The role of laparoscopic bariatric procedures in the improvement of pre-operative uncontrolled/resistant hypertension and its impact on the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease.
David Romero Funes, MD, David Gutierrez Blanco, MD, Camila Ortiz Gomez, MD, Joel S Frieder, MD, Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Although several studies have addressed the improvement of hypertension (HTN) after bariatric surgery, only a few of them specifically addressed the effects of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Role of Serum Ferritin as Marker of Chronic Inflammation in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Rene Aleman, MD, Maria C Fonseca Mora, MD, Francisco Ferri Abreu, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Ferritin is a cellular protein for iron storage, and it has been recently recognized as an acute phase reactant… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Role of Statins and Post Bariatric Surgery Pericardial Fat Reduction in preventing coronary artery disease.
Mauricio Sarmiento-Cobos, MD, Lisandro Montorfano, MD, Carlos Rivera, MD, Camila Ortiz Gomez, Elliot Wasser, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBACKGROUND: Pericardial fat is a type of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) with multiple endocrine and inflammatory functions, which may play an… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF BARIATRIC SURGERY IN THE ELDERLY
Brian J Shea, MD1, William Boyan, MD1, Jonathan Decker, MD1, Ethan Paulin, MD1, Vincent Almagno, BS2, Wiley Abbott, BS2, Joseph Bahgat, BS2, Gurdeep Matharoo, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Steven Binenbaum, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Frank Borao1. 1Monmouth Medical Center, 2St. George's University School of MedicineIntroduction: Bariatric surgery has been demonstrated to improve obesity related comorbidities and be… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE USE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY FOR TREATMENT OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Yung Lee, BHSc1, Aristithes Doumouras, MD, MPH, FRCSC1, James Yu, BHSc1, Karanbir Brar, BHSc2, Laura Banfield, MLIS, MHSc1, Scott Gmora, MD, FRCSC, FACS1, Mehran Anvari, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS1, Dennis Hong, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS1. 1McMaster University, 2University of TorontoIntroduction: We aim to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to critically evaluate the benefits and harms… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE UTILITY OF ROUTINE PREOPERATIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Warren Sun, MD1, Jerry T Dang, MD1, Noah J Switzer, MD, MPH, FRCSC2, Daniel Birch, MD, MSc, FRCSC1, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, MPH, FRCSC1. 1University of Alberta, 2Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: We aim to study the diagnostic utility of routine UGI series for preoperative evaluation of LSG in our center. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The utility of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System in predicting post-operative complications after bariatric surgery
Samuel L Skulsky, BSc, Jerry T Dang, BSc, MD, Adrian Battiston, BSc, Noah Switzer, BSc, MD, Daniel Birch, BSc, MSc, MD, Arya Sharma, MD, PhD, Shahzeer Karmali, BSc, MPH, MD. University of AlbertaIntroduction: The objective of this study was to determine the utility of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) in predicting postoperative complications. The… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
TOO OLD, TOO SICK, TOO LATE: DISPARITY IN ACCESS TO BARIATRIC SURGERY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH1, Monami Majumdar, MPH2, Ajay A Myneni, MBBS, PhD, MPH2, Heather Orom, PhD3, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD2, Aaron B Hoffman, MD, FACS2. 1Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 2Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Treatment of Refractory GERD: Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Dor Fundoplication to Gastric Bypass
Crystal Alvarez, DO, Maher Musleh, MD, FACS, Juan Carlos Quispe, MD, Esther Wu, MD, Panicha Kittipha, MSN, RN, Daniel Srikureja, MD, Jeffrey Quigley, DO, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS, Keith Scharf, DO, FACS, FASMBS, Aarthy Kannappan, MD. Loma Linda University Medical CenterOur patient is a 50 year old female with a complicated bariatric surgery history who… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Trends in drain utilization in bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database 2015-2016
Benjamin Clapp, MD, Robert Cullen, BS, Ira L Swinney, MS, Alan Tyroch, MD, Ellen Wicker, DO, Ginger Coleman, MD, Calvin Mcnelly, BS, Babak Sadri, BS, Carlos Lodeiro, BS, Chris Dodoo, MS. Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of MedicineIntroduction: Laparoscopic gastric bypasses (GB) and sleeve gastrectomies (SG) are the two most common bariatric operations. There have… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Unexpected histopathological findings after sleeve gastrectomy
Adam Di Palma1, Sultan Alhabdan1, Azusa Maeda1, Runjan Chetty2, Stefano Serra2, Fayez Quereshy1, Timothy Jackson1, Allan Okrainec1. 1Division of General Surgery, UHN, 2Department of Pathology, UHNIntroduction: Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective approach to weight-loss in morbid obesity and results in improvement of weight-related comorbidities. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy increasingly represents one of the most commonly… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Use of Intraoperative Provocative Leak Testing in Elective Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures
Bhavani Pokala, MD, Priscila R Armijo, MD, Corrigan L Mcbride, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical CenterIntroduction: Intraoperative leak testing (IOLT), surgical drains, and swallow studies are commonly employed for early detection of gastrointestinal leaks following bariatric surgery, however, their utility remains widely debated. Our aim was to examine the frequency and outcomes of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Use of Laparoscopic Witzel Gastrostomy without Gastropexy in Bariatric and General Surgery
Joshua Davies, MD, Luise Pernar, MD, Brian Carmine, MD, Donald Hess, MD, Cullen Carter, MD. Boston Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Gastrostomy placement is the preferred means of long term enteral feeding for patients who cannot eat by mouth. During laparoscopic gastrostomy, it is standard to perform gastropexy, apposing visceral and parietal peritoneum. However, in some settings, such… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Use of transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a case-control study
Allison M Barrett, MD, FACS1, John A Afthinos, MD, FACS1, Christopher Funfgeld, PAC, MPAS1, Vaughn E Nossaman, MD2, Kevin K Kresofsky, MD2. 1Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, 2Nassau University Medical CenterIntroduction: The overuse of postoperative narcotics has gained attention due to the epidemic of opiate abuse in the United States. Multimodal postoperative pain management… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
UTILITY OF INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN DETECTION OF PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AFTER BARIATRIC PROCEDURES – MULTICENTER STUDY.
Piotr Major, MD, PhD1, Michal Wysocki, MD1, Tomasz Stefura1, Jakub Dros1, Artur Kacprzyk1, Katarzyna Chlopas1, Katarzyna Major2, Piotr Malczak1, Magdalena Pisarska1, Michal Pedziwiatr1, Andrzej Budzynski, Professor1. 12nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, PolandIntroduction: We aimed to determine if there are correlations between of C-reactive… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity