High Dose Opioid Analgesia Use Prior To Laparoscopic Gastric Stimulator Placement Reduces Likelihood of Clinical Success
Mena Boules, MD, Hideharu Shimizu, MD, Andrea Zelisko, MD, Kevin El-Hayek, MD, Maged K Rizk, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Introduction: Gastroparesis is a chronic, common, and costly disorder for which medical therapy is often unsuccessful. Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) has been used to treat refractory cases however response is variable and difficult… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
High-resolution Manometry Findings in Symptomatic Post-nissen Fundoplication Patients with Normal Endoscopic Configuration
Se Ryung Yamamoto, Tommy H Lee, Kalyana C Nandipati, Pradeep Pallati, Kush R Lohani, Sumeet K Mittal. Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate high-resolution manometry findings in symptomatic post-fundoplication patients with normal endoscopic configuration. Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Foregut
High Resolution Manometry Sub-Classification of Achalasia: Does it really matter?
Christina L Greene, MD, Erica J Chang, BA, Stephanie G Worrell, MD, Steven R DeMeester, MD, Daniel S Oh, MD, Jeffrey A Hagen, MD. Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. BACKGROUND: Three variants of achalasia have been described using high resolution esophageal manometry (HRM). While manometrically distinct their clinical significance has… Continue Reading
Home-made Affordable Surgical Device for Single Access Laparoscopic Surgery
D Gomez, MD, F Arias, MD, G Herrera, MD, A Quintero, MD, N Cortes, MD, G Garcia, MD, L Rojas, MD, C Rodriguez, MD. Fundacion Hospital San Carlos. Introduction: Major technological advances have led to the development of less invasive techniques such as Laparo- Endoscopic Single-site Surgery and Transluminal Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery, being the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Hospital Acquired Conditions After Bariatric Surgery: We Can Predict, But Can We Prevent?
Anne O Lidor, MD, MPH, Miloslawa Stem, MS, Erin Moran-Atkin, MD, Thomas H Magnuson, MD, Kimberley E Steele, MD, Hien Nguyen, MD, Michael A Schweitzer, MD. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Introduction: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated a nonpayment policy for certain hospital acquired conditions (HACs) in 2008.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
Hospital Admissions Greater Than 30 Days Following Bariatric Surgery: Patient and Procedure Matter
Dana A Telem, MD, Wendy L Patterson, MPH, Brittany D Peoples, MS, Maria Altieri, MD, Gerald Gracia, MD, Jie Yang, PhD, Qiao Zhang, MS, Aurora D Pryor, MD. Stony Brook Medicine, New York State Department of Health Office of Quality and Patient Safety. Introduction: Sparse data is available regarding hospital admission rates greater than 30-days… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Hospital Readmission Following Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, and Herniorrhaphy
Brian C Hill, MD, Saad A Shebrain, MBBCh, FACS, Leandra H Burke, MPA, CCRP, Shivani Shah, MD, Ethan J Maltz. Western Michigan University School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Hospital readmissions are known to occur after surgery. We conducted a retrospective case review on a cohort of patients who had appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or hernia repair and were… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
Human Extensions: A Novel, hand-held surgical operating system.
Amir Szold, MD, FACS. Assia Medical Group, Tel Aviv, Israel, and Human Extensions Inc., Netanya, Israel. Objective: Laparoscopic instruments have limited degrees of freedom and are not ergonomic. This results in severe limitations in performing complex, and even simple tasks in surgery, limiting many surgeons from performing a variety of minimally invasive procedures. Our goal… Continue Reading
Hybrid Approach to Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS): Universal Hand Tool Adapter for Robotically Controlled Laparoscopic Surgery
J Opfermann, MS, B Azizi Koutenaei, MS, A Shademan, PhD, S Leonard, PhD, A Krieger, PhD, PCW Kim, MD, PhD. Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.. Objective: Despite clear benefits, broader adoption of MIS remains delayed because of technical and economic reasons. With the robotic approach, improved ergonomics… Continue Reading
Hybrid Laparoscopic-Robotic Management of Type IVa Choledochal Cyst in the setting of prior Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Julietta Chang, MD, R. Matthew Walsh, MD, Kevin El-Hayek. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Choledochal cysts are rare congenital lesions of the biliary system. The recommended treatment is surgical excision with biliary enteric reconstruction. In patients with normal anatomy, Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy is preferred. However, different options in biliary reconstruction must be entertained in those with altered anatomy.… Continue Reading
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- Robotics
Hybrid Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery: Laparoscope-assisted Endoscopic Full-thickness Resection of Gastric Gist
Masao Fujiwara, MDPhD, Hirohito Mori, MDPhD, Yuji Nishizawa, MDPhD, Akihiro Kondo, MD, Keiichi Okano, MDPhD, Tsutom Masaki, MDPhD, Yasuyuki Suzuki, MDPhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a minimally invasive surgery, but the procedures using only a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Hypnosis Induced Mental Training Improves Performance on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Simulator
Gideon Sroka, MD, MSc, Monica Laniado, MD, Zahi Arnon, PhD, Elad Schief, MD, Ibrahim Matter, MD. Department of General Surgery(1), Complementary & Alternative Medicine Services(2) Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. Background: mental training is used extensively by musicians and athletes to improve their performance. Recently it has been suggested as a training method for surgical… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Hypopharyngeal Pepsin and SEP70 as Diagnostic Markers of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Yoshihiro Komatsu, MD, Lori A Kelly, BS, Ali H Zaidi, MD, Christina L Rotoloni, BS, Juliann E Kosovec, BS, Katie Nega, BA, Toshitaka Hoppo, MD, PhD, Blair A Jobe, MD, FACS. Institute for the Treatment of Esophageal and Thoracic Disease, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Introduction: The management of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) has… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Basic Science
i-LID – Instrument-driven Laparoscopic Image Display
Francois I Luks, MD, Austin Y Ha, Derek L Merck, PhD, Eleanor A Fallon, MD, Sean S Ciullo, MD. Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Objective: Despite the many advantages of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), traditional image display has a substantial limitation: the dependence of the entire surgical team on a single telescope viewpoint. This… Continue Reading
Iatrogenic gastrobronchial fistula following a thoracic spine neurosurgical procedure: report of a case.
Jeffrey J Skubic, DO, Nathaniel Eastman, MD, Jacob Wiesen, MD, Sarah Ogle, DO, Frank Sacco, MD. Banner Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ; Alaska native medical center, Anchorage, AK. Gastrobronchial fistula(GBF) is a known rare complication. Most recent reports are associated with bariatric surgery as these procedures typically involve working with the stomach and… Continue Reading