4th Time Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery for Remediation of Multi-Fundoplication Failure
Michael A Antiporda, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD. Mayo Clinic FloridaRemediation of multi-fundoplication failure is one of the most challenging tasks faced by foregut surgeons in terms of selecting the most appropriate operation as well as the technical difficulty of dissecting out a scarred-in hiatus. This video depicts the case of a young patient who… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
AVOIDING HEART TRANSPLANTATION WITH A MIRRORED SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IN A CASE OF SITUS INVERSUS
Jenny Lam, MD, Carlos T Maeda, MD, Toshiaki Suzuki, MD, David Bernstein, MD, Thach Pham, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, FACS, Santiago Horgan, MD, FACS. University Of California - San DiegoCase report of a 22 year old obese female with situs inversus, congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and multiple obesity related… Continue Reading
Bizarre Encounters in Endoscopic Surgeries
Raj Gajbhiye, MS1, Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, FLCS2, Gagandeep Talwar2, Jasmine Agarwal2, Amol Wagh, MS2, Saurabh Gandhi, MS2, Chintan Patel, MS2, Eham Arora, MS2, Shubham Gupta, MS2, Vikrant Akulwar, MS1. 1Government Medical College, Nagpur, India, 2Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, IndiaEndoscopic surgery has a diversified… Continue Reading
Cervicothoracic esophageal leiomyoma at the thoracic inlet: dual cavity minimally invasive resection
Andrew Tang, Eric Lamarre, MD, Siva Raja, MD. Cleveland Clinic FoundationEsophageal leiomyomas are the most common benign esophageal lesions. Based on our institutional experience, these most often occur in the distal esophagus and cause dysphagia. We present a case of an esophageal leiomyoma occuring at the thoracic inlet requiring a combined approach with ENT and… Continue Reading
Clinical application of indocyanine green (ICG) -fluorescence imaging during robot assisted laparoscopic right hepatectomy
Tadahiro Uemura, MD, PhD, Molly Vincent, PAC, Lorenzo Machado, MD, Kiumars Tabar, MD, Ngoc Thai, MD, PhD. Allegheny General HospitalBackground: Robot-assisted surgery is rapidly expanding in many surgical fields. However, robotic liver resections are still performed only in specialized centers. By utilizing advanced robotic technology, liver surgery can become safer and more effective than with… Continue Reading
COMBINATION OF LAPAROSCOPIC CAUDATE LOBE RESECTION AND LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION IN SYNCHRONUS CAUDATE LOBE METASTASIS IN RECTAL CANCER: APPLICATION AND BENEFIT OF FLORESCENCE ENHANCE IMAGING
Siripong Cheewatanakornkul, MD, Nan-ak Wiboonkwan, MD. Prince Of Songkla UniversityICG has been verified for its long clinical use since the late 50s.It has very few side effects (allergic reaction 1/300,000). The clinician uses it for the study of the anatomy of retinal vessels, measuring liver functional reserve before major hepatic resection and assessment perfusion of… Continue Reading
Complex Rectal ESD: Double Balloon with Traction Technique
Takahiro Hiratsuka, MD, Kota Momose, MD, Jeffrey Milsom, MD, Sam Sharma. Weil Cornell MedicineIntroduction: Rectal ESD of lesions on folds or valves is technically difficult, and has an increased perforation risk and en-bloc resection failure. There are limited reports of the use of add-on devices to assist in such techniques. To meet this need we… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Management of Pulmonary Hydatidosis: A New Standard of Surgical Care
Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, FLCS, Shubham Gupta, MS, Amol Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, Saurabh Gandhi, MS, FMAS, FALS, Chintan Patel, MS, FMAS, FBMS, Eham Arora, MS, Jasmine Agarwal, Gagandeep Talwar. Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, IndiaCystic Echinococcosis is a common affliction in… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Pattern Tracing and Inanimate ex-vivo Pig Stomach Models to Acquire Skills Necessary for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
Erica Pettke, MD1, Abhinit Shah, MD2, Xiaohong Yan, PhD1, Vesna Cekic, RN1, Geoffrey Bellini, MD1, Elie Sutton, MD3, Nipa Gandhi, MD1, Carl Winkler, MD1, Jaspreet Sandhu, MD4, Richard L Whelan, MD1. 1Mount Sinai West Hospital, 2Topiwala National Medical College, 3Maimonides Medical Center, 4Brookdale University Hospital Medical CenterIntroduction: In Japan Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) is the… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Resection of an Esophageal Submucosal Leiomyoma
Patrick B Schwartz, MD, Jacob A Greenberg, MD, EdM, Amber L Shada, MD. University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsThis is a case of a 62-year-old female with dysphagia and regurgitation for 3 years, referred from gastroenterology with endoscopic and radiographic imaging findings concerning for a submucosal esophageal leiomyoma versus gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Endoscopic ultrasound with… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Herbert M Hedberg, MD1, Michael B Ujiki, MD2. 1University of Chicago Medical Center, 2NorthShore University HealthSystemEndoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (ESG) utilizes an endoscopic suturing device to plicate the greater curve of the stomach. This results in a residual tube-like stomach that resembles the anatomy of a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The procedure begins by marking lines on… Continue Reading
Ex Vivo Bovine Model : A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Training Model
Jaspreet Sandhu, MD1, Carl Winkler, MD2, Xiaohong Yan, PhD2, Chandana Herath Mudiyanselage, PhD2, Vesna Cekic, RN2, Nipa Gandhi, MD2, Richard Whelan, MD2. 1Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, 2Mount Sinai West HospitalIntroduction: Flexible endoscopy is an integral part of General and Colorectal Surgery. The American Board of Surgery (ABS) now mandates endoscopy training and successful completion… Continue Reading
EXPLORING SURGICAL OUTCOMES OR R4-5 THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY IN PRIMARY PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS PATIENTS.
Isariya Jongekkasit, MD, Pornpeera Jitpratoom, MD, Angkoon Anuwong, MD, Soravith Vijitpornkul, MD, Warin Wachirapunyaukul, MD. Police General HospitalINTRODUCTION: Hyperhidrosis is a condition that result in body excessive and unpleasant sweating which mainly occurs on feet, hands, face, head, and underarms. Primary Hyperhidrosis (PH) carries serious implications for an individual’s quality of life. Thoracosopic Sympathectomy is… Continue Reading
HIATAL HERNIA CAUSING FAILURE TO THRIVE AFTER A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Riley D Stewart, MD, MSc, FRCSC, James Ellsmere, MD, MSc, FRCSC. Dalhousie University Division of General SurgeryThe repair of small hiatal hernias at the time of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is controversial. Proponents of routine hiatal hernia repair do so to reduce the risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the post-operative period. We present a video… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
HYBRID LAPARO-ENDOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF A MAGNETIC SPHINCTER AUGMENTATION DEVICE
Andrew T Strong, MD1, Michael Musso, DO2, Jonathon Wanta, BA3, Kevin El-Hayek, MD1. 1Cleveland Clinic, 2OhioHealth Affinity Medical Center, 3Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineThis video describes a hybrid endoscopic and transgastric laparoscopic technique to remove a magnetic sphincter augmentation device discovered to be eroded into the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract at the… Continue Reading
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- Foregut