Safety of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with Concurrent Cholecystectomy for Symptomatic Cholelithiasis
Nabeel R Obeid, MD, Heekoung Youn, MA, RN, Marina Kurian, MD, Christine Ren-Fielding, MD, George Fielding, MD, Bradley Schwack, MD. Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY. Introduction: The prevalence of cholelithiasis has been shown to correlate with obesity and BMI. Not infrequently, patients will present for bariatric surgery with symptomatic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese
Kamran Samakar, MD, MA, Travis J Mckenzie, MD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Scott A Shikora, MD. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Background: The effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is controversial. Although concomitant hiatal hernia repair (HHR) at the time of LSG is common, there is little data on… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Neural Activation in Response to Food Cues in Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Haley L Yarosh, PhD, Beth M Anderson, PhD, Janet Ng, PhD, Kasey O'Neil, BS, Andrea M Stone, BS, Darren Tishler, MD, Pavlos Papasavas, MD, FACS, Godfrey D Pearlson, MBBS, MD. Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Olin Neuropsychiatric Research Center, Hartford Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Center. Purpose: Candidates for bariatric surgery often experience… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Reduced Port Laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass with Manual Gastrojejunostomy
Giovanni Dapri, MD, PhD, FACS. European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium. Background: The philosophy to reduce the invasiveness of minimal access surgery invested the last years of general laparoscopy. Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has been reported to be feasible and safe. Reduced port laparoscopic surgery (RPLS) consists in performing conventional multiport laparoscopic procedures… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents, Our Experience
Mujjahid Abbas, MD, L Cumella, BS, J Choi, MD, P Vemulapalli, MD, E. Reynolds, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical Center, Childrens Hospital at MMC. Background: Adolescent obesity has become a health care problem of great magnitude. There is no reliable long term medical remedy available. Diet and exercise fail in great majority of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Role of Intraoperative Iv Fluids On Hospital Length of Stay in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study in 170 Consecutive Patients
Vaughn E Nossaman, MS, William S Richardson, MD, James B Wooldridge, MD, Bobby D Nossaman, MD. Tulane University School of Medicine and Ochsner Medical Center. Introduction: Studies are unclear regarding optimal intraoperative fluid management in laparoscopic bariatric surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine if the amount of intraoperative intravenous fluids affected hospital… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Methylene Blue Or Upper Gi, Which Is More Effective for Detecting Leak in Gastric Bypass Patients?
Lars Nelson, MD, Rena C Moon, MD, Andre F Teixeira, MD, Muhammad A Jawad, MD, FACS. Orlando Regional Medical Center. Background: Postoperative leak from an anastomosis is a serious complication following gastric bypass that results in morbidity and could even lead to mortality. The bariatric surgeon has several tools to assess this adversity. There has… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Post-operative Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen Reduces Narcotic Requirement after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB).
Shireesh Saurabh, MD, Jessica K Smith, MD, Paul Jose, Peter Nau, MD, Mark Pederson, Isaac Samuel, MD. University of iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Introduction: IV acetaminophen potentially reduces postoperative narcotic requirement but has not been tested after LRYGB. Lower narcotic requirements could reduce commonly associated unwanted effects such as nausea, vomiting, itching, dizziness and headache.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
21st Century Weight Loss: Banding Versus Bypass
Stephen W Davies, MD, MPH, Christopher A Guidry, MD, MSc, Rachel I Penn, BA, Robert G Sawyer, MD, Bruce D Schirmer, MD, Peter T Hallowell, MD. University of Virginia School of Medicine. Introduction: The two most commonly performed procedures for bariatric surgery include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB). While many… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Is next-day discharge following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass safe in select patients? Analysis of short-term outcomes
Ahmad I Elnahas, MD, FRCSC, David R Urbach, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Allan Okrainec, MDCM, MHPE, FACS, FRCSC, Fayez Quereshy, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Timothy D Jackson, MD, MPH, FRCSC. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto. Introduction: There is controversy surrounding the safety and feasibility of next-day discharge following laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The protocol of a randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial to investigate the role of intra-peritoneal ropivacaine in gastric bypass surgery
Robert Wu, Alexis Porte, Fatima Haggar, Isabelle Raiche, Husein Moloo, Jean Claude Gauthier, Amy Neville, Jean Denis Yelle, Joseph Mamazza. The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa. Introduction Postoperative pain control remains a major challenge, even in laparoscopic surgery such as gastric bypass. Effective pain control reduces the risk of postoperative complication such as deep vein… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Conversion of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Removal to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Two Step Procedure
Ryan C Broderick, MD, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Catherine Beck, MD, Alberto S Gallo, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Martin A Berducci, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of California San Diego. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band removal is occuring at an increasing rate..… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy Or Gastric Bypass as Primary Bariatric Procedure: Retrospective Evaluation of Outcomes.
Mousa Khoursheed, MD, FRCS, Ibtisam Al-Bader, MD, FRCS, Ali Mouzannar, BMBCH, Abdulla Al-Haddad, MD, FACS, Ali Sayed, MD, FRCS, Ali Mohammad, MD, FRCS, Abe Finferhut, MD, FACS. Department of surgery, faculty of medicine, Kuwait university. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a gold standard bariatric procedure and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is innovative procedure that is increasingly… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Acute appendicitis in the setting of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: A case report and literature review
Josue Chery, MD, Amy Maselli, MD, Krystyna Kabata, PA, Anthony Tortolani, MD, Piotr Gorecki, MD. New York Methodist Hospital. Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) remains an established modality for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Acute appendicitis remains the most common cause of acute abdomen. Since the lifetime prevalence of acute appendicitis reaches 8-10%,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Validity of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy following gastric band failure:
Mohammed Alkubaisi, MD, FICS, FIBMS, DMAS, Abdulsalam Altaie, MD, FICS, FRCS. Altaie Center For Laparoscopic & Obesity Surgery, Dubai, UAE. Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an effective bariatric procedure with low morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, high failure rates in long-term follow-up were seen. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has a failure rate in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity