Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality in One Hundred Consecutive Esophagectomies
Kfir Ben-David, MD, George A Sarosi, MD, Juan C Cendan, Drew Howard, MD, Georgios Rossidis, MD, Steven N Hochwald. University of Florida College of Medicine Introduction: Esophagectomy is a complex invasive procedure requiring exploration of multiple body cavities for organ removal and subsequent restoration of gastrointestinal continuity. In many institutions, esophagectomy morbidity and mortality rates… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Defining a Proficiency-Based Virtual Reality Curriculum for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Vanessa N Palter, MD, Maurtis Graafland, MD, Marlies P Schijven, MD PhD, Teodor P Grantcharov, MD PhD. St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, On, Canada., Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Introduction: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is an advanced minimally invasive procedure with a long variable learning curve. Although task training on virtual reality simulators has been… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Detailed Analysis of Surgical Energy Use in a General Surgical Practice
Andrea Limpuangthip, BA, Gyusung Lee, PhD, Ivan George, Adrian Park, MD. University of Maryland Medical Center Introduction:Advancing surgical technology has recently focused research on development of energy-based surgical devices that both minimize patient harm and maximize operating room efficiency. Laparoscopic surgeries commonly and significantly employ energy-based devices to cut, coagulate, or seal tissue with minimal… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Determinants of Operative Time and Hospital Length of Stay After Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Analysis of 2052 Patients From the NSQIP Database
Prateek K Gupta, MD, Tommy H Lee, MD, Himani Gupta, MD, Weldon J Miller, MS, Lee E Morrow, MD, Robert J Fitzgibbons Jr, MD, Sumeet K Mittal, MD. Creighton University Objective: Our objective was to analyze the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement database (NSQIP) to determine the effect of patient demographics and… Continue Reading
Determining the Structure of Training Sessions for Laparoscopic Surgery: What Is Important?
Susannah M Wyles, MSc MRCS, Danilo Miskovic, MD FRCS, Roger Motson, MS FRCS, Robin H Kennedy, MS FRCS, Ara W Darzi, MD FRCS FMedSci, George B Hanna, PhD FRCS. Imperial College London, Colchester General Hospital, St Mark's Hospital Harrow BackgroundTraining laparoscopic surgery is known to be difficult, and has different challenges for the teacher, particularly… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Development of a Rotatable Rectoscope with Sidewall Opening and Embedded LED Lights for Transanal Surgery
KwangGi Kim, PhD, JunHwa Lee, PhD, SangBong Lee, MS, HeonSoo Shin, MS, DaeKyung Sohn, MD. National Cancer Center in KOREA Several commercial instruments have been developed and clinically used for transanal surgery or transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). They are usually equipped with one irrotational rectoscope tube which has a slant opening at one end which… Continue Reading
Development of a Shape Tracker for Colonoscopy Navigation
Caroline G Cao, PhD, Peter Y Wong, PhD, Jessica Eisenstein, MS. Tufts University, Medford MA INTRODUCTIONColon cancer is estimated to be the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the US, with the cost of colorectal cancer treatment reaching $8.4 billion annually. Though colonoscopy is the current standard for colon cancer screening and diagnosis, the… Continue Reading
Development of an Anti-Bending Device for the 2.4 mm Miniscope Used in Pediatric Microlaparoscopy
Salmai Turial, MD, Felix Schier, MD PhD. University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Pediatric Surgery ObjectiveWe recently developed and implemented a 2.4-mm scope. During its routine use for microlaparoscopy, we had observed a higher wastage of the mini-scope. The reason for this may be that the mini-scope becomes bent at the very end of the… Continue Reading
Development of Bioabsorbable Materials Aimed At a Closure Following the NOTES Transluminal Procedure
Masayasu Aikawa, MD, Mitsuo Miyazawa, Prof, Katsuya Okada, MD, Yosuke Ueno, MD, Yasuko Toshimitsu, MD, Kojun Okamoto, MD, Isamu Koyama, Prof. Saitama Medical University International Medical Center Aim: Endoscopic procedures represent an advance from conventional laparoscopic operations, with NOTES seeing clinical applications. However, in translumenal procedures, there can be difficulty with the closure of the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Development of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ultrasonography
Peter D Peng, MD, Caitlin M Schneider, BS, Russell H Taylor, PhD, Christopher J Hasser, PhD, Simon P DiMaio, PhD, Michael R Marohn, MD, Michael A Choti, MD. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University; Intuitive Surgical Inc Objectives: This study describes the development of a novel robotic-assisted laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Diagnostic and Surgical Treatment of Combined Bile Duct and Vesels Injury During Cholecystectomy
M.Ye. Nichitaylo, Profesor, A.V. Skums, MD, A.I. Lytvyn, PhD, V.P. Shkarban, PhD, B.L. Shevchuk, A.A. Skums. National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology named by A.A.Shalimov Aims: Combined injury of extrahepatic bile ducts and the hepatic vessels, being more grievous complication by comparison than the plain bile duct damage, is now deemed the main culprit of… Continue Reading
Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bile Duct and the Gallbladder Stones (A Prospective Randomised Study)
SERVET KARAHAN, PROF, GOKHAN TOLGA ADAS, MD, BORA KOC, MD, AYHAN OZSOY, MD. S.B.OKMEYDANI RESEARCH HOSPITAL Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bile Duct and The Gallbladder Stones (a prospective randomised study)Background: The aim of this study is to compare the laparoscopic approach and endoscopic stone removal in the management of common bile duct and the… Continue Reading
Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bilier Duct and the Gallbladder Stones (A Prospective Randomised Study)
Servet Rüstü Karahan, Gökhan Tolga Adas, Bora Koç, Oguzhan Karatepe, Muharrem Battal, Ayhan Ózsoy. Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery Background: The aim of this study is to compare the laparoscopic approach and endoscopic stone removal in the management of common bile duct and the gallbladder stones. Methods: In 2008-2010 years,70 patients presented… Continue Reading
Disparities in Access to Basic Laparoscopic Surgery in Severely Obese Compared to Non-Obese Patients
Esteban Varela, MD MPH, Ninh Nguyen, MD. Department of Surgery Washington University in St. Louis Background: The number of severely obese requiring laparoscopic procedures has increased in the U.S. Laparoscopy is the standard approach for basic gastrointestinal procedures such appendectomy and cholecystectomy. We determined the disparities in access to basic laparoscopic surgery for severely obese… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Do Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels Change After Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Shushmita Ahmed, BS, John M Morton, MD MPH. Stanford University Background: Thyroid function is important for adequate metabolism. Studies have shown obese patients to have higher levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) than non obese patients. Evidence suggests an association between high TSH values and metabolic syndrome which is demonstrated when TSH and weight reduction… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity