Development and Utilization of a Canine Model to Assess Staple Line Reinforcement Materials in the Abdomen
Michael Soltz, PhD, Ludovic Boure, DVM, Clayton Ramey, DVM, Elizabeth Contini, BS, Dwight Bronson, MS, Tim Ebner, BS, Gerald Hodgkinson, PhD. Covidien. AIM The goals of this project were to develop a surgical model to assess buttressed and non-buttressed staple lines in the abdomen of a canine and utilize the model to test two buttress… Continue Reading
Development of a low-cost, high-resolution, open-source laparoscopic tracking platform
Brian Carrillo, Ahmed Nasr, Maeve O Trudeau, Ted Gerstle, Georges Azzie. Hospital for Sick Children, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Toronto. Introduction: Our objective was to create a low-cost, high-fidelity laparoscopic tool tracking system that would be incorporated into our previously developed Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery (PLS) simulator. In an effort to encourage dissemination… Continue Reading
Development of a standardized training course for laparoscopic procedures using a Delphi methodology
M.s. Bethlehem, MD, M.j. van Det, MD, PhD, H.o. ten Cate Hoedemaker, MD, N.j.g.m. Veeger, PhD, J.p.e.n. Pierie, Prof. Medical Center Leeuwarden, University Medical Center Groningen. Background: Content, evaluation and certification of laparoscopic skills- and procedure training lack uniformity among different hospitals in the Netherlands. Within the process of developing a new regional laparoscopic training… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Development of a Virtual Reality Electrosurgery Skills Trainer(VEST(c)) to Supplement FUSE
Brian F Allen, PhD, Jaisa Olasky, MD, Hussna Wakily, Daniel B Jones, MD, MS, Suvranu De, ScD, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Harvard Medical School. Objective of the technology The Virtual Electrosurgical Skills Trainer (VEST) applies the malleable tools of virtual reality and physical simulation to create a guided, safe, interactive platform to teach… Continue Reading
Development of a Virtual Reality Robotic Surgical Curriculum Using the Da Vinci SI Surgical System
Pedro P Gomez, MD, Ross E Willis, PhD, Kent R Van Sickle, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Introduction: Prior literature has shown content and construct validity for the “da Vinci skills simulator” package available in the “da Vinci Si system”. It is unclear which of the many provided virtual reality… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Development of an ultrasonic device with up to 7-mm vessel sealing capacity
Alissa L Welling, RVT, LATG, SRS, Karalyn R Tellio, MSE, Jeffrey W Clymer, PhD, Joseph F Amaral, MD, FACS. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.. Objective: Ultrasonic energy in surgery is a mainstay in the armamentarium of surgeons, but is limited by its ability to seal vessels only up to 5 mm in diameter. HARMONIC ACE®+7 is a recently… Continue Reading
Development of Simulation-Based Suturing Training for da Vinci(r) Surgery
Liron Leist, VP, Research, and, Development, Hadar Segal, Senior, Team, Leader, Maya Bloch, Product, Manager. Simbionix USA. Objective of the technology Robotic surgery is expected to continue to comprise a growing part of surgery. The demand for surgeons to implement a robotic surgery program in their hospital is growing, leading to the growing need for… Continue Reading
Diabetes Severity Score (DSS) : A Useful Tool To Assess The Severity of Diabetes, Select the Appropriate Surgical Procedure and Predict The Remission
Surendra Ugale, MS, FALS. Kirloskar Hospital, Bashir Bagh, Hyderabad 500063. Title Diabetes Severity Score (DSS) : A Useful Tool To Assess The Severity of Diabetes, Select the Appropriate Surgical Procedure and Predict The Remission of Diabetes Background We felt a great need for a Scoring System, as there too many choices of procedures that are… Continue Reading
Diaphragmatic Pacing Can Subjectively Improve Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Idiopathic Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
Vikram Vattipally, MD, Raymond P Onders, MD, MaryJo Elmo, ACNP, Eric M Pauli, MD. 1 Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania. 2 University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Introduction: Electrical pacing of the diaphragm was introduced over 40 years ago to treat patients with chronic apnea due to injury or diseases of the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Differences in Gaze Behaviour of Expert and Novice Surgeons Performing Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
Tony Tien, Philip Pucher, Mikael Sodergren, Kumuthan Sriskandarajah, Guang-Zhong Yang, Ara Darzi. Imperial College London Department of Surgery and Cancer at St. Mary's Hospital. Introduction: Gaze behaviour has been used in allied fields in the evaluation of task proficiency. Such differences may be identified in surgery for the assessment of technical skill, particularly in the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Dimethyl Fumarate Ameliorates L-arginine Induced Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Lourdes Y Robles, MD, Nosratola Vaziri, MD, MACP, Shiri Li, MD, PhD, Chie Takasu, MD, PhD, Kelly Vo, Michael Stamos, MD, Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD. University of California, Irvine. Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an oral Nrf2-keap 1 pathway activator, Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on experimental acute and chronic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Basic Science
Direct Access Ercp: A Novel and Reliable Surgical Technique for Patients with Roux-en-y Anatomy
Cheryl Lin, MD, Robert J Aragon, MD, Aaron D Carr, MD, Mohamed R Ali, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis.. Background: The universal need for surgically-assisted access to the biliary tree following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has grown as the incidence of bariatric surgery has increased. Even with the availability of expert… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Does Concurrent Inguinal Hernia Repair During Robotic Prostatectomy Increase the Risk of Infections?
Steven Garcia, MD, Monica Morgan, MD, Jeffrey A Cadeddu, MD, Claus Roehrborn, MD, Daniel J Scott, MD. UT Southwestern Medical Center. Introduction: Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) has been increasingly used to treat prostate cancer. Patients undergoing RALP have been reported to have an incidence of inguinal hernia between 7 to 21 %. Concurrent inguinal… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Does Helicobacter Pylori Increase the Risk of Adverse Outcome After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Ameer Gomberawalla, MD, Amy Thomas, RN, Insiyah Nomanbhoy, MS, Rami Lutfi, MD, FACS. Chicago Institute of Advanced Bariatrics. INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter pylori is a common gastrointestinal pathogen that was found to affect outcomes of many foregut operations. In bariatric surgery, H. pylori was thought by many to negatively affect outcome. Our study aims to evaluate the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Laparoscopic Fecal Diversion Offer Better Outcomes? A Comparative Study of 196 Consecutive Patients ?
Emre Gorgun, Fazli C Gezen, Erman Aytac, Luca Stocchi, Meagan M Costedio, Feza Remzi. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic fecal diversion in patients with complicated colon and rectal conditions is frequently performed. We aim to compare operative and short-term postoperative outcomes between laparoscopic and open fecal diversion. METHODS… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Colorectal