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Laparoscopic Enucleation of Pancreatic Insulinoma With Control of Intraoperative Bleeding

Bernadette U Laxa, MD, Barnard J Palmer, MD, William B Inabnet, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine   Insulinomas are rare but vascular tumors that require surgical removal as a therapeutic measure.  Laparoscopic enucleation has become the standard treatment when feasible with excellent results.  We present a laparoscopic insulinoma enucleation, during which intraoperative bleeding was… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Malignant Lesions – Safe and Effective!

Gideon Sroka, MD MSc, Nadav Slijper, MD, Dan Shteinberg, MD, Husam Mady, MD, Ibrahim Mattar, MD. Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel   Introduction: Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy (LA) is the treatment of choice for benign adrenal lesions. Size of the lesion and radiologic features define the risk for malignancy. In lesions… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Predictive Factors for Conversion After Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

Hector R Romero, MD, Victoria Cerecedo, MD, Mauricio Sierra, MD, David Velazquez, MD PhD, Nicholas Williams, FRACS, Alexander P Heinze. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran   Background. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is associated with several advantages over the open equivalent such as less postoperative pain, use of lesser dose of analgesics, decreased… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Impact of Surgical Technique and Splenic Size On Post-operative Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

Ivanesa Pardo, MD, Rahul Reddy, MD, Eric Wiebke, MD, Don Selzer, MD. Indiana University School of Medicine   Introduction: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a well documented complication after splenectomy. The incidence of PVT in symptomatic patients has been reported to be up to 15 % and up to 50% in asymptomatic patients through postoperative… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Right Adrenal Pheochromocytoma and a 3mm Lesion On the Left Adrenal Gland. How to Approach?

Venkata S Kanthimathinathan, MD, Camila Manrique Acevedo, MD, Arthur Rawlings, MD. University of Missouri Health Care   Introduction: Diagnosis of bilateral adrenal mass in any patient presents a management dilemma. We report an unusual case of a 51 year old female with 4.8 cm right adrenal pheochromocytoma and a 3 mm left adrenal lesion. Despite… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Laparo-endoscopic Single Site (less) Adrenalectomy for Resection of Pheochromocytoma

Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD, Edward Choung, MD, Rita S Patel, MD, Harold Paul, BS, Sharona B Ross, MD. University of South Florida & Tampa General Medical Group   Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) surgery is evolving as a safe, expeditious, and efficacious minimally invasive technique. By reducing the number of access incisions to a single incision… Continue Reading

Type:
Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Inflammation and Coagulation Interaction After Open and Laparoscopic Left Partial Hepatectomy in a Porcine Experimental Model

Constantinos S. Mammas, MD MSc PhD, Maria Kostoglou, Assistant Professor, George Kottis, Associate Professor, Chryssa Nikolaou, Associate Professor, Nicolaos Arkadopoulos, Assistant Professor, Nicolaos Kavantzas, Assistant Professor, Ismene Dontas, Professor, Antonios Analytis, MathematicianStatistician, George Arsenis, Associate Professor, Spyros Dourakis, Professor, Vasileios Smyrniotis, Professor. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Surgical Laboratory C.TOUNTAS   Objectives: The project… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Laparo-endoscopic Single Site Surgery (less) for Intra-Abdominal Solid Organs: A Case Control Study.

Iris J Parrao-alcantara, UNDERGRADUATED MEDICAL DOCTOR, Xeily Zarate, MD, Juan Pablo Pantoja, MD, Mauricio Sierra, MD, David Velazquez-fernandez, MD PHD, Miguel F Herrera, MD PHD. Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán   BACKGROUND: One of the most promising uses of LESS are surgical procedures requiring organ retrieval such as splenectomy, adrenalectomy and pancreatic resections.… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Bilateral Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Phochromocytoma in Men2a: Tips and Tricks in Difficult Gland Dissection.

Andrea T Costanzi, MD, Dario Maggioni, MD, Valter Berardi, MD, Paola Sartori, MD, Angelo Miranda, MD. Ospedale di Desio   Bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in MEN 2A was performed on a 72 year old woman admitted to our surgical department due to edema of the right lower limb and inguinal adenopathy. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy plus central… Continue Reading

Type:
Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Concomitant Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Cholecystectomy for Hereditary Spherocytosis Child With Technical Review

Masanobu Hagiike, MD PhD, Seiji Noge, MD, Hiroto Yamada, MD, Takuo Noda, MD, Takanori Oyama, MD, Hiroyuki Kubo, MD, Norikatsu Maeda, MD, Hirotaka Kashiwagi, MD, Masao Fujiwara, MD, Yasuyuki Suzuki, MD. Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Kagawa University, Japan   Pediatric laparoscopic treatment is now widespread because of its feasibility and patient’s quick recovery… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

True Benefit Or Selection Bias. an Analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Open Splenectomy From the Acs-nsqip

C Gonczy, MD, V Advani, MD, S Markwell, MA, S Ahad, MD, I Hassan, MD. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine   Introduction: By virtue of the benefits associated with minimally invasive approaches, laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is believed to have better patient-related outcomes compared to open splenectomy (OS). However there is limited data directly comparing… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Laparoscopic Resection of Ectopic Gastric Spleen Masquerading As a Gist … Splenosis Or Bizarre Accessory?

Drew Reynolds, MD, Jim Hoskins, BS, J. Scott Roth, MD. University of Kentucky    We present a case of laparoscopic resection of an intramural gastric spleen in a 58 year old male with a remote history of splenectomy for trauma. This lesion masqueraded as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. To our knowledge, this represents the only… Continue Reading

Type:
Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

The Microbiology of Laparoscopic Kidney Donation – A Baseline Study for Transvaginal Donor Nephrectomy

Calvin D Lyons, MD, Richard Link, MD, Osama Gaber, MD FACS, Vid Fikfak, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD FACS, Brian J Dunkin, MD FACS. The Methodist Institute for Technology Innovation and Education   Introduction: Kidney transplantation from a living donor is the treatment of choice for patients with end stage renal disease. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Risk Factors Affecting Operative Approach, Conversion, and Morbidity for Adrenalectomy: A Single Institution Series of 402 Patients

James G Bittner Iv, MD, Victoria M Gershuni, MS, Jeffrey F Moley, MD, Brent D Matthews, MD, Mary Quasebarth, RN, L Michael Brunt, MD. Sections of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine   Introduction: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is preferred for removal of most adrenal pathology,… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine

Laparoscopic vs. Open Splenectomy: the Impact of Spleen Size On Outcomes

Ali Ardestani, MD, Ali Tavakkolizadeh, MD. Brigham and Women's Hospital   Background: Although Laparoscopic Splenectomy (LS) has become the standard of care for small to moderate spleens, Open Splenectomy (OS) is still recommended by many in cases of splenomegaly. We set out to assess the impact of spleen size on LS and OS outcomes using… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Solid Organ and Endocrine
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