Women’s Attitudes on Transvaginal Surgery
Yueyang Fei, Mario Salazar, MD, Jeffrey W Hazey, MD The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center BackgroundPast studies comparing transvaginal NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) to laparoscopic surgery have produced a wide variety of conflicting results. Varying results have been presented from those that demonstrated a preference for or positive perception of TVC to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
When is it safe to discharge patients following colonoscopy? Validation of the Aldrete score.
N. Hickey, BSc, M. O'Leary, BSc, V. Falk, MD, D. Pace, MD, M. Borgaonkar, MD, MSc Memorial University of Newfoundland- Faculty of Medicine Aim: The Aldrete scoring system has been used as a criteria for safe discharge in Anesthesiology. Although used for the same purpose following GI endoscopy, it has not been validated in this… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
What to Expect Before, During and After a Tem Procedures?
Theodore J Saclarides, MD, Maria C Mora Pinzon, MD, Amanda B Francescatti, BA Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center Background: TEM is a minimally invasive technique used for the treatment of rectal tumors. The purpose of this study is to describe the procedure and its most common characteristic, including overall results. Methods: Retrospective… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
What lies beneath? Determining the personality of advanced laparoscopic surgeons: can a difference impact the quality of training?
Susannah M Wyles, MD, Anam Parand, MSc, Melody Ni, PhD, John T Jenkins, FRCS, George B Hanna, PhD, FRCS Imperial College London, St Mark's Hospital Harrow Introduction There is increased pressure for trainees to choose their specialty early in their career and there has been previous discussion as to the possibility or acceptability of predetermining… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Weight Regain Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Luis C Zurita MV, MD, Radu Pescarus, MD, Izabela Apriasz, MD, Lukas Wasserman, MD, Dennis Hong, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, Scott Gmora, MD, FRCSC Department of Surgery, Centre of Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada. INTRODUCTIONThe Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) remains the gold standard bariatric operation… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Regain Does Not Impact Remission of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Brian Binetti, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD, Trace C Barrett, BSc, Paul Caseley, BSc, Michael Dolinger, BSc, MBA Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Long term weight regain is seen in… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Water-jet Assisted Esophago-gastric Submucosal Dissection: A Feasibility Study and Exploration of Pressure Effect Settings
Thomas P Cundy, Kumuthan Sriskandarajah, Kunal Shetty, Tou Pin Chang, Mikael H Sodergren, James Clark, Guang-zhong Yang, Ara W Darzi The Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London INTRODUCTION: Natural orifice endoluminal techniques of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and subepithelial tumor resection rely on creation of a submucosal tunnel working space (1,2). Submucosal dissection… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Volume and Outcome relationship in Bariatric Surgery in the Era of Laparoscopy
Mehraneh D Jafari, MD, Monica T Young, MD, Vinh Q Nguyen, PhD, Brian R Smith, MD, Michael J Stamos, Ninh T Nguyen, MD University of California, Irvine INTRODUCTION The rapid adoption of the laparoscopic approach for bariatric operations over the past decade has been accompanied by an exponential growth in the number of procedures performed… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Visible And Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectrometry During Thyroid And Parathyroid Surgery
R.m. Schols, MD, N.d. Bouvy, MD, PhD, F.p. Wieringa, PhD, L. Alic, L.p.s. Stassen, MD, PhD Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Van ‘t Hoff Program on Medical Photonics, TNO, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Objective of the technologySurgery of the thyroid and parathyroid is an advanced procedure, requiring a high level of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Emerging Technology
Videolaparoscopic Splenectomy for Malignant Hematologic Disease of the Spleen: The Therapy of Choice? A Retrospective Series of 55 Cases.
Roberta Gelmini, MD, PhD, *Fabrizio Romano, MD, Francesco Serrra, MD, *Fabio Uggeri, MD, Chiara Franzoni, MD, *Arianna L. Ciravegna, MD, *Franco Uggeri, MD Department of Surgery, Policlinico di Modena University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - *Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital II University of Milan - Bicocca INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, Laparoscopic Splenectomy (LS) is considered… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis : A single center experience using cost saving measures
Amandeep Singh Nar, MBBS, MS, FMAS, Ashvind Bawa, MBBS, MS, FMAS, Atul Mishra, MBBS, MS, FRCS Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana Introduction Video-assisted thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis is a highly effective technique to manage recurrent pneumothorax or pleural effusion.Surgical treatment using thoracoscopy may hasten postoperative recovery and reduce hospital stay. Methods Patients with recurrent pneumothorax… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Treatment of Patients with Bullous Emphysema
Atul Mishra, MBBS, MS, FRCS, Ashvind Bawa, MBBS, MS, FMAS, Amandeep Singh Nar, MBBS, MS, FMAS DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, LUDHIANA INTRODUCTION Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been widely used to diagnose and treat patients with intrathoracic pathology, including bullous emphysema. Surgical operation for bullous emphysema is indicated for patients with symptoms related to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) – A day care, painless procedure for treatment of anal fistula
Manash R Sahoo, MS, Anil Kumar, Post, Graduate Department of Surgery, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India Objective: To assess the feasibility of VAAFT as a day care procedure. Description: Twenty one patients of age ranging from 18- 40 years presented with a fistula in ano, out of which six were female and fifteen male.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Emerging Technology
Vessel Sealer for Robotic Colectomy
Robert K Cleary, MD, Yu-Hsin Lin, MD St Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Vessel Sealer when performing robotic colorectal operations. Methods and Procedures: The Vessel Sealer in this video was utilized by the surgeon through the robotic dissecting port (D1) during a… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Robotics
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: Case Report and Description of Technique
Brian F Lane, MD, Chad A Lee, MS, Amy M Biedenbach, PAC, David Hardy, MD, Jeremy A Warren, MD, Michael A Edwards, MD Department of Bariatric and MIDDS, Georgia Health Sciences University, Medical College Georgia The patient had undergone VBG in 2002 for morbid obesity and developed progressive severe gastric outlet obstructive symptoms over the… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other