A Comparitive Study of Gastrojejunal Strictures After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in 3200 Consecutive Patients With a Use of 21-mm vs 25mm Circular Stapler
Atif Iqbal, MD, Mir Ali, MD, Kelly Frances, MD, Phillip Chin, MD, Peter Leport, MD. Leport Surgical Associates, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and Fountain Valley Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA. INTRODUCTION:Gastrojejunal anastomotic strictures remains the most common late complication after Laparoscopic gastric bypass. This is relatively more common with circular –stapled gastrojejunostomy. The objective of this… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A Novel Approach for Conversion of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
Philippe Topart, MD, Guillaume Becouarn, MD, Carine Phocas, RN. Societe de Chirurgie Viscerale, Clinique de l'Anjou, Angers, FRANCE Objectives- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is now one of the most used bariatric procedures. Although an efficient one, weight regain appears to be frequent and in approximately 20% of the cases will eventually lead to poor weight loss… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
\”a Prospective Comparison of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass\”
Francesco Stipa, MD PhD FACS, Valentina Giaccaglia, MD, Alessio Pigazzi, MD FACS, Antonio Burza, MD, Ettore Santini, MD. Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy Background. The aim of this study was to compare the effect on comorbidities and failure rates of two common bariatric surgical procedures performed laparoscopically: sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A Systematic Review of Staple Line Reinforcement During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Jean Knapps, MD, Maher Ghanem, MD, John Clements, MPA, Aziz Merchant, MD. Synergy Medical Education Alliance Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining popularity as a primary or revisional bariatric procedure with outcomes similar to the more commonly performed gastric band and gastric bypass. Staple line disruption and leakage after LSG is a significant source… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Single Institution Retrospective Review of Single Incision Versus Standard Laparoscopy.
Anthony M Gonzalez, MD FACS FASMBS, Jorge R Rabaza, MD FACS FASMBS, Carmen Rodriguez, RN MSHSA, Maria Fuego, RN BSN. South Miami Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, South Miami, Florida Adjustable gastric banding has shown to be an effective modality for the treatment of morbid obesity and its co-morbidities with demonstrated long-term weight loss… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Adjusting the gastric band during surgery: Is tighter better?
John O'dea, BE MED PhD, Robert G Snow, DO FACOS. NUI Galway, Ireland; Specialty Surgery Center of Fort Worth, TX Objective We have previously demonstrated that intra-operative adjustment of a gastric band to a stoma size of 6.5mm appears to confer an advantage of approximately 5%EWL in the period 4-6 weeks after surgery [1],… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Analyzing Early Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Publically Funded Canadian Obesity Program
Kevin Whitlock, BSc, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc, Richdeep S Gill, MD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD. Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS) IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes of laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery performed since the inception of an obesity program in a publically funded, Canadian… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Anastomotic Stenosis and the Key Role of Therapeutic Endoscopy After Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch (LBPD-DS) Surgery
Fady Moustarah, MD MPH, Stéfane Lebel, MD, Simon Marceau, MD, Laurent Beirtho, MD, Frédéric-simon Hould, MD, Odette Lescelleur, MD, Simon Biron, MD. Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), Université Laval Background: Stenosis at the duodeno-ileal anastomosis has been observed after LBPD-DS, and it can be managed surgically or endoscopically with… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Bmi Less Than 35. Experience in 895 Patients
Salinas José, MD, Rodrigo Fernandez, MD, César Muñoz, MD, Julio Cerda, MS, Luis Ibáñez, MD, Fernando Crovari, MD, Gustavo Pérez, MD, Ricardo Funke, MD, Camilo Boza, MD. Department of Digestive Surgery. Hospital Clínico P. Universidad Católica de Chile INTRODUCTIONPatients with BMI 30-35 kg/m2 and comorbidities that are refractory to intensive medical therapy are excluded… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery Increases Testosterone and Improves Male Sexual Function. a Pilot Study of Thirteen Morbidly Obese Men.
Taehee Kwak, MD, Homayoun Pournik, MD, Krystyna Kabata, RPAC, Anthony Tortolani, MD, Piotr Gorecki, MD. New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA Background: The effect of bariatric surgery on sex hormones and sexual function of morbidly obese men has not been well studied.Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparative Outcomes of Weight Loss and Perioperative Complications in Morbidly Obese Population Undergoing Biliopancreatic Diversion Based On Age
Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Gintaras Antanavicius, MD FACS. Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania Introduction : Although many risk factors affecting outcomes of bariatric procedures have been identified, the effect of age on weight loss and perioperative complications was not adequately investigated. Previous studies have reported that increasing age and preoperative BMI are independently associated with… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparative Study of Single Incision, Robotic, and Stadard Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Harvey C Rainville, MD, Kulmeet Sandhu, MD, Brad Snyder, MD, Pratibha Vemulapali, MD, Emmanuel Agaba, MD, Diego Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical Center, University of Texas Health Science Center Introduction: Advanced minimally invasive techniques including robotic and single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) are being increasingly utilized in the field of Bariatric Surgery. These techniques appear… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Assisted Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy
Nathan Miller, Erik Wilson, Brad Snyder, Phil Leggett, Terive Duperier, Terive Duperier, Todd Wilson, Kulvinder Bajwa, Nick Brown, Ben Dubois, Rachel Reeder, Sheilindra Mehta, Rich Engelhardt. UT- Houston, Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, Houston Northwest MIS Fellowship Introduction:The purpose of the study was to determine the best modality to perform longitudinal sleeve gastrectomies (LSG).… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Complication and Outcome of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (lagb)
Karamollah Toolabi, Saeed Arefanian. Tehran University of Medical Sciences Obesity has many co-morbidities. Commercial and pharmacologic assisted diets show little success in severely obese patients. Several surgical procedures (Jejunoileal bypass, vertical and horizontal banded gastroplasty, gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion and gastric banding) developed in order to reach more acceptable long-term outcomes. Therefore we perform… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Correlation Between Intraoperative Dexamethasone Administration and Leukocyte Count On Post-operative Day Number One in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Patients
David R Donahue, DO, Kevan E Mann, MD. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Background: We hypothesize that a single dose of perioperative steroids cause a leukocytosis on post-operative day one in laparoscopic gastric bypass patients. One of the most recognized uses of perioperative dexamethasone is for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting. One of the most… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity