THE CLINICAL USE OF INDOCYANINE GREEN AS A NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT CONTRAST AGENT FOR IMAGE-GUIDED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Konstantinos G Tsallis, Pr, Nikolaos Antoniou, Dr, Orestis Ioannidis, Ioannis Mantzoros, Savvas Simeonidis, Stathis Kotidis, Manousos-G Pramateutakis, Lydia Loutzidou, Dimitris Konstantaras, Stamatis Angelopoulos. Aristotle UniversityBackground: Advances in laparoscopic imaging the past decade has brought to light new achievements as major contributions to intraoperative decision during laparoscopic procedures. Among these are the use of high definition… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
The challenging case of non-cutaneous Kaposi’s Sarcoma presenting as recurrent rectal abscesses
Steven Schulberg, DO, Kevin Bain, DO, Josef Shehebar, MD. NYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynIntroduction: Kaposi’s sarcoma is a fatal disease that typically presents with cutaneous manifestations in immunocompromised individuals. There are a small number of documented cases where patients diagnosed with this disease present without cutaneous lesions. Case Presentation: 35 year-old male presented with two… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
The BODY-Q Bariatric Module: Developing a patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) system to assess novel bariatric technologies
Danny Mou, MD1, Claire E de Vries, MD2, R N van Veen, MD3, D Makarawung4, Lisa van den Berg1, S W Nienhuijs, MD5, Ronald S Liem, MD6, MJ Wiezer, MD7, Maarten Hoogbergen, MD8, Andrea Pusic, MD1, Anne Klassen, DPhil9, Ali Tavakkoli, MD1. 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2Arts-onderzoeker bariatrische chirurgie, 3Obesitas Centrum Amsterdam, 4Netherlands Obesity Clinic,… Continue Reading
The benefits of our glove method for single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Noriaki Kameyama, MD, PhD, Yuki Mae, MD, Masashi Yahagi, MD, Kenta Inomata, MD, Tomoko Takesue, MD, Yoshinobu Akiyama, MD, PhD. KKR Tachikawa HospitalBackground: We introduced single port laparoscopic surgery at our hospitals in May 2009 and our experiences of single port laparoscopic surgery now number more than 1000 as of March 2018. Single port laparoscopic surgery… Continue Reading
The Association of Penicillin Allergy with Outcomes after Open Ventral Hernia Repair (OVHR)
Kathryn A Schlosser, MD, Sean R Maloney, MD, James M Horton, MD, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D Colavita, Brant T Heniford, Vedra A Augenstein. Carolinas Medical CenterAims: 8% of the US population reports a penicillin allergy (PA), with 1-2% demonstrating true allergy upon testing. PA patients often receive non-beta-lactam antibiotic surgical prophylaxis. This study evaluates the relationship… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Application of Laparoscopy in Staged and Redo Surgery in Children with Choledochal Cysts
Mei Diao, Professor, Long Li, Professor. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of PediatricsPurpose: Conventionally, staged and redo surgeries are thought to be contra-indications for laparoscopy in children with choledochal cysts (CDC) because of adhesions, deranged anatomy, and demanding techniques. The current study is to assess the efficacy of laparoscopic staged and redo surgeries in… Continue Reading
TEXT MINING TECHNIQUES FOR BARIATRIC PATIENT PERSONAL STATEMENTS
Kristen M Saad, MS1, Paige L Martinez, MS2, Larissa A Mcgarrity, PhD3, Ellen H Morrow, MD2, Eric T Volckmann, MD2, Juliana S Simonetti, MD4, Anna R Ibele, MD2. 1University of Utah School of Medicine, 2University of Utah Department of Surgery, 3University Hospital Rehabilitation Psychology, 4University of Utah Department of Internal MedicineINTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery is one of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
TEMPORARY WEIGHT LOSS PROCEDURE TO BENEFIT ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL CHALLENGED BY OBESITY – A CASE SERIES
Kyle D Gadbois, MD, Kyle D Checchi, MD, Cassidy West-Santos, MD, Gordon G Wisbach, MD. Department of General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San DiegoINTRODUCTION: Obesity is an increasing challenge for the Unites States Military. Apart from exposing military personnel to long-term health complications, the obesity crisis threatens mission readiness and places substantial financial burden on… Continue Reading
Technique of esophagojejunostomy using OrVil after laparoscopy assisted total gastrectomy(LATG) for gastric cancer
S Sakuramoto, PhD, H Sugita, PhD, K Watanabe, MD, S Ishii, PhD, S Itou, MD, N Fujiwara, PhD, Y Miyawaki, PhD, H Sato, PhD, S Yamaguchi, PhD, I Koyama, PhD. Saitama Medical University, International Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: During esophagojejunostomy using a circular stapler after LATG, placement of the anvil head via the transabdominal approach proved difficult.… Continue Reading
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Teamwork Leadership Training for Medical Professionals with First-Person Simulation Video Gameplay
Yen-Yi Juo, Sophia Poorsattar, Cameron Rice, Yue-Ming Huang, Markus Iseli, John Joon Lee, Alan Koenig, Rukhsana Khan, Rachel Lewin, Michael Smith, Federica Raia, Noreen Webb, Areti Tillou, Randolph Steadman. UCLAOBJECTIVE: To develop a first-person interactive computer simulation game that can train medical professionals to lead an ad hoc team. DESCRIPTION: During trauma code activations or crises… Continue Reading
TaTME based on embryology for rectal cancer
Shinichiro Mori, MD, PhD, Yoshiaki Kita, MD, PhD, Kan Tanabe, MD, PhD, Kenji Baba, MD, PhD, Masayuki Yanagi, MD, Tetsuya Ijichi, MD, Masumi Wada, MD, Takaaki Arigami, MD, PhD, Yasuto Uchikado, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Kurahara, Masahiko Sakoda, MD, PhD, Kosei Maemura, MD, PhD, Shoji Natsugoe, MD, PhD. Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Takedown of Nissen Fundoplication
Consandre P Romain, MD, Benjamin Biteman, MD. Mercy Health Youngstown31 y/o who was seen 6 months prior with gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory today medical therapy. He had work up including EGD, esophagram, manometry which ruled out motility disorders and pH monitoring. He underwent a Nissen fundoplication. He had persistent dysphagia postoperatively with EGD and esophagram without… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Systemic review on surgical management of colonic injuries in trauma: to divert or to anastomose?
Man Hon Tang, Daniel Lee. Khoo Teck Puat HospitalIntroduction: There has been more evidence to support the role of primary repair or anastomosis for colonic injuries in trauma. However, there are no randomized trials especially on blunt trauma or in cases of damage control (DC) setting. Aims: To perform a systemic review of studies comparing… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
Systematic review of laparoscopic partial splenectomies in adults
Noeline Rajarajan, Julie Pepe, Paula Veldhuis, Sebastian De La Fuente. Florida Hospital OrlandoIntroduction: Laparoscopic total splenectomy continues to be the operation of choice for lesions of the spleen. Total removal of the spleen, however, can result in severe early and late complications. Preservation of splenic parenchyma has been increasingly desired particularly when research has shown… Continue Reading
System Factors in the OR: Measurement and intervention with the OR Black Box
Robert C Adams-McGavin, B, Eng1, James J Jung, MD1, Anne H van Dalen, MD, BSc2, Marlies P Schijven, MD, PhD, MHSc2, Teodor P Grantcharov, MD, PhD1. 1International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, 2Dept of surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the… Continue Reading