohluli, MD, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, MD. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical sciences Background: Colorectal cancer is a common (5000 new cases per year in Iran) and lethal disease. Regarding the high incidence (7 cases per 100000) and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Colorectal Tract Reconstruction Performed with the Nickel-Titanium Temperature-Dependent Memory-Shape Device (CAR27) After Colorectal Surgery
XINXIANG LI, MD, SANJUN CAI, MD, WEILIE GU. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center 0bjective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of compression anastomosis ring(CAR27) for colorectal anastomosis. Methods From October 2009 to March 2010, Sixty colorectal cancer patients undergoing Colorectal surgery were matched randomly divided into two groups and received colorectal… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Comparison of Clavien Class IV and V Complications for Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy Using NSQIP Data and Risk Adjustment
Shawn Webb, MD, Ilan Rubinfeld, MD, Velanovich Vic, MD, M H, MD, Reickert Craig, MD. Henry Ford Health Systems Introduction: Is laparoscopic colectomy independently protective from ICU level complications when compared to open colectomy? Laparoscopic colectomy has been associated with fewer postoperative complications compared to open colectomy. However, it is unclear whether this is true… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Comparison of Postoperative Functions Between Laparoscopic ISR and Open ISR in Very Low Rectal Cancer
MASAAKI ITO, MD PhD, NORIO SAITO, MD PhD, YUSUKE NISHIZAWA, MD PhD, MASANORI SUGITO, MD PhD, AKIHIRO KOBAYASHI, MD PhD. National Cancer Center Hospital East Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the short-term results and postoperative functional outcomes between laparoscopic intersphincteric resection (Lap ISR) and open intersphincteric resection (Open ISR) for very… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Comparison Studies On Emergent Laparoscopic Lavage and Drainage vs Hartmann\’s Procedure in 83 Consecutive Complicated Diverticulitis with Generalized Purulent Peritonitis: Damage Control Strategy in the Management of Severe Diverticulitis
Song Liang, Morris E Franklin. The Texas Endosurgery Institute Abstract BACKGOUND AND OBJECTIVES: Both emergent laparoscopic Hartmann's (LHP) and laparoscopic lavage and drainage (LL&D) have been postulated as two alternative approaches to manage acute perforated diverticulitis with generalized purulent peritonitis. Differing from LHP, LL&D is considered as an abbreviated operation for the purpose of damage… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Cost Efficiency of Laparoscopic Versus Open Colon Surgery in a Tertiary Care Centre
Nawar A Alkhamesi, MD PhD FRCSGenSurg FRCS FRCSEd, Christopher M Schlachta, BSc MD CM FRCSC FACS. CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics), London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario, Canada ObjectiveA real world cost analysis of elective laparoscopic versus open colon resection in a tertiary Canadian teaching health centre was performed to evaluate the financial… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Do We Need to Verify Left Sided Colorectal Tumors in Patients Referred for Site Specific Resection?
U Khater, G da Silva, S D Wexner, D Sands, J J Nogueras, D Maron, L Rosen, E G Weiss. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: While right sided colonic lesions are treated with right hemicolectomy, accurate localization is especially important in patients with left sided colorectal tumors (CRT) as the distal extent of resection varies. The… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Does Laparoscopic Appendectomy Impart an Advantage Over Open Appendectomy in Elderly Patients?
Hossein Masoomi, MD, Steven D Mills, MD, Matthew O Dolich, MD, Vicrumdeep Tung, MD, Joseph C Carmichael, MD, Michael J Stamos, MD. University of California, Irvine - Medical Center Introduction: The use of laparoscopy in the elderly has been increasing in recent years. There is minimal data comparing laparoscopic (LA) with open appendectomy (OA) in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Does Perioperative Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (nsaid) Use Increase the Risk of Anastomotic Leak in Elective Colorectal Surgery?
Beverley P Chan, MD, Adena S Scheer, MD, Amber Menezes, MD, Husein Moloo, MD, Eric C Poulin, MD, Robin P Boushey, MD, Joseph Mamazza, MD. Division of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to determine whether perioperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use increased the risk for… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Efficacy of Alvimopan (Entereg) After Open vs. Laparoscopic Colectomy
Fia Yi, MD, Stephanie Pappas, MD, Kelly Klinker, MD, David N Armstrong, MD. Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Clinic ABSTRACTPURPOSE. Alvimopan (Enterg) has been demonstrated to reduce the duration of post operative ileus (POI) and length of hospital stay (LOS) after various types of open small bowel and large bowel resections. This study investigates the… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Colorectal