‘Working Against the Camera’ During Minimally Invasive Surgery: Extending the Use of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Platform During Surgical Simulation
Enrico Danzer, MD, Kristoffel Dumon, MD, Mayank Mittal, MD, Amy Cha, MD, Kenric Murayama, MD, Jon B Morris, MD, Noel N Williams, MD, Andrew Resnick, MD. Department of General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania BackgroundThe SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic surgery (FLS) is a validated program for the teaching and evaluation of the basic knowledge and skills… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Where Should Adolescents Undergo Bariatric Surgery?
Nicole A Kissane, MD, Rose Lovett, PA, Mark J Gorman, PhD, Renee Kalmbach, David Lawlor, MD, Paul Boepple, MD, Alison G Hoppin, MD, Janey S Pratt, MD. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital INTRODUCTION: Bariatric centers of excellence are providing care and weight loss surgery (WLS) for patients with severe obesity across the United States.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
What Are Outcomes Following Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures?
Walid M Hesham, MD, Peter W Marcello, MD, Patricia L Roberts, MD, Thomas E Read, MD, David J Schoetz, MD, Rocco Ricciardi, MD. Lahey Clinic What Are The Outcomes Of Ambulatory Endoscopy Procedures? Introduction: Despite high volumes of ambulatory endoscopy procedures performed, acceptable measures of post endoscopy outcome are lacking. Our aim was to identify… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Weight Regain Following Bariatric Surgery – A Systematic Review of the Literature and Discussion of Causative Factors
Balpreet S Brar, MD, Arya M Sharma, MD FRCPC, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc FRCSC, Xinzhe Shi, Shahzeer Karmali, MD FRCSC. Department of Surgery, University of Calgary and Alberta Background: Obesity is a growing pandemic. Bariatric surgery is the most effective means of treating obese patients, improving obesity related co-morbid conditions and increasing overall life… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy(mivat):report On the Experience of the Last One Hundred Cases
Istvan Gal, MD PhD, Miklos Czobel, MD, Zoltan Szabo, PhD, Gyorgy Weber, MD PhD. Telki Private Hospital, Budapest-Telki, Hungary, Department of Surgery University Medical School of Szeged, Hungary, M.O.E.T. Institute San Francisco, CA, USA, Department of Surgical Research and Technique University Medical School of Pécs,Hungary Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy(MIVAT)was described in 1988.The technique was adopted… Continue Reading
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Ventral Hernias and the Super Obese
Mohamed Dahman, MD, Peter Hallowell, MD, Bruce Schirmer, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800709, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA Introduction: Obesity is associated with an increased incidence of a variety of diseases including hernias. Super obese is defined as a BMI>50 kg/m². Very few reports have examined hernia repair outcomes… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Ventral Hernia Recurrence Is Higher in Patients with a History of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Mohammad Salabat, MD, Dennis Leung, MS, Woody Denham, MD, Ari Robicsek, MD, Nancy Schindler, MD, Michael Ujiki, MD. NorthShore University HealthSystem, Chicago, IL Background: Ventral hernia (VH) rates are higher in patients after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. It is thought that the same connective tissue weakness that contributes to AAA may lend itself to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Utility of Hybrid SILS with Minute Diameter Forceps in Cholecystectomy
Jun Hanaoka, MD, Mitsuo Shimada, MD PhD FACS, Tohru Utsunomiya, MD PhD, Satoru Imura, MD, Yuji Morine, MD, Tetsuya Ikemoto, MD, Hiroki Mori, MD, Syuichi Iwahashi, MD, Yu Saito, MD. The University of Tokushima (introduction)The technique of cholecystectomy using single-incisional laparoscopic surgery (SILS-chole) is not united between each facilities though it is spreading rapidly. As… Continue Reading
Usefulness of the Curved Hand Instrument in Single Port Surgery
Hisae Aoki, MD, Toshiyuki Mori, MD PhD, Nobutsugu Abe, MD PhD, Osamu Yanagida, MD PhD, Tadahiko Masaki, MD PhD, Masanori Sugiyama, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Kyorin University, School of Medcine Background & Objective : Single port surgery has widely spread and many technical studies have been reported in the past few years, including parallel… Continue Reading
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Use of the MIG and 2.8 mm Flexible Choledochoscope
Donald E Wenner, MD, Paul Whitwam, MD. Roswell Regional Hospital Introduction: Many smaller hospitals do not have specialists that perform ERCP procedures for choledocholithiasis. LCBDE has been shown to be at least as effective and safe when compared to ERCP in clearing the biliary system of stones. Academic medical centers have not been aggressive in… Continue Reading
Use of the Endoflip Catheter to Size Sleeve Gastrectomies and Gastric Imbrications
Daniel Cottam, MD, Sunil Sharma, MD, Christine Richards, MD, Mahendra Narwaria, MBBS. Surgical Weight Loss Center of Utah Introduction: Gastric Imbrication and Sleeve Gastrectomy are both procedures which utilize bougies to size the new stomachs. However, bougies don't allow the surgeon to tell if the stomach is too tight or too big. Bougies also does… Continue Reading
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Use of Light Weight, Partially Absorbable Mesh in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: One Year Prospective Data with the Cousin 4ddome™
Florias A Morfesis, MD, Brian P Rose, BSc. Owen Drive Surgical Clinic of Fayetteville/East Carolina University Introduction: Over the past 24 months, we have cataloged 80 open inguinal hernia repairs using the Cousin 4DDOME. Since May 2009, we have documented the pre-operative and post-operative pain of patients repaired using this product based on the simple… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Ureteral Injuries During Laparoscopic Colon Surgeries – Causes and Prevention
Morris E Franklin, JR, MD FACS, Karla Russek, MD. Texas Endosurgery Institute Objectives: The reported incidence of ureteral injuries during laparoscopic colon surgery varies from 0.2 to 4.5%. Although this is a relatively rare event, it can be devastating for both the surgeon and the patient. There are some techniques described that help prevent this… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Upper Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Radiological Exams Results After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
Atul K Madan, MD FACS, Pejman Samouha, MD, Michael Omidi, MD, Julian Omidi. New Life Surgery Center, LLC Introduction: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a useful procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. While LAGB has a low morbidity and mortality, potential long-term issues can occur. Both upper endoscopy (Endo) and gastrointestinal radiological (Rad)… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Triad of Trouble: CT Findings to Help Diagnose Internal Hernia Post-Gastric Bypass
Nicole A Kissane, MD, Garry Choy, MD, Denis W Gee, MD, Matthew M Hutter, MD MPH, David W Rattner, MD, Janey S Pratt, MD. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital INTRODUCTION: Abdominal pain after gastric bypass is a common complaint and etiology can be difficult to identify. While some causes are non life-threatening, others such… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias