Does Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Have Any Influence On Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? Preliminary Results
Veronica Gorodner, MD, Rudolf Buxhoeveden, MD, Gaston Clemente, MD, Laura Sole, MD, Luis Caro, MD, Alejandro Grigaites, MD. Programa de Unidades Bariatricas. Introduction: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prevalence is clearly increased among obese population. There is no question that gastric bypass is the best treatment option for obesity combined with GERD. However, the influence of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Laparoscopy Reduce the Need for Incidental Splenic Procedures During Colorectal Resections? an Assessment From the Nsqip Database
Ozgen Isik, MD, Erman Aytac, MD, Jean Ashburn, MD, Gokhan Ozuner, MD, Feza Remzi, MD, Meagan Costedio, MD, Emre Gorgun, MD. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Table: Patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes Variable Overall Non-splenic procedure Splenic procedure p- value Age 61.77 +/- 15.59 61.75 +/- 15.59 71.16 +/- 12.93… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Does Maximum Pre-operative Weight Loss Predict Weight Loss Surgery Outcomes?
Daniel B Jones, MD, MS, FACS, Caroline Park, MD, MPH, Benjamin E Schneider, MD, FACS, Hussna Wakily, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Introduction: Is 'maximum pre-operative weight loss' (MPWL), defined as the maximum amount of weight lost prior to surgery, a predictor for post-operative weight loss for patients undergoing weight loss surgery (WLS)? WLS… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
DOES SIMULATION IMPROVE LEARNING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL USE OF SURGICAL ENERGY(tm) (FUSE) CURRICULUM? A RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED TRIAL IN SURGICAL TRAINEES
A Madani, MD, Y Watanabe, MD, Mc Vassiliou, MD, P Fuchshuber, MD, Db Jones, MD, S Schwaitzberg, MD, Gm Fried, MD, Ls Feldman, MD. McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Kaiser Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA. INTRODUCTION: While energy devices are ubiquitous… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Does The Cost Of Robotic Cholecystectomy Translate To A Financial Burden?
Sharona Ross, MD, Richard Klein, Carrie Ryan, MS, Paul Toomey, MD, Prashant Sukharamwala, MD, Alexander Rosemurgy, MD. Florida Hospital Tampa; Tampa, Florida. Introduction: Robotic application to cholecystectomy has dramatically increased, though its impact on cost of care and reimbursement has not been studied. We undertook this study to evaluate and compare cost of care and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Robotics
Does the surgeon experience interfere with the leak rate after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ?
Patrick Noel, MD, Marius Nedelcu, MD. Private Hospital La Casamance, Aubagne , Marseille, France. Introduction: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is becoming a very common bariatric procedure, based on several advantages it carries over more complex bariatric procedures. LSG is generally considered a straightforward procedure, but the surgical technique is one of the major determinants of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Does ultrasound predict intraoperative findings at cholecystectomy? An institutional review.
Shannon Stogryn, BSc, MBBS, Jennifer Metcalfe, MD, Ashley Vergis, MD, MMEd, FRCSC, FACS, Krista Hardy, MSc, MD, FRCSC. University of Manitoba. Introduction - Acute cholecystitis (AC) is one of the most common reasons for emergency admission to general surgical services. Ultrasound (US) is the mainstay of biliary tract imaging, but there have been few recent… Continue Reading
Duodeno-jejunostomy for Annular Pancreas
C Palanivelu, MS, MCh, FACS, P Senthilnathan, MS, R Parthasarathi, MS, P Praveen Raj, MS, P S Rajan, MS, S Bansal, MS, V P Nalankilli, MS. GEM Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore, INDIA. Background Annular pancreas is a congenital disorder which may occur in 5-15% people per 1,00,000 people.It may be incomplete in 75% and… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- HPB
Durability of the Effect of Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks on Patient Outcomes in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Review of 200 Consecutive Cases
Deborah S Keller, MS, MD, Benjamin Crawshaw, MD, Bridget O Ermlich, RN, MSN, CCRP, Conor P Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD. University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University. BACKGROUND: Quality improvement in colorectal surgery requires implementation of tools to improve patient and financial outcomes, and assessment of results. Our objective was to evaluate the durability… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
During laparoscopic cholecystectomy; cystic artery can be cauterized safely
Sherwan Aziz, MBChB, MSc. Hawler Medical University. Introduction: Gall stones disease is a common disorder affecting females of all ages especially in their forties, cholecystectomy usually performed laparoscopicly, the traditional procedure during laparoscopy is to ligate both cystic duct and cystic artery by clips. The gall bladder is removed with its duct ( cystic duct)… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Early Experience with a New Anatomical Mesh for Endo-laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Sujith I Wijerathne, MBBS, MRCS, Narendra Agarwal, MBBS, MS, Dino A Liem, MD, Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS. Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, Department of Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore. Background and objective Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has advanced over the past decade together with the development of new biomaterials to improve clinical outcome and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Early human experience with Per-Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy (POP).
Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Radu Pescarus, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Providence Portland Medical Center, The Oregon Clinic.. Introduction: Gastroparesis, a condition characterized by delayed gastric emptying, and a constellation of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, early satiety and bloating, is a debilitating condition. A variety… Continue Reading
Early post operative weight loss after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy correlates with the volume of the stomach excised and not with that of the sleeve! Preliminary data from an MDCT based study.
Pawanindra Lal, MS, DNB, MNAMS, FRCSEd, FRCSGlas, FRCSEn, FACS, Manoj K Midha, MBBS, Anubhav Vindal, MS, DNB, MRCSEd, MNAMS, Jagdish Chander, MS. Division of Minimal Access Surgery, Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India. Introduction Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India in the 21st century, with morbid obesity… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Early results of using Integrated Bipolar and Ultrasonic Energy Devices in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Erica Sutton, MD, Kelsey Lewis, BS, Michael Hughes, Jr., MD, Patrick Bone, BS. Hiram C. Polk, Jr. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY; Olympus America, Incorporated, Center Valley, PA. Objective of the Technology The Thunderbeat™ platform is designed to integrate the benefits of ultrasonic energy and bipolar technology into a single multi-functional… Continue Reading
Early Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy Following Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Mild Biliary Pancreatitis
Brett D Mador, BSc, MD, O Neely M Panton, MB, BS, FRCSC, FACS, S Morad Hameed, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS. University of British Columbia, Division of General Surgery. INTRODUCTION: The recommended treatment for patients with mild acute biliary pancreatitis is early cholecystectomy performed during the index admission. However, the data is less clear in regards… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- HPB