Gastric Band Erosion: Diagnostic and Treatment Alternatives
Rodrigo Gonzalez, MD, Edwin Bran, MD, Fernando Montufar, MD Las Americas Private Hospital BACKGROUND: Band erosion is a known complication following gastric banding and physicians are increasingly being exposed to patients with this problem. Its presentation can sometimes be subtle, making it difficult to diagnose even for physicians with ample experienced in bariatric surgery. Therefore,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Roux-En-Y Fistulojejunostomy for Post-Sleeve Gastrectomy Fistula
Elie K Chouillard, MD, PhD, Jean Biagini, MD, FACS, Nelson Trelles, MD, Mohammad Al Jarallah, MD PARIS POISSY MEDICAL CENTER Introduction: Fistula is still a concern after Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) in patients with morbid obesity. Although the risk of fistula is relatively low (< 5 %), its treatment is long, non standardized, and complex. Surgery… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Decreases in activated caspase-1 levels are integral to improvement of metabolic profile after laparoscopic bariatric surgery – Preliminary Report of changes in caspase-1 and mitochondrial respiration after laparoscopic bariatric surgery
S Nijhawan, MD, Diego Alvarez, MD, PhD, Jon Audia, PhD, William O Richards, MD University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL INTRODUCTION –Chronic, low-grade metabolic inflammation (‘meta’-inflammation) and impaired mitochondrial function is found in patients with morbid obesity and metabolic syndrome. Caspase-1 elicits inflammation via activation of selected interleukins that are typically elevated in morbidly obese… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A Call to Arms: Obese Men with More Severe Comorbidities of Obesity and Under Utilization of Bariatric Operations. A Study of 1368 Patients.
Gina N Farinholt, MD, Aaron D Carr, MD, Mohamed R Ali, MD University of California, Davis Introduction Despite similar rates of obesity among American men and women, population-based studies suggest that bariatric surgery patients are disproportionately female. The UC Davis experience suggests that when the obese male does present for bariatric surgery, his obesity is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Intra-peritoneal Mesh Repair combined with clean contaminated surgeries – Feasibility and safety.
C Palanivelu, MS, FACS, P Praveen Raj, MS, P Senthilnathan, MS, R Parthasarathi, MS, M K Ganesh GEM Hospital & Research Centre Since the first report of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in 1992, this procedure has gained popularity with benefits of shorter hospital stay, improved patient outcome and fewer complications than the traditional open procedures.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Patient with Situs Inversus
Federico Moser, MD, Pablo Maldonado, MD, Veronica Gorodner, A. Alcaraz, MD, Lucio Obeide, MD Hospital Privado Centro Medico de Cordoba Background: Situs inversus is a rare genetic condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The incidence is 1 in 10000 people. We present our experience performing a… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: An Efficacious Management of Metabolic Syndrome in the Morbidly Obese.
Joslin Cheverie, MD, FRCSC, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, FACS, Bryan J Sandler, MD, FACS, Juan S Barajas-Gamboa, MD, Manuel Valero, MD, Alisa M Coker, MD, C. Aitor Macias, MD, MPH, Mark A Talamini, MD, FACS, Eduardo Grunvald, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD, FACS UCSD Center for the Future of Surgery Introduction The objective of this study… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Revision of Gastrojejunostomy for Stenosis
Ruby Gatschet, MD, Cyrus Moon, MD, Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH, Keith Boone, MD, Kelvin Higa, MD Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates, UCSF Fresno In this video, we present the revision of a gastrojejunostomy for stenosis. The patient is a 52 year-old woman who initially had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 1999. In 2001, she underwent repair of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Specimen Extraction after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: No Need to Bag It.
Eric Boyle, MD, Timothy Kuwada, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Keith Gersin, MD Carolinas Medical Center Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective and popular bariatric procedure. In contrast to the adjustable gastric band and gastric bypass, LSG is a resectional procedure that requires removal of the relatively large gastric remnant. This often requires… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Revisional Bariatric Surgery: Perioperative Morbidity is Determined by the Type of Procedure
Kishore Malireddy, MD, Ryan Phillips, BS, Evon Zoog, BS, Timothy Kuwada, MD, Keith Gersin, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD Carolinas Healthcare System, CMC-Mercy Introduction: Revisional bariatric procedures are on the rise and are expected to continue increasing given the high number of primary procedures being performed in the US. The higher complexity of these procedures… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Revision of Failed Gastric Banding to Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Rodrigo Gonzalez, MD, Edwin Bran, MD, Fernando Montufar, MD Las Americas Private Hospital BACKGROUND: Successful weight following bariatric surgery is defined as losing 50% of the excess body weight at long-term follow-up. All types of bariatric operations have a percentage of failure due to inadequate weight loss or weight regain. Revisional bariatric surgery is an… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in Morbid obesity and Type 2 Diabetes – Outcome in Chinese
Simon K Wong, MD, Shirley Y Liu, MD, Candice C Lam, RN, Enders K Ng, MD The Chinese University of Hong Kong Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is increasingly advocated as a primary bariatric procedure for morbid obesity. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of LSG as a stand-alone operation in achieving weight reduction… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic-Assisted ERCP in Patients with Roux-En-Y Anatomy
Terri A Zomerlei, BS, MPAS, Jennifer A McLellan, MD, Zyra C Cortez, BS, Scott J Cressman, BS, David E Scheeres, MD, FACS, James A Foote, MD, FACS Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners INTRODUCTION: Performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) on patients who have previously undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RNYGB) is logistically and technically challenging.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Sang-Moon Han, MD, Rena Moon, MD, Sung Soo Park, MD, Carlos Esquivel, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, Steven Wexner, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD The bariatric and Metabolic institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida. Weston, Florida Background: Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is thought of as a wasting disease it sometimes coincides with obesity. Laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Single Institution’s Five Year Experience
Elizabeth A Dovec, MD, Robert Kelly, MD, Willie Melvin, MD, Ronald H Clements, MD, Brandon Williams, MD, Michael Holzman, MD, Naji Abumrad, MD Vanderbilt University Background: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is a commonly performed surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Since its FDA approval in 2001, the procedure has gained popularity by… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity