Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for respiratory disease in children.
Masahide Murasugi*, MD, PhD, Masato Kanzaki*, MD, PhD, Takuma Kikkawa*, MD, PhD, Tamami Isaka*, MD, PhD, Maeda Hideruki*, MD, Sakamoto Kei*, MD, Sayaka Katagiri*, MD, Junko Kawata*, MD, Kunihiro Oyama*, MD, PhD, Takamasa Onuki*, MD, PhD, Osamu Segawa**, MD, PhD. Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery*, Division of Pediatric Surgery**, Tokyo Women's Medical University,… Continue Reading
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Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Preoperative Factors Influencing Symptomatic Outcomes of Transoral Fundoplication
Reginald CW Bell, MD, FACS, Mark A Fox, MD, FACS, William E Barnes, MD, FACS, Peter G Mavrelis, MD, Robert W Sewell, MD, FACS, Bart J Carter, MD, FACS, Glenn M Ihde, MD, Karim S Trad, MD, FACS, David Dargis, DO, Kevin M Hoddinott, MD, FACS, Katherine D Freeman, MSN, NP, Tanja Gunsberger, DO, Mark… Continue Reading
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Two-stage optical system for colorectal polyp assessement.
Miroslaw Szura, PhD, Krzysztof Bucki, PhD, Artur Pasternak, PhD, Andrzej Matyja, PhD, Jan Kulig, PhD. Jagiellonian University. Macroscopic evaluation of the degree of invasion of colorectal polyps allows to choose the most adequate method of endoscopic treatment. Narrow Band Imaging is a new image enhancement system employing optic digital methods to enhance images of blood… Continue Reading
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Transgastrostomic Endoscopy-Assisted Foreign Body Removal
John Henry Y Pang, MD, Zachary A Kanouse, MD, Irving L Bernardo, MD, Farah Karipineni, MD, Kevin Nguyen, MD, Alfred C Trang, MD, FACS, Ramsey M Dallal, MD, FACS, Ian S Soriano, MD, FACS. Albert Einstein Medical Center. Introduction Transgastrostomic access in patients with an established gastrostomy tract has only been described recently in the… Continue Reading
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To Stent Or Not to Stent: Outcomes of Self-expanding Intraluminal Stents in Foregut Surgery
Hrishikesh Nerkar, MD, Anna Ibele, MD, Jon Gabrielsen, MD, William Strodel, MD, Anthony T Petrick, MD. Geisinger Medical Center, Dept of MIS and Bariatric Surgery. Background: Self-expanding stents (SES) have been used with increasing frequency to treat the complications of foregut surgery. The safety and effectiveness of SES for these indications has been difficult to… Continue Reading
The Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Acute Care Surgery
Cory Richardson, MD, Ashley Pistorio, MD, Charles R St. Hill, MD, MSc, Matthew Johnson, MD, Katie Lyons, Nathan I Ozobia, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: The feasibility and utility of surgeon performed intra-operative ERCP (INOPERC) has firmly been established in previous studies performed by our group at UNSOM/UMC. Furthermore, several studies… Continue Reading
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The Preoperative Endoscopic Drainage in the Malignant Obstructive Jaundice
Konstantinos S Mammas, MD, MSc, PhD, Demetrios S Lappas, MD, PhD, Andreas Polydorou, MD, PhD, Vasileios Smyrniotis, MD, PhD. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion University Hospital of Athens , Surgical Laboratory Prof.C.Tountas. Background: Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in Malignant Obstructive Jaundice (MOJ) remains controversial.Aim: This project is a meta-analysis that compares the impact… Continue Reading
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The nightmare of the GI surgeon
Radu Pescarus, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Oregon Clinic and Providence Portland Medical Center; Portland, Oregon. Perforations of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract represent a major challenge for all surgeons. Various endoscopic tools are increasingly part of the armamentarium of the GI… Continue Reading
Tailored Minimally Invasive Treatment of Biliary Leaks
Jan M Krzak, MD, Ada M Krzak, Poul Bak Thorsen, MD, PhD, Miroslaw Szura, MD, PhD, Lars Stig Jorgensen, MD. Department of Surgery, Sygehus Lillebaelt, Kolding, Denmark. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to find the most optimal treatment for biliary leaks after a surgery. METHODS Records from secondary referral centre ERCP database of… Continue Reading
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Symptomatic and Physiologic Outcomes At One-year After Peroral Esophageal Myotomy (POEM)
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Byron F Santos, MD, Fahd O Arafat, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, Ikuo Hirano, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel surgical operation for the treatment of achalasia. Here we analyze… Continue Reading
Surgical Outcomes of Lateral Transperitoneal Adrenalectomy and Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy in Consecutive Patients by a Single Surgeon
Young Jun Chai(1), MD, Soon Young Tae(1), MD, Heeseung Lee(1), MD, Yong Joon Suh(1), MD, Jung-Woo Woo(1), MD, Se Hyun Paek(1), MD, Su-jin Kim(1), MD, Jun Young Choi(2), MD, Kyu Eun Lee(1), MD, PhD, Yeo-Kyu Youn(1), MD, PhD. (1)Department of Surgery,Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine,Seoul,Korea, Division of Surgery,Thyroid Center,Seoul National University Cancer… Continue Reading
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Sleeve Esophageal Endoscopic Mucosectomy “SEEM”
Ahmed Sharata, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Radu Pescarus, MD, Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Ashwin Kurian, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Providence Portland Medical Center, The Oregon Clinic. The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma is increasing rapidly in the western world. The treatment of the early esophageal cancer (high grade dysplasia & intra… Continue Reading
Six Month Outcomes in Patients Experiencing Weight Gain After Gastric Bypass Who Underwent Gastrojejunal Revision Using an Endoluminal Suturing Device
M Gitelis, M Ujiki, L Farwell, J Linn, K Miller, C Burnett, J Carbray, S Haggerty, W Denham. NorthShore University HealthSystem. Background and Objective: Weight gain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) occurs in approximately 25% of cases and this may lead to redevelopment of comorbid conditions. Currently, adequate treatment strategies for this group of patients… Continue Reading
Self Expandable Metal Stents (sems) as an Alternative Treatment Option in Perforated Duodenal Ulcers, Comparison with Surgery
Per-Ola Park, Professor, Jorge Alberto Arroyo Vazquez, MD, Gina Nesouli, MD, Maria Bergstrom, MD, PhD. Dept of Surgery, South Alvsborg Hopital, Boras, Sweden, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg Sweden. Introduction The objective of this study was to compare a new treatment method using stent-placement with the traditional surgical suture for perforated duodenal ulcers. Standard treatment for perforated… Continue Reading
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Sedation and bowel preparation for colonoscopy in elderly: A nationwide survey in Ireland.
Hytham Hamid, Mr, Adeel Zafar, Mr, Brian Egan, Dr, Luke O'Donnell, Dr, Iqbal Khan, Mr. Departments of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Mayo General Hospital, Ireland.. Background and Aims: The practice of colonoscopy in elderly is not standardized in Europe. Recent European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines are concerned primarily with safety aspects of the procedure… Continue Reading
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