A 20-year experience of adrenocortical carcinoma in single institution
Jung Woo Kim, MD, Seulkee Park, MD, Cho Rok Lee, MD, Sohee Lee, MD, Sang-Wook Kang, MD, Jong Ju Jeong, MD, Woong Youn Chung, MD, Haiyoung Son, MD Yonsei University Health System Object : Adrenocortical carcinoma(ADCC) is a extremely rare tumor with an incidence of approximately 0.5–2 cases per million. Diagnosis is mostly delayed and… Continue Reading
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- Outcomes and Quality
A Case of the Biliary Duct Injury in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Classical But Still Necessary Reminder
Takuya Sugimoto, MD, Kenju Ko, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Nagata, MD, Nobuyasu Kano, MD, PhD, FACS KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER [INTRODUCTION] Biliary injury is one of the head-aching complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. To avoid this complication, surgeons always try to identify the duct by keeping ‘the critical view of safety’ in mind. However, this bothering complication occurs… Continue Reading
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A Comparison of Short-term Outcomes in Paraesophageal Hernia Repairs With and Without Concomitant Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Curtis E Bower, MD, FACS, Daniel L Davenport, PhD, John S Roth, MD, FACS University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure, and as such, is often performed in conjunction with other procedures. Combined procedures and incidental operations are frequently associated with worse outcomes than isolated procedures. We aim… Continue Reading
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A Systematic Review of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathways: How Are We Measuring ‘Recovery?’
Amy Neville, MD, Lawrence Lee, MD, Nancy E Mayo, PhD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal QC Introduction: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways aim to improve patient “recovery.” However, there is no accepted definition of recovery and… Continue Reading
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ACS NSQIP Analysis: Moridity and Mortality with Laparoscopic and Open Lysis of Adhesions for Bowel Obstruction.
Subhash Reddy, MD, Jonathan Grotts, MA, David Thoman, MD Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital BackgroundAdhesions account for 50-70% of all Small bowel obstructions in adults. Historically after conservative management fails a laparotomy is performed to enable lysis of adhesions (LOA). There are a growing number of small series demonstrating decreased morbidity and shorter stay with laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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ACS NSQIP Analysis: Risk Factors for Complications After Laparoscopic and Open Antireflux Surgery.
Subhash Reddy, MD, Jonathan Grotts, MA, David Thoman, MD Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Background: Antireflux surgery and paraesophageal hernia repair are increasingly done in the elderly and those with multiple comorbidities. We sought to identify risk factors for adverse postoperative events after open or laparoscopic fundoplication by querying a large national database. Methods:Under the data… Continue Reading
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- Outcomes and Quality
Acute Appendicitis in Elderly: Diagnosis and Management Still a Challenge
Jasneet S Bhullar, MD, MS, Sushant Chaudhary, MD, MS, Jennifer Gayagoy, MD, Jacob Adams, BS, Jenna Watson, BS, Peter Lopez, MD, Vijay K Mittal, MD, FACS Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency affecting all age groups. Early diagnosis with appropriate management improves outcomes. With an aging population, focus… Continue Reading
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Adrenal Tumor Size a Reason for Conversion in Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy?
Roxana Ganescu, MD, PhD, Sorin Paun, MD, PhD, Mircea Beuran, MD, PhD, Mihaela Vartic, MD, PhD, * Constantin Dumitrache, MD, PhD, * Diana Paun, MD, PhD Emergency Hospital Bucharest Romania, *National Institute of Endocrinology C.I.Parhon Bucharest Romania We know that laparoscopic adrenalectomy became gold standard for adrenal tumor mass smaller than 6 cm although there… Continue Reading
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Anastomotic leaks – Is stapler brand a risk factor?
Bruce A Orkin, MD, Daniel A Popowich, MD Thufts Medical Center BACKGROUND Anastomotic leaks are one of the most feared complications of intestinal surgery. The vast majority of colonic anastomoses are created using mechanical staplers. A string of recent anastomotic leaks prompted analysis of risk factors. We hypothesized that the brand of stapler was the… Continue Reading
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Asymptomatic Isolated Right Sided Pneumothorax After Screening Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
Keisha P Bonner, Alexius Ramcharan, MD Harlem Hospital Center Colonic perforation following diagnostic colonoscopy has been reported in the literature. However, no case of asymptomatic colonic perforation with isolated right pneumothorax and the absence of pneumomediastinum following colonoscopy has been described. This poster presentation is aimed at presenting this unique case that followed screening colonoscopy… Continue Reading
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Bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomie
Vladimir Zivanovic, MD, MSc, Scepanovic Radisav, MD, Prof, PhD, Perunovic Radoslav, MD, PhD, Goran Vasic, MD KBC Dr D.Misovic University hospital Bile duct injury is night mare to every surgeon as a worst complication excluding uncontrolled bleeding during operation. With advances in diagnostic technologies we still do not have good visualization of biliary tree especially… Continue Reading
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Can Laparoscopy for Colon Resection Reduce the Need for Discharge to Skilled Care Facility?
Abhijit S Shaligram, MD, Lynette Smith, MS, Pradeep Pallati, MD, Anton Simorov, MD, Jane Meza, PhD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska, Omaha OBJECTIVE: A significant proportion of patients, especially the elderly undergoing colon resections are likely to be discharged to a skilled care facility. This study aims to examine whether… Continue Reading
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- Outcomes and Quality
Changing team members affect procedure times in both open and laparoscopic procedures
Bin Zheng, MD, PhD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD, Terry Phang, MD, O. M. Neely Panton, MD University of Alberta Background: We previously reported that operative procedure times for laparoscopic surgery were prolonged by changes in operative team members (nursing shift changes and resident staff). In this study we ask whether operative procedure times are affected… Continue Reading
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Cognitive Bias and Decision Making in Bariatric Surgery; Surgeons Preference for Sleeve or Band Depresses Performance on Questions Related to Esophageal
R Rutledge, MD Center for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery We performed a survey of 112 international experts in bariatric surgery from 23 countries. Surgeons were classified into; surgeons who preferred Band or the Sleeve (Pro-BS Surgeons) and surgeons who preferred the Mini-Gastric Bypass (Pro-MB).Results: In summary Pro-MB Surgeons performed significantly better on all questions than Pro-BS… Continue Reading
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Comparison of clinical results between the Intra-Abdominal Delta-Shaped Billroth-I Anastomosis (BI) using a linear stapler and Extra-Abdominal BI using a circular stapler in Laparoscopic distal Gastrectomy
Kazuhisa Ehara, MD, PhD, Kazumasa Noda, MD, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Yamada, MD, PhD, Takashi Fukuda, MD, Daiji Oka, MD, PhD, Hidetsugu Hanawa, MD, Katsumi Amikura, MD, PhD, Toshimasa Yatsuoka, MD, PhD, Youji Nishimura, MD, PhD, Hirohiko Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Youichi Tanaka, MD, PhD Gastroenterological Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center BackgroundLaparoscopic gastrectomy is increasingly performed… Continue Reading
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