Economic Impact of Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy Versus Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Endoscopic Pneumatic Dilation
Michael P Meara, MD, MBA, Kyle A Perry, MD, Jeffery W Hazey, MD. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. BACKGROUND: Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) has proven to be a viable therapeutic modality for the treatment of idiopathic achalasia. Cost data has not been reported which evaluates the cost of POEM. The purpose of… Continue Reading
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Effect of PPI use on the diagnosis of biliary dyskinesia with CCK HIDA scintigraphy
Wesley A Dailey, MD, Steven Bowers, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD, Mauricia A Buchanan, RN, Eric Lam, BS. Mayo Clinic Florida. Background: A previous small study on healthy subjects demonstrated that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were associated with a significant reduction in gall bladder ejection fraction (GBEF). It has been a… Continue Reading
Effect of Pre-operative Bilirubin levels on post-operative mortality and morbidity after pancreatico-duodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. An analysis of 4850 patients from NSQIP database.
Piyush Aggarwal, MD, David Marx, PhD, Kiran Turaga, MD, Armour Forse. Creighton University Medical Center. Introduction Malignancy in the head of the pancreas can cause obstructive jaundice. There have been multiple studies in the past to evaluate the effect of high bilirubin levels on the post-operative mortality and morbidity however, the large database studies are… Continue Reading
Effect of Rowachol On Prevention of Postcholecystectomy Syndrome After Laparoscopic Colecystectomy
In Woong Han, MD, Do Young Lee, MD, Oh Chong Kwon, MD, Min Gu Oh, MD, PhD, Seung Eun Lee, MD, PhD. Departments of Surgery, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, South Korea. INTRODUCTION: The postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is characterized by abdominal pain following gallbladder removal. The purpose of this trial is to determine whether… Continue Reading
Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Super-super Obese Patients
Jonathan E Tannebaum, MD, Abraham Krikhely, MD, Mujjahid Abbas, MD, Lindsay Cumella, BS, Prathiba Vemulapalli, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical Center. Introduction: This study aims to add to our understanding of perioperative experience & postoperative outcomes with the super-super obese (BMI≥60). These patients are regarded as high risk for bariatric… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effects of Experience and a Reference Tool in Laparoscopic Length Measurements
Sara L Zettervall, MD, Hope T Jackson, MD, Ezra Teitelbaum, MD, Matt Holzner, BS, Jason Weissler, BS, Amdur L Richard, PhD, Khashayar Vaziri, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC. Department of Surgery Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.. INTRODUCTION: Various gastrointestinal operations necessitate… Continue Reading
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Efficacy of Laparoscopic-assisted Approach for Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure: Results From the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Jeanine Arkenbosch, BS, Hirochimi Miyagaki, MD, PhD, Hmc Shantha Kumara, PhD, Xiaohong Yan, PhD, Vesna Cekic, RN, Richard L Whelan, MD. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center. INTRODUCTION: Postoperative morbidity after reversal of Hartmann’s procedure remains high. Proponents of minimally invasive methods believe the laparoscopic approach may… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Efficacy of Laparoscopic Saline Coupled Radiofrequency Electro-surgery Device in Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary Surgery
Ramanathan M Seshadri, MD, David J Niemeyer, MD, Ryan Z Swan, MD, David Sindram, MD, PhD, David A Iannitti, MD, John B Martinie, MD. Carolinas Medical Center. Introduction: Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary Surgery has become standard of care in many well established tertiary care facilities across the country and the world. Early recovery, shorter hospital stay… Continue Reading
Emergency versus elective colorectal resections for malignancy: A single centre experience
M A Gok, PhD, K I Malik, A Jeff, M M Sadat, S J Ward, U A Khan. Macclesfield District General Hospital. Introduction Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common malignancy in men & women in the UK. Colorectal cancer presents as a surgical emergency in 30% of cases as obstruction, perforation, abdominal pain, haemorrhage… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Enabling tumour immune cell infiltration through application of a novel surgical device
Declan M Soden, PhD, Michael O'Riordan, MD, FRCSI, FRCSI, Patrick Forde, PhD, Michael Bourke, MD, FRCSI. Mercy University Hospital. Background: ‘Electroporation’ is a term used to describe the permeabilization of the cell membrane following the application of short and intense electric fields across the cell membrane. When it is used in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs… Continue Reading
Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy for Ivor-Lewis Anastomatic Leaks: A Pilot Study in a Swine Model
Rachel B Scott, DO, Laura H Rosenberger, MD, Lane A Ritter, MD, Amber L Shada, MD, Sanford H Feldman, DVM, PhD, Mark J Mentrikoski, MD, Daniel E Kleiner, MD. Western Connecticut Health Network, Department of Surgery; University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery. Objective of the technology or device Our study looked at the… Continue Reading
ENDOSCOPIC ANTERIOR FUNDOPLICATION WITH THE MEDIGUS SRS(tm) TRANSORAL SURGICAL STAPLER: A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
Johannes Zachaerl, Bonavina Luigi, Amol Babaye, Ralf Kiesslich, Sebastian Schoppmann, William Kessler, Don Selzer, Michael S Epstein, MD, Glen Lehman, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California San Diego. OBJECTIVE: Both long-term PPI use and surgical fundoplication have drawbacks as treatments for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study evaluated the clinical experiences of 69 patients… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation Can Alleviate Dyspagia from Malignant Esophageal Masses
Reinier F Narvaez, MS, III, Matthew Y Lin, MD, John P Cello, MD, Stanley J Rogers, MD. University of California, San Francisco. Background: Dysphagia is a common symptom for advanced esophageal cancer. Both chemoradiation and/or stent placement may not fully alleviate dysphagia and are not without its morbidities. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is characterized by… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic assisted trans-gastric and colorectal full thickness resections are enabled by a novel 5 mm surgical stapler
Radu Pescarus, MD, Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Maria Cassera, BS, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Providence Portland Medical Center and Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery Division, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, Oregon. Introduction and objectives: Recent enthusiasm for endoscopic full thickness resection (EFTR) has resulted in various… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Fundoplication for the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Community Hospital Experience
Mario R Salazar, MD, Todd Worley, MD. Texas Tech Health Sciences Center-Permian Basin. Objective: Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) continues to be evaluated as a potential alternative to both conventional surgical and medical options for certain patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most studies and case series that have been published, however, have been conducted in… Continue Reading
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