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
- Topic:
- Foregut
Validation of a 3-D Surgical Navigation System for Laparoscopic Liver Ablation Procedures using a Human Cadaver Model
Chet W Hammill, MD, Maria A Cassera, Logan W Clements, PhD, Prashanth Dumpuri, PhD, James D Stefansic, PhD Liver and Pancreas Surgery Program, Providence Medical Center, Portland, OR and Pathfinder Technologies, Inc., Nashville, TN Objective The Explorer™ Minimally Invasive Liver (MIL) device is a 3-D image guidance system that is intended to be used as… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Emerging Technology
Using Open Source Technologies to develop low cost Surgical Simulators
Shamyl B Mansoor, Zohaib Amjad, Asif Zafar, Dr National University of Sciences and Technology, Holy Family Hospital IntroductionMinimal Invasive Surgery, (MIS), is an advanced method performed by using instruments inserted through small keyhole incisions. In countries like Pakistan who have not completely adopted MIS, surgeons are trained for open surgery. In open surgery surgeons are… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Emerging Technology
Urgent Laparoscopic Repair of Acutely Symptomatic PEH is Safe and Effective
David M Parker, MD, FACS, Amrit A Rambhajan, MD, Anna R Ibele, MD, Kathleen Johanson, DO, Vladin Obradovic, MD, Jon D Gabrielsen, MD, FACS, Anthony T Petrick, MD, FACS Geisinger Medical Center Introduction: Acute incarceration of paraesophageal hernias (PEH) requiring urgent or emergent surgery is rare. Patients are often elderly with significant comorbidities and have… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Trans-Vaginal Organ Extraction: Potential for Broad Clinical Application
Juan S Barajas-Gamboa, MD, Alisa M Coker, MD, Joslin Cheverie, MD, C. Aitor Macias, MD, MPH, Bryan J Sandler, MD, FACS, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, FACS, Mark A Talamini, MD, FACS, Santiago Horgan, MD, FACS UCSD Center for the Future of Surgery IntroductionNatural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) procedures evolved over the past few years.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Totally intracorporeal laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with transvaginal specimen extraction
Francesco Stipa, MD, PhD, FACS, Emanuele Soricelli, MD, PhD, FACS, Antonio Burza, MD, PhD, FACS, Rosanna Curinga, MD, Piero Delle Site, MD, Ettore Santini, MD Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgical Unit San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy The video shows the case of a 55 years old healthy female with a pre-operative diagnosis of a large… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Totally Endoscopic Gastric Plication Using A Novel Endoscopic Stapler
Santiago Horgan, Alejandro Grigaites, Pablo Omelanczuk, Veronica Gorodner, Rudolf Buxhoeveden, Rodrigo Ongay UCSD, Hospital Aleman de Buenos Aires, Hospital Italiano de Mendoza. Programa Unidades Bariatricas Objective: to date, bariatric surgery has proven to be the most effective treatment for obesity. Even though Roux -en- Y gastric bypass is considered the gold standard, investigation is focused… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Emerging Technology
Total Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer
Thuan Nguyen, MD, Long Tran, MD, Bac Nguyen, MD, Tuan Le Quan, MD, Dat Le, MD Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center, Viet Nam I would like to introduce the technique of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. The procedure is performed with the patient in the supine position. Typically, a total of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- HPB
The Wimat Colonoscopy Suitcase: A Novel Polypectomy Trainer
James Ansell, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, Stuart Goddard, Neil Warren, Jared Torkington Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy The WIMAT colonoscopy suitcase is a novel, ex-vivo animal simulator designed to teach colonic polypectomy to trainee endoscopists. It has the capacity to simulate a range of polypectomy tasks and has been validated for skills training. Session: Podium Presentation… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
The Use of Nasogastric Tube Decompression in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Noam Shussman, MD, Maria Brown, Michael C Johnson, Giovanna da Silva, MD, Steven D Wexner, MD, Eric G Weiss, MD Cleveland Clinic Florida INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic surgery is associated with well-known benefits, one of which is earlier return of bowel function. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) may allow complex cases to be carried in a minimally invasive… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
The role of hand-assisted laparoscopy in the age of single incision laparoscopy: An effective alternative to avoid open conversion in colorectal surgery
Kyung Uk Jung, MD, Seong Hyeon Yun, MD, PhD, Yoon Ah Park, MD, Yong Beom Cho, MD, PhD, Hee Cheol Kim, MD, PhD, Woo Yong Lee, MD, PhD, Ho-Kyung Chun, MD, PhD Samsung Medical Center INTRODUCTIONHand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy has been accepted as an alternative method of traditional open procedure, as well as conventional laparoscopic colectomy.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
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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- Podium Presentations
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
The NOSAR Prospective Randomized Trial of Conventional Laparoscopic versus NOTES cholecystectomy
S D Schwaitzberg, MD, M L Kochman, MN Cambridge Health Alliance Nearly 1 million minimally invasive cholecystectomies are performed in the United States yearly. While a number of techniques are described to perform this procedure, they are rarely compared in a prospective and randomized fashion. NOSCAR, the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
The Multi-phasic Learning Curve of Robotic-Assisted Rectal Surgery for an Experienced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon: An Analysis of 197 Rectal Cancer Patients
Kevin K Sng, Dr, Masayasu Hara, Dr, Jae Won Shin, Dr, Byung Eun Yoo, Dr, Kyung-Sook Yang, Seon Hahn Kim, Dr Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea IntroductionRobotic rectal surgery is gaining popularity. We aimed to define the learning curve of an experienced… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Robotics
The Globalization of Laparoscopic Surgery: Translating Laparoscopic Surgical Practice Into Resource-restricted Contexts
Ian Choy, BEng, MEd, MD, Simon Kitto, DipEd, PhD, Adu-Aryee Nii, MD, MHPE, Allan Okrainec, MD, MHPE Div. General Surgery, The Wilson Centre, Temerity/Chang Telesimulation Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network; University of Toronto; Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana; INTRODUCTIONThe adoption of laparoscopic surgery in Africa has been sporadic and minimal. While the… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation