Ct Scans Show Low Incidence of Trocar Site Fascial Defects After Laparoscopic Roux -en-y Gastric Bypass
Gustavo E Bello, MD, Toms Augustin, MD, Jonathan M Tomasko, MD, Jerome R Lyn-sue, MBBS, Randy S Haluck, MD, Ann M Rogers, MD. Penn State Hershey Medical Center Introduction: Incidence of clinically evident abdominal wall trocar site hernias is known to be between 0.5 to 2% depending on type of surgery, port size, and… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Difference in Quality of Life in Morbidly Obese Patients After Bariatic Surgery
Ravinder Singh Bal, MS, Ashish Ahuja, MS, Satpal Singh Virk, Mch. Dayanand Medical college&hospital,Ludhiana,(Punjab)INDIA Introduction: The difference in quality of life of morbidly obese patients was investigated in a controlled cross sectional study.The present study investigates the predictive value of various parameters such as age,gender,weight loss and pre operative psychiatric disorders with regard to… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does a Dedicated Surgical Team Really Make the Bariatric Surgical Suite More Efficient?
Matthew Fourman, MD, Leena Khaitan, MD. Case Western Reserve University Hospitals Background Over the last several years there has been an emphasis on team training in the operating room to improve efficiency and reduce adverse outcomes. A consistent surgical team has been considered particularly important in the care of the patient undergoing bariatric surgery… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Gastro-intestinal Quality of Life Improve After Gastric Bypass?
Nayna Lodhia, BS, Jaffer Kattan, BS, Adam Eltorai, BS, Homero Rivas, MD, John M Morton, MD MPH. Stanford Introduction: Morbid obesity is the leading public health crisis in the United States and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric Bypass (LRYGB) is an effective and enduring weight-loss intervention. The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in quality of life… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Early Experience of Bariatric Surgery at Dayanand Medical College&hospital,ludhiana(punjab)india.
Ashish Ahuja, MS, Prabhdeep Nain, MS, Satpal Singh Virk, Mch. Dayanand Medical College&hospital,Ludhiana,(Punjab)INDIA Introduction: Obesity is a rapidly progressing worldwide epidemic which rates among the top 10 causes of illhealth worldwide.In India ,Punjab is the no.1 state as far as obesity is concerned & is rapidly growing .We present our early experience of 80… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Early Experience With Natural Orifice Trans-umbilical Surgery Gastric Bypass(notus) Using Needlescopic Instruments
Arif Ahmad, MD FACS FRCS, Ashish Agarwala, DO. John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Stony Brook University Medical Center We present our early data on NOTUS gastric bypass using needlescopic instruments and compare it to the traditional 5 port laparoscopic gastric bypass. Prospective trial in which 20 morbidly obese patients after undergoing workup as per the NIH… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Early Single Stage Operative Management of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks Without Endoscopic Stent Placement
Abdelrahman A Nimeri, MD, Maria Margarita, MD, Mohammed B Al Hadad, RN. SKMC managed by Cleveland Clinic Sleeve gastrectomy is considered a primary treatment for morbid obesity. Leaks following sleeve gastrectomy are not uncommon, and may lead to major morbidity, and prolonged hospital stay.2 The leak rate from gastric staple line ranges from 1.4… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effective Use of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in High-risk Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Tec Chong, MD FACS, Suma Sangisetty, MD, Siva Vithianathan, MD FACS. Brown Alpert School of Medicine PurposeObesity is an independent risk factor for venous thromboemolic events (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE), which is the leading cause of death postoperatively from bariatric surgery. Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been shown to prevent… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Efficacy of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Achondroplastic Patient: a Case Report
Akeel M Merchant, BS, Eyad M Wohaibi, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD. Albany Medical Center Introduction: Patients with achondroplasia fall under the category of atypically morbid obese individuals in whom correction of obesity via lifestyle modification becomes of limited use given their body disposition and co-morbidities. Case report: This paper reports a 30 year… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic Clipping for the Treatment of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks: It Works!
Ali Almontashery, MD, Yaser Dahlan, MD, Khalid Alshahrani, MD, Adel Bakhsh, MD. King Abdualaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Background - The purpose of this study is to present our experience in the management of persistent staple line leaks post LSG using endoscopic clipping. Methods - Four patients presented with clinical and radiological evidence… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic Management of Post-gastric Bypass Anastomotic Strictures With Balloon Dilations and Endoluminal Stents
Eric Marcotte, MD MSc, Emilie Comeau, MD FRSCS, Anne Meziat-burdin, MD, Charles Ménard, MD FRCPC, George Rateb, MD. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke Introduction: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is well recognized for its efficiency in terms of weight loss for morbidly obese patients. Anastomotic strictures present in 5-15% of cases and have a… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic Revision of RYGB With a Suturing Device. First Ous Series
Manoel Galvao, MD, Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, Juan Carlos Ayala, MD, Almino Ramos, MD, Josemberg Campos, MD, Natan Zundel, MD. Gastro Obeso Center - Sao paulo, Brazil. Centro de Cirugia de Obesidad - Santiago, Chile.Clinica Santa fe, Bogota, Colombia Background: The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is among the most-performed bariatric procedures. Despite very good results,… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic Stents (ES) As Definitive Treatment for Postoperative Leaks in Bariatric Surgery
César Muñoz, MD, José Salinas, MD, Camilo Boza, MD, Fernando Crovari, MD, Ricardo Funke, MD, Alejandro Raddatz, MD, Allan Sharp, MD, Alex Escalona, MD, Fernando Pimentel, MD. Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico P. Universidad Católica de Chile INTRODUCTIONObesity surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity. However surgery is associated with complications like… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Factors Influencing Choice of Operation Among Prospective Bariatric Patients
Stelin Johnson, RPAC, Roman Grinberg, MD, John N Afthinos, MD, Karen E Gibbs, MD. Staten Island University Hospital Introduction: It is currently unclear what factors patients wishing to undergo weight loss surgery use in their selection of an operation. In our practice we have noticed an apparent disparity between the information presented to our… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Esophagojejunostomy for Gastric Necrosis After Gastric Band Slippage
Jason F Richardson, MD, Ninh T Nguyen, MD. University of California Irvine Medical Center A video demonstration of a gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy performed in a patient who developed gastric necrosis after gastric band slippage. Radiologic review, endoscopic evaluation, gastric band removal, gastric resection, and reconstruction are featured in this video. Session Number: SS08… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity