Cholecystectomy after ERCP in the over 80’s: Adding insult to injury?
Rebecca L Teasdale, Miss, Mukhtar Ahmad, Mr, Bussa R Gopinath, Mr North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust AimTo investigate the outcome of patients, over the age of 80, found to have common bile duct (CBD) stones at endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). MethodsRetrospective analysis of endoscopy database and case notes was carried out on all patients… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- HPB
Combined Near-infrared Fluorescence Laparoscopy of the Extra-hepatic Bile Ducts and Arterial anatomy: Results of a Feasibility Study
R.m. Schols, MD, N.d. Bouvy, MD, PhD, A.a.m. Masclee, MD, PhD, R.m. van Dam, MD, C.h.c. Dejong, MD, PhD, L.p.s. Stassen, MD, PhD Departments of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most commonly performed laparoscopic procedures. Bile duct injury (BDI) is a rare, but… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- HPB
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
Comparison of Egj Distensibility Changes During Poem and Heller Myotomy Using Intraoperative Endoflip
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Lubomyr Boris, BS, Fahd O Arafat, MD, Frederic Nicodeme, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD Northwestern University Introduction: Peroral esophageal myotomy (POEM) is a novel endoscopic procedure for the treatment of achalasia. The comparative effects of POEM and laparoscopic Heller… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Completely Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Early and Advanced Gastric Cancer
Fabrizio Moisan, MD, Enrique Norero, MD, Jose Galindo, MD, Fernando Crovari, MD, Nicolas Jarufe, MD, Eduardo Vinuela, MD, Sergio Baez, MD, Perez Gustavo, MD, Camilo Boza, MD, Alex Escalona, MD, Ricardo Funke, MD Hospital Clinico Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Hospital Dr. Sotero del Rio. Introduction: The application of laparoscopic gastric surgery has increased rapidly… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Comprehensive Assessment of Skill-related Physical and Cognitive Ergonomics Associated with Robotic and Traditional Laparoscopic Surgeries
Gyusung Lee, PhD, Mija Lee, PhD, Tameka Clanton, MS, Michael Marohn, DO Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; University of Maryland School of Medicine Introduction: We conducted the current study to investigate how physical and cognitive workloads exhibited by surgeons would differ between robotic and laparoscopic surgeries and whether any ergonomic differences would… Continue Reading
Concomitant Weight Loss Surgery and Definitive Hernia Repair
Ainsley B Freshour, MD, Sunil Sharma, MD University of Florida - Jacksonville Introduction: The finding of a ventral hernia in a morbidly obese patient is not uncommon. The right approach in managing such patients is always debatable. Typically, weight loss surgery is performed first, and after adequate weight loss definitive repair of the hernia is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Contemporary Flexible Endoscopic Management of Acute Esophageal Perforations
Ahmed Sharata, MD, Ashwin A Kurian, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD The Oregon Clinic-GMIS Division, Providence Portland Cancer Center We present a video on contemporary flexible endoscopic management of acute esophageal perforations. The NOTES experience has contributed to the development of new flexible endoscopic technologies that have… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Cost Analysis of Open and Laparoscopic Pancreacticoduodenectomy: A Single Institution Comparison
Marc G Mesleh, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD Mayo Clinic Florida IntroductionThe laparoscopic approach to pancreaticoduodenectomy has progressed in technique and efficiency, and its utilization is increasing. While laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) has been shown to be safe and feasible, comparing its cost in relation to open pancreaticoduodenectomy… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- HPB
Critical Appraisal of Learning Curve for Single Incision Laparoscopic Right Colectomy
Javier Nieto, MD, Madhu Ragupathi, MD, Chirag Patel, MD, Ali Aminian, MD, Eric M Haas, MD, FACS, FASCRS Colorectal Surgical Associates, Ltd, LLP / Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School / Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine / Houston, TX INTRODUCTION: Single… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Current National Practice Patterns for Management of Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia: A Population Based Study
L M Funk, MD, MPH, Kyle A Perry, MD, Vimal K Narula, MD, Dean J Mikami, MD, W Scott Melvin, MD The Ohio State University Introduction: The health care burden related to the management of ventral hernias is substantial with more than 3 billion dollars in expenditures annually in the U.S. alone. Previous studies have… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Cutting Out the Middle Man: Laparoscopic Central Pancreatectomy
Rebecca Kowalski, MD, Niket Sonpal, MD, Jennifer Montes, MD, Paresh C Shah, MD Lenox Hill Hospital, Northshore-LIJ Health System We present a 53 year old woman found to have a solid mass in the junction of the neck and body of the pancreas. EUS-FNA of the mass was consistent with a neuroendocrine tumor. There was… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- HPB
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
Diaphragmatic Relaxing Incisions During Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Christina L Greene, MD, Steven R DeMeester, MD, Joerg Zehetner, MD, Daniel S Oh, MD, Jeffrey A Hagen, MD Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair is associated with a high recurrence rate. In a recent randomized trial the recurrence rate exceeded 50% at five… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Disease-Based Mortality After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Utility of the Enterprise Data Warehouse
Benjamin K Poulose, MD, MPH, Joan Kaiser, RN, MS, William C Beck, MD, Pearlie Jackson, PhD, William H Nealon, MD, Kenneth W Sharp, MD, Michael D Holzman, MD, MPH Vanderbilt University Medical Center Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) remains a mainstay of enteral access. Thirty day mortality for PEG has ranged from 16-43%. This study aims… Continue Reading