Five Years follow up after Transvaginal NOTES procedures with hybrid technique: gynecologic issues?
Anibal J. Rondan, Rosana Trapani, Gustavo C. Alarcia, Alberto R. Ferreres, Pablo J. Miguel. BocalandroBackground: The clinical application of NOTES procedures has raised concerns regarding the access to the abdomen. The transvaginal route has been widely used for years and eliminates the disadvantages and risks associated with other NOTES approaches. The easy closure of the… Continue Reading
Fluorescence Imaging Is a Useful Adjunct in Liver Resections
Zeljka Jutric, MD1, Maria A Cassera, BS1, Pippa H Newell, MD, FACS2, Ronald F Wolf, MD, FACS2, Paul D Hansen, MD, FACS2, Chet W Hammill, MD, FACS2. 1Providence Portland Medical Center, 2The Oregon Clinic Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the use of indocyanine green and fluorescence imaging to identify the liver segmental anatomy, portal… Continue Reading
Fluorocholangiography: Reincarnation in Laparoscopic Surgery
Ahmad Mirza, MD, Samer Zino, MD, Haitham Qandeel, MBBS, Mk Nassar, Ahmad Nassar. The Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie, Scotland, UKINTRODUCTION : Since 1990’s the routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has resulted in the decline of routine use of intra-operative cholangiography (IOC). The common bile duct (CBD) stones are being increasingly diagnosed pre-operatively by employing endoscopic… Continue Reading
Fully Robotic Whipple vs Open: Early Experience
Alejandro Mejia, MD, Jose R Soto, Stephen S Cheng, MD, Carlos Fasola, MD, Tarek Kahn, Richard Dickerman, MD. Methodist Dallas Medical CenterMinimally Invasive whipple has been offered at selective centers with results comparable to the open technique.Adoption of robotic surgery in HPB is still limited and viewed with skepticism.In this study, the early results of… Continue Reading
Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) Certification: Validation and Predictors of Success
Thomas N Robinson1, J Olasky2, P Young3, L S Feldman4, P R Fuchshuber5, S B Jones2, A Madani4, Michael Brunt6, D Mikami7, G P Jackson8, J Mischna9, S Schwaitzberg2, Daniel B Jones2. 1University of Colorado, 2Harvard University, 3Kryterion, Inc., 4McGill University, 5Kaiser Pemanente, 6Washington University, 7Ohio State University, 8Vanderbilt University, 9SAGESIntroduction: The Fundamental Use of… Continue Reading
Gallbladder Stone Disease (GSD) and its complications
Anibal J. Rondan, Marcelo Fasano, Rosana Trapani, Gustavo C Alarcia, Pablo J Miguel, Julieta Camelione, Alberto R. Ferreres. BocalandroBackground: GSD is one of the most frequent disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract; its incidence in the adult population is above 58% for females and around 42% for males. Race and ethnicity play a major role in… Continue Reading
Gastric Band Erosion-Migration causing Gastro-duodenal Fistula
Irfan Halim, MBBS, FRCS, MSc, DIC, LLB, C L Fontaine, MBBS, Yashwant Koak, MBChB, FRCS, MS, MBA, MDCH. Homerton HospitalIntroduction The laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) procedure is commonly used in obese patients (BMI >35) to aid in weight loss. Complications of the LAGB are well documented and are now being seen with increasing frequency… Continue Reading
Gastroesophageal Reflux In A Cohort Of Morbidly Obese Patients Before And After Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Amy Stratton, DO, Manish Singla, MD, John Betteridge, MD, Scott Rehrig, MD, Yen-Ju Chen, BSN, MSN, CGRN, Lavern Belle, BS, Corinne Maydonovitch, BS , Fouad J. Moawad, MD, FACG. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MDIntroduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) offers excellent sustainable weight loss for morbidly obese patients. Previous studies have demonstrated an… Continue Reading
Gender Influence in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes: Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass
Martin A Berducci, MD, Jorge Nefa, Alberto Gallo, MD, Magali Sanchez, MD, Natalia Pampillon, Lic, Viviana Lasagni, Lic, Cecilia Penutto, Sonia Omelanczuk, Mariela Abaurre, Lic, Romina Palma, Lic, Alejandra Ojeda, MD, Pablo E Omelanczuk, MD. Clinica QuirurgicaIntroduction The long-term ef?cacy of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in the treatment of morbid obesity has been proven… Continue Reading
Geographic Trends in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Emmanuel M Gabriel, MD, PhD, Pragatheeshwar Thirunavukarasu, MD, Kristopher Attwood, PhD, Boris Kuvshinoff, MD, Steven Hochwald, MD, Steven Nurkin, MD. Roswell Park Cancer InstituteIntroduction: Studies have shown increasing trends in the use of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). With the increasing incorporation of robotics into general surgery and surgical… Continue Reading
Giant GIST Tumor Resection and Hiatal Hernia Repair: Presentation and Treatment
Morris Sasson, MD, Fernando Dip, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaIntroduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) are mesenchymal tumors that account for approximately 0.1-3% of GI neoplasm. GISTs are most commonly found in the stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum. Two-thirds of patients may… Continue Reading
Gigantic Right-sided Pheochromocytoma Treated with Laparoscopic Bilateral Adrenalectomy
Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Joshua Langert, MD, Ryan C Broderick, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Moneer E Almadani, MD, Christopher DuCoin, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Michael Bouvet, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California, San Diego, Department of SurgeryLaparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy can be a technically challenging case, particularly on the right… Continue Reading
Glowing Green: Case report of Indocyanine Green uptake in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Pearl Ma, MD, Prashanth Navaran, MD, Babak Eghbalieh, MD, FACS. University of California-Fresno SurgeryIntroduction: The use of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during robotic assisted laparoscopy has been shown to be helpful in identifying critical structures during robotic gastrointestinal resections and biliary structures during cholecystectomies. Recently, we have noticed an uptake of ICG particularly by… Continue Reading
Goal Setting Program in Surgical Training Curriculum To Improve Laparoscopic Skills
Ryota Tanaka, MD, PhD, Yalini Vigneswaran, MD, Francis DeAsis, BS, BA, JoAnn Carbray, BA, Alexandre Derevianko, MD, Michael Ujiki, MD. Department of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystemINTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a goal setting program integrated into a surgical training curriculum would improve performance on Fundamentals… Continue Reading
Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy An Assessment From NSQIP Procedure-targeted Cohort
Cigdem Benlice, MD1, Meagan Costedio, MD1, Luca Stocchi, MD1, Xiaobo Liu, MS2, Maher A Abbas, MD3, Emre Gorgun, MD1. 1Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Colorectal Surgery, 2Cleveland Clinic, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, 3Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Digestive Disease InstituteIntroduction: Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) has gained acceptance as a viable option for patients… Continue Reading