Equipment Variation in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Ayman E Ahmed, MBBS, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, Susan M Walters, RN, H. Tracy Davido, MD. University of Minnesota. Introduction: Healthcare costs continue to rise while reimbursements are decreasing; furthermore, these reimbursements are increasingly tied to quality outcome metrics. Therefore, methods of improving operative efficiency, consistency and cost reduction are imperative. Prior studies have delineated process variation as a determinant… Continue Reading
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Ergonomic assessment of the French and American position for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Kelvin Kramp, BSc, J.p.e.n. Pierie, Prof, MD, PhD, Marc van Det, MD, PhD, Christiaan Hoff, MD, Eric Totte, MD, PhD. Department of Surgery, Leeuwarden Medical Center, The Netherlands and Post Graduate School of Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. Aims: The cholecystectomy was one of the first surgical procedures to be performed with laparoscopy… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
High Dose Opioid Analgesia Use Prior To Laparoscopic Gastric Stimulator Placement Reduces Likelihood of Clinical Success
Mena Boules, MD, Hideharu Shimizu, MD, Andrea Zelisko, MD, Kevin El-Hayek, MD, Maged K Rizk, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Introduction: Gastroparesis is a chronic, common, and costly disorder for which medical therapy is often unsuccessful. Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) has been used to treat refractory cases however response is variable and difficult… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Home-made Affordable Surgical Device for Single Access Laparoscopic Surgery
D Gomez, MD, F Arias, MD, G Herrera, MD, A Quintero, MD, N Cortes, MD, G Garcia, MD, L Rojas, MD, C Rodriguez, MD. Fundacion Hospital San Carlos. Introduction: Major technological advances have led to the development of less invasive techniques such as Laparo- Endoscopic Single-site Surgery and Transluminal Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery, being the… Continue Reading
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ICG Infrared Imaging: A Novel Alternative to Intraoperative Cholangiography
Amie Miller, MD, Jonathan Saxe, MD, Caroline Cao, PhD. Wright State University, Dayton, OH. Introduction: ICG (indocyanine green) infrared imaging has been proposed as an alternative to classic intra-operative cholangiography, but has not been accepted in clinical use due to inadequate image quality. The purpose of this study was to determine the minimum image quality… Continue Reading
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Improved Survival Following Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy Compared to Open Surgery
Oliver C Burdall, James Fullick, Alexander P Boddy, Jane Blazeby, Richard Krysztopik, Christopher Streets, Andrew Hollowood, Christopher P Barham, Daniel R Titcomb. Bristol Royal Infirmary. INTRODUCTION Oesophageal cancer is one of the top ten most common cancers and increasing in incidence worldwide. As with other areas of surgery, minimally invasive techniques have been used to… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Increasing Use of Exploratory Laparoscopy at a Level I Trauma Center: Impact on Negative Laparotomy Rate
Nova Szoka, MD, Patrick McGrew, MD, Barkat Ali, MD, Krista Turner, MD, Stephen Lu, MD, Edward D Auyang, MD. University of New Mexico Department of General Surgery. INTRODUCTION – Exploratory laparoscopy for evaluating stable trauma patients for intraperitoneal injury has seen increased usage in recent years. We hypothesized that the use of laparoscopy for trauma… Continue Reading
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Inflammation and Coagulation Interaction After Open and Laparoscopic Left Partial Hepatectomy in a Porcine Experimental Model
Konstantinos S Mammas, MD, MSc, PhD, George Kottis, MD, PhD, Chrysoula Nikolaou, MD, PhD, Georgia Kostopanagiotou, MD, PhD, Nikolaos Kavantzas, MD, PhD, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, MD, PhD, Vasileios Smyrniotis, MD, PhD. 1:National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion University Hospital, Surgical Laboratory C.Tountas,.. Objectives: The project compares the systemic and regional inflammation to the coagulation response… Continue Reading
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Is single-port access surgery a viable approach for ventral hernia repair? Comparison with single incision multiport surgery
Martin Gascon, MD, Jesus Garijo, MD. Hospital de Torrejon, Madrid, Spain. INTRODUCTION Incisional hernias are the most common long-term complication following laparotomy, occurring after 3 to 13% of operations. Surgery through a single incision is an alternative to conventional laparoscopy and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Various nomenclature and terminology describe similar surgical methods,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Large Adrenal Tumors: Is the “vein First” Approach Really Worthwhile?
Giancarlo Basili, MD, Nicola Romano, MD, Federico Filidei, MD, Graziano Biondi, MD. Health Unit 5 Pisa, Pontedera General Hospital, General Surgery Unit. The role of minimally invasive surgery for large adrenal tumours remains a highly controversial problem. Risks of inadequate margin resection and tumour spillage with the related possibilities of locoregional and port-site recurrence are… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Approch to Repair a Type II Endoleak From the Median Sacral Vessel
Francois Julien, MD, FRCSC, Diana Losada, MD, FRCSC, Mireille Methot, MD, FRCSC, Amy Neville, MD, FRCSC, Jean Denis Yelle, MD, FRCSC, FACS. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa. A 80-year-old male underwent an uncomplicated endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR). The routine follow up imagery showed a persistent… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Duodeno-Jejunostomy for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Kartik Gohil, MD, Maria Altieri, MD, Gerald Gracia, MD, Dana Telem, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook University Medical Center/State University of New York. 62 year old female presented with history of complicated anti-reflux surgery and substantial weight loss. On initial workup she was identified to have delayed gastric emptying. She remain symptomatic after laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Evaluation for Post-operative Abdominal Pain
Maliheh Khosravi, MD. Imam Reza hospital. Ovjective Chronic post-operative abdominal pain especially after a heavy meal is a common problem in this setting. Approximately 20% of patients which underwent laparotomy have chronic post-prandial abdominal pain for months after operation. About 50% of them are referred to their doctors for treatment. Most of the surgeons are… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Extraction of a migrated Intrauterine Device from the Sigmoid Colonic wall under Colonoscopic Visualization.
Kelechi Akuma, MD, Luca Milone, MD, PhD, Julio Teixeira, MD, FACS. St. Johns Riverside Hospital, Yonkers. New York. Background: Migration of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) into the peritoneal cavity is uncommon, but may result in serious complications including bowel perforation. We present the case of a 30 year old female with migration of an IUD… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic lumbar artery ligation for the treatment of Type II Endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
Saseem Poudel, MD, Dai Miyazaki, MD, Yuma Ebihara, MD, PhD, Suguru Kubota, MD, PhD, Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Satoshi Hirano, MD, PhD, Yosihiro Matsui, MD, PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery, Hokkaido University. Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has spread widely as low invasive treatment for abdominal aneurysm… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other