ASSESSING THE SAFETY AND OUTCOMES OF REPEAT TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC MICROSURGERY
J Ramkumar1, A Karimuddin2, P Phang2, M Raval2, C Brown2. 1Division of General Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Department of Surgery, Section of Colorectal Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CanadaIntroduction: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is the treatment of choice for certain types of early stage rectal cancers and rectal polyps. This surgical… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
ASTHMA MEDICATION USAGE IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY
Camila B Ortega, MD1, Jennifer Ingram, PhD2, Hui-Jie Lee, PhD3, Dimitrios Moris, MD4, Ranjan Sudan, MD1, Keri Seymour, MD1, Jin Yoo, MD1, Chan Park, MD1, Dana Portenier, MD1, Alfredo D Guerron, MD1. 1Duke University Health System. Department of Surgery. Division of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery., 2Duke University Health System. Department of Medicine. Division of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Jessica Ardila-Gatas, MD, Gautam Sharma, MD, Zubaidah Nor-Hanipah, MD, Chao Tu, MS, Ali Aminian, MD, Leslie Tolle, MD, Philip R Schauer, MD. Cleveland ClinicIntroduction: Perioperative pulmonary complications are frequent in patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs). Minimum literature exists regarding the safety of bariatric procedures in patients with ILD. This study aims to assess the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Baseline Psychiatric Diagnoses Lead to Increased Hospital Length-of-Stay and Early Readmissions After Bariatric Surgery
Anahita D Jalilvand, MD, Jane Dewire, BS, Andrew Detty, BS, Bradley Needleman, MD, Sabrena Noria, MD, PhD. The Ohio State Wexner Medical CenterBACKGROUND: In order to qualify for bariatric surgery (BS), patients must undergo psychiatric evaluation to assess their capacity to incorporate the necessary lifestyle changes. While contraindications to surgery include substance abuse, psychosis, binge… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bleeding after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Singe-Center Experience
Sarah S Wong, MD, Toghrul Talishinskiy, MD, Hans J Schmidt, MD, Douglas R Ewing, MD. Hackensack University Medical CenterIntroduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a frequently performed bariatric procedure, achieving long-term weight loss obesity-related co-morbidity remission. Bleeding and leak remain the most common early postoperative complications. Studies demonstrating the benefits of staple line reinforcement remain inconclusive.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Changing trends and outcomes associated with the adoption of minimally invasive hepatectomy: a contemporary single institution experience with 400 consecutive resections
Brian K Goh, Ser Yee Lee, Jin Yao Teo, Juinn Huar Kam, Peng Chung Cheow, Prema Raj Jeyaraj, Pierce K Chow, London L Ooi, Alexander Y Chung, Chung Yip Chan. Singapore General HospitalObjectives: This study studies the changing trends, safety and outcomes associated with the adoption of minimally-invasive hepatectomy (MIH) at a single center. Methods:… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Liver and Pancreas
CHOLECYSTECTOMY FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CHOLECYSTOSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT LEADS TO HIGHER RATE OF CBD INJURIES
Maria S Altieri, MD, MS, Jie Yang, PhD, Donglei Yin, MS, Salvatore Docimo, MD, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, MBA, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook University HospitalIntroduction: Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) placement is often the initial management of severe acute cholecystitis in the unstable patient. PCT can be later reversed and cholecystectomy performed. The… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Biliary
Clinicopathological features and prognosis of 276 cases of primary small gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumours: a multi-cencer data review
Zifeng Yang, Yong Li. Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesCompared to large (> 2 cm) gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) with a standard diagnosis and treatment model, controversy still exists around the epidemiology, pathological features and surgical treatment of primary small gastric GIST (gGIST). Methods: Primary small gGIST patients, admitted across four medical centres… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
CLOSED FACEBOOK™ GROUPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CME CREDIT: A NEW MODEL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Omar Ghanem, MD1, Benjamin V Tran, BS2, Desmond Huyhn, MD3, Brian Jacob, MD, FACS2. 1Department of Surgery, Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph MO, 2Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 3Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterIntroduction: The collaboration of medical and surgical professionals on social media continues to thrive. The International Hernia… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Comparing Laparoscopic vs. Open Repair in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched, Cohort Study.
Victor Vakayil, MD, MS, Brent Bauman, MD, Reema Mallick, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA, James Harmon, MD, PhD, FACS. University of MinnesotaIntroduction: Perforated peptic ulcer disease (PPUD) is the second most common cause for an abdominal perforation requiring surgical intervention. Laparoscopic surgery(LS) or an open surgical approach(OS) is utilized to repair the bowel, however, there… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
COMPARISON OF ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED GASTRECTOMY IN ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER: UPDATED SHORT- AND LONG-TERM RESULTS
Lin Chen, Dr, Yunhe Gao, Jiyang Li, Kecheng Zhang, Hongqing Xi, Zhi Qiao, Tianyu Xie, Weising Shen, Jianxin Cui, Bo Wei. Chinese People's Liberation Army General HospitalINTRODUCTION: Our previous report has demonstrated robotic assisted gastrectomy (RAG) is as acceptable as laparoscopic assisted gastrectomy in the perspective of short-term surgical and oncological outcomes. However, the long… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Robotics
COST COMPARISON OF LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS ROBOTIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIRS
Wen Hui Tan, MD, Jared McAllister, MD, Sara Feaman, MA, CCRP, Jeffrey A Blatnik, MD. Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineIntroduction: In recent years, a number of surgeons have moved to performing ventral or incisional hernia repairs robotically, touting advantages such as better ergonomics and more degrees of freedom. One persistent critique of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Robotics
Damage control surgery for acute malignant colorectal obstruction
Hongming Li, Jin Wan. Guandong Provincial Hospital of TCMBackground: The management of malignant colorectal obstruction remains controversial. A 2-stage approach such as the Hartmann procedure with colostomy, or primary resection and anastomosis with protective ileostomy is the traditional approach for the acute open surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical advantages… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
DE NOVO GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: ROLE OF PREOPERATIVE SILENT REFLUX
Yves Borbély, MD, Eva Moser, MD, Johannes Lenglinger, PhD, Gabriel Plitzko, MD, Dino Kröll, MD, Philipp Nett, MD. University Hospital Inselspital BernINTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) has become the most frequently performed bariatric procedure to date. However, LSG is known to worsen preoperative and result in de novo GERD. Preoperative evaluation reveals a high percentage… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Designing the New SAGES Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship
Joshua J Weis1, Matthew Goldblatt2, Aurora Pryor3, Brian J Dunkin4, L M Brunt5, Daniel B Jones6, Daniel J Scott1. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2Medical College of Wisconsin, 3Stony Brook University Department of Surgery, 4Houston Methodist Hospital, 5Washington University School of Medicine, 6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: The American health care system… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation