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SAGES 2018 Abstracts Archive

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Chikungunya Disease: Infection associated with atypical presentation of Duodenal Perforation

Sughra Parveen Qureshi, Professor, Abdul Malik Magsi, Dr, Mariam Malik, Dr, Mazhar Iqbal, Dr, Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Dr, Imran Khan, Dr, Sarwar Qureshi, Dr. Jinnah postgraduate Medical CenterAbstract: Introduction: To observe surgical emergency of Duodenal perforation with atypical presentation in already diagnosed cases of Chikungunya disease. Methodology: This was an observational study that was conducted… Continue Reading

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Congenital Abdominal Adhesions in a Bariatric Patient

Matthew A Goldstein, MA, Kirill Zakharov, DO, Sharique Nazir, MD. NYU Langone BrooklynAdhesions are fibrotic bands that form between and among abdominal organs.  The most common cause of abdominal adhesions is previous surgery in the area as well as radiation, infection and frequently occurring with unknown etiology.  These bands occur among abdominal organs, commonly the… Continue Reading

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Congenital Agenesis presenting as a Small Contracted Gallbladder

Desiree Raygor, MD, Ruchir Puri, MD. University of Florida Health JacksonvilleCholecystectomy is one of the commonest operations in general surgery [1]. Occasionally chronic cholecystitis can lead to a small contracted gallbladder. This diagnosis can be misleading as it may represent congenital agenesis of the gallbladder [2]. A 28-year-old female with a past history of pancreatitis… Continue Reading

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DOUBLE GALLBLADDER – A RARE ANOMALY?

Rosemary O.C. Oche, MD1, Konstantina Foufa, MD2, Ada M Krzak, BA3, Jan M Krzak, MD1. 1Department of Surgery South Jutland Hospital, Aabenraa, Denmark, 2Department of Radiology South Jutland Hospital, Aabenraa, Denmark, 3University of Cambridge, UKIntroduction: When searching for "Double Gallbladder" in PubMed, 129 results are obtained, many dated within the last decade (1). Unfortunately there… Continue Reading

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Duodenal stump blowout after SADI-S conversion to RYGB managed with a percutaneous duodenostomy tube. A case report and review of the literature.

Alvaro F Galvez, MD1, Daniel A Galvez, MD2, Alexander Onopchenko, MD3, Nicholas J Petruzzi, MD3. 1Hahnemann University Hospital, 2Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 3Atlanticare Regional Medical CenterWe present the case of a 46-year-old male with a history of morbid obesity with an initial BMI of 44.7, who underwent an elective laparoscopic single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass… Continue Reading

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Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Removal of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device for Esophageal Erosion

Jocelyn F Burke, MD, Evan T Alicuben, MD, John C Lipham, MD. Keck School of Medicine of USCWe present a case report of a 35-year-old patient who underwent a laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation device placement for gastroesophageal reflux disease four years prior to this presentation. He experienced new onset dysphagia and recurrent reflux, and an… Continue Reading

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Endoscopic magnet compression anastomosis for small bowel obstruction

Carter Lebares, MD, Sandhya Kumar, MD, Matthew Lin, Nicholas Fidelman, MD, John Cello, MD, Michael Harrison, MD, Stanley Rogers, MD. University of California San FranciscoINTRODUCTION: Endoscopic entero-enteral bypass could change our approach to small bowel obstruction in patients with prohibitively high operative risk. Magnetic compression anastomoses have been well-vetted in animal studies, but remain infrequent… Continue Reading

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Endoscopic Transmural Stents for Resolution of Duodenal Fistulas Following Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Carter C Lebares, MD, Stanley J Rogers, MD. UCSFBACKGROUND: Duodenal fistulas are uncommon but morbid complications of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.  If percutaneous drainage fails, surgical correction via roux-en-Y diversion or pancreaticoduodenectomy can be required.  While self-expanding metal stents have been tried, complications like migration and perforation have limited such use.  Endoscopic transmural stents have successfully… Continue Reading

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Enteroscopic Polypectomy: An Innovative Approach

Raj Gajbhiye, MS1, Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, FLCS2, Jasmine Agarwal2, Amol Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS2, Prashant Rahate, MS, FMAS, FALS1, Chintan Patel, MS, FMAS, FBMS2, Eham Arora, MS2, Shubham Gupta, MS2, Gagandeep Talwar2. 1Government Medical College, Nagpur, India, 2Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals,… Continue Reading

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Flexible Endoscopic Zenker’s Diverticulostomy

Stephanie M Novak, MS, Mason Hedberg, MD, Michael Ujiki, MD. NorthShore University Health SystemINTRODUCTION: We present a video of a patient who underwent the flexible endoscopic method for treatment of a Zenker’s diverticulum METHODS: The patient is an 87-year-old female who presented with dysphagia, regurgitation and cough. There was no history of Barrett’s and no… Continue Reading

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Video Loop Presentations
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Gastric Conduit Bronchial Fistula 13 Years After Esophagectomy

Daniel French, Ellsmere James, MD, MSc, Sunil Patel, MD, Drew Bethune. Dalhousie UniversityEsophagectomy is a complex operation associated with serious immediate complications and long term chronic complications. Gastric ulcers are a common chronic complication after esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction. These are rarely complicated by significant bleeding or perforation. We report a case of delayed… Continue Reading

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GASTROCOLOCUTANEOUS FISTULA FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT: CASE REPORT OF ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT

Crystal J Yi, DO1, Eric Seitelman, MD2, Rajiv Datta Rajiv, MD2, Joel Lowenstein, MD2, Robert Amajoyi, MD2. 1St. John's Episcopal Hospital, 2South Nassau Communities HospitalPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an alternative to laparotomy for open gastrostomy tube placement to provide enteral nutrition for those who are unable to pass nutrition orally. Despite being less invasive,… Continue Reading

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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Roux Limb in a Patient with Gastric Bypass

Richard Thompson, MD, Meredith Duke, MD. UNC HospitalsA 60 year-old man who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 2007 presented in 2017 with melena and anemia. Upper endoscopy revealed an ulcerated submucosal lesion in the Roux limb just distal to the gastrojejunal anastomosis. Endoscopic ultrasound and biopsy were performed, with pathology consistent with gastrointestinal stromal… Continue Reading

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Hourglass gallbladder recognized during one-step laparoscopic cholecystectomy and ERCP for chronic cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis: A case report

Christopher F McNicoll, MD, MPH, MS1, Minh-Tri N Pham, MD1, Hasanali Z Khashwji, MD1, Charles R St. Hill, MD, MSc, FACS1, Nathan I Ozobia, MD, FACS2. 1UNLV School of Medicine, 2University Medical Center of Southern NevadaGallbladder anatomy is highly variable, and surgeons must be prepared to identify anomalies of form, number, and position.  Variants include… Continue Reading

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Iatrogenic Diaphragmatic Hernia after Splenectomy for a Symptomatic Calcified Hematoma

Laura M Adams, MD, Sharon L Bachman, MD. INOVA Fairfax HospitalThis video reports on the unusual case of the development of an iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia after a hand-assisted splenectomy for a symptomatic calcified splenic hematoma, which measured 9x10cm. A 2cm diaphragmatic defect occurred during the initial operation at the dense cyst adhesions to the diaphragm and… Continue Reading

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