Gastric Imbrication Using the Endoflip Device to Size the New Stomach
Daniel Cottam, MD, Sunil Sharma, MD, Mahendra Narwaria, MD, Christine Richards, MD. Surgical Weight Loss Center of Utah Gastric Imbrication is a new surgery to assist patients in losing weight. However, it has had limited application because of the difficulty in sizing the new stomach. Bougies do not allow realtime information concerning the size of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (less) Giant Hiatal Hernia with Nissen Fundoplication
Sharona B Ross, MD, Harold Paul, BS, Natalie Donn, BS, Alxander S Rosemurgy, MD. University of South Florida & Tampa General Hospital LESS surgery represents a paradigm shift in minimally invasive surgery; it improves cosmesis, reduces pain and shortens recovery time. LESS surgery is applied to various laparoscopic operations including Nissen fundoplication for the treatment… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Common Bile Duct Exploration
Kazunori Shibao, MD PhD, Aiichiro Higure, MD PhD, Koji Yamaguchi, MD PhD. Dept. of Surgery I, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health BACKGROUND: Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery has developed as a new surgical modality producing increased cosmetic benefits over conventional endoscopic surgery. However, to date, there are no reports about LESS surgery… Continue Reading
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- SILS
Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Transgastric ERCP After Gastric Bypass
Catherine L McKnight, MD, Navid Madani, MD, William S Cobb, MD, Alfredo M Carbonell, DO. Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center Our patient is a 61 year old gentleman with a history of roux-en-Y gastric bypass four years prior to presentation. One year after his bypass, he underwent an emergent laparoscopic converted to open subtotal… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Component Separation: Troobleshooting
Angel M Caban, MD, Mark J Watson, MD. UT Southwestern, University of Florida The Component Separation Technique for repair of complex ventral hernias has been widely used since the 1990's. In recent years the minimally invasive approach was introduce in an attempt to minimize wound complications and improve patient recovery. The procedure involves division of… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Conversion of Billroth I to Roux–Y Gastrojejunostomy for Bile Reflux Gastritis and Chronic Gastric Outlet Obstruction
R J Rosenthal, I Fendrich, A Abdemur, S Szomstein. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: Gastric outlet obstruction due to anastomotic stricture is a possible complication of partial gastrectomy with a Billroth I reconstruction. We present a case in which a stenotic BI anastomosis after open partial gastrectomy was converted to a Roux en Y utilizing a… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass As a Treatment Option for Chronic Staple Disruption After Sleeve Gastrectomy
A Bernsteyn, M Gianos, A Abdemur, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: This video illustrates the use of laparoscopic techniques in the management of a sleeve gastrectomy complicated with a gastroperitoneal fistulous tract, with a conversion to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as final treatment. Discussion: The patient is a 43 year… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Cystogastrostomy Combined with Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz, MD, Steven E Rodgers, MD PhD, Shevonne S Satahoo, MD. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine A 55 year old male presented with severe pancreatitis complicated by a panceratic pseudocyst. The patient had recurrence of the cyst after percutaneous drainage and remained symptomatic. He was a candidate for bariatric surgery… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Laparoscopic Doudenal-Jejunal Bypass for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Jacob A Greenberg, MD EdM, John J Kelly, MD. University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA This submission is a video presentation of a laparoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass performed for superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Our patient is a 22 year-old female with a longstanding history of epigastric abdominal pain following solid meals. She was… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Drainage of Periaortic Graft Abscess
Edgar Luis Galiñanes, MD, Scott Philipp, MD. University of Missouri-Columbia We describe a case in which a minimally invasive technique was successfully used to drain a right-sided periaortic abscess that had failed conservative therapy 6 months after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Failure of conservative therapy often results in surgery associated with high morbidity and… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Duodenojejunal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy an Effective Alternative for Laparoscopic Roux En Y Gastric Bypass
C Palanivelu, MCH FACS FRCS, P Praveen Raj, MS, S Rajapandian, MS DNB, P Senthilnathan, MS DNB, P S Rajan, MS FACS. GEM Hospital Background:Laparoscopic duodenojejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy is being increasingly proposed as an alternative to Roux en Y gastric bypass with the following stated advantages:-Removal of gastric remnant facilitates easy surveillance in… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Enucleation of the Insulinoma of the Pancreas
Takeshi Naitoh, MD FACS, T Morikawa, MD, M Kakyo, MD, M Kinouchi, MD, T Ando, MD, F Motoi, MD, S Egawa, MD, M Unno, MD. Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas is considered as relatively low malignant tumor. It is often treated with laparoscopic surgery. Most popular procedure for… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Laparoscopic Esophago Gastrectomy with Colonic Interposition
C Palanivelu, MCh FACS FRCS, P Senthilnathan, MS DNB MRCS, P S Rajan, MS FACS, P Praveen Raj, MS, V Vaithiswaran, MS, R Parthasarathi, MS. GEM Hospital Incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophago-gastric junction is increasing rapidly in India. Some of the lesions involve significant lengths of the lower esophagus and the stomach. Laparoscopic Esophago gastrectomy… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Esophago-Gastrostomy for End-Stage Achalasia
Peter G Devitt, Dr, Sarah K Thompson, Dr, Glyn G Jamieson, Dr. University of Adelaide The standard of care for achalasia of the cardia is laparoscopic cardiomyotomy. This procedure achieves satisfactory and long-standing results in over 85% of patients. For those who have a less-than-satisfactory result from cardiomyotomy or who present with more advanced disease,… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Excision of a Giant Gastric GIST with Stomach Reconstruction
Aaron M Lipskar, MD, Christina L Cheng, Barry A Salky, MD. Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ We present a video demonstrating a laparoscopic excision of a giant gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor with stomach reconstruction. The patient is a 50-year-old female without… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity