Bilateral Partial Adrenalectomy for Bilateral Pheochromocytoma
Nathan G Richards, MD, Frederick J Brody, MD, MBA George Washington University Medical Center INTRODUCTION:Bilateral pheochromocytoma is typically treated with surgical resection, most often by bilateral total adrenalectomy. This mandates that patients will be on chronic medication to replace adrenal function. Recently, partial adrenalectomy has been described. CASE DESCRIPTION:An otherwise healthy 40 year old woman… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
The Outcomes of Non-Trauma Splenectomy from Nationwide Inpatient Sample
A Y Zemlyak, MD, V B Tsirline, MD, S El Djouzi, MD, A L Walters, MS, A E Lincourt, PhD, MBA, R F Sing, DO, B T Heniford, MD Carolinas Medical Center IntroductionDue to the impact of LeapFrog and other outcomes measurement organizations and studies, a strong push toward regionalization for many solid organ operations… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Perioperative Assessment of Patients with Primary Aldosteronism at the Toronto University Health Network
Nicholas Gaudet, MD, Usmaan Hameed, MD, Allan Okrainec, MD, Todd Penner, MD, David R Urbach, MD University of Toronto, University Health Network Background: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism due to unilateral hypersecretion has become the gold standard of surgical management. Current recommendations advocate confirmatory testing after initial diagnosis, followed by subtype classification and localization of… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Laparoscopic Adrenal Metastatectomy: Appropriate, safe, and feasible
Judy Chen, MD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Background: The role of adrenal resection in management of metastatic adrenal tumors is not well established. Furthermore, whether such resections should be done laparoscopically or through open surgery is unknown. We aimed to evaluate outcomes of patients who underwent adrenal metastectomy, comparing outcomes between laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Robotic Technique for Challenging Aspects of Donor Nephrectomy
Alisa M Coker, MD, Kristin L Mekeel, MD, Joslin Cheverie, MD, Juan S Barajas-Gamboa, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Ajai Khanna, MBBS, PhD, Mark A Talamini, MD, Alan W Hemming, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD University Of California San Diego With exceptional operative times, minimal blood loss, and excellent graft survival, a… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Hybrid approach of Video Assisted Neck Surgery (HAVANS) – Endoscopic complete central node dissection with cranio-caudal view for thyroid carcinoma
Akihiro Nakajo, MD, PhD, Hideo Arima, MD, PhD, Munetsugu Hirata, MD, Yoshie Takae, MD, Yuko Kijima, MD, PhD, Heiji Yoshinaka, MD, PhD, Shoji Natsugoe, MD, PhD Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University. AimsEndoscopic thyroid surgery including Robotics with extracervical approaches is a safety and well-accepted technique. As the next step, we… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Single-incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy; The Technical Refinements
Takeyuki Misawa, MD, PhD, Yuki Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Junichi Shimada, MD, Norimitsu Okui, MD, Hiroaki Kitamura, MD, Nobuhiro Tsutsui, MD, Hiroaki Shiba, MD, Yasuro Futagawa, MD, PhD, Shigeki Wakiyama, MD, Yuichi Ishida, MD, PhD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine Objective: To describe our technical refinements in performing single-incision… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
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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Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Massive Splenomegaly in Older Adults
Jonathan G Bailey, MD, Dennis Klassen, MD, FRCSC Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University Introduction: In the United States, the proportion of people over the age of 60 is projected to increase from 18% in 2009 to 27% by 2050. In the setting of massive splenomegaly authors initially raised concerns about laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Transumbilical Single-Incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy Using Conventional Instruments: Initial Single Center Experience
Shuodong Wu, Ying Fan, Jing Kong, Yang Su, Yu Tian Department of the Second General Surgery, Sheng Jing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China INTRODUCTION Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery(LESS) has been proposed for several intra-abdominal surgical interventions. Here, we share our ten cases to demonstrate the feasibility of LESS… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Complete Laparoscopic Management of Isolated Grade 5 Splenic Injury; An Era Or Error.
Oluwamayowa Familua, MD, MRCS, FICS, Morris Franklin, MD, FACS Texas Endosurgery Institute, San antonio, Texas INTRODUCTIONLaparoscopic splenectomy has not been well described in patients with major splenic trauma. Uncertainty exists about its efficacy for patients with major polytrauma, a high Injury Severity Score, a high grade splenic injury and significant hemoperitoneum. In these cases, laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Right Adrenal Vein: Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Or Laparoscopic Anterior Approach?
Andreas Kiriakopoulos, MD, Dimitrios Linos, MD HYGEIA HOSPITAL Background: Right adrenal vein ligation comprises the most serious and challenging step of right adrenalectomy that always taxes the abilities of the surgical team in relation to various tumor and patient characteristics. We present our comparative results between posterior and laparoscopic approaches Patients and Methods: From May… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
The Feasibility and Safety of Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
Zhong Wu, PhD, Jin Zhou, PhD, Bing Peng, PhD West China Hospital Aim: A comparative study was created to emphasis the final results of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) used in three conditions for instance Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), Liver chirrosis and Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Materials and method: We included our published report of ITP and… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Efficacy and Safety of Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Thrombocytopenia Secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jin Zhou, PhD, Zhong Wu, PhD, Bing Peng, PhD West China Hospital Objective. To investigate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in the management of refractory thrombocytopenia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods. From January 2003 to February 2012, 20 patients underwent splenectomy for thrombocytopenia associated with SLE. Of these, 11 underwent… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Transumbilical Single-incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy: 2 Cases Report
Hu Sanyuan, MD, PhD, Zhang Guangyong, MD, PhD, Yu Wenbin, MD, PhD, Wang Lei, MD, PhD Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University INTRODUCTION Traditional laparoscopic splenectomy has been widely performed for the treatment of various spleen diseases, especially some hematologic diseases with normal sized or slightly enlarged spleens. Recently, transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine