The Impact of Helicobacter Pylori on the Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Sulaiman Almazeedi, MD, Salman Al-Sabah, Dheidan Alshammari, Shamlan Alqinai. Amiri Hospital - Kuwait. Background: Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) is a very common bacterium present in the gastric tissue of up to 50% of people and the mucosal damage it causes can predispose to multiple co-morbid conditions. This study aims to observe the prevalence of H.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Effect of Smoking on Open and Laparoscopic Bariatric Outcomes
Ivy N Haskins, MD, Richard Amdur, PhD, Khashayar Vaziri, MD, FACS. George Washington University Department of General Surgery. Background: Bariatric surgery is an effective long-term treatment for morbid obesity. Although the effect of smoking on bariatric surgical outcomes is unclear, many bariatric surgeons recommend smoking cessation prior to surgery. We investigated the association of smoking… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for super obese patients: what approach?
Nicolas C Buchs, MD, Dan Azagury, MD, Francois Pugin, MD, Minoa Jung, MD, Olivier Huber, MD, Gilles Chassot, MD, Philippe Morel, MD. Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva. Background: Super obese (SO) patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 50 kg/m2 still represent a real anesthesiological and surgical challenge. While the best procedure… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Revision of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Early Experience in 18 patients
Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, John A Primomo, MD, Lee Morris, MD, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Vadim Sherman, MD, FACS. (1) Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (2) Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandria Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (3) The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after previous pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Case report and discussion of LSG-mediated weight loss mechanism
Edward J Hannoush, MD, Sebastian Eid, MD, Douglas R Ewing, MD, Hans J Schmidt, MD. Hackensack University Hospital. Introduction: The mechanism of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)-mediated weight loss remains a topic of active investigation. Considered a restrictive procedure, LSG is thought to limit the amount of food that can be consumed and induce weight… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does the surgeon experience interfere with the leak rate after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ?
Patrick Noel, MD, Marius Nedelcu, MD. Private Hospital La Casamance, Aubagne , Marseille, France. Introduction: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is becoming a very common bariatric procedure, based on several advantages it carries over more complex bariatric procedures. LSG is generally considered a straightforward procedure, but the surgical technique is one of the major determinants of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Conversion: VBG to Gastric Bypass
Edward L Felix, MD. Marian Hospital, Santa Maria California. Vertical banded gastroplasties were common 20 to 30 years ago, but are rarely performed today because of high failure rates and complications. Complications include band erosion, stenosis or obstruction, reflux, and gastro-gastric fistulas or break down of the partitioning staple line as well as weight regain.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Revision Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass
Y Assadipour, MD, K Vaziri, MD, J Holzmacher, MD, Richard L Amdur, PhD, Juliet Lee, MD, Paul P Lin, MD. The George Washington University Hospital. Introduction Revision Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RRYGB) is performed in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, but experienced recidivism or complications which have failed medical management. Traditionally, revisions have been approached… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Mesenteric Defect Closure in Laparoscopic Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Randomized Control Trial
Ulysses Rosas, BA, Shusmita Ahmed, MD, Natalia Leva, BA, Trit Garg, BA, Michael Russo, MD, John M Morton, MD, MPH. Stanford University School of Medicine. Introduction: Bowel obstruction caused by internal herniation is a potential complication following laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB). Previous studies have shown that closure of mesenteric defects after LRYGB may reduce… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Delayed Presentation of Congenital Malrotation with Midgut Volvulus presenting after a Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Martin D Avery, MD, Rana Pullatt, Md. Medical University of South Carolina. Introduction: Malrotation in morbidly obese patients is rare, but has been reported. Most of these are discovered incidentally during laparoscopic gastric bypass. Controversy exists whether the discovery of malrotation during laparoscopic gastric bypass necessitates performing the LADDs procedure at the time of surgery… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (LVSG) in a patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Pornthep Prathanvanich, DO, Bipan Chand, DO. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Background: A ventricular assist device (VAD) provides cardiac output in patients with severe cardiac dysfunction. This surgically implanted pump delivers blood from the left ventricle to the aorta and may also provide a bridge to cardiac transplantation. We report a case of… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Super-super Obese Patients
Jonathan E Tannebaum, MD, Abraham Krikhely, MD, Mujjahid Abbas, MD, Lindsay Cumella, BS, Prathiba Vemulapalli, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical Center. Introduction: This study aims to add to our understanding of perioperative experience & postoperative outcomes with the super-super obese (BMI≥60). These patients are regarded as high risk for bariatric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Omentopexy During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Reducing Postoperative Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Cheguevara Afaneh, MD, Ricardo Costa, BS, Alfons Pomp, MD, Gregory Dakin, MD. New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Objective: Patients undergoing sleeve gastrecomy experience a significant amount of postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms. The purpose of our study was to assess the efficacy of omentopexy during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in reducing postoperative gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Methods:… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Intussusception following laparoscopic Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass
Lucas Beffa, MD, Mark Perna, MD, Roger A de la Torre, MD. University of Missouri - Columbia. This is a case of a 41 year old 28 week pregnant female who had previously undergone a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure 7 years prior. She presented to an outside facility with acute onset of abdominal pain and… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Morbid Obesity Management Insights: Pre-operative Clincial Variability by Insurance Carrier in 8,966 Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients
Grace W Kao, DO, Gus J Slotman, MD. Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Inspira Health Network, Vineland, New Jersey. Introduction: Every pre-surgery clinical insight contributes to positive outcomes in the often perilous peri-operative management of medically fragile sleeve gastrectomy patients. While obesity co-morbidities are clear, differences in their prevalence by health insurance carrier are unknown. The… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity