Laparoscopic Treatment of Medial Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
Clayton C Petro, MD, Michael J Rosen, MD, Yuri W Novitsky, MD. University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Introduction: A 48-year-old otherwise healthy female presented with “years” of worsening post-prandial abdominal pain associated with a gradual 45-lb weight loss. Her initial evaluation included an upper endoscopy that showed no obvious etiology of her symptoms. CTA… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic repair of an omphaloenteric remnant in an adult male
Hugo Bonatti, MD, Aboubakr Khairat, MD, Stephen Kavic, MD. University of Maryland. Background: The persistent omphaloenteric remnant is a rare condition, which is most commonly diagnosed at child hood. Symptoms usually occur at an early age and may include chronic abdominal wall infections, abdominal pain and small bowel obstruction. It is rarely seen in adults… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Spleen preserving laparoscopic resection of splenic artery aneurysm
Francesco Stipa, MD, PhD, FACS, Emanuele Soricelli, MD, Ettore Santini, MD, P Paolantoni, MD, Francis Milton Reedy, MD. Department of Surgery, Colorectal and Vascular Surgical Units. San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital - Rome. Purpose: The splenic artery is the most common visceral artery to become aneurysmal. Indications for the treatment of splenic artery aneurysms include symptomatic… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Novel Technique for Intraoperative Identification Of Ureters Using Sodium Fluorescein
Fernando Dip, MD, Mario Nahmod, MD, Pedro Ferraina, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD, Steven Wexner, MD. Training Center and Experimental Surgery Jose de San Martin Clinical Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Colorectal Surgery , Department of Minimal Invasive, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida US. BACKGROUND: Due to it’s unique properties, sodium fluorescein has… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Comparison of Open versus Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy from the UHC Database
Anton Simorov, MD, Tiffany N Tanner, MD, Rudy P Lackner, MD, Karin P Trujillo, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS, Mark A Carlson, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE. INTRODUCTION Some retrospective data have accumulated which suggest improved perioperative outcome with minimally invasive esophagectomy compared to open esophagectomy. The… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release
Tatiana Hoyos, MD, John Stauffer, MD, Albert Hakaim, MD, Horacio Asbun, MD. Mayo Clinic, Florida. Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare condition in which the median arcuate ligament fibers from the diaphragm compress the celiac artery (CA). This is thought to be due to a low diaphragmatic insertion, a high celiac artery origin from… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Benefits of Needlescopic Surgery – A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Joseph Shaw, Fatima Haggar, Mehar-Un-Nisa Rashid, Reilly Musselman, MD, Husein Moloo, MD, MSc, Joseph Mamazza, MD. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Needlescopic surgery may be an alternative to conventional laparoscopic surgery as it uses smaller instruments, thereby potentially reducing postoperative pain, hospital stay and improving cosmesis. We performed a systematic review of published randomised controlled trials… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Use of Harmonic Scalpel in Single Site Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Safe Alternative. Experience in 100 consecutive cases.
M Bassante, MD, D McDonald, MD, M Kadowaki, MD. East Tennessee State University. Background Single site cholecystectomy is a surgical technique that is rapidly becoming an accepted alternative for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The technique used in this procedure may vary as technology and instruments continue to improve. In this study In this study we review our… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
ICG Infrared Imaging: A Novel Alternative to Intraoperative Cholangiography
Amie Miller, MD, Jonathan Saxe, MD, Caroline Cao, PhD. Wright State University, Dayton, OH. Introduction: ICG (indocyanine green) infrared imaging has been proposed as an alternative to classic intra-operative cholangiography, but has not been accepted in clinical use due to inadequate image quality. The purpose of this study was to determine the minimum image quality… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Low early postoperative wound complication rate after single-incision laparoscopic colectomy using straight laparoscopic instruments
Nathan Hansen, MD, Huy Nguyen, DO, Sherry Wren, MD, Dan Eisenberg, MD. Stanford School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA HCS. Background: Laparoscopic colectomy represents a minority of colon resections performed. Single-incision laparoscopic colectomy requires specific expertise and carries a potential concern for wound complication. Here we study early postoperative wound complication rates. Methods: A… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Optic Neve Sheath Diameter During Laparoscopic induced Pneumoperitoneum as an Indirect Measurement of Intracranial Pressure.
Armando Rosales-Velderrain, MD, Fernando Dip, MD, Juan Botero, MD, Brian Burnbaum, MD, Emmanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PHD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD. Cleveland Clinic Florida Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Departmet of Anesthesia. Introduction: The elevation of intraabdominal presure is seen in diferent clinical situations, beign abdominal trauma and laparoscopic procedures amongst the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Summary of Laparoscopic Fenestration for Symptomatic Lymphocele After Kidney Transplantation
N Akutsu, MD, M Maruyama, MD, K Saigo, MD, M Hasegawa, MD, K Otsuki, MD, H Aoyama, MD, I Matsumoto, MD, H Noguchi, MD, T Asano, MD. Department of Surgery, Chiba-East National Hospital. [INTRODUCTION] Symptomatic lymphocele is one of the most frequent complications after kidney transplantation and belongs to the family of perirenal fluid collections… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Postoperative pain evaluation of liposomal bupivacaine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
A R Shah, MD, A Myers, MD, C M Lohse, A L McConico, P E Skaran, J Bingener, MD. Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Introduction: Postoperative pain frequently is highest on postoperative day one and has physiological, physical and mental consequences for a patient. Enhanced recovery pathways utilize multimodality pain regimen including local… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Pure single-incision laparoscopic D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer: Novel approach to 11p lymph node dissection (Mid-pancreas mobilization)
Sang-Hoon Ahn, MD, Sang-Yong Son, MD, Do Hyun Jung, MD, Do Joong Park, MD, PhD, Hyung-Ho Kim, MD, PhD. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. Purpose: We sought to evaluate the usefulness of a novel mid-pancreas mobilization for 11p lymph node dissection (LND) to accomplish D2 lymph node dissection in pure single-incision laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
The STOMACH trial: Surgical Technique, Open versus Minimally invasive gastrectomy After Chemotherapy
Jennifer Straatman, MD, M.A. Cuesta, MD, PhD, S.S. Gisbertz, MD, PhD, D.l. van der Peet, Md, PhD. VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam. Objective Aim of this prospective randomised, multi-center trial is to compare open gastrectomy with minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer in patients that received neoadjuvant therapy. Laparoscopic surgery has been shown to provide important… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other