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
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
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
Reduced Port Laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass with Manual Gastrojejunostomy
Giovanni Dapri, MD, PhD, FACS. European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium. Background: The philosophy to reduce the invasiveness of minimal access surgery invested the last years of general laparoscopy. Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has been reported to be feasible and safe. Reduced port laparoscopic surgery (RPLS) consists in performing conventional multiport laparoscopic procedures… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Conversion of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Removal to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Two Step Procedure
Ryan C Broderick, MD, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Catherine Beck, MD, Alberto S Gallo, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Martin A Berducci, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of California San Diego. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band removal is occuring at an increasing rate..… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Repair of Banded Gastric Bypass Pouch Obstruction
Ray King, MD, PhD, Sean Lee, MD, Amy Biedenbach, MS, PAC, Brian Lane, MD, FACS. Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University. Placement of a silastic band at the gastric pouch as part of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for obesity can lead to proximal obstructive symptoms. Luminal narrowing at the silastic band can cause… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Treatment of Gastric Torsion After Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Anthony M Gonzalez, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Christian Hernandez Mucia, MD, Pedro E Garcia Quintero, MD, Rey Romero, MD, Charan Donkor, MD, Jorge R Rabaza, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Baptist Health South Florida. BACKGROUND: Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) has been adopted as a stand-alone treatment for morbid obesity due its low morbidity and effectiveness that rivals Roux en-Y-Gastric… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Single Port Sleeve Gastectomy. Step by Step. A Single Group Experience
Jeronimo Monterrrubio, MD, Miguel A Zapata, MD, Julio C Gallardo, MD, Luis A Zavala, MD, Marco A Juarez, MD, Ulises Caballero, MD, Christian Cussin, MD, Enrique Cedillo, MD, Eduardo Ahumada, MD, Aurora Linares, RN. Christus Muguerza - Udem. WE PRESENT OUR TECHNIQUE AND RESULTS OF OUR EXPIRIENCE WITH SINGLE PORT SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AT CHRISTUS MUGUERZA… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Small bowel obstruction secondary to gastric band erosion and migration to jejunum
Matt Strickland, MD, BASc, Dan Abramowitz, MD, John Hagen, MD, David Starr, MD. University of Toronto. This video illustrates the management of a partial small bowel obstruction secondary to gastric band erosion and migration to the jejunum. This is a rare complication of laparoscopic gastric banding. A 53-year-old female presented five years after insertion of… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic treatment of weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB): use of argon plasma coagulation (APC) in the gastro-jejunal anastomosis.
Jh Felicio De Lima, PhD, Prof, Gap Baretta, PhD, Jm Campos, PHD, M Galvao Neto, MD. ENDOBATEL - Advanced Digestive Endoscopic Center - Hospital Vita Batel in Curittiba - Brazil. The normal anatomy after RYGB promotes food restriction related to the size of the pouch and the diameter of the gastro-jejunal anastomosis. The loss of… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Series is not necessary in the Post-Operative Evaluation of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies
Michael T Rossi, MD, Rami Lutfi, MD. University of Illinois at Chicago Metropolitan Group Hospitals. Introduction: The use of upper gastrointestinal series (UGI) has become a routine practice after bariatric surgery and specifically laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to rule out obstruction or leak. As the healthcare environment continues to evolve, scrutiny over cost from insurance… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Band Removal and Conversion to Sleeve Or Bypass: Are They Equally Safe?
B. Fernando Santos, MD, Jessica B Wallaert, MD, Thadeus L Trus, MD. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Lebanon, NH.. INTRODUCTION: Patients who require laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) removal are often converted to sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). The impact of band removal on the morbidity and mortality of these salvage… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Revision of Primary Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Indications and Outcomes from a High Volume Center
Robert A Casillas, MD, Jorge Zelada Getty, MD, Scott S Um, MD, Benjamin B Kim, MD. Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles. Background Since reports as early as 2005, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has gained increased acceptance as a primary weight loss operation. As with any bariatric procedure, insufficient weight loss and long term complications… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
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
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
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity