INTRAOPERATIVE FINDINGS AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS. IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
Luis R Taveras, MD, Omar Harirah, BS, Dang-Huy Do, BA, Folarin M Adeyemi, BS, Maryanne L Pickett, MD, Holly B Cunningham, MD, Jonathan B Imran, MD, Tarik D Madni, MD, MBA, Meaghan M Colletti, John Kubasiak, MD, Michael W Cripps, MD, MSCS. University of Texas SouthwesternINTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship… Continue Reading
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Is The Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Event (VTE) Higher In Emergency General Surgery? Results From The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)
Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH1, John C Kubasiak, MD2, Lindsey P Mossler, MD3, Luis R Taveras, MD2, Thomas H Shoultz, MD2, Herbert A Phelan, MD2, Michael W Cripps, MD2. 1Carolinas Medical Center, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 3University of Indiana School of MedicineIntroduction: Trauma patients have an increased risk of VTE partly due to… Continue Reading
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Is there a “weekend effect” in patients with necrotizing fasciitis: A Nationwide Analysis
Heather Peluso, DO1, Wesley B Jones, MD1, Marwan S Abougergi, MD2. 1Greenville Health System, 2Catalyst Medical Consulting, LLCIntroduction: We sought to determine the impact of day of admission on treatment outcomes and resource utilization among patients with necrotizing fasciitis in the United States. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study using the 2014 National Inpatient… Continue Reading
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Jejunal Perforation by a Wire Grill-Cleaning Brush Bristle
Erin M Thompson, MD, John Romanelli, MD. Baystate Medical CenterInjuries from unintentional ingestion of wire grill-cleaning brush bristles have been increasingly reported in the literature over the past decade. Although a special report was published by the CDC in 2012 warning of this pattern of injury, case reports continue to appear in both the medical… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF LARGE RUPTURED SUBCAPSULAR LIVER HEMATOMA AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Justin D Sargent, DO, Steven P Shikiar, MD. Hackensack Meridian Health PalisadesINTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard of care for symptomatic biliary disease due to its minimally invasive nature and low complication rate. Here we present a rare complication of a large ruptured subcapsular liver hematoma and its successful management with laparoscopic control of… Continue Reading
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LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Prof Subhash Khanna, MS, FICS, FIAGES, FALS. Swagat Super Speciality Surgical InstituteBACKGROUND: Acute abdomen is one of the commonest presenting symptom to an emergency physician and surgeon In the day to day clinical practice. Acute abdominal may be caused by various causes but small bowel obstruction is one of the common causes of those patients… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic reduction of ileocolic intussusception
Gustavo Romero Velez, Sathyaprasad Burjonrappa, MD. Montefiore Medical CenterIntussusception is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in infants. Ninety percent of the cases are treated non-operatively with air enema reduction. For those cases that fail non-operative management, surgery is warranted. Here we present a case of a 3 month old which was successfully… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Type V Gastric Ulcer in a Patient with Recurrent Paraesophageal Hernia
Georgios Orthopoulos, MD, PhD, Parth Sharma, MD, Mazen Al-Mansour, MD. Baystate Medical Center/University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolThis is a case of a 76 year old female with multiple medical comorbidities, abuse of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs due to chronic knee pain and remote history of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair who presented with peritonitic signs and pneumoperitoneum.… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Repair with ERAS Pathway for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
Yoshihito Shinohara, MD. Teinekeijinkai Medical CenterBackground: Several studies have shown that, when compared with a conventional perioperative care, Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway was associated with a reduction in the length of hospital stay and rates of complication. Whether such a program is a feasible and beneficial in the setting of emergency ulcer surgery… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Resection of bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in a young adult, with negative Nuclear Scan and angiographic diagnosis of Persistent aberrant Omphalomesenteric artery
Indraneil Mukherjee, MD, Aleksandr Demin, DO, Aleksandra Ogrodnik, MD, Andrey Mironenko, MD, Ian Provancha, Karen E Gibbs, MD. Staten Island University HospitalIntroduction: Meckel's diverticula are the most common congenital anomaly of the GI tract which is seen in 2-3% of the population. The most common presentation of such diverticulum in the pediatric population is hemorrhage, however small bowel… Continue Reading
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LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION OF JEJUNAL DIVERTICULA
Tripurari Mishra, MD1, Shanu N Kothari, MD2. 1Gundersen Medical Foundation, 2Gundersen Health SystemJejunoileal diverticula are present in 1% of the population. The majority of diverticula (80%) occur in the jejunum along the mesenteric border of the small bowel. They generally lack a true muscular layer and are considered acquired. The cause is unknown but there… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Small Bowel Resection
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD, Todd Stafford, MD. Brown University - Rhode Island HospitalVideo illustration of laparoscopic small bowel resection with anastomosis. Patient is a 33 years old female with history of malrotation and sleeve gastrectomy who presented with acute onset epigastric pain and was found to have closed loop obstruction on CT scan, She was taken… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy for Grade IV pancreatic injury
Srikanth Gadiyaram, Dr, Gaurav Singh, Dr, Yashas H Ramegowda, Dr. Sahasra Hospitals, Center of Excellence for GastroenterologyBackground: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with spleen preservation is one of the standardized procedures in selected cases with distal pancreatic tumors but is technically demanding in the setting of pancreatic trauma when distal pancreatic resection is required. We herein present… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic surgery for mechanical small bowel obstruction due to appendicitis
Andrew Mueller, MD1, Carl Tadaki, MD2. 1University of Hawaii, 2Straub Medical CenterA 53 year old male with no prior history of abdominal surgery presented to the emergency department with a two day history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and absent flatus and bowel movements. During the initial physical exam the patient was found to… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic Treatment of Perforated Stump Appendicitis – A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Arthur Berg, Elizabeth Verrico, Jenna Gillen, Steven Shikiar, General Surgeon, John Davis, Program Director. Hackensack Meridian Health CenterIntroduction: Stump appendicitis is a rare post-operative complication, with an incidence reported in the literature around 1 in 50,000 cases. It poses a diagnostic challenge and can mimic benign non-surgical causes of abdominal pain. Our patient presented with… Continue Reading
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