Wound Infection After Colorectal Surgery in the Laparoscopic Era.
George Nassif, DO, Diana Ortiz, MD, Joseph Frenkel, MD, Sara Berman, BS, Deborah Keller, MD, Gerald Marks, MD, John Marks, MD. Lankenau Medical Center Background: Colon surgery has inherently been associated with significant wound infection rates from 9% to 15%, the highest surgical site infection (SSI) rate for abdominal surgery. Hypothesis: A laparoscopic approach,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Variability of the Impact of Risk Factors On Cardiac Outcomes Between Open and Laparoscopic Colectomy – Results From a NSQIP Database Study
Shankar R Raman, MD MRCS, Ilan Rubinfeld, MD FACS, Craig A Reickert, MD FACS FASCRS. Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI Introduction: Laparoscopic colectomy is known to be associated with decreased overall complications when compared to open colectomy. The role of cardiac risk factors for complications as defined by the American Heart Association (AHA), in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Use of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Cancer and Short-term Outcome Among Elderly Patients in Urban Community Hospital
Karmina Choi, MD, Vadim Nakhamiyayev, MD, Justin Mann, Aamisha Gupta. New York Methodist Hospital INTRODUCTION – Emerging data suggest that laparoscopic colorectal resection for cancerous and precancerous lesions has oncologic outcome comparable to the open approach, with the advantage of earlier postoperative recovery and lower complication rate. The aim of this study was to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Urinary Consequences and Pelvic Floor Stability in Women Undergoing Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy for Prolapse: Is This Still the Right Procedure?
F A Morfesis, MD FACS, Brian P Rose, BS, Francesca N Morfesis, MA. Owen Drive Surgical Clinic of Fayetteville, East Carolina University, Duke University Medical Center Introduction: The use of stapled hemorrhoidopexy or PPH for the treatment of Class III and IV internal hemorrhoids has become standard since its induction. Patients often show superior… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Two-port Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Maximally Versatile Minimally Invasive Surgery
R S Brooks, MD RVT. St. Mary's Hospital and Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO BACKGROUND Conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is performed via 3-port laparoscopic methods. Novel 2 and single port LA have gained increasing interest. OBJECTIVE A retrospective study of 2-port LA is presented to assess safety, outcomes, complications and potential advantages. MATERIALS/METHODS During… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Trimodal Prehabilitation Program Improves Functional Recovery in Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Pilot Study
Chao Li, MD, Francesco Carli, MD MPhil, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Barry Stein, MD, Alexander S Liberman, MD, Berson Augustin, BSc, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Ann Gamsa, PhD, Do J Kim, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD MEd, Liane S Feldman, MD. McGill Unversity Health Centre Introduction: Patients undergoing colorectal cancer resections are… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Colorectal
Transanal Versus Transabdominal Specimen Extraction With Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection: A Comparative Analysis On 432 Patients With Rectal Cancer
Song Liang, MD PHD, Morris E Franklin, Jr, MD FACS. The Texas Endosurgery Institute BACKGOUND AND OBJECTIVES: This prospective comparison study focused on the patients with rectal cancer who underwent either transanal or transabominal specimen extraction after laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision and was specifically aimed at investigating if the transanal approach can be… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (tamis): First Cancer Resection With Two Year Follow-up Endoscopy
Sam Atallah, MD FACS FASCRS, Matthew Albert, MD FACS FASCRS, Teresa Debeche-adams, MD, Seema Izfar, MD, Sergio Larach, MD FACS FASCRS. Florida Hospital TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) is a new technique for performing local excision of well-selected rectal neoplasms. It utilizes a single-incision laparoscopic port as access into the rectal vault. Ordinary laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Colorectal
Transanal Endoscopic Video-Assisted (teva) Excision
Madhu Ragupathi, MD, Dominique Vande Maele, MD, Javier Nieto, MD, T. Bartley Pickron, MD, Eric M Haas, MD FACS FASCRS. 1. Colorectal Surgical Associates, Ltd LLP, Houston, TX; 2. Division of Elective General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX Introduction: Transanal endoscopic video-assisted (TEVA) excision represents an… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery in a Major Urban Medical Center
Claire Graves, Beth Krieger, MD, Alex Ky, MD, Randolph Steinhagen, MD, Sanghyun Kim, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY Introduction: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive surgical technique for local excision of rectal lesions. The specialized rectoscope and endoscopic instruments improve visualization and dexterity in the rectum, allowing for… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
TEM for recurrent lower GIB
Alessandro Fichera, MD FACS FASCRS, Marco Zoccali, MD. Departement of Surgery - University of Chicago Medical Center - Chicago, IL Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique which allows the excision of rectal neoplasms with minimal morbidity and mortality.1,2 In the last two decades increasing evidences have been accumulating showing its safety… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Training Levels of Surgeons Do Not Impact Short- And Long-term Colorectal Cancer Outcomes After Supervised Laparoscopic Surgery
Danilo Miskovic, MD, Najaf Siddiqi, Dilan Dabare, John Conti, PhD, Karen Fleshman, Jim Khan, MD, Amjad Parvaiz, MD. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth/UK IntroductionThere is evidence that short-term outcomes do not differ between experienced and inexperienced laparoscopic colorectal surgeons as long as they are closely supervised during their training. The aim of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Trainee Learning Curve in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at a District (peripheral) General Hospital
Filippos Sagias, MD, Samer Doughan, MD. QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER HOSPITAL, KENT, UK Introduction: There are very few studies that analyse the learning curve of colorectal trainees for laparoscopic colorectal resections. Most of the centers that have done so are large academic units. The learning curve of a colorectal trainee at a District General (Peripheral)… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Totally Robotic Colorectal Surgery in Singapore: Our Initial Experience Over 3 Years
Kuok-chung Lee, Ker-kan Tan, Seon Hahn Kim, Charles B Tsang, Dean C Koh. National University Health System Background: Totally robotic colorectal surgery is not widely practiced in view of its technical difficulty and availability of required resources. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and short-term outcomes of our initial experience.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Thirty Day Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Elderly Using Acs/nsqip Database
Ashkan Moazzez, MD FACS, Rodney J Mason, MD PhD FACS, Namir Katkhouda, MD FACS. H. Claude Hudson Comprehensive Health Center, University of Southern California INTRODUCTION: Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is becoming the procedure of choice rather than open appendectomy (OA) in treatment of appendicitis in general population, its role has not been widely studied… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal