The Effect of Differential Proximal Myotomy Length On Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility During Heller Myotomy and Poem
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Lubomyr Boris, BS, Frederic Nicodeme, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: For laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM), it has been shown that a myotomy extending 3cm distal to the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) results in… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Predicting Operative Techniques and Outcomes in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair (PEHR) by Computed Tomography (CT) Measurements
Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH, Blair A Wormer, MD, Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Mimi Kim, MD, John D Watkins, Amanda L Walters, MS, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, Brant T Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery. INTRODUCTION: Large PEHR can be challenging to plan pre-operatively given the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Portomesenteric Venous Thrombosis Following Major Colon and Rectal Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors.
Kristin A Robinson, MD, Mark E O'Donnell, MD, David G Pearson, MD, Melanie E Odeleye, MD, Zachary Bodnar, MD, Kristen A Kalkbrenner, PAC, J. Scott Kriegshauser, MD, Tonia M Young-Fadok, MD. Mayo Clinic Hospital, Arizona. Introduction: Portomesenteric venous thrombosis (PMVT) is a rare and potentially fatal complication of abdominal surgery. Current risk factor stratification models… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Dimethyl Fumarate Ameliorates L-arginine Induced Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Lourdes Y Robles, MD, Nosratola Vaziri, MD, MACP, Shiri Li, MD, PhD, Chie Takasu, MD, PhD, Kelly Vo, Michael Stamos, MD, Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD. University of California, Irvine. Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an oral Nrf2-keap 1 pathway activator, Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on experimental acute and chronic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Basic Science
Hypnosis Induced Mental Training Improves Performance on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Simulator
Gideon Sroka, MD, MSc, Monica Laniado, MD, Zahi Arnon, PhD, Elad Schief, MD, Ibrahim Matter, MD. Department of General Surgery(1), Complementary & Alternative Medicine Services(2) Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. Background: mental training is used extensively by musicians and athletes to improve their performance. Recently it has been suggested as a training method for surgical… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Minimally Invasive Colorectal Resection Is Associated with Significantly Elevated Levels of Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 (mmp3) During the First Month After Surgery Which May Promote the Growth of Residual Metastases
H.m.c Shantha Kumara, PhD, Xiaohong Yan, PhD, Hiromichi Miyagaki, MDPhD, Sahani De Silva, Vesna Cekic, RN, Richard L Whelan, MD. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Suite 7B, 425 West, 59th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA;Department of Gastroenterological surgery, Graduate school of Medicine, Osaka University.. Introduction: MMP3,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Does Laparoscopy Reduce the Need for Incidental Splenic Procedures During Colorectal Resections? an Assessment From the Nsqip Database
Ozgen Isik, MD, Erman Aytac, MD, Jean Ashburn, MD, Gokhan Ozuner, MD, Feza Remzi, MD, Meagan Costedio, MD, Emre Gorgun, MD. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Table: Patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes Variable Overall Non-splenic procedure Splenic procedure p- value Age 61.77 +/- 15.59 61.75 +/- 15.59 71.16 +/- 12.93… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Efficacy of Laparoscopic-assisted Approach for Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure: Results From the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Jeanine Arkenbosch, BS, Hirochimi Miyagaki, MD, PhD, Hmc Shantha Kumara, PhD, Xiaohong Yan, PhD, Vesna Cekic, RN, Richard L Whelan, MD. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center. INTRODUCTION: Postoperative morbidity after reversal of Hartmann’s procedure remains high. Proponents of minimally invasive methods believe the laparoscopic approach may… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Impact of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery On Quality of Life After Hospital Discharge
Lawrence Lee, MD, MSc, Juan Mata, MD, Berson Augustin, Gabriela A Ghitulescu, MD, A S Liberman, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Carol-Ann Vasilevsky, MD, Nancy Morin, MD, Franco Carli, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. McGill University Health Centre; Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital. INTRODUCTION: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) for colorectal surgery shorten length of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
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
Symptomatic and Physiologic Outcomes At One-year After Peroral Esophageal Myotomy (POEM)
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Byron F Santos, MD, Fahd O Arafat, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, Ikuo Hirano, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel surgical operation for the treatment of achalasia. Here we analyze… Continue Reading
A meta-analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Lin Chen, Prof, Hongqing Xi, Weisong Shen, Dr. Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. AIM: To perform a meta-analysis of high-quality published trials by comparing robot-assisted gastrectomy (RAG) with laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG). Methods: A literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for clinical research published before May 2013 that compared… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Robotics
Differences in Gaze Behaviour of Expert and Novice Surgeons Performing Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
Tony Tien, Philip Pucher, Mikael Sodergren, Kumuthan Sriskandarajah, Guang-Zhong Yang, Ara Darzi. Imperial College London Department of Surgery and Cancer at St. Mary's Hospital. Introduction: Gaze behaviour has been used in allied fields in the evaluation of task proficiency. Such differences may be identified in surgery for the assessment of technical skill, particularly in the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy Is Safe and Effective in Patients with Focal Benign Splenic Lesion
Xin Wang, PhD, Yongbin Li, PhD, Hua Zhang, PhD, Bing Peng, PhD. Department of Hepatobiliopancreatic surgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China. Background: Traditionally, splenectomy is considered the treatment of choice for splenic lesions. The risk of early and late complications and the awareness of pivotal immunologic function of spleen, has pushed the development of spleen… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
A single institution experience with 85 consecutive robotic-assisted pelvic dissections
Jennifer E Hrabe, MD, Mary Charlton, PhD, John C Byrn, MD. University of Iowa. Introduction The purpose of our study was to analyze our first 85 robotic-assisted pelvic dissections performed for benign and malignant colorectal disorders and assess learning curve and cost. Though robotic and robotic-assisted laparoscopic procedures in colorectal surgery have garnered much attention,… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Robotics